Norspray

What Norspray does

Norspray AS is a Norwegian industrial distributor specializing in surface-treatment equipment and related technical services. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in the Stavanger/Sandnes area, the company supplies sandblasting, shot blasting, industrial painting, thermal spraying, and surface-inspection equipment, supported by consumables, rental fleets, mobile service units, and after-sales technical support. Its authorized principals include Clemco, Blastrac, Graco, Sagola, and 3M, alongside instrumentation lines added through the acquisition of Intest AS (formerly TQC Norge AS). The company operates from five regional offices — Stavanger, Oslo, Drammen, Bergen, and Møre — and is relocating its Stavanger headquarters to larger premises at Forus from June 2025.

The company's customer base spans Norwegian shipyards, maritime and offshore operators, general industry, and construction, served through a multi-channel model combining direct equipment sales, consumables replenishment, short- and long-term rentals, on-site mobile service, and operator/technician training. The 2025 acquisition of Intest AS and the merger of Clemco Norge AS and Intest AS into Norspray consolidate what were previously separate go-to-market structures under a single entity, broadening the product portfolio into coating-inspection and QA instrumentation while preserving the multi-brand value-added distribution model.

Norspray is ISO 9001:2015 certified and cites 125+ years of combined technical experience across its staff, positioning quality assurance and application-engineering competence as core commercial differentiators. Revenue is generated from capital-equipment sales (typically higher-margin but lumpy), recurring consumables, rental utilization, and service contracts — a mix that is structurally diversified across equipment lifecycle stages. The business is private, Norwegian-domestic in scope, and self-funded with no disclosed external capital raises.

Name

Norspray

Legal name

Norspray AS

Website

https://norspray.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Norspray AS is a Norwegian industrial distributor supplying sandblasting, painting, thermal spraying, shot blasting, and surface-inspection equipment, consumables, rentals, and technical service to shipyards, maritime, offshore, construction, and general-industry customers across Norway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surface Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Surface Treatment & Finishing Equipment (Coating, Plating, Deburring, Shot Blasting) (IMAHADAJ)

Keywords

• Surface treatment equipment
• Sandblasting equipment
• Industrial painting equipment
• Abrasive blasting media
• Coating inspection instruments

Headquarters

HQ city

Stavanger

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment and spare parts sales: Sales of complete surface treatment equipment, spare parts and tools for sandblasting, painting, inspection and related applications
2. Equipment rental: Rental of professional surface treatment equipment including extraction, lighting, welding, pressure washers, painting equipment, metallizing equipment, sandblasting and shot blasting machines
3. Technical support services: Technical support and expertise for Norwegian industry, shipyards and maritime sector

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Norspray AS is a Norwegian complete supplier of surface treatment equipment, sandblasting and painting technology for industry, shipyards, offshore and construction. The company sells and rents equipment including sandblasting machines, painting systems, blasting media, protective gear, inspection instruments, thermal spraying/metallizing equipment, and capital equipment such as blast rooms and spray cabins, and also provides technical support and spare parts across Norway.

Product overview

Norspray AS is a complete supplier of surface treatment equipment, sandblasting, and painting technology for Norwegian industry. The company operates an e-commerce platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of products organized into core equipment categories: Sandblåseutstyr (sandblasting equipment) for dry/wet blasting and shot blasting; Maleutstyr (painting equipment) including pumps, spray guns, and accessories; Blåsemiddel (blasting media) including garnet, aluminium oxide, and plastic media; Verktøy (tools) for workshop operations; Verneutstyr (protective equipment) for worker safety; Inspeksjonsutstyr (inspection equipment) for quality control; and Termisk Sprøyting (thermal spraying) for metallizing. Capital equipment offerings include Blåserom (blast rooms), Miljøgarnet (environmental garnet), Sprøytekabiner (spray cabins), and Slyngrensemaskiner (shot blasting machines). The company also provides rental equipment services and serves as a distributor for numerous international brands including Clemco, Blastrac, Graco, Sagola, 3M, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Norspray Miljøgarnet: Environmental garnet product line

