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benchmark
he long-running
supplierof lifting
equipment for the
onshoreandoffshore
industries,Mollerodden isnow
synonymouswithqualityproducts.
Itssheaves,blocksandswivelshave
been inproduction formorethan
50years,although thecompany
itself isrelativelynew—previous
manufacturershavesuffered
bankruptcy.Molleroddenproducts
havesurvivedthevariousowners
andwillalwaysbeacrucialproduct
fortheoffshore industry,explains
managerEgilSkjølingstad.Hesays,
“We’reanold fashionedcompany,
thesearenothigh-techproducts,
they’remechanicaland they’ve
survivedsince1963.”
Molleroddenhas justsix
employeesandservesasthedesign
andsalesdepartments to the
manufacturerBrødreneHaukås
Mek.Together theyarecapable
ofproducing— inadditiontothe
standardrangeof liftingequipment
—custom-madeproductsspecific
tocustomerrequests.Skjølingstad
explainsthatsomeof theseclientsask
them torecreatepartsandpiecesof
equipment thathavebeendesigned
bypreviousowners.Forthis, the
companyhasanextensivearchive
of technicaldrawings fromthe1970s
and theirengineeringexpertise
allowsthemtorecreatepartsusing
thecompany’scurrentmaterialsand
design techniques.
Sincetakingcontrol in2011,
Skjølingstadsays theirfirstgoal
wastoreestablishtheproductsand
secure largecontracts—as theyhave
donewithNationalOilwellVarco,a
world-leader inoffshoreoilandgas
equipment.Thisdemandhas led
themtobecome ISO9001certified
andhashadawelcome impacton
their turnover.Skjølingstadcitesa
40% increase inturnover in2013and
hashighhopes forthecomingyear.
mollerodden.no
Morethan50years
ofexperienceand
knowledgeoftheentire
productionprocess
Suppliertothe
worldwideoffshore
industries
Producessheaves,
blocks,swivelsand
manymore
Worksformanufacturer
BrødreneHaukåsMek
Molleroddenhas justsix
employees,working in
engineeringandsales
Liftin g the
offshore industry
Mollerodden’s top-quality lifting
equipmenthasbeen serving theoffshore
industry since 1963–and thecompany
hashighhopes for itsbusiness future
FAST FACTS
T
At aGlance
Companyname
Mollerodden
Founded
1963
Sector
Lifting equipment
Headquarters
Haugesund
Manager
Egil Skjølingstad
