Crestchic expands into Sweden to serve Nordic demand
Mon, 18th May 2026 (Today)
Crestchic Loadbanks has expanded into Sweden, giving it a base for Nordic operations.
The UK load testing equipment manufacturer chose Sweden because of demand from the regional data centre market and its existing relationships with owners, developers and commissioning contractors across the Nordics. The new operation will offer both air-cooled and liquid-cooled loadbanks.
The expansion comes as data centre development in the Nordic region accelerates, driven by demand from hyperscale operators and colocation providers seeking stable energy supplies with lower carbon intensity. Growing facility size and wider use of liquid cooling in AI and high-performance computing environments are also increasing demand for larger and more specialised testing equipment.
Loadbanks are used to test power systems and related infrastructure under controlled conditions before sites go live and during maintenance. They are a routine part of commissioning programmes for data centres, as well as for standby power generation, utilities, marine engineering and defence applications.
Crestchic has operated for more than 40 years and supplies equipment and services in more than 50 countries. Its existing footprint includes the UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Manufacturing push
The Swedish expansion is backed by investment at the company's headquarters in Burton-on-Trent. Crestchic has signed a lease on a new facility there that will more than double its manufacturing footprint, and it plans to increase production output by a further 75% in response to rising global demand.
The company is also widening its local offer in Sweden through a depot that will stock loadbanks ranging from 10kW to 100MW and voltages from 110V to 36,000V. This will allow it to serve projects from smaller commissioning jobs to large-scale data centre and industrial installations.
Managing director Chris Caldwell linked the move to the pace of growth in the regional market.
"After more than 40 years delivering mission-critical load testing solutions, Crestchic is growing at a pace that reflects the scale of opportunity in front of us. The Nordic data centre market is currently one of the most active in Europe, and we already have strong relationships with the key players driving that growth. This expansion puts us closer to our customers at exactly the right time," Caldwell said.
Local leadership
The Swedish operation will be led by Richard Modin, who has more than two decades of experience in operations and service management in the Stockholm region. His background includes managing customer-facing service operations, experience Crestchic sees as relevant to supporting contractors, developers and end users in the Nordic market.
Modin outlined the company's pitch to customers in the region.
"Crestchic has a long and proven track record in designing and manufacturing load banks that perform in the most demanding environments. Add to that genuine market knowledge, local technicians with hands-on expertise, and a sales team that understands the products and the sectors they serve, and you have a team that can make a real difference to customers here. We are excited to build lasting partnerships across the Nordics," he said.
Crestchic says one of its distinguishing features is that it operates as both an equipment manufacturer and a rental provider. In practice, that means customers can either buy units designed for specific project requirements or hire equipment for commissioning and maintenance work.
The company is part of the Aggreko group, which includes businesses focused on temporary power, temperature control, renewables and rooftop solar. Group ownership gives Crestchic access to wider technical expertise and investment in new technologies.
The Swedish move reflects a broader trend among suppliers to data centre developers, with staff and inventory being positioned closer to major build clusters. As Nordic markets attract more investment, service response times, local technical support and equipment availability are becoming more important in contractor selection.
For Crestchic, the test will be whether a local presence in Sweden helps it convert established relationships into a larger share of Nordic data centre work while also supporting demand from other sectors that rely on load testing equipment.