Swedish investment group Amplex AB has acquired APP Lifting Services Ltd, a UK provider of lifting equipment and bespoke heavy-lifting solutions. The company, founded in the 1990s and headquartered in Doncaster, with a depot in Barking, supplies, rents, and tests standard lifting tackle, while also designing custom products, such as spreader beams.
APP employs 23 staff and reports annual sales of approximately £3.5 million. The acquisition strengthens Amplex’s UK operations in lifting technology and materials handling, complementing its existing portfolio of around 30 companies across industrial equipment, workplace safety, and lighting.
The deal allows APP to leverage additional resources and operational support while continuing to serve clients in specialised lifting applications, maintaining its technical focus and UK market presence.
