Cary Group (Ryds Bilglas)

Business Description

Cary Group is a leading vehicle glass repair and replacement group with local brands in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the UK.

The company was founded in Sundsvall, Sweden by the Ryd family in 1947. Today, Cary Group has over 230 workshops and 260 mobile units in Scandinavia and the UK, with brands such as Ryds Bilglas, Svenska Bussglas, Ryds Bilglas Denmark, Ryds Bilglass Norway and Mobile Windscreens UK, specialising in vehicle glass repair and replacement. The Group has a local focus in each country which ensures an offering of solutions and products adapted to the customer needs in each market.

Cary Group honours its heritage with a sustainable business model based on the aim to repair instead of replace, providing car care services that sustain the life, value and safety feature of motorized vehicles.

Nordic Capital’s aim is to support Cary Group’s continued growth strategy through further investments to strengthen its commercial excellence work, operational improvements and initiatives in digitalisation.

Sector

Industrial & Business Services

Key Information

Revenues 2019*

EUR 150 million

Employees

960

Ownership

Nordic Capital Fund VIII, controlling shareholding

Head office

Huddinge, Sweden

Investment date

2018

*Reported