Our history

2026 Simson's next generation of compact jacks is launched, the product was shown for the first time at the Maintenance Fair in Gothenburg.

2023 Rehobot AB, the parent company of Rehobot Hydraulics AB and Simson Power Tools AB, was acquired by J2L Holding AB on 9 January 2023.

Once again, there is a change of ownership, as Simson Power Tools AB is acquired by the industrial group Rehobot AB, also active in high-pressure hydraulics mainly through the subsidiary Rehobot Hydraulics AB.

Simson Power Tools AB is sold by Cellwoodgruppen AB and gets a new owner: RH Gruppen Holding AB.

Interlink AB streamlines its hydraulic products business in Hofors and changes its company name to the current Simson Power Tools AB.

After the acquisition, the operations of Söderhamn Eriksson's Cambio bark & sawmill equipment were taken over and all processing moved to Söderhamn. In 2000, only Simson's jack manufacturing in Hofors remained as part of the Cellwood Group.

Erik Sundberg develops the modern Simson.

Wallers Mekaniska invests in marketing Simson's jacks and starts its own sales company in Stockholm under the name Interlink AB.

The first and only prototype of the Simson jack was presented at the St. Erik Fair. It was a success with many orders. The challenge was when these would be mass-produced, the lead time for the first jacks was 8-10 months!

In the 50s, it was decided to sell compact hydraulic jacks under the name ”Samson” as a symbol of strength. Samson and Delilah (in English Samson and Delilah) are found in the Old Testament. Samson was a judge in Israel and saved the Jews from the Philistines. Samson was known for his physical strength, which was evident in his long hair.

Gustav Ekstrand worked as a repairman at the then SKF in Hofors and was, among other things, repairing overhead travelling cranes. He built his own low-built and handy jack to change the traverse wheels. When SKF didn't like the idea, he took it to his former colleague John Waller, who was more receptive.

John Waller worked as a lathe operator at SKF. He started his own business with his colleague Karl Eriksson in 1936 and ran the company as a hobby. Two years later, John took over the entire business. For a period, the company was housed in the basement of Filadelfialokalen in Hofors.