A piece of Norwegian industrial history From quayside loft to multi-million company
In the late 1950s, a radio repairer, an electronics engineer and two radar technicians created history in the technology capital of Norway; Trondheim. They were all entrepreneurs with a strong ambition to create something new together. The idea was simple: smart electronics, a wide product range and earnings that would reflect the development investment. Together, these technologists represented an ambitious management team and on 9 September 1957, Autronica A/S was a fact. Then they began. From their loft and office beside the Nidelva river, they began development of flashing lights, photocell switches, fire alarms, power supplies and temperature monitoring. A life's work and a totally Norwegian industrial adventure was about to begin, and these four developers also proved to hold the start of one of the world's most important technological revolutions. A technology that now ensures that millions of people all over the world are safe, every day. They developed the very first addressable fire alarm. We are proud to be a solid part of Norway's industrial history. The entrepreneurial spirit lives on and each day we try to go that little bit further in creating the safest and most reliable technology in the world.
The founders Bjørn Rennemo Radio repairer and developer
Trygve Bang-Larssen Radar technician and marketer
Per Just Skaret Radar technician and marketer
Kjell Reinskou Engineer and economist
Protecting life, environment and property After almost 60 years of development, we still supply the very latest in integrated fire and gas detection systems, extinguishing systems, emergency lights, and voice alarms onshore, in the maritime sector and in the oil and gas sector. Our mission is clear: to make the world a safer place to live in. We know how important this task is, and this drives us to constantly develop smarter solutions. Our pride and driving force are anchored in saving as many lives as possible, in protecting the environment and in securing property around us. In many cases, the consequences of a fire are enormous, and we have undertaken to understand how they occur, develop and can be fought. Our solutions must discover potential hazards in our surroundings as early as possible, without causing false alarms and uncertainty. This is a delicate balance, and our technology must be equally optimised in large cruise ships, in nuclear power stations and on oil platforms, as in kindergartens. A masterly exercise in which we place all our honour. And in this way, we create the safest and most reliable fire and gas safety products in the world.
Frode Lund Proud Norwegian and managing director
Part of something bigger
Autronica Fire and Security is now owned by United Technologies Corporation (UTC) – a global company with a long pioneering history in space travel, aviation, climate control, elevator design and hydrogen fuel cells. With 211,500 employees and locations in around 180 countries, UTC is the 65th largest publicly held manufacturer in the world. Innovations include the world's first lift and escalator (Otis), air conditioning (Carrier) and the first jet engines (Pratt & Whitney). As part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, the world's largest supplier of building technology, we can draw on a global network of technology and innovation, in order to give our customers constantly improved and more robust solutions for detecting real fire situations. The systems and services promote integrated, safe, effective and sustainable buildings, and currently consist of the companies:
What we do Fire and gas detection We supply interactive fire and gas detection systems with smart technology, allowing the systems to test themselves every day.
Hospitals
Airports
Churches
Shopping centres
Emergency lighting We supply both centralised and decentralised emergency light systems, and we focus largely on eco-friendly LED technology.
Hotels
Schools
Factories
Voice alarm Our voice alarm systems enable you to you save time in an evacuation process, and they can also be used as a day-to-day PA system.
Concert halls
Cruise ships
Ferries
Fishing vessel
ls
Graphic presentation systems With our top system, you have a clear presentation of your entire safety system in real time. You can also connect several locations in the same graphic overview.
Supply boats
Tankers
Yachts
Fire suppression We supply effective, environmentally-friendly suppression systems – based on water mist, foam and gas – for all types of boats, from yachts to cruise ships.
Refineries
Platforms
Drilling ships
Special detection We provide high level/overfill alarm systems, gas detection, vapour alarm systems, and temperature and pressure calibrators to the maritime and offshore industry.
Production ships
Supply boats
FLNGs
Gas systems
From idea to complete product
After almost 60 years, we’re still controlling our entire value chain – from initial idea, development and production to marketing, training, service and support for our solutions. As a global company with production in Norway, we have proved that we are competitive throughout the entire delivery, time after time. With short distances between production stages and proximity to our products, we are on solid ground when it comes to quality assurance, special expertise and sustainable production.
Andreas Meland Service engineer
Uncompromising technology Strict control at all stages ensures the quality of our products, processes and services. Our products are developed to meet international standards and regulations and are approved in accordance with EN 54, SOLAS and NFPA 72. We were the first in the world to create a fire and gas detection system certified according to IEC 61508 SIL 2, the world's strictest standard for equipment used in the oil and gas industry, and we continue to lead the way towards ever safer solutions.
