Alfred Nesset

What Alfred Nesset does

Alfred Nesset Automasjon AS is a Norwegian private limited company (AS) providing automation and electrical solutions for the maritime, marine/aquaculture, process industry, and broader industrial sectors. Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Ålesund with a regional office in Haugesund opened in 2023, the company operates with 14 employees and operates under a sister-company relationship with Bra Elektro for combined automation and electrical deliveries. Its offering covers the full project lifecycle — engineering (prosjektering), panel construction (konstruksjon), installation, commissioning (igangsetting), operations (drift), and worldwide service with 24/7/365 support.

The company's core proprietary product is ConX AMS, an alarm and monitoring system designed for maritime vessels with OpenBridge-compliant HMI, built-in cybersecurity, E0-class qualification for unmanned machinery spaces, scalable architecture, and remote monitoring via Vessel Quick View. Beyond ConX AMS, Alfred Nesset delivers PLC programming, SCADA solutions (including the Ignition platform), and full automation retrofits and newbuild integrations across trawlers, fish factories, aquaculture facilities, and process plants. Technical differentiation rests on domain specialization in maritime-class automation, operational technology and industrial cybersecurity expertise, and proprietary product development alongside project execution.

The business model is built on three streams: project-based professional services (engineering, construction, installation, commissioning), recurring service and support contracts (24/7/365 global service agreements), and one-time/license sales of the ConX AMS product. Pricing is custom quote-based per project with multi-year contract cadence, and go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting maritime, aquaculture, process industry, and industrial customers primarily in Norway with global commissioning reach. The company is Miljøfyrtårn (Environmental Lighthouse) certified and is among the first in its regional industry to achieve this sustainability standard.

Name

Alfred Nesset

Legal name

Alfred Nesset Automasjon AS

Website

https://alfrednesset.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alfred Nesset Automasjon AS provides industrial automation solutions — including engineering, PLC/SCADA systems, and the proprietary ConX AMS alarm and monitoring product — to maritime, aquaculture, process industry, and industrial customers in Norway with global commissioning and service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Services

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Automation, Controls & Instrumentation Engineering (IAS, PMS, Control Logic) (IMAJAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electrical, Automation & Control Systems (Power, PLC/SCADA, Navigation/Comms Integration) (TLAHAMAE), Navigation, Communications & Integrated Bridge Systems Engineering (IMAJAGAH)

Keywords

• Industrial automation services
• Maritime automation solutions
• Alarm monitoring systems
• PLC programming services
• Aquaculture process control

Headquarters

HQ city

Ålesund

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Automation Project Services: Complete automation solutions including engineering, construction, installation, and commissioning. Projects span maritime vessels, aquaculture facilities, process industry, and industrial applications. Revenue is generated through one-time project fees for custom solutions.
2. Service & Support Contracts: Ongoing service agreements, 24/7/365 emergency support, and maintenance services. Includes service contracts, express help worldwide, and operational support for technical installations globally.
3. ConX AMS Product Sales: Sale of the proprietary ConX AMS alarm and monitoring system for maritime vessels, including retrofit solutions and associated hardware/software.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Alfred Nesset Automasjon AS delivers complete automation solutions to industrial enterprises, covering the full project lifecycle from engineering (prosjektering) and panel construction through installation, commissioning, and ongoing operations and service. Its proprietary alarm and monitoring platform, ConX AMS, is purpose-built for maritime vessels and aquaculture facilities, including E0-class retrofit applications. Customers are primarily operators in maritime/fisheries, aquaculture, process industry, and industrial/building automation across Norway and globally via commissioning and service deployments.

Product overview

Alfred Nesset Automasjon AS is an automation solutions company with over 100 years of experience, operating as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company's primary proprietary product is ConX AMS, an alarm and monitoring system for maritime vessels featuring OpenBridge-compliant interfaces and cybersecurity. Beyond this core product, the company provides a comprehensive suite of services spanning the entire project lifecycle: Prosjektering (engineering), Konstruksjon (construction), Installasjon (installation), Igangsetting (commissioning), Drift (operations), and Service. These services are offered across maritime, marine/aquaculture, industrial, and process industry sectors, often incorporating SCADA solutions as part of delivery. The company employs 14 people and maintains offices in Ålesund and Haugesund, Norway.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ConX AMS: A modern alarm and monitoring system developed for vessels, designed for retrofit installations with E0-class qualification capability, OpenBridge HMI design, built-in cybersecurity, and scalable architecture for fishing vessels, trawlers, and factory ships.

