K. Apeland

What K. Apeland does

Dr. techn. Kristoffer Apeland AS (trading as K. Apeland) is a Norwegian consulting engineering firm headquartered in Oslo, founded in 1979 by Dr. techn. Kristoffer Apeland after departing Multiconsult AS, and incorporated as a limited company (aksjeselskap) in 1990. The firm provides structural and building-technology engineering services for new construction, conversion, and rehabilitation projects across Norway, with documented project presence from Lofoten and Vesterålen in the north to Stavanger and Rogaland in the west, and inland regions including Innlandet and Valdresflye. Its core technical capabilities span steel, timber (massivtre), and concrete structural systems, supported by BIM coordination, geotechnical engineering, fire-technical design (TEK17 compliance), building physics, BREEAM NOR AP certification advisory, reuse mapping (ombrukskartlegging), environmental sanitation descriptions, and project administration.

The firm operates a sales-led, project-based professional services model, engaging directly with architects, developers (byggherrer), contractors (entreprenører), housing cooperatives (borettslag/sameier), and private individuals. It holds central approvals in tiltaksklasse 3, the highest risk class for structural safety and building physics under Norwegian regulations, which restricts who can sign off on complex projects. K. Apeland's portfolio includes award-winning work such as the Trollstigen visitor centre (Betongtavlen 2012, European Steel Design Award 2013, fib Special Mention 2014), Vøringsfossen (European Steel Design Award 2025), St. Magnus kirke, Tønsberg Bibliotek (European Steel Design Award 1993), and the V-House (European Steel Design Award 2005). The firm is privately held and founder-led, with Adam Al-Saadi as Managing Director (Daglig leder) and Trond Gundersen as Board Chair (Styreleder); it reports a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2021 under its Miljøfyrtårn (Eco-Lighthouse) certification. The technical bench consists of 13 civil engineers, all sivilingeniører.

Name

K. Apeland

Legal name

Dr. techn. Kristoffer Apeland AS

Website

https://kapeland.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

K. Apeland is a privately held Norwegian consulting engineering firm headquartered in Oslo, founded in 1979, providing structural and building-technology engineering for new construction, conversion, and rehabilitation projects across Norway, serving architects, developers, contractors, housing cooperatives, and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: K. Apeland generates revenue through providing consulting engineering services. Main work areas include: new building design (nybygg), conversion and rehabilitation design (ombygging og rehabilitering), condition analysis of rehabilitation projects, and project administration. The firm serves a broad customer base including architects, developers, contractors, housing cooperatives, and private individuals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

K. Apeland is a consulting engineering firm that provides structural engineering, fire safety, building physics, geotechnical engineering, BIM coordination, BREEAM NOR environmental certification, reuse mapping, and project administration services. The firm's main work areas include new building design (nybygg), conversion and rehabilitation design (ombygging og rehabilitering), condition analysis, and project administration across steel, timber, and concrete construction systems.

Product overview

K. Apeland is a consulting engineering firm (Dr. techn. Kristoffer Apeland AS) offering a unified portfolio of structural engineering services for the built environment. The core offering centers on prosjektering (engineering design) for new buildings, conversions, and rehabilitation projects. The service portfolio includes specialized offerings such as Brannteknisk prosjektering (fire safety engineering), Bygningsfysikk (building physics), Geoteknisk prosjektering (geotechnical engineering), BIM-koordinering (BIM coordination), and BREEAM NOR AP (environmental certification advisory). Supporting services include Ombrukskartlegging (reuse mapping), Miljøsaneringsbeskrivelse (environmental sanitation documentation), and Prosjektadministrasjon (project administration). The firm operates across sectors including educational buildings, healthcare facilities, transportation buildings, office buildings, bridges, quays, and industrial facilities. Established in 1979, the firm consists of 13 technical staff members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New Construction Engineering (Nybygg)

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% reduction in CO2 emissions since 2021
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• COWI Norge: Norwegian arm of Danish engineering consultancy COWI, with a strong structural and bridge practice. Overlaps with K. Apeland on high-profile infrastructure and building projects in Norway.
• AFRY Norge: Norwegian arm of the Nordic engineering consultancy AFRY (formerly ÅF). Provides structural, building physics, and environmental engineering services across Norway, overlapping with K. Apeland's portfolio.
• Norconsult: Norway's largest multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, offering structural, civil, and building physics services across all major Norwegian market segments. A much larger, publicly listed incumbent overlapping significantly with K. Apeland's structural engineering practice.
• Multiconsult: Major Norwegian engineering consultancy where K. Apeland's founder previously worked. Offers overlapping structural, geotechnical, and building physics services at far greater scale, serving similar architects, developers, and government clients.
• Sweco Norge: Norwegian arm of the Nordic engineering consultancy Sweco, providing structural, civil, and environmental engineering across Norway. Competes for many of the same architects, developers, and public-sector projects as K. Apeland.
• Rambøll Norge: Norwegian operations of the Danish-headquartered Rambøll Group, offering structural and building engineering services. Competes with K. Apeland for complex public and private building projects in Norway.

Direct peers

• Hjellnes Consult: Norwegian multi-discipline engineering consultancy with significant building technology and structural engineering services. A similarly sized Norwegian peer competing for architects' and developers' consulting mandates.
• Asplan Viak: Norwegian multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with strong structural and building physics practice. Closest mid-sized direct competitor to K. Apeland in building technology consulting for Norwegian architects and developers.
• Aas-Jakobsen: Norwegian structural and civil engineering consultancy specializing in complex bridges and buildings. Highly comparable to K. Apeland in advanced structural statics, tiltaksklasse 3 work, and award-winning execution.
• Dr. techn. Olav Olsen: Norwegian structural and marine engineering consultancy of comparable size and reputation. Directly comparable to K. Apeland in high-end structural engineering, advanced statics, and tiltaksklasse 3 work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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