Holger Hartmann

Name

Holger Hartmann

Legal name

Holger Hartmann AS

Website

https://holgerhartmann.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Material Testing and Laboratory Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844)

akta.pro primary industry

Calibration Services & Standards (Calibration labs, reference standards, traceability services) (IMAGAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Radiography & NDT Services (Gamma radiography, source handling, field inspection) (EUAKAIAF)

Keywords

• Material testing equipment
• Non-destructive testing
• Laboratory analysis instruments
• Scientific microscopy solutions
• Radiation detection systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Langhus

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment and Product Sales: Sale of instruments, equipment, and consumables across five product categories: Material Testing (NDT/DT), Analysis/Laboratory, Microscopy, Radiation Warning, and Consumables/Accessories. Products sourced from international manufacturers and distributed to Norwegian customers.
2. Service, Calibration, and Repair: Service, calibration, repair, installation, and maintenance of all sold equipment. Workshop facilities in both Oslo (Langhus) and Bergen (Blomsterdalen) with automated test and calibration equipment. Loan/rental equipment provided when repairs cannot be completed quickly.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Holger Hartmann AS distributes specialized scientific instruments and provides associated calibration, repair, installation, and maintenance services to Norwegian customers across material testing (NDT/DT), laboratory analysis, microscopy, and radiation detection. The company represents world-leading international manufacturers and operates its own service workshops in Langhus (Oslo) and Blomsterdalen (Bergen) with a system of annual calibration recall.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Material Testing Equipment (NDT/DT)
• Analysis and Laboratory Instruments
• Microscopy Solutions
• Radiation Detection and Warning Equipment
• Consumables and Accessories
• Service, Calibration, and Repair
• UltraWAVE 3 Microwave Digestion System

Quantifiable outcome

• Norway's largest supplier of products and services for material testing (NDT and DT)

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MilestonecoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary supplier of microwave digestion, decomposition, synthesis, extraction, and ashing systems for laboratory elemental analysis. Products include ETHOS X, UltraWAVE, UltraCLAVE, ETHOS UP/EASY, ETHOS LEAN, PYRO, FlexiWAVE, SynthWAVE, and easyFILL. Holger Hartmann distributes the full Milestone portfolio in Norway.
• Evident (formerly Olympus Scientific Solutions)coreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary supplier of microscopes for life science and material science. Products include IX85 inverted microscope, stereo microscopes, and microscopy accessories. Modular microscope configurations for biomedical research, education, clinical diagnostics, and industry.
• Spectro (AMETEK)coreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry) instruments and ED-XRF (Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence) analyzers for elemental analysis.
• Thermo Fisher ScientificcoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of handheld XRF instruments for PMI (Positive Material Identification) and material testing. Full service, calibration, and training provided by Holger Hartmann.
• TracercocoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of Personal Electronic Dosimeters (PED), Geiger counters, and contamination monitors for radiation warning and detection. Products include PED 400, PED Blue, and PED+ with ER (Extended Range) options.
• Bertel O. Steen Industri AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company. Holger Hartmann AS is a part of Bertel O. Steen Industri AS. The company is also part of Ege-Gruppen.
• Olympus (NDT)coreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of NORTEC 600 eddy current instruments for non-destructive testing. Available in standard and EX versions.
• Université de La RéunionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institution (Laboratory of Chemistry and Natural Substances and Food Science) that co-developed ETHOS X extraction technologies with Milestone, resulting in multiple European patents.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Buehler (Illinois Tool Works): US-based manufacturer and supplier of materials preparation and analysis instruments (sectioning, mounting, grinding, polishing, hardness testing). Closely comparable to Holger Hartmann's Analysis and Material Testing lines, with overlapping OEM-style distribution and service model.
• Instron (Illinois Tool Works): Global supplier of materials testing systems (tensile, fatigue, impact) with strong service and calibration offering. Comparable to Holger Hartmann on the destructive testing (DT) side and on the calibration-driven recurring service revenue model.
• Helmut Fischer: German manufacturer of coating thickness measurement, XRF, and Feritscope instruments. Already a partner-supplier to Holger Hartmann (Helmut Fischer gauges are part of the Norwegian portfolio); comparable as a focused specialist in the same instrumentation niche.
• ZwickRoell: German manufacturer of materials testing machines for hardness, tensile, and fatigue testing. Comparable to Holger Hartmann's DT hardness and materials testing portfolio, addressing the same industrial QA customers in Europe with direct sales and service.
• Struers: Danish-headquartered specialist in materialographic equipment for NDT/DT and metallographic sample preparation. Comparable to Holger Hartmann because it serves the same NDT/material testing customer base with similar consultative sales and aftermarket service, although it operates as a manufacturer rather than a distributor.

Broad incumbents

• Agilent Technologies: US-based analytical instrument and life sciences company with broad ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and spectroscopy portfolio. Comparable as a strategic OEM counterpart to Holger Hartmann's Spectro/AMETEK and other elemental analysis lines in the Norwegian market.
• Shimadzu Scientific Instruments: Major Japanese analytical and measurement instrument manufacturer serving laboratory and industrial markets globally. Comparable to Holger Hartmann on the analytical instrument distribution side, but with a much broader portfolio and direct sales footprint rather than a single-country distributor model.
• Mettler-Toledo: Swiss precision instrument supplier (balances, pipettes, pH, density, titration) with a strong service and calibration backbone. Comparable to Holger Hartmann on the laboratory instruments distribution and recurring calibration service model, though at much greater scale and global breadth.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences and analytical instrument giant; supplies handheld XRF (NITON) to Holger Hartmann and competes directly with Holger Hartmann's analytical instrument line at the OEM level in Norway. Comparable as a strategic counterpart to a regional specialist distributor.

Emerging players

• Netzsch Instruments: German manufacturer of thermal analysis, DMA, and materials characterization instruments used in industrial and laboratory QA. Comparable on the materials analysis side of Holger Hartmann's portfolio, particularly for industrial and research customers in Northern Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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