Rofi

What Rofi does

Rofi (legally ROFI AS) is a Norwegian-headquartered manufacturer of demining personal protective equipment (PPE), ballistic protection products, and expeditionary shelter systems, including rapid-deployment inflatable tents, metallic-frame mid/long-term shelters, integrated CBRN collective protection (COLPRO) systems, and accessories for field camps. The company operates three primary product divisions — Camp Solutions (RAPID, AZF/ARZ/AZM, RDT exoskeleton, ALPHA, THETA, and INNOVA tent lines plus field equipment), COLPRO Systems (CBRN shelters, HEPA air filtration, airlocks, environmental control units), and Ballistic Protection (demining vests, visors, face masks, bomb blankets, vehicle ballistic blankets) — built on proprietary technologies including high-pressure and low-pressure inflation systems, exoskeleton frame engineering, certified CBRN filtration, and recycled-aramid composite visors. Its primary production unit is ISO 45001:2018 certified in Romania, with additional ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications.

The company sells through an enterprise field sales motion, targeting defense ministries, UN agencies, and humanitarian NGOs globally via direct engagement and major industry exhibitions (EUROSATORY, Mine Action Symposium, INTERSCHUTZ, RETTmobil, FEINDEF). Named customers include the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces), Lithuanian and Czech Ministries of Defense, Sweden's MSB, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Italian Red Cross, Norwegian People's Aid, and various United Nations agencies. Revenue is generated principally through hardware sales of tents, shelters, COLPRO systems, and PPE, supplemented by customization, integration, and turnkey base-camp professional services; standard catalog items are offered through a direct e-commerce channel while custom and government contracts require direct inquiry. ROFI AS has been a subsidiary of Germany's LANCO Group GmbH since December 2016.

Name

Rofi

Legal name

ROFI as

Website

https://rofi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rofi is a Norwegian manufacturer of demining PPE, ballistic protection equipment, and rapid-deployment shelter and COLPRO CBRN systems, serving defense ministries, UN agencies, and humanitarian NGOs globally through direct enterprise field sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Molde

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardline/Tent Sales: Sale of rapid deployment tents (inflatable high/low pressure, exoskeleton frame), mid-term metallic frame shelters (Alpha, THETA), and long-term aluminum frame solutions (INNOVA). Standard formats from 5 m² to 250 m² with modular expandability.
2. Ballistic Protection Equipment: Demining PPE (vests, aprons, visors, face masks, protectors), ballistic blankets for vehicles, bomb blankets, and body armor. Includes both standardized products and customized configurations.
3. COLPRO Systems: Complete integrated collective protection systems including shelters, air filtration units, airlocks, and CBRN HVAC environmental control units. Configured and customized for specific mission requirements.
4. Field Equipment and Accessories: Supporting products including lighting systems, connectors and corridors, flooring solutions, and furniture. Includes third-party integrated products.
5. Professional Services: Customization, integration, and configuration services for expeditionary shelter systems. Turnkey solutions including power generation, heating/cooling, and complete base camp setups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ROFI manufactures and supplies demining personal protective equipment (vests, aprons, visors, face masks), ballistic protection equipment (blankets, body armor, helmets), and modular expeditionary shelter systems (rapid deployment inflatable and frame tents, mid-term metallic shelters, long-term aluminum frame solutions, and integrated COLPRO CBRN collective protection systems) for defense ministries, UN agencies, NGOs, and humanitarian organizations in 60+ countries.

