Toma

What Toma does

Toma (Tomagruppen AS) is a family-owned Norwegian facility management company headquartered in Bergen, founded in 1978 by Tore Monsen and Mads Madsen. The company provides integrated facility management services across six core lines: Renhold (cleaning), Kantine (canteen/catering), Camps (workforce accommodation for construction and industrial sites), Eiendomsdrift (property and technical building management), Vakthold (security/guard services), and Kontortjenester (office support). With approximately 4,500–5,000 employees, ~8,000 contracts, and revenue around NOK 2.5 billion (DKK 1.8 billion in 2025), Toma serves large enterprises, public-sector clients, property owners, and construction/industrial customers primarily in Norway and Denmark, with Sweden as a stated expansion target.

Toma's technology stack is centered on IoT sensor deployment across managed buildings (CO2, temperature, humidity sensors feeding a digital building management platform), demand-based (needs-driven) service scheduling instead of time-based routines, digital twin concepts for property management, and drone-based facade inspection via its NEAS Fasade subsidiary. The company has adopted the Morescope ESG platform (built on SINTEF methodology) for CSRD-compliant sustainability reporting, and holds ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certifications, Nordic Swan Ecolabel, and Miljøfyrtårn certification. The business model is managed services under long-term enterprise contracts awarded primarily through formal tenders (anbud), with pricing negotiated per client per contract — no public rate cards or pricing tiers exist. Distribution is direct enterprise sales, supplemented by an acquisition-led growth strategy that has added at least 15 companies since 1979 (Byggrent, Albatross Forpleining, Rentex, Neas, Dansk Facility Services, ISS Direct, Lev-Vel, NRS Norge, Elitevask, Allianceplus, among others).

In January 2025, Frode Monsen succeeded founder Tore Monsen as CEO due to Tore Monsen's health-related departure. In May 2026, ISS World Services A/S announced an agreement to acquire Tomagruppen, conditional on approval from the Norwegian Competition Authority (Konkurransetilsynet) — a transaction that, if approved, would end 45+ years of Monsen family ownership and place Toma within one of the world's largest FM groups.

Name

Toma

Legal name

Tomagruppen AS

Website

https://toma.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Toma is a family-owned Norwegian facility management group providing integrated cleaning, canteen, workforce camps, property management, security, and office services to enterprises, public-sector clients, and construction/industrial customers across Norway and Denmark.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Facility Management Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (5612), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Association Maintenance, Vendor & Capital Project Management (BPAJAHAM)

Keywords

• Facility management services
• Commercial cleaning services
• Workplace canteen catering
• Property management services
• Security guard services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Facility Management Services (Integrated): Toma bundles multiple FM services (cleaning, canteen, camps, property management, security, office services) under one management contract. Revenue is generated through long-term service agreements with enterprises and public-sector clients, typically structured as recurring annual or multi-year contracts. The company acts as a single-source provider, consolidating what clients would otherwise purchase from multiple vendors.
2. Single-Service Contracts: Toma also delivers individual services (e.g., standalone cleaning, canteen, or security contracts) to clients who prefer single-service procurement. These are typically recurring monthly or annual contracts.
3. Camps / Workforce Accommodation: Toma Camps provides workforce accommodation and catering services (forpleining) for construction camps and remote work sites, generating revenue from both accommodation fees and food service, typically on project-duration contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Toma is a family-owned Norwegian Facility Management company that delivers integrated services across six core areas: professional cleaning (Renhold), workplace canteen and catering (Kantine), workforce accommodation at remote project sites (Camps), technical property and facility management (Eiendomsdrift), security and guard services (Vakthold), and office support services (Kontortjenester). The company serves large enterprises and public-sector clients primarily in Norway and Denmark under long-term service agreements, bundling multiple service lines under a single management contract with one site manager as the client contact point.

