Nordic
BUSINESS
• PROMOTION PRODUCED BY CALCUS GROUP
ocatedatKalbakkenabout10
kmoutside thecenterofOslo,
Acceleratoroffers international
shipping including importand
customsservices, localdistribution, anda
storage facility.
-Weare just the right size togiveeach
customerpersonalizedattention, saysKey
AccountManager
SiwEvenstadLarsen
.
Larsen joined thecompany lastNovember
and ishappywithhernew job.
CEOKetilMøller founded thecompany
in2002.HeandhiswifeLindaSkarphol
startedoutbrokering for justacoupleof
customers,wenton tohiringpeople, and
moved in to theircurrent facility in2011.
According toLarsen,Møllerkeeps the
entrepreneurial spiritalive. -Tohim there
arenoproblems,onlysolutions.This is the
attitudewithwhichhebuilt thecompany,
and that isourapproach today.
WORRY-FREE
Goodsare transported internationally
nowmore thanever, andsinceNorway is
notpartof theEU, everysingleshipment
needscustomsclearance.The timing
andexecutionofa transport requiresa
lotof followingup. –Weexecutemillions
ofemail, thousandsofphonecallsand
makegooduseof thesoftware toolsof the
trade, saysLarsen. –Forourcustomers, it
isworry-free.All theyneed is tomakeone
phonecall tous.
Wehaveseveral smallercustomerswho
ship foras littleasNOK100.000ayearor
less.Ofcourse,wealsoneedbigclients
that trade inbigvolumes, tokeepourown
volumeup.However,wecancustomize ina
way thebiggershippingcompaniescannot
do,due to theirsystems.
-Mostofour forwardershavebeenwith
us fora long time, and love their jobs.No
day isalike; youdealwithnewpeopleand
newchallengeseveryday. Itcangetquite
hectic–and loud–on thebrokerfloor
aswell as in the terminal,onsomedays
withup to10 trucksoutsidewaiting tobe
unloaded.
Accelerator’sstorage facilityservesabout
20customers. Storagecustomerspayonly
for thespace theyuseatany time, anddo
nothave topay foremptystoragespace in
betweenpeaks, lowering total cost.
GROWTH
-Wearedoing justabouta thousand
ordersaweek, andserve400 regular
customerssaysLarsen.Our turnover for
2013wasNOK50mill.Weexpect to fall
just shortofourambitious2014 targetof
70million,becausemanyof thenewsales
wedo thisyearwillonlypayoff fully in
2016.Accelerator isgrowingandwe feel
confidentabout the future.
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TEXT: KETILBERG
PHOTO: FREDRIKWARBO
ACCELERATOR AS IS A SHIPPING
COMPANY THAT OFFERS OLD
SCHOOL, PERSONALIZED SERVICE
IN AN INDUSTRY TRENDING TO
INTERNATIONAL MERGERS AND
ACQUISITIONS.
L
CAMSiwEvenstad Larsenmanages shipping operations at Accelerator AS.
WORRY-FREE FLOW OF GOODS
Facts
ACCELLERATOR AS
Pottemakerveien12-14
0954OSLO
Web:www.accelerator.no
Phone: 22901140
