Bergen Rustfri Industri

What Bergen Rustfri Industri does

Bergen Rustfri Industri AS (operating as BRIAS) is a Norwegian metal-fabrication workshop headquartered in Ågotnes near Bergen, founded in June 2010 by Frode Arefjord and Asbjørn Olsen. The company specialises in certified welding and advanced plate and pipe work, with a process chain that runs from 2D/3D engineering and structural strength calculation through abrasive waterjet cutting (0-330 mm plate thickness), plate bending/rolling/forming, NS-EN ISO 3834-2:2021 certified welding (including exotic alloys such as Super Duplex, 6Mo, Titanium, Inconel 625 and Monel 400), pipe-spool prefabrication, acid washing and surface treatment, and final on/off-site assembly. Production is physically segregated into three zones (carbon steel, stainless/acid-resistant, and titanium/reactive materials) with a sealed sanitary room with overpressure ventilation for the most sensitive alloys, and the company holds a proprietary portable electrolysis plus phosphoric acid pickling process used to restore the passive layer on stainless welds.

BRIAS sells custom engineering and fabrication services on a project-by-project quotation basis to enterprise customers in industrial/process facilities, oil & gas and energy, maritime and subsea, food and research, and construction/infrastructure. Pricing is quote-driven against customer specifications, with full documentation packages (WPQR/WPS, NDT, MRB, material traceability) bundled into the delivery. The go-to-market combines inside sales (website inquiry and callback forms, phone, email), enterprise field sales (named sales, project and account managers), and — following the December 2025 integration into Nordic Steel Group — a group-referral channel that brings additional engineering capacity, project management and assembly teams. Combined with Nordic Steel Group the business operates from over 42,000 m² of production facilities with 140+ specialists, while preserving the local Ågotnes identity.

Name

Bergen Rustfri Industri

Legal name

Bergen Rustfri Industri AS

Website

https://brias.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bergen Rustfri Industri (BRIAS) is a Norwegian metal-fabrication workshop in Ågotnes delivering certified welding, waterjet cutting, plate and pipe work, surface treatment and assembly to enterprise customers in industrial, energy, maritime, food/research and infrastructure sectors across Norway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ågotnes

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom mechanical fabrication contracts: Project-based revenue from custom manufacturing and fabrication services (engineering, plate processing, certified welding, pipe fabrication, surface treatment, assembly) sold against customer specifications via quotations. Includes materials, labor, and full documentation packages (WPQR/WPS, certificates, NDT, MRB). Four-step flow: inquiry → quote → production → delivery.
2. Integrated multi-discipline project delivery: Single-contract delivery of multi-discipline scopes combining piping, steel construction, electrical and assembly (e.g., the Nofima project combining syrefast stål repos, steam system, electrical work and technical-room upgrade). Sold as a bundled turnkey package to industrial clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

BRIAS is a mechanical fabrication workshop that delivers custom manufacturing services covering engineering and structural strength calculation, abrasive waterjet cutting (up to 330 mm), advanced plate processing (shearing, punching, bending, rolling, forming), NS-EN ISO 3834-2:2021 certified welding of carbon, stainless, duplex/super duplex, titanium and other exotic alloys, prefabricated pipe spool fabrication and on/off-site assembly, and acid washing / surface treatment with full material and weld documentation. Projects are sold on a quote basis to industrial, energy, maritime and process customers, with all production carried out in-house at the Ågotnes workshop in Norway.