Product overview

ROFI is a provider of demining PPE, ballistic protection equipment, and shelter systems. The product portfolio consists of three core divisions: (1) Camp Solutions — inflatable and frame tents for rapid, mid-term, and long-term deployment including RAPID high-pressure tents, AZF/ARZ/AZM low-pressure tents, RDT exoskeleton tents, ALPHA/THETA metallic frame tents, and INNOVA long-term shelters, plus field equipment accessories (lighting, connectors, flooring, furniture); (2) Colpro Systems — integrated collective protection shelters with CBRN barrier protection, HEPA air filtration units, airlocks, and HVAC environmental control units; and (3) Ballistic Protection — demining PPE including Ravelin/Armadillo/Lorica vests, EvaApron (women's-specific), TarakVest, visors (Corinthian with recycled aramid, Platinum, standard), face masks, and body protectors, plus vehicle ballistic blanket kits and bomb blankets for UN agencies, NGOs, and defense customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RAPID 600 Series Tents High-pressure inflatable tents available in sizes from 31-50 m² to over 50 m², operational within minutes for rapid deployment scenarios.
• RAPID 500 Series Tents High-pressure inflatable tents with base areas from 10-30 m² to 31-50 m², designed for quick setup and field operations.
• Amplifier Tents Low-pressure inflatable tents available in 13 m², 25 m², and 37 m² sizes for versatile field applications.
• AZM Tents Self-erecting tents with fully inflatable frames, including AZM 8-4 (8m x 4m) and AZM 11-6 (11m x 6m) models for military and police use.
• AZF Tents Self-erecting inflatable tents available in multiple sizes (29, 33, 42, 48, 56, 63 m²) with optional fully inflatable frames for field hospitals and triage.
• ARZ Tents Self-erecting tents with fully inflatable frames available in 8 sizes from 5 m² to 60 m² for civil defense and humanitarian operations.
• Exoskeleton Tents (RDT Series) Frame tents with exoskeleton technology allowing 2-5 persons to set up in under 10 minutes, withstanding winds up to 130 km/h and snow loads up to 50 kg/m². Includes RDT 18, RDT 36, RDT 54, and RDT S variants.
• ALPHA Tents Mid-term metallic frame shelter solutions suitable for field hospitals, accommodation, schools, dining, offices, and shower applications, available in 24 m², 36 m², and 48 m² sizes.
• THETA Tents Half-barrel frame tents available in multiple sizes (504 through 610 series) for mid-term deployment with interconnectivity and ease of deployment.
• INNOVA Tents Long-term aluminum frame tents designed for permanent or extended camp installations, modular in all directions with connectors to vehicles, buildings, and containers, available in 21 m², 42 m², and 63 m².
• COLPRO Shelters Expeditionary shelter structures with integrated collective protection (ColPro) featuring barrier protection, air purification with HEPA filters, accessibility airlocks, and overpressure systems for CBRN protection.
• Air Filtration Units Air purification products including G100 filtration unit with HEPA H13/H14 filters and active charcoal filtration, preliminary/intermediate G3 and G4 filters for CBRN protection in COLPRO systems.
• Airlocks Pressurized transitional zones between shelter interiors and contaminated external environments, available in single or double configurations with optional decontamination capability.
• CBRN HVAC Environmental Control Units Portable environmental control units with high efficiency, multiple-fuel options, and CBRN/COLPRO protection designed for mobile deployment in extreme temperatures.
• Ravelin Demining Vest (MKI/MKII) Deminer vests developed with leading demining organizations since the 1990s, offering various protection levels with optimized comfort, ventilation, and vision.
• Armadillo Demining Vest Heavy-duty demining vest providing comprehensive blast protection for demining operations.
• Lorica Demining Vest Ballistic and demining vest combining protection with comfort for extended demining operations.
• Eva Apron Demining apron specifically designed for women's bodies with coverage across chest, abdomen, and groin, shielding against blast effects of 240g TNT at 60 cm distance.
• Tarak Vest Ultra-lightweight demining and ballistic vest at 2.10 kg (size medium), meeting STANAG 2920 at V50 450 m/s for extended operations.
• Demining Face Mask Facial protection equipment for deminers tested for blast and fragmentation protection.
• Demining Visor Eye and face protection visors for demining operations providing blast and fragmentation defense.
• Platinum Demining Visor with Scratch Shield Premium demining visor with integrated scratch shield for enhanced durability and visibility.
• Corinthian Visor Visor made from recycled aramids (sourced from old vests and aprons), 10% lighter than standard polycarbonate with near-doubling of fragmentation protection, rated for 240g TNT at 60 cm.
• Arms, Legs and Knees Protectors Protective gear for extremities during demining operations.
• Ballistic Blanket Kit Tailor-made vehicle protection kits with ballistic blankets and wheel arch panels, tested against DM31 mines (540g TNT, 400 steel fragments, 4 kg total weight) for anti-personnel mine defense.
• Contender Ballistic Vest Ballistic vest providing protection against ballistic threats for defense and security personnel.
• Ballistic Helmet Ballistic helmets for personnel protection against fragmentation and ballistic threats.
• Bomb Blankets Level IIIA protective blankets for personnel and property against small explosive devices and grenade fragments, lightweight and quickly deployable.
• Field Lighting Field equipment lighting solutions including FLEX-C LED 960 portable lighting, Cabin Light, LED POWERMOON 600, and INNO-TECH IP69K LED with luminous flux from 200 lm to 92,000 lm.
• Connecting Modules Connecting modules for linking tents to each other, containers, buildings, and vehicles in modular camp configurations.
• Flooring Plastic flooring solutions including Pro Floor, DURA Floor, and EVENT plastic flooring for field camp interiors.
• Furniture Folding furniture including plastic folding chairs, benches, tables, and folding beds with aluminum or wood frames (197cm to 210cm lengths).

