Viking Life-Saving Equipment åbner ny fabrik i Norge

Redningsbådsproducenten med hovedsæde i Esbjerg åbner ny fabrik i Arendal i Norge, der skal producere fritfaldsbåde til offshoresegmentet og specialbåde til forsvarssegmentet.

Foto: Viking Life-saving Equipment

Den nye fabrik på 3.400 kvm. skal styrke Vikings tilstedeværelse på nøglemarkeder ved at øge produktionskapaciteten betydeligt, oplyser selskabet i en pressemeddelelse.

Med 175 medarbejdere på sin hovedlokation i i Arendal og i alt 320 medarbejdere på seks andre lokationer, har Viking en betydelig tilstedeværelse i Norge.

“Vores nye facilitet giver os mulighed for at drive vores innovationsagenda og udvide vores produktportefølje endnu mere. Fra en strategisk kystnær placering vil vi have alle de nødvendige ressourcer til at udvikle og konstruere bådene samt teste dem grundigt til søs,” udtaler Odd Ivar Støle, der er senior direktør for produkiton i Viking Norge og Grækenland.

Viking har produktionsfaciliteter i Danmark, Norge, Bulgarien, Grækenland, Kina og ThailandSr. Director Manufacturing, VIKING Norway and Greece og beskæftiger mere end 3.300 medarbejdere globalt.

Den privatejede koncern havde i 2023 en omsætning på 3,5 mia. kr. og et resultat på 333 mio. kr.

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