Products and services

• ConX AMS A proprietary alarm and monitoring system designed for maritime vessels and fishing fleets, providing engine-room-to-bridge oversight. It connects to existing sensors for retrofit installations and supports E0-class unmanned machinery space operations, with OpenBridge HMI design, integrated cybersecurity, and mobile/tablet/PC remote access.
• Prosjektering (Engineering)
• Konstruksjon (Construction) Panel and control cabinet construction service executed in a modern, fully equipped workshop, providing quality and flexibility for automation project deliveries to enterprise customers.
• Installasjon (Installation) Complete installation service combining automation and electrical work into a single delivery under one point of contact, provided to enterprise customers in maritime, aquaculture, and process industry.
• Igangsetting (Commissioning) Project completion and commissioning service delivered locally and globally, including worldwide commissioning with cross-disciplinary personnel for maritime, aquaculture, and industrial automation customers.
• Drift (Operations) Operational support service that ensures safe, stable, and optimal operation of delivered technical installations, including internal control agreements, 24/7 on-call phone, and remote support for customers.
• Service Worldwide service and support offering including service agreements, 24/7/365 emergency response, and express assistance for automation installations wherever they are located.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered control systems to 22 aquaculture facilities for Caligus R delousers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bra ElektrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing complementary electrical solutions. The companies have positive synergies allowing them to offer a broad range of services together. This partnership enables complete automation and electrical solutions for customers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Inductive Automation (Ignition): SCADA platform vendor whose Ignition software Alfred Nesset explicitly uses in aquaculture deployments. Comparable as a SCADA/IIoT platform layer; an emerging-player platform dependency rather than a direct peer, but central to Alfred Nesset's product stack.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens: Global industrial automation and process-control incumbent whose PLC/SCADA stack and industrial cybersecurity offerings overlap with Alfred Nesset's automation, SCADA, and OT cybersecurity services. Competes for large process-industry and industrial automation contracts.
• Rockwell Automation: Major industrial automation platform provider (PLC, SCADA, HMI) whose Allen-Bradley/Rockwell ecosystem Alfred Nesset integrates with. Comparable as an automation platform/controls vendor, though operates at a much larger global scale.
• Wärtsilä: Finnish marine and energy technology company with ship automation, navigation, and vessel control offerings. Comparable maritime automation peer with overlapping customer base (vessel owners, fishing industry), though much larger and broader in scope.
• Schneider Electric: Global industrial automation, process control, and electrical solutions provider. Comparable in offering integrated automation + electrical scopes (similar to Alfred Nesset's positioning with sister company Bra Elektro), though vastly larger and broader.
• ABB Marine & Ports: Global provider of vessel automation, propulsion, and electrical systems for the maritime industry. Directly comparable in shipboard automation, control, and power management scope, but serves a global portfolio of vessel types beyond Alfred Nesset's Norwegian fisheries/aquaculture niche.
• Emerson (Automation Solutions): Industrial automation and process-control major (DeltaV, PACSystems). Comparable in process-industry automation scope Alfred Nesset addresses, with significant SCADA/PLC portfolio overlap and cybersecurity capabilities.
• Kongsberg Maritime: Norwegian maritime technology incumbent delivering integrated automation, navigation, and control systems to commercial vessels and offshore. Highly comparable as a maritime automation/control peer, but operates at vastly larger scale and portfolio breadth than Alfred Nesset's specialist focus.

Regional players

• Bravida Norge: Nordic technical installation and service contractor covering electrical, automation, and building automation. Comparable as a regional Norwegian competitor for industrial/building automation service contracts where Alfred Nesset also operates.
• Scana Subsea / Scana Maritime: Norwegian industrial group with marine and offshore automation/electrical capabilities. Comparable Norwegian regional peer in maritime and industrial automation, with overlapping customer base in Norwegian coastal industries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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