Product overview

BRIAS (Bergen Rustfri Industri) is a single, integrated mechanical workshop on Ågotnes, Norway, rather than a software platform with discrete modules. Its offering is delivered as one engineering-to-installation value chain with closely linked service lines: Engineering / Styrkeberegning feeds designs into Vannskjæring and Avansert platebearbeiding for cutting/bending/rolling, which in turn feed Sertifisert sveising (NS-EN ISO 3834-2 certified) for joining; Rørfabrikasjon og montasje produces pipe spools and on/off-site installation; Syrevasking og overflatebehandling restores the corrosion-resistant passive layer; and Dokumentasjon og kvalitetssikring wraps the chain with full material/weld/NDT/MRB traceability. As of December 2025 the entire operation sits inside Nordic Steel Group, giving BRIAS access to over 140 specialists and more than 42,000 m² of production facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering and structural strength calculation (Styrkeberegning) 2D and 3D modelling, technical documentation and structural strength calculations (styrkeberegning) for steel constructions, frameworks, lifting gear, pressure vessels and other load-bearing steel parts. Calculations are based on 3D models to optimise material use and validate safety, with partner support for more advanced analyses. Targeted at industrial, energy, maritime and process customers needing engineered-to-order fabrication.
• Waterjet cutting (Vannskjæring) CNC abrasive waterjet cutting of plates up to 330 mm thickness in stainless steel, duplex/super duplex, aluminium, unalloyed steel and titanium. Produces complex geometries with clean cut surfaces, tight tolerances and no heat-affected zone (no HAZ) or thermal distortion. Sold to industrial, energy, maritime and process customers as part of custom fabrication projects.
• Advanced plate processing (Avansert platebearbeiding) Full plate processing workflow: cutting (waterjet 0–330 mm, plate shear 0–13 mm, punching 0–30 mm), press brake bending up to 12 mm, rolling 0–10 mm, forming and assembly. In-house plate stock across carbon steel (S355 1–120 mm), stainless 316L (1–100 mm), aluminium 5754/6082 (1–110 mm), duplex, super duplex, titanium Gr.2 and 253MA.
• Certified welding (Sertifisert sveising) Certified welding to NS-EN ISO 3834-2:2021 with welding coordination per NS-EN ISO 14731 / NS-EN 3834-2. Processes include MIG/MAG, TIG, flux-cored (Rørtråd), MMA (electrode) and Oxy-Acetylene, plus brazing of foils and mesh. Production halls split into three zones (carbon, stainless/acid-proof, titanium/reactive) with a separate sanitary room for the most sensitive alloys. WPQR/WPS coverage across S355N, AISI 316L, Super Duplex, 6Mo, Titanium grade 1–5, Duplex, Aluminium 6082, Monel 400, Inconel 625, 253MA, hardfacing (Stellite No.6) and Inconel 625 cladding.
• Pipe fabrication and assembly (Rørfabrikasjon og montasje) Complete pipe fabrication from engineering and prefabrication to on-site installation. Produces pipe spools and full piping systems for industry, food processing and oil & gas, including sanitary, food industry, research environments and offshore sectors. Includes in-house assembly and on/off-site mounting (in- and out-of-house).
• Acid washing and surface treatment (Syrevasking og overflatebehandling) Acid washing of welded stainless/acid-proof products to remove discoloration and oxides and restore the passive layer for corrosion resistance. A dedicated closed-loop wash hall (approved for pickling and mechanical surface treatment such as polishing and brushing) collects wastewater for off-site neutralisation. Also offers a portable electrolysis/phosphoric-acid pickling process usable indoors and outdoors, gentler on operators, environment and polished/brushed surfaces.
• Documentation and quality assurance (Dokumentasjon og kvalitetssikring) Full technical documentation packages covering materials, welding, production and inspection: material certificates, WPQR/WPS, ITP, Dimensional Control Report, Certificate of Conformity, Material Traceability List, weld logs, weld map drawings, welder certificates, PMI, NDT reports, MRB, SPIR, GA-drawings, FAT report, PSM, THI and OMM — delivered digitally and structured to project requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Capability to waterjet cut steel plates up to 330 mm thickness (vs. typical laser limits).
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered project partner (storavatnet i fyllingsdalen), flagship / corporate parent and project partner (ny repos for nofima).

• NCCproject partner (storavatnet i fyllingsdalen)Strategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2025Contracted BRIAS to deliver and install new stainless steel pipes (Ø 508 mm, longest pipe section 8.8 m) at the Storavatnet dam in Fyllingsdalen. Welds performed to procedure and X-ray inspected before commissioning. Project executed in demanding terrain close to existing structures, with a focus on logistics, safe execution and minimal environmental impact.
• Nordic Steel Groupflagship / corporate parentStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025BRIAS became part of Nordic Steel Group in December 2025. Nordic Steel is described as one of Norway's leading competence centres in steel, and the combination unlocks extra engineering capacity, project management, advanced plate processing and larger assembly teams for BRIAS customers while keeping the local Ågotnes identity. Combined: 140+ specialists and 42,000 m² production capacity.
• Nofimaproject partner (ny repos for nofima)Strategic or Co-development Partner · 12 August 2025Engaged BRIAS to deliver a complete new repos in acid-resistant steel with steam system, electrical work and upgrade of technical rooms. BRIAS handled the full delivery — from construction and engineering to finished installation — including pipework produced and welded in-house, pressure-tested and quality-assembled before mounting. Also included new electrical setup, routing and overall upgrade of rooms and facades.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Aker Solutions: Large Norwegian engineering and fabrication contractor serving oil & gas and energy clients. Comparable to BRIAS as both deliver welding, pipe fabrication and module assembly for offshore and process customers, but at far greater scale and with EPC scope.
• Sandvik: Global engineering group producing advanced stainless steels, alloys and welding consumables and operating fabrication-adjacent services — broad incumbent in the same materials and welding ecosystem.
• Nordic Steel Group: Parent company and direct operator of steel and fabrication capacity in Norway. Following the December 2025 acquisition of BRIAS, it is also the group that BRIAS is part of, providing overlapping plate processing, welding and assembly capabilities across 42,000 m².
• Subsea 7: Major subsea engineering, construction and services contractor active in pipe spool fabrication, welding and offshore installation for oil & gas and offshore wind — comparable delivery model in pipework and offshore assembly for the same end-customers.
• Oceaneering: Global subsea and offshore services provider that is both a listed BRIAS reference customer and a competitor in welding, pipe fabrication and intervention tooling for offshore energy and maritime markets.
• Voestalpine: European steel and processing group with extensive plate processing, special-alloy welding and component manufacturing capabilities — comparable in advanced plate and welding scope, but at far greater scale.

Direct peers

• MOMEK Group: Northern Norwegian mechanical and steel contractor delivering certified welding, plate processing, pipe fabrication and on-site assembly for industrial, energy and infrastructure clients — directly comparable service portfolio and customer profile.
• StS Gruppen: Norwegian industrial group with welding, plate processing, pipe fabrication and surface treatment services across multiple workshops, serving oil & gas, maritime and process customers in the Nordic region.
• Apply Sørco: Norwegian mechanical and steel fabrication contractor with comparable welding, pipe spooling and assembly services for oil & gas, maritime and process customers on the Norwegian west coast — overlapping target market and delivery model.

Regional players

• Kvitebjørn Varme: Norwegian industrial contractor focused on stainless and acid-resistant steel fabrication for process and energy customers — overlapping capability in exotic alloys and sanitary-grade welding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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