Nordverk
Nordverk Norge AS is a Norwegian privately held supplier and integrator of warehouse storage systems, including shelving, tire handling, automated lift storage (heisautomater), and the Blue Robot AS/RS, serving B2B customers across automotive, manufacturing, aviation, building materials, and dairy sectors through direct field sales in eastern and western Norway.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1985
- HeadquartersOslo, Norway
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Nordverk does
Nordverk Norge AS is a privately held Norwegian warehouse equipment and logistics solutions provider founded in 1985 and headquartered in Oslo with a regional sales office in Stavanger. The company supplies, installs, and maintains warehouse storage systems including custom shelving, mezzanines, tire handling systems, automated lift-based storage systems (heisautomater/lagerautomater sourced from Swedish manufacturer Weland), and the cube-based Blue Robot AS/RS added through a sales partnership in 2022. Nordverk also resells the LOGIA warehouse management system from Logimatic, which integrates with ERP platforms such as Lawson M3 to manage order picking, inventory locations, and warehouse optimization for enterprise customers.
The company serves B2B customers across industrial and commercial sectors including automotive dealerships and tire hotels, manufacturing, building materials, dairy, aviation, and sporting goods. Revenue is generated through a combination of one-time equipment sales, professional installation services, recurring service and maintenance contracts (available 24/7 for critical accounts), and consulting services delivered via a 9-step project methodology. Sales are direct and field-based through a consultative B2B motion, supplemented by channel partnerships for the Blue Robot product line and representation of multiple European equipment manufacturers.
Nordverk has delivered over 500 heisautomater in Norway, reports greater than 50% market share in the domestic heisautomat segment, and claims 99.8% uptime across its installed base. The company is 100% Norwegian-owned and operates as Nordverk Gruppen following the 2018 acquisition of NP Lien AS, with headcount in the 11-50 range.
Nordverk firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Nordverk
- Legal name
- Nordverk Norge AS
- Website
- https://nordverk.no
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1985
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Nordverk Norge AS is a Norwegian privately held supplier and integrator of warehouse storage systems, including shelving, tire handling, automated lift storage (heisautomater), and the Blue Robot AS/RS, serving B2B customers across automotive, manufacturing, aviation, building materials, and dairy sectors through direct field sales in eastern and western Norway.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Nordverk industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Warehouse Storage Solutions
- SIC
- Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Material Handling Equipment Rental/Leasing (Forklifts, Telehandlers, Reach Trucks) (TLABAFAF)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Value-Added Warehousing Services (Kitting, Labeling, Repack, Light Assembly) (TLALAAAL)
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Where Nordverk is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Oslo
- HQ country
- Norway
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Nordverk business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Warehouse Equipment Sales: Sale of warehouse storage solutions including heisautomater, shelving systems, tire storage systems, mezzanines, and automated warehouse systems. Products sourced from European manufacturers like Weland Solutions, Mecalux, and others.
- Installation Services: Professional installation services provided by Nordverk's own experienced assemblers with expertise in mechanical and electronic systems for industrial and service environments.
- Service and Maintenance Contracts: Ongoing service, maintenance, and support contracts for delivered equipment including Compact warehouse automations. Available 24/7 for critical customers like Widerøe.
- Consulting and Advisory Services: Consulting and custom design services helping customers identify warehouse and logistics challenges through Nordverk's proprietary 9-step project methodology.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Nordverk product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Nordverk supplies, installs, and maintains warehouse storage and material handling systems for B2B customers across Norway, including Weland Compact lift-based heisautomater, Mecalux shelving and mezzanines, tire storage systems for dealerships and tire hotels, personnel lifts, and the Blue Robot cube-based AS/RS. The company integrates LOGIA warehouse management software from Logimatic with customer ERP systems (including Lawson M3) and delivers project-based solutions through direct field sales with installation, consulting, and recurring 24/7 service and maintenance contracts.
