Frydenbo Industri AS and Bergen Group to establish cooperation at Hanoytangen
Frydenbo Industri AS is planning to establish a new facility at Hanoytangen. Cooperation with Bergen Group, which is about to build a strong cluster for maritime and offshore industry in Hanoytangen, is also initiated, reports www.megafishnet.com with reference to Bergen Group.
Frydenbo Eiendom AS bought in June this year 26,000 square meter of property at the entrance to the industrial area on Hanøytangen, located on Askoy outside Bergen, and Frydenbo Industri AS is now planning to move parts of their business out to this area.
"Frydenbo Industri AS will build a combined warehouse / workshop / office building at Hanoytangen in order to move parts of the businesses in Bergen to the new facility", says CEO in Frydenbø Industri AS, Rolf-Erik Berle-Jørgensen.
"A new facility at Hanøytangen will provide more efficient operation and better working environment for employees", he points out.
Skilled and solid partner
"We have over some time been in dialogue with Bergen Group about a possible collaboration, and evaluate them as a skilled and exciting business partner. Frydenbo Industry aim to gradually turn more of our activities in to the offshore market in the future, and we hope that this cooperation over time will contribute to an increased workload, "said Berle-Jorgensen.
Bergen Group has over the past two years completed investments totaling NOK 150 million to develop Hanøytangen into one of Europe's most efficient and flexible facility for maintenance, repair and modification work of floating offshore installations.
"We have big ambitions to further develop Hanoytangen as a unique industrial area with focus on offshore activities and marine industry. Among other things, several of Bergen Group's established companies within maritime and offshore operations will to a greater extent be linked to Hanoytangen in the future. Frydenbo Industri AS's forthcoming establishment at Hanøytangen will contribute greatly to the continued growth and development of this unique industrial area", says CEO Pal Engebretsen in Bergen Group.
Frydenbo Group is still in the planning phase for the Hanoytangen-establishment, and will in the coming months evaluate the extent of the move in consultation with the employees. The group estimates a move to be completed in the beginning of 2012 at the earliest.
About the companies:
Frydenbo Industri AS is one of three divisions within Frydenbo Group. Frydenbo Industri AS includes the daughter companies Frydenbo Power AS, Frydenbo Electric AS, Frydenbø Marine Services AS and Frydenbo Sabb Motor AS. In addition, the division owns 15.4% of the German propeller manufacturer Schottel GmbH.
The companies in Frydenbo Industri AS are one of Norway's leading suppliers of marine diesel engines, propeller system, turbochargers, and power generators. Frydenbo Industri AS is one of the market leaders in the lifeboat engines worldwide, and has extensive experience in shipbroking, inspection services, and electro-mechanical service and sales. The companies perform repairs, maintenance and service in manufacturing and shipping.
Frydenbo Industri AS has ambitions to grow within its core area of the maritime industry, and earlier this summer, the division acquired two new companies - Delta Marine AS and Christen Dale & Co AS.
Bergen Group is a maritime industrial group with main focus on the offshore industry and advanced specialized vessels. The company, listed on Oslo Stock Exchange, has its core expertise in shipbuilding, maritime service, offshore and technology. The operating revenue in 2009 was NOK 5.1 billion, and the group has a total of 1,800 employees, close to 600 of them related to various companies in the Bergen area. Bergen Group Hanoytangen is part of the group's offshore division. Bergen Group Hanoytangen has already established itself as an important international player in the market for service and maintenance work on drilling rigs.
More info about Frydenbo Industri AS and Bergen Group can be found on their respective websites:
www.frydenbo.no
www.bergengroup.no