Constructor Group AS is a Norwegian-registered international company, with headquarters in

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, that specialises in the manufacture and supply of shelving,

mobile shelving Mobile shelving, mobile aisle shelving, compactus, roller racking, or rolling stack, are terms applied to shelving or storage units fitted with wheeled traction systems. Units can be closely packed when access is not required, but can be readily ...

pallet racking Pallet rack is a material handling storage aid system designed to store materials on pallets (or “skids”). Although there are many varieties of pallet racking, all types allow for the storage of palletized materials in horizontal rows with mul ...

and similar storage systems, primarily for commercial use in offices,

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and retail outlets.

Business

Constructor Group products are delivered through five international brands, plus one UK-based brand: *Constructor - a racking and shelving business which during the 1980s consolidated several Scandinavian manufacturers *Constructor Logistics - a developer of warehouse management software * Dexion - Invented in London by Demetrius Comino, Dexion slotted angle revolutionised

adjustable shelving Adjustable shelving allows more flexible use of shelves to hold items of value for storage, display or sale. Like fixed shelves, the horizontal planes are normally made of strong materials such as wood or steel (occasionally glass or other materi ...

and other forms of racking and storage from the late 1940s onwards *Kasten - originally a

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-based metalworking company established in 1886, which started manufacturing shelving in 1951 *PSS (a UK brand - acquired by Constructor Group in 2008) It is a member of the European Racking Federation.

History

The oldest part of Constructor Group can trace its origins back to 1856. The current company name was adopted in 1996 following the merger of

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's Swedish subsidiary Electrolux Constructor with Kasten Høvik. At this time, Constructor was owned by Norwegian industrial investment company Aker RGI who, in 2000, acquired the Dexion Group. In 2007, as part of the Aker Material Handling group of companies, it was sold to the Swedish finance investor

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. In 2018 Constructor Group AS was sold to Gonvarri Material Handling. In 2010, Constructor Group opened a £5.5m high-tech distribution hub at the former PSS site in Swindon in southern England. In June 2011, it launched an online shelving resource: ''shelving.co.uk''.New online source for shelving, ''The Grocery Trader'', 1 October 2011 - http://grocerytrader.co.uk/?p=11362 (accessed: 29 February 2012)

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External links

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Companies established in 1856 Manufacturing companies based in Oslo