Aksell expands its reach in an evolving market
We sat down with CEO Bjarte Hordnes of Norwegian Aksell to gain a clear picture of their 2025 financial performance, as well as an outlook on how 2026 is shaping up so far.
“The company is well positioned to continue its growth journey.”

Accent Equity has become the new majority owner of Plockmatic Group, while Grimaldi Industri will remain as a significant co-investor. Key management will co-invest and will continue to develop the company in close cooperation with Accent Equity and Grimaldi, Plockmatic reports in a press release.
Plockmatic Group has seen considerably growth over the last years and had in 2022 a turnover of 571 million SEK and a operating result of 44 million SEK.
“The company is well positioned to continue its growth journey in several different areas. We have a clear target to grow Plockmatic both organically and through acquisitions and look very much forward to working together with the Plockmatic team”, says Oscar Claeson, Associate Partner at Accent Equity.
“The graphical market offers great business opportunities for continued transfer of applications from traditional offset to digital print. With high focus and strong support from our owners, Accent Equity and Grimaldi Industri, we will be able to continue our journey of business development for finishing solutions and other core areas, such as supply chain, marketing, sales and technical support with focus on sustainability,” says Jan Marstorp, CEO of Plockmatic.
Accent Equity has earlier on also been an investor in Brandfactory and Scandbook.
We sat down with CEO Bjarte Hordnes of Norwegian Aksell to gain a clear picture of their 2025 financial performance, as well as an outlook on how 2026 is shaping up so far.
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Eirik Bergh has been appointed as the new CEO of Ålgård Offset Group, taking up his position on August 3, 2026, according to a press release from the company.