Product overview

Toma is a family-owned Facility Management (FM) company operating in Norway and Denmark, providing integrated services across six core areas: Renhold (professional cleaning), Kantine (canteen/catering), Camps (work camp accommodation), Eiendomsdrift (property/facility management), Vakthold (security services), and Kontortjenester (office support services). The company serves approximately 8,000 contracts with around 4,500 employees and revenue of approximately 2 billion NOK. Toma operates as a comprehensive FM provider offering both individual services and integrated total solutions, where multiple services can be delivered under unified management through a single contact point (site manager).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Renhold (Professional Cleaning) Professional cleaning services including daily cleaning, periodic cleaning, carpet cleaning, window washing, and facade cleaning. Services follow NS-INSTA 800 quality standards and include specialized cleaning for art institutions, laboratories, and commercial buildings. IoT-connected cleaning equipment tracks usage patterns, optimizes digital cleaning maps, and manages supply dispenser refills proactively.
• Kantine (Canteen and Catering) Catering and canteen services providing nutritious meals based on fresh, sustainable ingredients for workplace canteens. Services include lunch service, meeting catering, event catering, coffee machines, and fruit service. Finalist for Tine's Årets Matgledebedrift (Meal Joy Company of the Year) 2025 award.
• Camps (Workforce Accommodation) Work camp accommodation services providing housing, meals, cleaning, and administration for workers at remote project sites across Norway. Includes large capacity operations such as the 400-worker Eyde House camp for Morrow Batteries.
• Eiendomsdrift (Property and Facility Management) Property and facility management services covering technical operations, maintenance, energy optimization, digital twins, facade management, and operational optimization. Includes IoT sensor building monitoring that targets 20%+ energy reduction and drone-based facade cleaning via subsidiary NEAS Fasade.
• Vakthold (Security and Guard Services) Security and guard services including stationary and mobile security, digital alarm response, reception services, emergency dispatch, event security, and area security patrol services. Toma Security has approximately 60 employees and holds long-term contracts such as area security for Nydalen Gårdeierforening since 2015.
• Kontortjenester (Office Support Services) Office support services including reception, switchboard, meeting room management, office supplies, and mail handling. Services provide seamless daily office operations and efficient administrative support for businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Minimum 20% energy reduction in buildings managed through IoT sensor digitization
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Property Management NorgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToma and Property Management Norge have a strategic partnership to digitize existing building stock using IoT sensor technology. The project involves installing sensors in five of Property Management Norge's properties (~600,000 sqm across ~56 buildings) to monitor energy, electricity, and ventilation. The goal is to achieve 20%+ energy savings through data-driven building management. This partnership is a key reference case for Toma's IoT/digital FM offering.
• MorescopecoreTechnology or IntegrationToma partnered with Morescope, a Norwegian-developed ESG platform based on SINTEF methodology, to support its sustainability reporting and climate accounting. The platform helps Toma map emissions across its full value chain, set science-based climate targets, and comply with CSRD reporting requirements.
• AzetscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAzets served as the strategic consulting partner in Toma's selection of Morescope and in building out Toma's broader sustainability function. Azets People helped with the recruitment of sustainability leadership (Marte Bjelland and Kristian Larsen), and Azets Consulting provides ongoing advisory support for ESG integration and reporting.
• FN Global CompactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToma has signed on to the UN Global Compact initiative, committing to aligning its operations and strategy with the UN's ten principles covering human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption, and to advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• Helt med!minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerToma partners with 'Helt med!', an organization that helps people with developmental disabilities access ordinary employment, as part of its inclusion and diversity strategy.
• Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet (Ministry of Health and Care Services)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerToma has a cooperation agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services to promote healthier diets among employees, reducing salt, sugar, saturated fat intake while increasing vegetables, fruits, berries, whole grains, and seafood consumption.
• FønixcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerToma partners with Fønix, a work and inclusion company, to provide Norwegian language courses and vocational training (fagbrev) for Toma employees. Fønix delivers beginner and intermediate Norwegian language courses and trade certification (fagbrev) for cleaning and canteen workers across Toma's operations in Vestfold, Telemark, and Buskerud.
• Morrow BatteriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToma Camps was contracted by Morrow Batteries to operate Eyde House — a workforce camp in Arendal with capacity for 400 workers (220 simultaneous) — providing accommodation, Korean-style catering, and cleaning for workers building the Morrow Batteries gigafactory. The camp includes a reception and a hotel-like service experience.
• Nydalen GårdeierforeningcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorToma Security has a long-term contract with Nydalen Gårdeierforening (Nydalen Property Owners Association) to provide area security (områdevakthold) for most buildings in the Nydalen district of Oslo since 2015. The contract covers 600,000+ sqm of property and has been renewed three times.
• J.B. Ugland Eiendom / Daland Eiendom / BRG Utvikling (K14 Consortium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToma was selected as the FM provider (personal restaurant, coffee bar, reception) for the K14 prestige office project in Kristiansand (7-800 employees). The developer consortium involved Toma in the planning phase to ensure optimal kitchen design and service logistics from the outset.
• NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerToma collaborated with NAV to hire four young job seekers for canteen and cleaning roles at 1X Technologies. NAV referred candidates and Toma provided employment and on-the-job training, resulting in a successful integration into the workforce.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ISS A/S: Global facility services leader and the acquirer of Tomagruppen. Directly comparable: provides integrated FM (cleaning, property, security, catering) to enterprise and public-sector clients worldwide. Most relevant peer because of identical service portfolio and the pending acquisition making ISS both competitor and acquirer.
• Coor Service Management Holding AB: Leading Nordic FM provider headquartered in Sweden, offering integrated workplace, cleaning, property, and food services. Closely comparable to Toma in service mix and target customer profile; serves as Toma's primary competitor for cross-Nordic enterprise contracts and the entrenched incumbent in the Swedish market Toma is targeting.
• Bravida Holding AB: Leading Nordic technical building services and installation provider covering electrical, HVAC, and property technical operations. Comparable to Toma's Eiendomsdrift (property management/technical operations) segment and competes for technical FM tenders in Norwegian and Swedish markets.

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo S.A. Global FM and food services major with significant Nordic operations. Overlaps with Toma's integrated FM, canteen, and security offerings across enterprise and public-sector accounts, though Sodexo operates at much larger scale and globally rather than Nordic-only.
• Compass Group plc: World's largest contract food services and support services provider. Comparable in canteen/catering and broader FM segments to Toma; competes for major Nordic enterprise and institutional food service contracts that overlap with Toma's Kantine business.
• Caverion Oyj: Nordic-based building solutions and FM provider focused on technical building services, maintenance, and energy efficiency. Comparable to Toma's property management and IoT-enabled energy optimization offerings; broader portfolio but overlapping enterprise and public-sector customer base.

Emerging players

• Eltel Networks Oyj: Nordic infrastructure services provider covering power, communication, and building infrastructure. Partial overlap with Toma's technical facility management and security services, particularly in Nordic enterprise and public-sector infrastructure accounts.

Regional players

• Malling & Co Forvaltning AS: Norwegian commercial real estate services and property management firm. Comparable to Toma's Eiendomsdrift segment and competes for Norwegian commercial property management mandates, particularly in the Oslo region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tomagruppen

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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