Alimak had three of its experts at the accident site in Sundbyberg on Tuesday. CEO Ole Kristian Jødahl says their findings were clear. "We saw that two parts of the tower were not bolted together. This could be a reason for the collapse," he tells Norran.

– First and foremost, I would like to reiterate how deeply tragic and unimaginable this accident is for us. Our thoughts are with all those affected and their families, Ole Kristian Jødahl, CEO of Alimak Group, tells Norran.

He says they set up their crisis team immediately on the Monday after the accident.

– We also called in our experts who were on site on Tuesday, when we made our observations.

Three people from Alimak Group, referred to by the company as senior experts, were at the accident site on Tuesday to inspect the scene.

– We had three of our experts there with the authorities yesterday, and the findíngs were clear. We saw that two sections of the tower were not bolted together. That could be a reason for the collapse, he says.

He cannot specify which floor this was observed on, but he can confirm that they observed that, at one point. it was not properly bolted together

– When two sections are bolted together, you should see bolt marks. It's a tragic event, and we don't know how it happened, but that's what we have seen at the site.

Alimak sold the construction hoist in 2017.

– We're not normally involved in the installation or the daily inspection, and we haven't been in Sundbyberg . But we did develop the maintenance manual and the installation manual. The operation and maintenance manual includes daily safety checks that we have written and provided. It is available in several languages.

Norran has contacted all the construction companies in Skellefteå, and it is only NCC that currently has construction hoists. There is one at Guldläge in the center of town and two in the Jullen quarter, Skelleftehamn. All three are being checked.