Product overview
Nordverk is a leading Norwegian provider of professional warehouse and logistics solutions, established in 1985. Their product portfolio includes custom shelving systems (Reoler) for pallet, pick, and long goods storage; tire handling systems (Dekkhåndtering) for tire hotel operations with various rack configurations; automated warehouse systems (Lagerautomater) featuring Weland Compact lift systems with various models including Deep, Twin, and Multi-deep configurations; Blue Robot cube-based AS/RS for small and medium businesses; mezzanine flooring solutions; workshop and locker interior solutions; personnel lifts; and LOGIA warehouse management system from Logimatic for integrated inventory and order management. Nordverk operates as a total supplier offering customized solutions that optimize warehouse space, increase picking efficiency, and improve ergonomics and safety.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Reoler (Shelving Systems) Custom shelving systems for pallet storage, pick storage, and long goods storage, sold to businesses across all industries requiring tailored warehouse storage.
- Dekkhåndtering (Tire Handling Systems) Professional tire storage systems for tire hotels, including lying and standing tire racks, tire handling equipment, container tire storage, and tire washing equipment. Designed for car dealerships, tire hotels, and automotive service providers that need more compact seasonal tire storage with less manual handling.
- Lagerautomater (Warehouse Lift Automates) Automated vertical lift-based warehouse storage systems (heisautomater), including the Weland Compact Lift product family with cassette capacities up to 1,500 kg and configurations including Twin, Deep, and Multi-deep. Reduces floor space by up to 90% versus conventional small-item shelving.
- Blue Robot Cube Storage (AS/RS) Cube-based automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) using gantry-mounted robots, targeted at small and medium-sized businesses. Scalable from 1,000 to over 35,000 storage bins, with picking efficiency up to five times higher than traditional picking, priced at typical installations of 4-7 million NOK.
- Mesanin (Mezzanine) Mezzanine flooring systems that create additional storage levels within warehouses to maximize vertical space utilization, sold as part of customized warehouse solutions.
- Innredning og tilbehør (Interior and Accessories) Professional interior solutions and accessories including Lista workshop equipment, Eskoleia locker systems (straight or sloping-top lockers, Z-section cabinets, accessories), plastic storage products, and Kortsystem location marking solutions for warehouses and workshops.
- Personlift (Personnel Lifts) Indoor personnel lifts from Eletec AB for warehouse and tire-handling operations, including the Tyra tire lift (max load 220 kg, lifting height 2.95 m), the Sven personnel lift (1,000 x 750 mm platform), and the Åke cargo and personnel lift (700 x 480 mm load tray).
- LOGIA Warehouse Management System (WMS) Warehouse management system from Logimatic that controls and optimizes both manual and automated warehouse areas, managing order picking, batch picking, and inventory locations, with integration to ERP systems such as Lawson M3 via the Compact Talk interface.
Quantifiable outcome
- Floor space reduced by up to 90% compared to conventional small-item shelving
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Companies that use Nordverk
Customer profileNamed customers18 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Nordverk technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
Feature6 records
Nordverk partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Blue Robot AScoreNordverk became a sales partner for Blue Robot AS in January 2022. Blue Robot is an innovative cube-based robotic storage and retrieval system (ASRS) targeted at small and medium-sized businesses. Nordverk covers eastern Norway while Inge S. Årstad AS covers western Norway, with shared responsibility for northern Norway. Nordverk received full initial support from Blue Robot to build competencies.
- Weland Lagersystem ABcoreWeland Lagersystem AB is the Swedish manufacturer of Compact heisautomater (lift warehouse systems). Nordverk has represented Weland for decades and is their largest single customer market, exceeding even Sweden. Norway is Weland's most important single market. Weland produces approximately 100 heisautomater annually.
- Logimatic (LOGIA)coreLogimatic provides LOGIA warehouse management system (WMS) that integrates with Nordverk's warehouse automations. LOGIA controls and optimizes warehouse operations including picking, storage locations, and integrates with ERP systems like Lawson M3. Used by major customers like Ahlsell, Jøtul, TINE, and Optimera.
- Inge S. Årstad ASminorInge S. Årstad AS in Sandnes was selected as Blue Robot's first sales partner in January 2022. Together with Nordverk, they cover all of Norway - Inge S. Årstad covers western Norway while Nordverk covers eastern Norway. Both share northern Norway.
