Svalinn

What Svalinn does

Svalinn is a privately held Norwegian specialty contractor that designs, builds, and services cold-storage rooms, food-industry facilities, and modular sandwich-panel enclosures, with operations spanning Norway and Sweden under the Svalinn Group. The business is rooted in a panel center producing PIR (polyisocyanurate) foam-core sandwich panels, complemented by acid-resistant stainless steel options (AISI 316) for offshore and high-hygiene environments, Foodsafe-coated panel surfaces for direct food contact, and standardized rooms built to EHEDG food-production quality and NORSOK offshore safety requirements. Core product lines include cold rooms, freezer rooms, freeze tunnels, refrigerated containers and trailers, doors and gates, clean rooms, and modular enclosures for data centers, all backed by an in-house service and maintenance arm.

The company runs a hybrid business model acting in three roles on large food-industry construction projects: total/prime contractor (from initial design through completed facility), specialist subcontractor to general contractors such as HENT, Mandal Kjøleservice, and Carrier Refrigeration, and product supplier through its online store of parts, fittings, and accessories. Project-based pricing dominates, layered with recurring revenue from service and maintenance contracts, refrigerated-container rentals, and parts supply; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is anchored by six regional offices in Norway (Bergen, Nesbru/Oslo, Trondheim, Stavanger, Tromsø, plus the Namsos competence center), with a Swedish sister company (Ki-Panel) and an installation subsidiary (Svalinn Installation) extending the platform across Scandinavia.

Svalinn targets a focused vertical: the food value chain in Scandinavia. Customers include Norwegian seafood processors (SalMar, Cermaq, Lerøy, Pelagia, SinkabergHansen, Austevoll Seafood, Global Florø), poultry and meat producers (Norsk Kylling, Sørlandskjøtt), grocery chains (KIWI, Meny, Vinmonopolet, Storcash/NorgesGruppen), bakery and produce operators (Baker Brun, Staur Fjellbakeri, Mjøsgrønt/Bama), logistics operators (Tromsøterminalen, Hitra Fryseterminal, Tyrholm & Farstad), and high-end HORECA sites (Britannia Hotel, MUNCH Museum). Founded in 1946 as Teknisk Isolering, the company transitioned through several owners, was acquired by its employees and investors in 2019, and rebranded from Huurre to Svalinn to unify the Norwegian and Swedish operations under a single Scandinavian identity.

Name

Svalinn

Legal name

Svalinn AS

Website

https://huurre.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Svalinn is a Norwegian specialty contractor that designs, builds, and services cold-storage rooms, food-industry facilities, and sandwich-panel enclosures for seafood processors, food producers, grocery retailers, and logistics operators across Scandinavia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cold Storage and Food Facility Construction

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Cold Room Panels, Doors & Seals Repair (HSAOAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

HVAC Installation, Service & Repair (IMAIABAA)

Keywords

• Cold storage construction
• Refrigerated room systems
• Sandwich panel manufacturing
• Industrial refrigeration contracting
• Temperature controlled facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Nesbru

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Total Contracting (General Contractor Services): Svalinn serves as total contractor for complete construction projects, taking responsibility from initial concept to finished facility. This includes large-scale projects such as cold storage facilities, food production plants, logistics terminals, and complete building construction. Revenue is generated through project contracts with significant value, typically ranging from large industrial construction projects.
2. Cold Storage Room Construction and Installation: Design, fabrication, and installation of cooling rooms, freezer rooms, and specialized temperature-controlled spaces for the food industry. Includes custom sandwich panel systems, doors, and accessories.
3. Product Sales (Sandwich Panels, Doors, Fittings): Sale of sandwich panels, doors, gates, hardware fittings, and components for cold storage and industrial applications. Products are sold directly to customers and through the company's online store (nettbutikk).
4. Service and Maintenance Contracts: Ongoing service agreements covering maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and replacement of doors and gates for cold storage facilities. Service contracts provide prioritized response and discounted spare parts.
5. Refrigerated Container Rental: Rental of refrigerated and freezer containers for temporary or long-term storage of temperature-sensitive goods. Includes contract negotiations, delivery, service, and collection of containers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Svalinn designs, builds, installs, and services specialized cold and freezer rooms, complete food-industry facilities, logistics terminals, sandwich-panel systems, doors, and related temperature-controlled spaces. It also produces PIR-core sandwich panels and provides service, maintenance, refrigerated-container rental, and parts for operating and extending customer facilities.

