Justervesenet

Name

Justervesenet

Legal name

Justervesenet

Website

https://justervesenet.no

Company type

Public

Founded year

1832

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Metrology Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Accreditation & Metrology Cooperation (Calibration, Measurement Standards) (BPADANAE), Quantum Metrology Standards, Calibration & Test Systems (HDAGAHAJ), Metrology & Dimensional Measurement (CMMs, laser trackers, gauges, surface/roughness) (IMAGAFAD)

Keywords

• Metrology services
• Calibration services
• Conformity assessment
• Measuring instrument certification
• Legal metrology supervision

Headquarters

HQ city

Kjeller

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Calibration Services: Justervesenet provides calibration services for a wide range of measuring instruments including scales, thermometers, length measuring devices, electrical instruments, flow meters, and optical power meters. Prices are updated annually and are publicly available in calibration price lists. Field services and custom metrological assignments are available upon request with tailored pricing.
2. Notified Body Conformity Assessment and Certification: As an EU Notified Body (NB) under MID and NAWID directives, Justervesenet performs conformity assessments and certifications of measuring instruments before they are placed on the EU/EEA market. Fees are published in annual notified body price lists. This service is required for manufacturers of many measuring instrument types to access the EU/EEA market.
3. Annual Supervision Fees: Many inspection areas are financed through annual fees paid by operators in relevant sectors. The annual fee is set each year by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and covers supervision of respective areas. The fee must be paid regardless of whether an inspection is conducted in that particular year. All entrepreneurs within a sector contribute to financing inspection.
4. Inspection Fees: Inspection fees include an attendance fee for the inspector's on-site presence, an hourly fee per hour spent on site, and a non-compliance fee for violation of regulations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Justervesenet is Norway's national metrology institute providing calibration of measuring instruments across physical quantities (electricity, temperature, mass, length, flow, humidity, optical power, time/frequency), conformity assessment and certification as an EU Notified Body under the MID and NAWID directives, and supervision of measuring instruments used in commerce. It maintains national measurement standards traceable to the SI system, contributes to the global UTC time scale through atomic clocks, and conducts research in quantum technology and metrology.

Product overview

Justervesenet (The Norwegian Metrology Service) operates as a unified service portfolio under a single national metrology institute. The core offerings include Calibration of Measuring Instruments (covering electricity, temperature, mass, length, flow, humidity, optical power, and time/frequency), Conformity Assessment and Certification (as an EU Notified Body under MID and NAWID directives), Usage Verification (Bruksverifikasjon) for post-deployment testing, NTP (Network Time Protocol) services for precision timing, and Supervision (Tilsyn) for inspection of commercial measuring instruments. These services are supported by the Dinside digital self-service portal. The organization focuses on ensuring traceable, accurate measurements through national standards aligned with the SI system, with international recognition across the EU/EEA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conformity Assessment and Certification As a technical control body (TKO) and EU Notified Body (NB), Justervesenet performs conformity assessment and certification of measuring instruments in accordance with national and international standards (EU MID 2014/32/EU and NAWID 2014/31/EU). Certificates are valid throughout the EU/EEA area. Targeted at manufacturers of measuring instruments seeking EU/EEA market access.
• Calibration of Measuring Instruments Calibration services for a wide range of measuring instruments including electricity (AC/DC current, voltage, resistance, power, energy), temperature, mass, pressure, length, flow meters, water meters, volume measures, hydrogen gas, time and frequency, humidity, and optical power. Serves Norwegian businesses across industries requiring traceable measurements.
• Usage Verification (Bruksverifikasjon) Testing and documentation service to verify that measuring instruments meet necessary requirements after they have been put into use. Targeted at businesses requiring compliance verification of in-service measuring instruments.
• NTP (Network Time Protocol) Services Time and frequency services providing traceable time references over fiber, independent of satellites, as part of Nordic research networks. Serves research institutions and businesses requiring nanosecond-accurate timing.
• Supervision (Tilsyn) Inspection and supervision of measuring instruments used in commercial transactions (retail, fuel stations, fisheries, taxi industry) to ensure compliance with legal requirements and fair trade. Serves Norwegian operators in regulated sectors.
• Dinside (Self-Service Portal) Online self-service portal for businesses and service firms to manage measuring instruments, submit notifications, and access registered data. Features enhanced security with administrator controls for service firm authorization.