- RENASminorRENAS is Norway's leading EE return company with 14 treatment facilities and 100 collectors across the country. Nordverk is a member and delivers old or broken products to RENAS for cost-effective and environmentally friendly collection, treatment, and recycling of electrical and electronic waste.
- Seljelid TruckutleieminorSeljelid Truckutleie handles service for Compact warehouse automation users on the west coast of Norway as part of Nordverk's service organization.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Nordverk competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- AutoStore: Norwegian-origin developer of cube-based ASRS solutions. Nordverk's own marketing manager has publicly stated the company loses customers to AutoStore, making it the most direct competitive comparable in the Norwegian warehouse-automation market.
- Mecalux: Spanish-headquartered global supplier of shelving, racking, and automated warehouse systems. Mecalux is both a Nordverk partner and a direct competitor in the European warehouse-storage market.
- Constructor Group: Netherlands-based global supplier of industrial storage systems, racking, and automated solutions. Competes with Nordverk's shelving and automation portfolio in European B2B markets.
- Kardex: Swiss-headquartered global provider of automated storage and retrieval systems and intralogistics solutions. Competes directly with Nordverk's heisautomater and Blue Robot offerings in the European SMB and enterprise segments.
- BITO Lagertechnik: German family-owned supplier of shelving, racking, bins, and warehouse automation. Comparable in product breadth (shelving + light automation) and B2B distribution model targeting European industrial customers.
- SSI Schaefer: German-headquartered global intralogistics company providing shelving, ASRS, WMS, and integrated warehouse solutions. Overlaps with Nordverk's full-stack offering at the larger enterprise end of the market.
- Hänel: German manufacturer of vertical lift storage systems (Rotomat, Lean-Lift). Direct competitor in the heisautomater/vertical-lift category that Nordverk distributes in Norway.
- Weland Lagersystem AB: Swedish manufacturer of Compact heisautomater — Nordverk's flagship product supplier. Operates in the same warehouse-automation category as Nordverk (Nordverk being the largest single market for Weland), making them comparable peers in the value chain.
Broad incumbents
- TGW Logistics Group: Austrian-headquartered provider of integrated warehouse automation, including shuttle-based ASRS and WMS. A broader incumbent that overlaps with Nordverk's automation and integration capabilities in the European market.
- Jungheinrich: German global intralogistics provider offering forklifts, racking, and automated systems as part of a broad portfolio. Competes with Nordverk in material-handling equipment but at much larger scale and with a much wider product range.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Nordverk leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
Nordverk funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Nordverk M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Nordverk
What does Nordverk do?
Nordverk supplies, installs, and maintains warehouse storage and material handling systems for B2B customers across Norway, including Weland Compact lift-based heisautomater, Mecalux shelving and mezzanines, tire storage systems for dealerships and tire hotels, personnel lifts, and the Blue Robot cube-based AS/RS. The company integrates LOGIA warehouse management software from Logimatic with customer ERP systems (including Lawson M3) and delivers project-based solutions through direct field sales with installation, consulting, and recurring 24/7 service and maintenance contracts.
Is Nordverk a public or private company?
Nordverk is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Nordverk founded?
Nordverk was founded in 1985. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Nordverk based?
Nordverk is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, in the Europe region.
How does Nordverk make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Warehouse Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are installation Services, service and Maintenance Contracts and consulting and Advisory Services.
Who are Nordverk's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are AutoStore, Mecalux, Constructor Group, Kardex, BITO Lagertechnik, SSI Schaefer, Hänel and Weland Lagersystem AB. Broad incumbents are TGW Logistics Group and Jungheinrich.
Does Nordverk have an API?
No public API is recorded for Nordverk.
What industry is Nordverk in?
Nordverk's product category is Warehouse Storage Solutions. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLABAFAF, Material Handling Equipment Rental/Leasing (Forklifts, Telehandlers, Reach Trucks), with a secondary code of TLALAAAL, Value-Added Warehousing Services (Kitting, Labeling, Repack, Light Assembly). Its SIC code is 5080.