Press release · 22 October 2026
MotionTech Acquires Alway, Strengthening Its Food Automation Offering in the UK
UK specialist in hygienic stainless steel conveyors and turnkey food production lines joins MotionTech
Stockholm, Sweden, 22 October 2026: MotionTech, a global industrial company operating across intralogistics and industrial automation, today announced the acquisition of Alway, a UK-based specialist in hygienic stainless steel conveyors, process equipment and proprietary machinery for the food industry. Founded in 1985 and based in Loughborough, Alway designs, builds and commissions turnkey production lines that meet the highest hygiene and quality standards.
Alway joins MotionTech’s family of intralogistics and industrial automation companies and will continue to operate under its own name, organization and leadership.
We are very pleased to welcome Alway to MotionTech. Alway has built a strong and respected business over four decades, driven by quality, engineering excellence and close customer relationships with some of the UK’s leading food manufacturers. These values are fully aligned with MotionTech’s decentralised philosophy. I have been impressed by Alway’s hygienic stainless steel know-how and their ability to really understand their customers and their pain points, something they have in common with the other entrepreneurs in MotionTech.
For Alway, joining MotionTech is the natural next step in its long-term development.
This is an exciting step for Alway. After more than 40 years of building our business, we are joining a group that shares our values and our commitment to quality, innovation and long-term customer partnerships. Being part of MotionTech gives us the strength to grow further, both in the UK and internationally.
The acquisition strengthens MotionTech’s position in the food segment, particularly in the UK, where Alway’s conveyor and processing lines complement MotionTech’s robotics and palletizing solutions. It also supports MotionTech’s strategy of partnering with high-quality, entrepreneurial companies focused on sustainable, long-term value creation.