Product overview

Svalinn is a nationwide contractor specializing in temperature-controlled buildings and specialized spaces within the entire food industry value chain. The company operates as a platform of complementary products and services that work together: its core offerings include cold rooms, freezer rooms, turnkey contracting (totalentreprise), refrigerated containers and trailers, clean rooms, data centers, and freeze tunnels. Supporting these core products is a portfolio of manufactured products including sandwich panels (produced at their own panel center with PIR foam core), doors and gates, and hardware/fixtures (wall and panel fixtures). The company also provides parts, accessories and extensions through their online store, and offers comprehensive service and maintenance contracts. This integrated approach—from design and manufacturing through installation and ongoing service—allows Svalinn to deliver complete, customized solutions for food preservation and storage needs across Norway.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Svalinn Group: Parent holding company encompassing Svalinn operations in Norway and Sweden, including Ki-Panel and Svalinn Installation subsidiaries.

Products and services

• Cold Rooms and Freezer Rooms Operationally reliable cold and freezer rooms for food production, storage, and logistics, customized to the customer's daily operations, spatial requirements, and technical specifications.
• Turnkey Contracting Full-service project contracting that takes responsibility from initial concept and design drawings through procurement, construction, assembly, and completion of the facility.
• Refrigerated Containers Refrigerated and freezer containers for temporary or long-term temperature-sensitive storage, available through rental arrangements that include contract handling, delivery, service, and collection.
• Refrigerated Trailers Refrigerated trailer solutions for mobile cold-storage and temperature-controlled transport requirements.
• Service and Maintenance Maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and replacement services for cold-storage facilities, including doors and gates, provided through service agreements intended to preserve reliable operation and reduce downtime.
• Clean Rooms Controlled clean-room construction for pharmaceutical, medical, and other applications requiring high hygiene standards.
• Data Centers Temperature-controlled building and room solutions for data-center infrastructure.
• Freeze Tunnels Specialized freezing systems that rapidly cool or freeze large product volumes using powerful fans to drive air through large evaporators, with dimensions and additional equipment adjustable to customer requirements.
• Sandwich Panels In-house-produced sandwich panels with a PIR foam core between steel plates, designed for temperature control and energy-efficient operation in cold, freezer, and industrial buildings.
• Doors and Gates Cold-room, freezer-room, and industrial doors and gates customized for operating flow, safety, and daily use.
• Parts and Extensions Products, parts, accessories, and components available through Svalinn's online store for operating, maintaining, and extending existing facilities.
• Fixtures and Hardware Wall and panel fixtures for sandwich-panel buildings, designed to provide tightness, hygiene, wear resistance, and reliable use in cold, freezer, and industrial environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35,000+ projects delivered since founding
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers33 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nor-LogcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Nor-Log is the first tenant in Svalinn's Vestland Matpark development. Svalinn Property, Svalinn, and Nor-Log collaboratively developed the first building - a dedicated cold and freeze storage facility of approximately 3,760 sqm with cold, freeze, dry storage, and goods reception on ground floor, plus offices above. Nor-Log specializes in temperature-controlled logistics with focus on handling and distribution of food and other temperature-sensitive goods.
• HENTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHENT is a major construction client for whom Svalinn has served as subcontractor/supplier on multiple large food industry projects including Norsk Kylling's factory on Orkanger and SalMar InnovaNor on Senja. HENT is a leading Norwegian construction company in the food industry segment.
• Mandal KjøleserviceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMandal Kjøleservice engaged Svalinn as subcontractor for building the new Sørlandskjøtt production facility in Kristiansand. Represents a regional cold service company partnership.
• Stavanger KuldeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStavanger Kulde was the client for whom Svalinn built cold rooms and maturation rooms for Vinmonopolet Sandnes. Represents a regional refrigeration company that serves as client.
