Hospital and nursing-care beds, stretchers, mattresses and healthcare equipment
Revenue
€367 million (2024/25)
Number of employees
c. 2,000 (2025)
Linet Group SE (stylised as LINET) is a medical technology company headquartered in Dordrecht, Netherlands. It manufactures hospital and nursing-care beds and related equipment under the Linet and wissner-bosserhoff brands. The group was formed in 2011 by bringing together the Czech hospital-bed manufacturer Linet and the German nursing-care equipment manufacturer Wissner-Bosserhoff.
Linet dates back to 1990, when Czech entrepreneur Zbyněk Frolík founded the company in Slaný-Želevčice. Since then it became one of Europe's largest manufacturers of hospital beds.
History
Linet was founded in 1990 by Zbyněk Frolík, who had previously worked with hospital technology at Motol University Hospital in Prague. The business began in former agricultural buildings in Želevčice, a part of Slaný.
In 1991, Linet began working with the German hospital- and nursing-bed manufacturer Wissner-Bosserhoff. By 1995, Linet supplied around 60 to 70 percent of the Czech market and was represented in more than 50 countries.
The two businesses were brought together under Linet Group SE in 2011. The new group was based in Dordrecht and was owned equally by the Czech Linet Holding and the German WiBo Holding.
In 2016, Linet Group acquired a majority stake in Czech medical-equipment manufacturer Borcad Medical, adding birthing beds, gynaecological chairs and dialysis chairs to its product range.
Linet also increased its focus on connected medical equipment, including beds fitted with sensors and digital systems that provide information to medical staff.
Demand for Linet beds increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2020, the company was increasing production as the Czech government ordered additional hospital and intensive-care beds.
In 2024, Linet Group acquired the French company Domalys, which expanded the group's activities in nursing and home care.
Operations and products
Linet Group's main brands are Linet and wissner-bosserhoff. Linet mainly supplies equipment for hospitals and acute and intensive care, while wissner-bosserhoff specialises in beds and furniture for nursing and long-term care.
The group produces hospital and nursing-care beds, patient stretchers and chairs, mattresses and pressure-care systems. Its product range also includes equipment for obstetric, gynaecological and paediatric care, as well as connected systems used to monitor beds and patients.
Linet's main Czech production facilities are in Slaný. The group also has manufacturing, sales and service operations in other countries and employs around 2,000 people.
In 2024, Linet's Essenza 300 LT hospital bed won the Industry Award at the DesignEuropa Awards, organised by the European Union Intellectual Property Office. The bed was designed by Linet's in-house team together with the Prague-based Divan Design studio.