Products and services

• Sandblasting Equipment (Sandblåseutstyr) Complete sandblasting equipment line covering dry blasting, wet blasting, blast cabinets, induction machines, nozzles, hoses, valves, vacuum blasting and sandblasting helmets for industrial surface preparation customers.
• Painting Equipment (Maleutstyr) Painting and coating equipment including air and electric paint pumps, spray guns, hoses, low-pressure systems (Graco, Sagola), paint boxes/mixing rooms, rollers, brushes, tape and adhesive products.
• Blasting Media (Blåsemiddel) Abrasive blasting media including aluminium oxide, aluminium silicate, garnet, glass, nut shells, P-grit, plastic media, soda/Armex and steel sand for various surface treatment applications.
• Tools (Verktøy) Hand tools, power tools, air tools, knives, lighting, measuring instruments and miscellaneous workshop tools for surface treatment and maintenance operations.
• Protective Equipment (Verneutstyr) Personal protective equipment including gloves, head, hearing and eye protection, clothing, non-slip footwear, sandblasting helmets, sandblasting protection gear and respiratory protection.
• Inspection Equipment (Inspeksjonsutstyr) Inspection instruments for measuring coating thickness, concrete, dew point, humidity, gloss, hardness, material thickness, roughness, salt/conductivity, dust testing, temperature and adhesion.
• Tarpaulins (Presenning) Tarpaulins and scaffolding nets for facade protection and industrial covering applications.
• Part Washers (Delevaskere) Part washers and cleaning machines for industrial degreasing and component cleaning operations.
• Shot Blasting Equipment (Slyngrensing) Shot blasting machines and equipment including Blastrac machines and associated parts for industrial surface preparation.
• Thermal Spraying Equipment (Termisk Sprøyting) Thermal spraying equipment including metallizing machines, wire for aluminium and zinc coating, and spare parts for thermal spray applications.
• Foundry and Smelting Equipment (Støperi og Smelteverk) Foundry and smelting equipment including crucibles for high-temperature metal melting applications in induction furnace systems.
• Blast Rooms (Blåserom) Capital equipment consisting of blasting rooms designed for enclosed sandblasting operations.
• Environmental Garnet (Norspray Miljøgarnet) Norspray's own sub-brand environmentally friendly garnet blasting media for surface treatment applications.
• Spray Cabins (Sprøytekabiner) Capital equipment consisting of spray cabins for controlled painting and coating operations.
• Shot Blasting Machines (Slyngrensemaskiner) Capital equipment consisting of roller conveyor and other shot blasting machines for industrial surface preparation.
• Equipment Rental Services (Utleieutstyr) Rental service for professional surface treatment equipment including extraction, lighting, welding, pressure washers, hand tools, induction equipment, inspection tools, painting equipment, metallizing equipment, sandblasting and shot blasting machines.
• Technical Support and Spare Parts Service Technical support, expertise and spare parts supply for surface treatment equipment used by Norwegian industry, shipyards and maritime customers.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Clemco Norge AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Clemco Norge AS merged into Norspray AS from June 1, 2025, becoming one unified organization. Clemco is a key supplier of sandblasting equipment.
• Intest AS (formerly TQC Norge AS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Intest AS, formerly known as TQC Norge AS, was acquired by Norspray and merged into the organization from June 1, 2025. The acquisition strengthens Norspray's position in instrumentation in Norway.
• 3MminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor3M is a supplier brand carried by Norspray, offering products including safety equipment, respirators, cleaning products, and tapes.
• GracominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGraco is a supplier brand for low-pressure painting equipment distributed by Norspray.
• SagolaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSagola is a supplier brand for low-pressure painting equipment distributed by Norspray.
• BlastracminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBlastrac is a supplier brand for shot blasting machines and spare parts distributed by Norspray.
• ClemcominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorClemco is a supplier brand for mobile sandblasting equipment distributed by Norspray.
• AirblastminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAirblast is a supplier brand for sandblasting equipment distributed by Norspray.
• Oerlikon MetcominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOerlikon Metco is a supplier brand for thermal spraying equipment distributed by Norspray.
• IbixminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIbix is a supplier brand for portable sandblasting equipment distributed by Norspray.
• TrelawnyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrelawny is a supplier brand for needle scalers and surface preparation equipment distributed by Norspray.
• DefelskominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDefelsko is a supplier brand for coating inspection instruments distributed by Norspray.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Graco Inc. US-listed global leader in fluid handling equipment including professional painting and coating systems; comparable as one of Norspray's principal distributed brands and an indirect competitor through its own European distributor and direct-sales channels.
• Oerlikon Metco: Global supplier of surface solutions and thermal-spray equipment, materials and services; comparable as one of the premium thermal-spray brands Norspray distributes, serving the same aerospace, oil & gas and industrial wear-protection customers.
• Wheelabrator Group: Global leader in shot blasting, wheel blasting and surface preparation equipment for aerospace, automotive and industrial customers; comparable as a larger incumbent in the same surface-treatment equipment category as Norspray's shot-blasting line.
• Ahlsell Norge AS: Major Nordic technical wholesale distributor serving industrial, construction and maritime trades with tools, PPE and equipment; comparable as a much larger broad-line Norwegian distributor that overlaps with Norspray on tools, PPE and workshop supplies.
• Tyrolit Group: Austrian manufacturer of grinding, dressing and surface-finishing tools; comparable as an adjacent industrial surface-treatment equipment supplier serving the same European industrial and metalworking customers as Norspray.

Direct peers

• Blastrac: Global manufacturer of shot blasting and surface preparation equipment; directly comparable as one of the principal brands Norspray distributes and the same end-customers (shipyards, industrial floors, construction) use both companies' machines.
• Airblast B.V. Dutch manufacturer and supplier of sandblasting equipment, blast rooms and abrasive media; comparable as a direct competitor in industrial sandblasting equipment across the same European maritime and industrial customer segments.
• Clemco International: German-headquartered manufacturer of sandblasting and shot-blasting equipment whose Norwegian arm (Clemco Norge) was just merged into Norspray; directly comparable as the dominant sandblasting equipment brand in the same product category and customer base.
• Defelsko Corporation: US manufacturer of coating thickness and inspection instruments; comparable as a direct brand in Norspray's inspection-equipment range, serving the same coating-quality-control buyers in shipyards and industrial coatings.

Regional players

• Scanmaskin Sverige AB: Swedish manufacturer and distributor of surface preparation equipment (shot blasting, grinding, dust extraction); comparable as a Nordic regional peer in the same product category, competing for Scandinavian industrial and construction customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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