Empo tv

What Empo tv does

Empo AS is a Norwegian sheltered-employment company (VTA-bedrift) wholly owned by Nordre Follo kommune, operating two departments in Ski and Sofiemyr. Founded in 1990 as Ski Produksjonsservice AS and merged with OK-Service AS in August 2024, the company employs approximately 70-72 people in VTA (varig tilrettelagt arbeid) sheltered positions plus 6 ordinary commercial staff, providing adapted work for individuals outside the ordinary labor market under a regulatory framework with NAV (Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet).

The company offers B2B production services including packaging and labeling, mechanical assembly and display mounting, finishing and shipping, logistics/EDI coordination, and on-site customer assignments. Anchor enterprise customers include Orkla (thousands of assembly jobs annually, plus soap-dispenser refilling), Lilleborg, Coop, Tece Norge AS, and Ski Sykehus (cafeteria operations). The Sofiemyr department adds print/copying, physical-media digitization (VHS, photos, negatives), electronics assembly, and cleaning services. Own-production lines generate birch firewood, kindling, fire starters (tennruller), benches, bird houses, and traction gravel (strøsingel), sold direct-to-consumer through an e-commerce webshop (nettbutikk.empo.no) powered by 24Nettbutikk with Klarna payments and Posten/Bring delivery, limited to Nordre Follo municipality.

Revenue derives from three streams: NAV-funded VTA placement fees, contract fees from commercial production services, and retail product sales. The CEO projects 2025 revenue of approximately NOK 25 million. The company holds EQUASS Assurance certification (a NAV-required quality standard for sheltered-workplace providers) and GDPR-compliant data processing.

Name

Empo tv

Legal name

Empo AS

Website

https://empo.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Empo AS is a Norwegian sheltered-employment company (VTA-bedrift) wholly owned by Nordre Follo kommune that provides packaging, assembly, logistics, firewood production, and adapted workplace services to local businesses and disabled workers across two Ski-area locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sheltered Employment / Contract Production Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAHAF

Agent of Record (AOR) for Staffing & Payrolling

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Employer of Record (EOR) & Global Employment / PEO Services

Keywords

• Sheltered employment services
• Contract packaging services
• Assembly and labeling
• Firewood production
• VTA labor market measures

Headquarters

HQ city

Ski

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Production Services: Empo generates revenue by providing contracted production services to businesses, including packaging, labeling, assembly, and logistics/EDI services. The company has established long-term collaborations with major clients such as Orkla, Lilleborg, and Coop, performing thousands of assembly jobs annually.
2. Firewood and Retail Products: Direct sales of firewood (birch), kindling rolls, and grit/salt products through the company's e-commerce webshop and physical locations. Products include 60-liter bags, 1000-liter bulk bags, and various seasonal offerings.
3. VTA Placement Services: Revenue from NAV for providing sheltered workplace positions (Varig Tilrettelagt Arbeid) to individuals receiving disability benefits. The government pays for these placement spots, creating a predictable revenue stream for the social enterprise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Empo AS is a NAV-approved sheltered employment company (VTA-bedrift) that provides contracted production services including packaging, labeling, assembly, logistics/EDI, and on-site services to local businesses such as Orkla, Lilleborg, and Coop, while also producing and retailing birch firewood, kindling, fire starters, and traction gravel via its own e-commerce store. Its secondary location (Sofiemyr) offers additional services such as print/copying, media digitization, electronics assembly, and cleaning.