Quantifiable outcome

• Measurement uncertainty as low as 10 parts per million (PPM) achieved through self-calibrating photodiode technology for space applications
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• FFI (Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 December 2024Justervesenet and FFI (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment) signed a collaboration agreement on 20 December 2024 to strengthen joint research and development. The agreement provides a framework for utilizing each other's expertise in fields such as time/frequency, quantum technology, and photonics. The organizations are close neighbors at Kjeller, and the agreement aims to strengthen Norway's position in new technologies with applications for both defence and civilian purposes. Justervesenet was recently approved as a research institution by the Research Council of Norway.
• EURAMETcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEURAMET is the European Association of National Metrology Institutes. Justervesenet participates in EURAMET's Metrology Partnership Calls, submitting research proposals within measurement technology. The partnership addresses areas including metrology for health, fundamental metrology development, metrology for regulations, and metrology research potential. Justervesenet encourages Norwegian actors to participate and contribute to the development of future measurement technology.
• BIPM (International Bureau of Weights and Measures)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIPM in Paris maintains the International System of Units (SI) and calculates Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Justervesenet participates in the global UTC system by sending time signals from its atomic clocks to BIPM every five days. BIPM uses these signals along with data from other national laboratories to calculate the global UTC time scale.
• European metrology partners (EMPIR project chipS·CALe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJustervesenet led the EMPIR project chipS·CALe, involving European partners who jointly developed the self-calibrating optical standard ('NMI-on-a-chip'). The project achieved world-leading technology now being commercialized. Justervesenet initiated the project, led the application process and execution, and developed new measurement techniques contributing to the development of detectors and three different self-calibration methods for photodiodes.
• NORDUnetmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNORDUnet operates the Nordic research networks. Through this infrastructure, Nordic actors collaborate on building secure, GNSS-independent time services across countries. Justervesenet contributes to this by sharing highly accurate time references directly over fiber, independent of satellites, strengthening critical infrastructure resilience.
• SINTEFmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSINTEF has opened a centre for quantum technology in Norway. Justervesenet collaborates with SINTEF on quantum technology research, building on its 30+ years of experience in the field.
• RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerRISE, which is also a metrology institute in Sweden, is building test infrastructure for small businesses. Justervesenet collaborates with RISE in European metrology initiatives to maintain Nordic competitiveness in quantum and metrology technology.
• EURAMET (photodiode space project partners)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Self-calibrating photodiodes for UV and exploitation of induced junction technology project was a partnership that produced highly positive results, enabling embedded sensors that can calculate light power in space. Justervesenet served as project coordinator. Measurement uncertainty was reduced to as little as 10 PPM.
• Sikt – Kunnskapssektorens tjenesteleverandørminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSikt is the service provider for the knowledge sector. Justervesenet collaborated with Sikt on sharing information about nanosecond-accurate time services in Nordic research networks.
• IERS (International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service)minorOthersIERS monitors Earth rotation closely and announces leap seconds when the deviation from UTC approaches one second. This service maintains the connection between atomic time (UTC) and solar time.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures): BIPM is the intergovernmental organization that maintains the SI system and computes Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Justervesenet is one of many national institutes that sends time signals to BIPM every five days and participates in its metrology cooperation framework, making BIPM the central coordinating peer.

Broad incumbents

• NPL (National Physical Laboratory, UK): NPL is the UK's national metrology institute, operating at significantly greater scale than Justervesenet. It is comparable in mandate (national standards, calibration, and research) and a partner in many of the same EURAMET and international metrology programs.
• LNE (Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais, France): LNE is France's national metrology laboratory, providing calibration, testing, and conformity assessment services. While much larger than Justervesenet, it operates an analogous mix of national standards and commercial calibration/conformity services across European industry.
• PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt): PTB is Germany's national metrology institute and the largest in Europe. It offers a much broader portfolio across all SI units and dominates EMPIR research leadership. Justervesenet is a co-participant in EURAMET projects with PTB, making PTB a comparable but much larger incumbent.

Emerging players

• Beamex: Beamex is a Finnish company specializing in calibration instruments, software, and services for industrial process measurement. While private and commercial rather than a government NMI, it is a regional player operating in overlapping calibration services and calibration-equipment markets relevant to Justervesenet's industrial customers.

Direct peers

• NMi Certin: NMi (Netherlands) is a designated Notified Body under the same EU MID/NAWID directives as Justervesenet and a leading European conformity assessment and metrology services provider. It is the most direct Notified Body competitor for instrument manufacturers seeking EU/EEA market access.
• VTT MIKES (Finland): VTT MIKES is Finland's national metrology institute, operating under a comparable government-mandated role with calibration services, SI-traceable standards, and joint Nordic participation in EURAMET. It is directly comparable to Justervesenet in mandate and scale.
• METAS (Federal Institute of Metrology, Switzerland): METAS is Switzerland's national metrology institute with a similar small-country NMI mandate covering calibration, conformity assessment, and SI-traceable research. It is a directly comparable European NMI peer in scope and authority.
• DFM (Danish National Metrology Institute): DFM is Denmark's national metrology institute, providing traceable calibration and measurement standards. Its mandate, scope, and small Nordic NMI scale closely mirror Justervesenet's, and both participate in the same Nordic NORDUnet timing collaborations.
• RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden): RISE is Sweden's national metrology institute and Justervesenet's closest Nordic counterpart. RISE operates a similar mandate covering calibration, conformity assessment, and metrology research, and the two agencies actively collaborate in EURAMET initiatives to maintain Nordic competitiveness in quantum and metrology technology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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