Wapro

Climate change has made flooding caused by severe storms and torrential rains a growing problem in large parts of the world. Sweden based Wapro was founded in 1988 and is today the market leader within high-quality check valves and flow control systems. The company develops, manufactures and sells its products to 49 countries.

Wapro in the Lagercrantz Group

Wapro was acquired by Lagercrantz in 2017 and the security this gave meant that the management dared to invest more. A new investment was made in the USA where dealers were replaced with Wapro’s own trained staff. In Florida, this led several cities in the Tampa area to adopt Wapro’s solutions and during the following storm season, it was demonstrated that the solutions worked in reality, which received attention on American television. Today, Wapro counts most communities along Florida’s west and east coasts as its customers. The spread of the company's solutions continues in the northeast and today covers most of the east coast of the USA. Wapro’s international expansion is now continuing, primarily in Germany and the UK.

By being part of Lagercrantz, Wapro has been able to make the important add-on acquisition of Denmark-basedRiawatech, where Wapro was previously Riawatech’s dealer in Sweden. Lagercrantz assisted with legal and financial knowledge as well as with the required financing. Riawatech is today called Wapro A/S.

"By being part of Lagercrantz and the network and knowledge sharing that is offers, it becomes a little easier, many mistakes can be avoided, and you become a little braver."  Torgny Larsson, CEO

Updated August 2023