What Br. Birkeland AS does

Br. Birkeland AS is a Norwegian private limited company (aksjeselskap) headquartered at 5392 Storebø, Norway, operating as a holding entity in the fishing and fisheries sector. The company has 5 employees at the parent level and is publicly described as a parent organization for fishing-related subsidiaries. The specific operating subsidiaries, fleet composition, license portfolio, and catch volumes are not disclosed in available material, and consolidated financial information is not available.

The company's public footprint is limited to a corporate website at br-birkeland.no (also brbi.no), which presents standard corporate sections: contact details ([email protected], telephone 56 18 11 10), a privacy policy, a whistleblowing channel, a published Åpenhetsloven (Norwegian Transparency Act) statement, and a "Ledige stillinger" (job openings) section with a dedicated recruitment inbox ([email protected]). The Transparency Act statement indicates formal supply-chain transparency and human-rights due-diligence disclosure consistent with Norwegian regulatory requirements that took effect on 1 July 2022. The recruitment channel points to operational crew hiring rather than corporate functions, consistent with a fishing-operations employer structure.

No revenue model, pricing mechanism, customer relationships, management team, technology platforms, or financial performance data are disclosed. The company does not appear to be publicly listed, has no disclosed funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, or strategic transactions, and there is no evidence of technology or AI/ML capability. Operating status is reported as active, and the company is registered as a Norwegian aksjeselskap with NOK 30,000 share capital as a minimum statutory baseline.

Name

Br. Birkeland AS

Legal name

Br. Birkeland AS

Website

https://br-birkeland.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Br. Birkeland AS is a Norwegian private holding company in the fishing and fisheries sector, headquartered in Storebø with 5 employees. It operates as a parent entity for fishing-related subsidiaries, with no public disclosure of operating scale, financials, or management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Fishing Services

NAICS

Fishing (1141), Fishing (11411), Fishing, Hunting and Trapping (114), Other Marine Fishing (114119)

SIC

Fishing, Hunting And Trapping (900)

akta.pro primary industry

Fishing Vessels (Trawlers, Longliners, Purse Seiners) (IMAJADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine Shellfish Farming (e.g., oysters, mussels, clams) (AFAEAAAB), Shellfish Wholesale (Crustaceans & Mollusks) (AFAIADAF)

Keywords

• Commercial fishing operations
• Fishery holding company
• Norwegian seafood harvesting
• Fishing vessel operations
• Seafood catch services

Headquarters

HQ city

Storebø

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain

Core offering

Br. Birkeland AS is a Norwegian private holding company that owns and operates subsidiary companies engaged in commercial fishing (fiskeri) activities. Its website presents an "Om oss" (About us) section and a "Fiskeri" (Fishing) section, and the company lists open positions for crew, indicating hands-on participation in fisheries operations rather than purely passive ownership.

Product overview

Br. Birkeland AS is a fishing industry company that owns and operates subsidiaries within the fishery sector. The company operates as a parent holding company for its fishing-related subsidiaries, offering no named distinct technology products or SaaS offerings. The company's operations center on fishery business activities rather than technology products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fiskeri (Fishing operations)

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Mowi ASA: The world's largest Atlantic salmon farmer and a significant Norwegian wild-catch operator. Comparable as a Norwegian-headquartered holding with subsidiary-driven seafood operations, though Mowi is primarily aquaculture-led rather than wild-catch.
• SalMar ASA: One of the world's largest salmon farmers, Norwegian-listed, with a Norway-wide operating footprint. Comparable as a large Norwegian seafood holding structure, though predominantly aquaculture rather than wild-catch.
• Austevoll Seafood ASA: Listed Norwegian seafood group also headquartered in Storebø, Austevoll. Operates a globally diversified portfolio across wild-catch fishing, aquaculture, and seafood processing — directly comparable geography and vertical structure, but vastly larger scale than Br. Birkeland.
• Lerøy Seafood Group ASA: Major Norwegian vertically integrated seafood company spanning wild-catch (Lerøy Havfisk), aquaculture (Lerøy Aurora), and VAP/Sales. Comparable as a Norwegian holding structure operating fishing subsidiaries, but operating at far greater scale across multiple species and geographies.

Direct peers

• Hofseth International AS: Norwegian seafood group focused on wild-caught salmon, whitefish, and trout from Norwegian coastal fisheries, with downstream processing. Closely comparable as a Norwegian fishing/processing holding structure, though slightly larger and more processing-oriented.
• Skagerrak AS: Norwegian coastal fishing and seafood processing company with roots in the Agder region. Comparable as a small-to-mid Norwegian fishing holding operating vessels and downstream processing.
• Pelagia AS: Norwegian-owned pelagic fishing and seafood processing group operating a fleet of purse seiners and trawlers from Norwegian ports. Closely comparable to Br. Birkeland as a Norwegian vessel-owning fishing group with processing exposure.
• Coast Seafood AS: Norwegian-owned seafood supplier specializing in live, fresh, and frozen shellfish and crustaceans from Norwegian coastal fisheries. Comparable as a Norwegian holding structure sourcing from coastal fishing operations.
• Norway Seafoods AS (formerly Havfisk / Melbu Fiskeindustri): Norwegian whitefish trawler operator with associated land-based processing. Closely comparable as a Norwegian vessel-owning fishing holding, though operating larger offshore trawlers rather than coastal vessels.
• Brodrene Sperre AS: Norwegian family-owned fishing and seafood company ('Brodrene' = Brothers) with operations in pelagic fishing and processing. Closely comparable in family branding, scale, and Norwegian coastal-fishing profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/br-birkeland-as

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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