Product overview

Empo AS is a sheltered employment company (VTA-bedrift) providing adapted work for people with reduced work capacity. The company offers a diversified portfolio of services including packaging, labeling, assembly, logistics/EDI, and on-site services. They operate an e-commerce store selling self-produced birch firewood, kindling, fire starters (tennruller), and traction gravel (strøsingel). The Sofiemyr department provides additional services in printing/copying, digitization of physical media (VHS, photos, negatives), electronics assembly, and cleaning. The company has two locations in Ski and Sofiemyr, serving Nordre Follo municipality and surrounding areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Packaging and Labeling (Emballering og merking) Repackaging and re-labeling services for products, with long-standing reference customers including Lilleborg and Coop.
• Packing (Pakking)
• Assembly (Montering)
• Logistics / EDI
• Firewood Production (Vedproduksjon)
• On-site Services (På stedet oppdrag)
• Own Production (Egenproduksjon)
• Birch Firewood (Bjørkeved)
• Fire Starters (Tennruller)
• Kindling (Opptenningsved)
• Traction Gravel (Strøsingel)
• Packing and Assembly - Sofiemyr (Pakking & Montering Sofiemyr)
• Print and Copying (Print & Kopiering)
• Media Digitization (Digitalisering)
• Electronics Department (Elektronikkavdeling)
• Cleaning Department (Vaskeavdeling)

Quantifiable outcome

• Several thousand assembly jobs completed per year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OrklacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor collaboration partner for production services. Empo handles thousands of assembly jobs annually for Orkla, including filling of reuse dispensers for soap products. Starting February, Empo takes over the job of refilling reuse dispensers for soap products for subscription customers.
• LilleborgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReference customer for packaging and labeling services. Long-term collaboration for repackaging and packaging services.
• CoopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReference customer for packaging and labeling services. Long-term collaboration for repackaging and packaging services.
• NAV (Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet)coreOthersNAV is the primary regulatory body establishing frameworks for VTA operations. Empo is NAV-approved as a provider of labor market measures. NAV pays for VTA placement spots and establishes requirements including one supervisor per five employees. The relationship involves sharing participant information for VTA work placements.
• Nordre Follo Municipality (Owner)coreOthersEmpo AS is 100% owned by Nordre Follo municipality. The company operates as a municipal activity/work offering for people outside ordinary working life.
• TV BraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for media activities. Empo Media was previously a separate TV department but was discontinued in April 2024. Competence and equipment were transferred to TV Bra, with Empo Media's department leader starting at TV Bra in February. Participants who were reporters for Empo Media continue as reporters in TV Bra Oslo.
• Tece Norge ASminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmpo mounts wall boxes for Tece Norge AS as part of assembly services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stendi AS: Norwegian social-services provider offering care, supported employment and work-inclusion services, owned by a large Nordic healthcare group. Comparable in target population and NAV framework, broader service scope.
• ISS A/S: Global facility-services provider with substantial Norwegian operations spanning cleaning, property services and contract labor. Competes with Empo's Sofiemyr cleaning department and on-site service offerings for enterprise customers.
• ManpowerGroup Norway: Major commercial staffing provider in Norway, competing for the same contract production and assembly work Empo performs for clients like Orkla and Coop. Differentiated by Empo's social-employment mission versus pure commercial placement.

Regional players

• Humana AB: Swedish social enterprise providing personal assistance, elderly care and employment-inclusion services across Scandinavia. Comparable mission and target population though larger scale and operates primarily outside Norway.
• Samhall AB (Sweden): Swedish state-owned sheltered-employment operator and sister organization to Norway's Samhall. Provides analogous production, assembly and cleaning services to Swedish enterprises under welfare-to-work frameworks.
• Attendo AB: Nordic care and social services provider operating in Norway and Sweden, with adjacent sheltered-employment and social-inclusion programs. Similar scale and Nordic welfare-system context but focused on care rather than production.

Direct peers

• Samhall AS: Norway's state-owned sheltered employment company, also providing VTA placements and contract production services (packaging, assembly, cleaning) to Norwegian enterprises. Closest direct peer given matching NAV framework, production-services business model, and sheltered-workforce positioning.
• Fretex (Norsk Gjenbruk AS): Norwegian social enterprise operating textile sorting, recycling and retail stores, employing people with reduced work capacity under NAV framework. Comparable in mission, funding structure, and target population, though focused on reuse rather than production services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/102010686170045
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/empo-tv

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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