What Coop Byggmix does

Coop Byggmix is a building materials and hardware retail store operating at Judaberg in Stavanger Kommune, Norway, serving the rural Finnøy island community. It is one of four business units operated by Coop Finnøy SA, an independent cooperative society (selvstendig samvirkelag) that also runs Extra Finnøy grocery, Landbruksavdeling agricultural supplies, and a Circle K automated fuel station.

The store offers a broad assortment of ironware, electrical items, fishing equipment (including lobster and crab pots), paint, tools, screws, and miscellaneous hardware, alongside value-added services such as postal counter operations and agricultural supplies distribution. A propane gas product line (10 kg refills at 399 NOK and cylinders with gas at 1399 NOK) extends the offering to households, cabins, and boats. The cooperative maintains 24 employees across all four units and is part of the broader Coop Norway branding network, providing members a 3% purchase dividend (kjøpeutbytte).

The revenue model is straightforward physical retail: customers purchase goods on a one-time basis at the storefront, supplemented by the Coop member loyalty dividend program. The cooperative operates with extended Extra store hours (07:00-23:00 Mon-Sat) alongside Byggmix opening hours of 08:30-18:00. Annual revenue for the entire Coop Finnøy SA cooperative is 153 million NOK, though Coop Byggmix-specific revenue is not separately disclosed. The go-to-market is local community-focused with no e-commerce or digital channel expansion evident in the data.

Name

Coop Byggmix

Legal name

Coop Finnøy SA

Website

https://coop-finnoy.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coop Byggmix is a hardware and building materials retail store at Judaberg in Stavanger Kommune, Norway, serving the rural Finnøy island community with ironware, tools, paint, fishing equipment, propane gas, and agricultural supplies under the Coop Norway cooperative network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Judaberg

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales: Physical retail store selling hardware, building materials, electrical items, fishing equipment, paint, tools, and general merchandise to consumers and local community members in the Finnøy/Judaberg area.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Coop Byggmix Finnøy is a physical retail hardware and building materials store located at Judaberg in Stavanger Kommune, Norway. It sells ironware, electrical items, fishing equipment (including lobster and crab pots), paint, tools, screws, and general merchandise, and also offers propane gas refills (399 NOK for 10 kg, 1399 NOK for cylinder with gas), postal services (Post i butikk), and agricultural supplies to local residents and fishermen.

Product overview

Coop Finnøy SA is a Norwegian retail cooperative operating multiple business units including Extra Finnøy (daily groceries and specialty goods), Coop Byggmix Finnøy (building materials and hardware store), an agricultural department, and a Circle K automated gas station at Judaberg in Stavanger Municipality. The company serves approximately 24 employees and generates 153 million in annual revenue. The Coop Byggmix store specializes in ironware, electrical items, fishing equipment, lobster and crab pots, paint, tools, screws, and miscellaneous hardware, while also offering postal services and agricultural supplies to the local community.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coop Byggmix Finnøy Retail Store A physical retail hardware and building materials store selling ironware, electrical items, fishing equipment (lobster and crab pots), paint, tools, screws, and miscellaneous household goods, and offering Post i butikk postal services and agricultural supplies to local residents and fishermen in the Finnøy area.
• Propane Gas (Propan) Propane gas sold in 10 kg composite cylinders and steel cylinders, priced at 399 NOK for a 10 kg refill and 1399 NOK for a cylinder with gas included, intended for households, cabins, boats, and industrial buyers.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Coop Finnøy SAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoop Byggmix Finnøy is operated by Coop Finnøy SA, a cooperative society (samvirkelag) that also runs Extra Finnøy grocery store, Landbruksavdeling (agricultural department), and Circle K automatstasjon (automated gas station) at Judaberg.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Clas Ohlson: Nordic variety retailer specializing in hardware, tools, electrical, and home products. Comparable assortment breadth to Byggmix on ironware, electrical, and tools, but operates multi-channel (stores + strong e-commerce) across the Nordics.
• Bauhaus (Norge): European big-box DIY and hardware chain with a Norwegian footprint. Overlaps with Byggmix on tools, paint, and building materials but at significantly larger store formats and broader assortment, including garden and home categories.
• Coop Obs!: Larger hypermarket/variety format within the same Coop Norway network that Coop Byggmix belongs to. Overlaps on hardware-adjacent, household, and DIY categories, but operates at larger store formats and broader assortment.

Emerging players

• Plantasjen: Nordic garden center and home/outdoor living retailer. Adjacent rather than directly competitive with Byggmix, but overlaps on paint, tools, and seasonal outdoor categories, and competes for similar rural homeowner spend.
• Komplett: Norway's largest pure-play e-commerce retailer (electronics and general goods). Not a direct hardware competitor, but represents the online channel that increasingly encroaches on rural retail catchments that Byggmix has historically owned.

Direct peers

• Byggmakker: Norwegian chain of locally owned building-materials and hardware merchants. Closely mirrors Coop Byggmix's franchise-style model where each store is locally operated under a national brand and shared procurement.
• Jernia: Norwegian specialty retail chain selling ironware, tools, paint, electrical, and household hardware. Highly comparable to Byggmix on core assortment and DIY / home-maintenance customer segment, but operates at national scale rather than a single rural site.
• Maxbo: Norwegian building-materials retailer (part of Optimera/Forestia). Comparable to Coop Byggmix on the building-materials side, serving both DIY consumers and trade customers across Norway, though typically in larger-format stores.
• Bygger'n: Norwegian nationwide chain of independently owned hardware and building-materials stores. Directly comparable to Coop Byggmix in assortment (tools, paint, building supplies) and rural/small-town customer base, though operating under a different cooperative-style affiliation model.

Regional players

• XXL: Nordic sporting goods retailer. Comparable to Byggmix on the fishing-equipment side (lobster/crab pots, fishing gear) but focused on sports/outdoors rather than general hardware and building materials.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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