1. Moelven Timber Group
Moelven Industries is a Scandinavian industrial group, supplying products with
accompanying services mainly to the Scandinavian building market. The main part of the production is carried out in Norway and Sweden, which are also the Group’s primary markets. The Group’s businesses have some 3,100 employees and an annual turnover of NOK 4.8 billion. The Group has 42 independent business units, which are arranged into two business areas – the Moelven Timber Group and the Moelven Building Group.
The Moelven Timber Group consists of three divisions: Timber, Wood and Laminated Timber. Production consists of the manufacture of timber-based building products, and the Group also delivers semifinished goods for other producers of wooden building materials and for the furniture, packaging and paper industries. The main products are timber and laminated timber for load bearing constructions, interior products such as floors, skirting boards and mouldings, as well as fire and rot-proof timber and components. These products are sold to the building trade and other industries
2. Gilde Norge ans
According to themselves Gilde is today the strongest brand in meat products in Norway.
Gilde Norge BA is a subsidiary in Norsk Kjøttsamvirke and is responsible for the brand Gilde and for product development, quality, sales and marketing of Gilde-products. Gilde was established in 1964 and the brand was acquired as a nationwide trade brand for meat products.
3. Stranda Spekemat as
Ther company was established in 1973 with the vision to build up a company specialized in production and marketing of cured meat products. From the start 10 employees had equal shares of ownership in the company. Today tha company is owned by Jensen Holding AS, Trondheim, ca. 80 % of the company and the remaining 20% is mainly distributed to employees in the company. Jenssen Holding also owns Grilstad Fabrikker AS, Trondheim.
Turnover was 135 mill. NOK in 2002. The number of employees is today 68. The products are brought to the market all over the country. Strandaskinke and Strandamør are in the shelves of most store chains. Stranda Spekemat also produces cured meat with other brands.
4. Bandak as
Bandak as is a typical Norwegian mechanical engineering workshop and offers customized mechanical technology products and services. The company has around 65 employees and an annual turnover of about NOK 70 mill. Located in Lunde, Telemark the more than 40 year old company is ca. 2 hours from Oslo. In its relatively new premises (from 1997)
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Bandak as has more than 5000 m2 workshop facilities and 1500 m2 administration offices at its disposal. Bandak is a supplier to customers that demand quality in all links of the value chain. Ever since 1995 the company is certified with reference to the ISO 9001 standard. The company’s main markets are the mechanical engineering industry, the offshore industry, the process industry, and the automobile and defence industry. The company has a range of modern technology and machinery and equipment that can solve most tasks. Its core technology areas are:
Milling according to customers specifications Coating technology
Self developed products to offshore activity 5. Jotun as
The Jotun Group is one of the world's major manufacturers of paints, coatings and powder coatings. The concern is split into three main divisions. Jotun Paints is responsible for developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling coating systems and cathodic protection for the marine market (Jotun Marine Coatings), industry (Jotun Protective Coatings) and the decorative sector (Jotun Decorative Paints). The division is responsible for marine and industrial coatings worldwide and for decorative paints outside Scandinavia. Division Jotun Dekorativ counts Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland as its market. Comprising two companies Jotun Dekorativ and Scanox the division aims to be a leading supplier of decorative coatings in Scandinavia by focusing on brands and strengthening its position in Sweden and Denmark. And thirdly, Jotun Powder Coatings is developing, producing and marketing thermosetting powder coatings for cost efficient decoration and protection of mass-produced articles.
6. Mycoteam as
Mycoteam as is a consulting company giving advice and working within damages caused by moisture, wood destructuring fungus and insects, and problems linked to the growth of mould fungus (indoor climate). For 15 years Mycoteam has undertaken several thousand inspections in private estates, industry buildings, schools, kindergardens and antique buildings, searching for damages caused by moisture, mould- and rot fungus, and damages caused by different insect species. This has given the company unique experience
concerning the relations between different types of housing construction/way of building and the different damages that can break out in these.
7. Omnitech as
Located in Bergen, Norway, Omnitech develops and manufactures advanced acoustical imaging systems for distribution worldwide. Since its foundation in 1989, OmniTech has pioneered the development of real time 3D sonar systems, resulting in the production of a unique 3D imaging device. The EchoScope is a true 3D real time sonar. It uses a single acoustic pulse to generate a 3D image of a volume. All pixels are georeferenced and relative positions of objects are correct regardless of sonarhead movements.
Appendix 3: Brief description of non-participating companies analyzed in chapter 6
8. Alfa Skofabrikk as
Have not found info about Alfa 9. Atlas-Stord as
With a history spanning more than 100 years Atlas-Stord is an experienced company which has always been at the forefront of the technological development and a trendsetter in the market. Atlas-Stord is an equipment and process designer integrating process know-how with plant delivery. The company has specialized in mechanical and thermal
dewatering. Upgrading of products, energy savings and environmental protection are important parameters for Atlas-Stord supplies. Atlas-Stord is a supplier to world leaders in the feed, environmental protection and chemical industries. Atlas-Stord works closely together with a range of highly qualified production centres and subsuppliers throughout the world. Atlas-Stord has in-house research and development, laboratory and bench scale test facilities and the company works in close co-operation with a range of customers on full-scale trials. This ensures that new equipment and processes launched in the markets are fully optimized and thoroughly tested. Plant durability, reliability and service are keywords for Atlas-Stord supplies, whether a single piece of equipment or a complete turnkey plant. All activities within Atlas-Stord Denmark A/S related to providing our customers with the right products and solutions are controlled under our certified ISO 9001 quality management system.
10. Jøtul
Jøtul ASA, a Norwegian corporation, is the world's oldest and largest producer of cast-iron stoves. Established 1853, Jøtul produces approximately 100,000 woodstoves and fireplaces each year to an established international market of over 20 countries. It utilizes three subsidiary companies, Jøtul USA, Inc. for the United States market, Jøtul France S.A. for the French market and Jøtul Deutschland GmbH for the German, Swiss and Austrian markets, with the remaining nations being marketed by importers.
The Jøtul manufacturing facility is located in Fredrikstad, Norway and is equipped with the most up-to-date casting and molding machinery available. The entire plant is operated by hydroelectric power and is designed to be extremely environmentally friendly. Jøtul's commitment to the environment is further enhanced by the use of recyclable materials in the production of its stoves and fireplaces. Jøtul does not use pig-iron (iron supplied in ingot form mined from the earth); instead only recycled cast iron is used.
Stoves are designed on our advanced CAD computer systems, but it's the people behind the computers that make the difference. The skilled Pattern makers carve molds of each part to exacting specifications. These wood molds are used to produce master patterns for final production. Stoves are tested in our own labs to make certain they meet all safety and emmission standards. Jotul uses recycled iron to produce our products. The scrap iron is loaded into bins and placed into our non- polluting electric melting furnaces. Here's where the fireworks begin! Molten cast iron, at temperatures exceeding 2000 degrees F, is poured from the furnace into a large holding bucket. Iron is poured into sand molds that were made from the patterns. Each part in a Jotul stove is cast separately in this fashion. After
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the molten metal cools, the sand is removed. The part are cleaned and inspected and sent to drilling and assembly stations. Machinists drill the parts for latches, bolts, etc. The drilled parts are assembled into stoves. This worker is spraying a base coat of our popular enamel finish. This porcelain enamel is actually colored glass, which is melted onto the cast iron to produce a beautiful and durable finish. The coated parts go into the red-hot enameling ovens. The finish is baked onto the cast-iron at temperatures of approx. 1400 degrees F.
Stoves are carefully packed for shipment all over the world. Our warehouse facility allows us to meet worldwide demand.