• HB KuldetjenesteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHB Kuldetjeneste was the client for whom Svalinn was subcontractor on the Havaristen (Miko Trading) expansion project. Regional cold services company.
• Gl-bygg ASminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGl-bygg AS was the main contractor for whom Svalinn served as subcontractor for the SinkabergHansen salmon factory project on Mårøya.
• Oslo Storkjøkkensenter - Berg & DahlminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOslo Storkjøkkensenter - Berg & Dahl was the client for Svalinn's subcontractor role at Campus Ås veterinary building project.
• Norrøna StorkjøkkenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorrøna Storkjøkken was the client for whom Svalinn delivered cold and freezer rooms for the MUNCH museum's restaurant facilities.
• T. MyhrvoldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerT. Myhrvold was the client for whom Svalinn participated in the total renovation of Britannia Hotel's Speilsalen, delivering cold and freezer rooms for the Michelin-starred restaurant.
• Carrier RefrigerationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCarrier Refrigeration engaged Svalinn as subcontractor for the Storcash Brobekk project, with Svalinn delivering cold room and freezer room renovations as part of Carrier's new refrigeration system installation.
• Ki-Panel (Sweden)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKi-Panel is the Swedish sister company within Svalinn Group. Both companies share the same group ownership and together form the Scandinavian platform for specialized cold storage solutions. Ki-Panel operates panel centers in Sweden similar to Svalinn's operations in Norway.
• Svalinn InstallationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSvalinn Installation (formerly Huurre Montasje) is the installation subsidiary within Svalinn Group, providing assembly and installation services alongside Svalinn's contracting operations.
• Viessmann Refrigeration Systems ASminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerViessmann Refrigeration Systems AS was the client for the YX Osterøy project where Svalinn converted cold rooms and freezer rooms. Viessmann is a major refrigeration systems provider.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Star Refrigeration: UK specialist industrial refrigeration and cold-storage contractor; the closest geographic peer to Svalinn in pure-play cold-room design, build and service, differing mainly by market (UK vs Scandinavia).
• Kingspan Group: Irish-listed global leader in insulated panels and building envelope solutions; directly comparable to Svalinn's PIR sandwich panel production and cold-room construction offerings, but at vastly larger scale and geographic reach.
• Metecno: Italian-headquartered sandwich panel producer serving cold-storage, industrial and agricultural buildings; competes with Svalinn's in-house panel center for similar Nordic and European food-industry projects.
• Trimo: Slovenian manufacturer of sandwich panels and modular building systems for industrial and cold-storage facilities; competes head-on with Svalinn's PIR-panel + cold-room proposition across European food-industry customers.
• ArcelorMittal Construction: Steel major's building-products division producing sandwich panels, purlins and modular cold-room solutions; overlaps directly with Svalinn's panel manufacturing and cold-room contracting offering.

Broad incumbents

• BITZER: German global leader in refrigeration compressors and condensing units used in cold-storage facilities; an enabling/adjacent peer rather than a direct cold-room contractor, but supplies critical equipment into the same Norwegian cold-chain projects Svalinn delivers.
• Viessmann Refrigeration Solutions: Global refrigeration OEM (Named partner on the YX Osterøy project); broader portfolio player in industrial and commercial refrigeration that competes at the equipment layer of projects where Svalinn provides the insulated envelope.
• Carrier Commercial Refrigeration: Global refrigeration systems OEM (Named to Svalinn on the Storcash Brobekk project); adjacent rather than direct, supplying refrigeration equipment that Svalinn integrates into turnkey cold rooms.

Regional players

• Bravida: Nordic multi-technical building-services contractor with HVAC, refrigeration and installation capabilities; competes with Svalinn for the same Norwegian/Swedish cold-chain contracts but from a broader (electrical/HVAC) base.
• Caverion: Finnish-headquartered Nordic technical building-solutions provider covering HVAC, refrigeration and project delivery; an adjacent peer bidding on similar food-industry and cold-chain projects across Scandinavia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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