Offshore Partner

What Offshore Partner does

Offshore Partner AS is a Norwegian private limited company (aksjeselskap) headquartered in Stord, Vestland, that operates as a specialized contract-staffing firm for the offshore energy sector. Founded in 2020 after evolving from predecessor Bra Consulting, the company supplies certified electrical tradespeople — including electricians (elektrikere), automation technicians (automatikere), engineers (ingeniører), instrument pipefitters (instrumentrørleggere), and thermographers (termografører) — to oil and gas companies and, increasingly, wind power projects on both onshore and offshore assignments. The firm employs over 100 personnel on land and at sea and positions itself around rapid mobilization of fagbrev-certified workers, a scarce resource in the Norwegian offshore market.

The company's offering is structured as six discrete recruitment service lines, each with its own product page on the company website, organized by trade discipline. Candidate intake and job matching are handled through the Recman.page recruitment portal, where job seekers register CVs and view open positions, while clients are engaged through direct B2B contact via a sales director and head of international projects. There is no proprietary technology product beyond the standard recruitment portal and a Squarespace-hosted marketing site; the company's competitive identity is built on its pool of certified tradespeople and its embedded regional presence in Vestlandet.

Offshore Partner generates revenue on a professional services / contract staffing basis, acting as employer of record for deployed personnel and billing clients at negotiated, quote-based rates that are not publicly disclosed. Pricing is bespoke per assignment, consistent with high-touch industrial staffing. The customer base is concentrated in the Norwegian oil and gas industry with a secondary push into wind power; no customer logos, ARR, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed, and the company has not raised external funding or pursued M&A activity. The company is privately held with no parent organization and is actively operating with current job openings visible on its website.

Name

Offshore Partner

Legal name

Offshore Partner AS

Website

https://offshorepartner.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Offshore Partner AS is a Norwegian contract-staffing firm based in Stord, Vestland, that supplies certified electrical tradespeople (electricians, automation technicians, engineers, instrument pipefitters, thermographers) to oil and gas and wind power companies on onshore and offshore assignments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Staffing Services

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Maritime & Port Labor (Dockworkers/Longshore) Staffing (BPACAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Offshore Marine & Aviation Support (PSVs, AHTS, Crew Boats, Helicopters) (EUALABAJ), Marine & Offshore Wind BOP Construction (Foundations, Cables, Ports, Installation Support) (EUAMAFAI)

Keywords

• Offshore staffing
• Electrical recruitment
• Oil gas personnel
• Certified tradesmen staffing
• Maritime workforce solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Stord

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. Staffing and Recruitment Services: Offshore Partner generates revenue by providing electrical personnel (electricians, automation technicians, engineers, thermographers, instrument pipefitters) to oil and gas companies on a contract basis. They act as the employer of record for workers and bill clients for staffing services rendered. The company evolved from Bra Consulting and began focusing on offshore industry in 2020.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Offshore Partner is a Norwegian recruitment and staffing company that supplies trade-certified electrical personnel to the oil, gas, and wind power industries. It places automation technicians, electricians, engineers, instrument pipefitters, and thermographers on onshore and offshore assignments, acting as the employer of record and matching registered candidates with client company requirements.

Product overview

Offshore Partner is a recruitment/staffing platform providing qualified electrical tradespeople to the oil and gas industry and wind power industry. The company offers a portfolio of specialized recruitment services organized by trade discipline: Automatiker (Automation), Elektriker (Electrician), Ingeniør (Engineer), Instrumentrørlegger (Instrument Pipefitter), Termografør (Thermographer), and Andre (Other positions). All services connect skilled workers with companies needing short-notice qualified personnel for on- and offshore assignments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automatiker Rekruttering

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NES Fircroft: Global energy, oil & gas and renewable technical staffing firm that places engineers, technicians and tradespeople on contract assignments worldwide. Highly comparable to Offshore Partner in target customer base (offshore operators), trade specialization, and contractor-of-record model.
• Airswift: Global workforce solutions provider focused on the energy, process and infrastructure sectors, placing technical contractors and permanent staff. Comparable to Offshore Partner in energy-sector talent focus, contract staffing model, and offshore project deployment.
• Brunel: International technical staffing and project services company with a strong energy and offshore segment placing engineers and skilled trades on contract. Comparable to Offshore Partner in skilled-trades contractor placement for offshore and energy clients.
• Petroplan: Specialist oil & gas and energy recruitment firm placing technical and commercial professionals globally. Comparable to Offshore Partner as a niche energy-recruitment specialist serving upstream and offshore operators.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Norway: Norwegian operations of a global staffing leader with industrial, technical and energy vertical staffing offerings. Comparable to Offshore Partner as a competing Norwegian staffing channel but with significantly broader industry coverage.
• Randstad Norway: Norwegian arm of one of the world's largest staffing firms, providing industrial, technical and professional staffing including to offshore clients. Comparable as a staffing competitor in Norway, though operating across many industries beyond offshore electrical.
• Adecco Norway: Norwegian arm of one of the world's largest general staffing firms, serving industrial, technical and energy clients across Norway. Comparable as a Norwegian staffing competitor but with a far broader portfolio beyond offshore electrical trades.
• Hays Norway: Norwegian arm of a global specialist recruiter with dedicated energy, resources and construction practices placing technical and trade staff. Comparable to Offshore Partner in energy vertical recruitment but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Emerging players

• IKM Gruppen: Norwegian-headquartered offshore services group providing engineering, technical staffing and subsea services to oil & gas and renewables clients on the NCS. Comparable to Offshore Partner in Norwegian offshore energy customer base and electrical/instrument discipline focus.

Regional players

• ECIT Solutions: Norwegian electrical and automation services and staffing firm focused on offshore and onshore energy projects in Norway. Comparable to Offshore Partner in trade specialization (electrical/automation) and Norwegian offshore customer overlap, though with a services-plus-staffing mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/offshore-partner

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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