Dedicated to the environment We have an important social responsibility and we undertake, through our products, activities and supply chain, to minimise negative consequences for the environment – and to create a safe working environment for our employees. We are therefore certified in accordance with the world's most recognised standard for environmental management – ISO 14001. We are also an ISO 9001 certified company and we place great emphasis on high quality in the products, processes and services that we deliver. Wherever you are in the world, you can rely on our solutions taking care of your safety, onshore or at sea.
We create a safer world The people who work for us are our most important resource. With pride and energy, each one help make the world a safer place to live in – every day.
Enrique Esteva Pomares
Christian Randholm
Nina Lareng
Monica Hammerfjell
Compliance manager
Team leader, R&D
Accounting manager
Credit controller
Kristian Aas
Kamilla Storvik Jensen
Heidi SkjĂŚrvik
Ole Ă˜ivind Skjetne
Technical adviser
HR coordinator
Team leader, orders
Product engineer
By the numbers
Ann Kristin Vold Amundal FP & A manager
In 2015, we had a turnover of NOK 1,117 million, 502 employees at 21 locations and 78 distributors in a total of 41 countries worldwide.
Division onshore Norway
Division petrochemical, oil and gas
2015 sales per segment in million NOK
Autronica Denmark
Division onshore global
Division maritime
Worldwide operations
Our locations represented by regional offices and distributor network
Division onshore global Trondheim Local partners worldwide.
To claim that we save the world is perhaps an exaggeration. But we undoubtedly help to make it a safer place to live in. Fire safety is becoming a steadily higher priority in large parts of the world. We make daily life safer for factory workers in Brazil, patients in hospital in the Netherlands, people sleeping in Spanish residential complexes and people buying their groceries in a shopping centre in Malaysia. Our products are flexible and can easily be adapted to suit conditions in different parts of the world.
The Telenor building Oslo, Norway
Division onshore Norway Trondheim With regional offices in Harstad, Bergen, Haugesund, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Notodden and Oslo.
There are many differences between a factory floor and a church spire, but for us these are two sides of the same coin. When unique cultural heritage sites need protection, one naturally turn to the best solutions on the market. The stave churches of Norway deserve to be made safe every day – in the same way as people in factories, pupils in the classroom or the world’s largest collection of seeds in Svalbard. Time after time, our inventions have revolutionised the market for fire safety, and today most people in Norway are never far from one of our products.
Autronica Denmark Hvidovre With a regional office in Sabro.
UN city Copenhagen, Denmark
With more than 100 years' experience, Autronica Fire and Security Denmark is one of the country's leading suppliers of fire and safety systems, right across our markets.
Š Adam Mørk
Division petrochemical, oil and gas Stavanger With regional offices in Tønsberg, London, Aberdeen, Houston, Dubai, Busan, and Kuala Lumpur. Local partners worldwide
The oil and gas installations in the North Sea are among the safest in the world. We are bold enough to take some of the credit. For many years, we have been a leading supplier of fire and gas safety systems to this market – and we are increasingly in demand in the rest of the world. We create world-class products, and we believe that even the very best can always be made better. In this way, we create security in an industry with a high focus on safety.
Troll A North Sea
© Statoil
Division maritime Trondheim With regional offices in Tønsberg, Oslo, Shanghai, Busan, Florida and Kuala Lumpur. Local partners worldwide.
Everyone needs to sleep safely at night. Especially those who haven’t seen shore for days. We protect lives at sea every single day – and the best part is that nobody notices. We are present on board thousands of vessels the world over, ensuring that tens of thousands of crew and passengers can feel safe on board.
Carnival Conquest Somewhere in the Caribbean
Per Johan Vannebo Senior development engineer
Autronica Academy A high level of competence in our products and continuous training and development of our employees and partners are vital parts of our value chain. Autronica Academy holds standard product courses and customer-tailored courses, both nationally and internationally. In this way, we maintain quality at every stage – both before and after the products leave our warehouse.
We also develop our people We are passionate about developing our employees. To stay in the lead we offer •
higher education and competence development through UTC Employee Scholar Program
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leadership development
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career opportunities nationally and internationally
Cathrine Bryøen Sales operation manager
Contact us
Trond Nikolaisen Project manager
Autronica Fire and Security Head office Trondheim Haakon VIIs gt. 4 NO-7041 TRONDHEIM +47 90 90 55 00 info@autronicafire.no Technical Analysis Centre/Support afs.support@autronicafire.no +47 815 09753 www.autronicafire.com
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Regional offices Tønsberg Gdansk Hvidovre Sabro London Aberdeen Houston Dubai Shanghai Busan Florida Kuala Lumpur Harstad Bergen Haugesund Stavanger Kristiansand Notodden Oslo
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