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Weatherhaven: Canadian expeditionary shelter company providing soft-wall, rigid-wall, and container-based camp systems to militaries, humanitarian agencies, and mining clients globally. Directly comparable to ROFI in product line (rapid-deployment shelters, integrated camp solutions) and customer base (defense ministries, NGOs).
• Alaska Structures: US-based manufacturer of rapid-deployment fabric shelters and camp systems for military, government, and disaster response customers. Closely comparable to ROFI in fabric shelter engineering, expeditionary use cases, and modular design philosophy.
• HDT Global: US provider of expeditionary shelters, base camp solutions, CBRN protective systems, and integrated base infrastructure for the US DoD and allies. Highly comparable to ROFI across both the shelter and COLPRO/CBRN product lines, and a likely competitor on NATO tenders.
• DEW Engineering: Canadian military shelter and vehicle integration specialist serving NATO and government clients. Comparable to ROFI in expeditionary shelter engineering and defense customer mix, with similar expeditionary and base-camp deployment focus.
• Camel Manufacturing: US manufacturer of military-spec tents, modular shelters, and soft-wall structures for the US DoD. Directly comparable to ROFI's inflatable and frame tent product lines, particularly for large-scale military procurement programs.
• Mehler Vario System: German manufacturer of technical textile solutions including ballistic protection, tactical vests, and protective equipment for defense and law enforcement. Comparable to ROFI in the ballistic PPE and technical textile side of the portfolio.
• PPSS Group: UK-based manufacturer of ballistic and stab-resistant body armor, protective clothing, and PPE for defense, law enforcement, and humanitarian clients. Comparable to ROFI in the ballistic vest and demining PPE category.
• Revision Military: Provider of protective eyewear, soldier systems, and ballistic protection solutions for military and tactical customers. Comparable to ROFI in visor/eye protection and soldier-system PPE, with overlapping defense procurement customers.

Broad incumbents

• AAR Mobility Systems: US-based division of AAR Corp producing military air-transportable shelters, pallets, and containers. Overlaps with ROFI in military shelter offerings but operates as part of a broader aerospace and defense services portfolio rather than as a shelter specialist.
• LANCO Group GmbH: ROFI's German parent company and broader tent/shelter conglomerate housing sibling shelter and tent brands. Comparable as the corporate parent and as an adjacent shelter vendor within the same group, but not a head-to-head competitor in demining PPE or COLPRO.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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