(IN BRIEF) AF Gruppen, through AF Bygg Syd AB, has agreed to acquire a 70 percent stake in H.A. Bygg Entreprenad AB, a leading concrete contractor in western Sweden. H.A. Bygg, founded in 1986, employs 62 people and recorded an … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway
Tagged AF Bygg Syd AB, AF Bygg Syd Strengthens Market Position Through Strategic Investment in Western Sweden Concrete Specialist, AF Gruppen, AF Gruppen Expands Swedish Concrete Operations with Majority Acquisition of H.A. Bygg, Bård Frydenlund, concrete operations Sweden, construction acquisition 2026, H.A. Bygg Entreprenad AB, infrastructure development Sweden, Kai Simfors, MSEK 140 enterprise value, Swedish Competition Authority, water and wastewater treatment facilities, western Sweden construction
(IN BRIEF) AF Gruppen reported record fourth-quarter revenues of NOK 9,252 million and earnings before tax of NOK 653 million, marking its strongest quarter to date. Full-year 2025 revenues reached NOK 31,992 million with earnings before tax of NOK 1,653 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway
Tagged AF Decom, AF Eiendom, AF Elkraft, AF Energi, AF Gruppen, AF Gruppen Delivers Best Quarter in Company History with Robust Cash Flow and Profitability, AF Gruppen Reports NOK 9.25 Billion Quarterly Revenue and Expands Order Backlog to NOK 44.7 Billion, Amund Tøftum, Betonmast, Brødrene Myhre, Civil Engineering Norway, Construction business area, dividend proposal 2026, Kanonaden Sweden, Norwegian construction sector, Offshore Decom, order backlog 2025, quarterly earnings report, Selvaag Bolig
(IN BRIEF) DNV has acquired Smarter Power Solutions Pty Ltd, an Australian power systems engineering consultancy specialising in advanced grid-connection services. The move strengthens DNV’s position as a leading independent power grids consultancy in Asia Pacific and enhances its global … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged AEMO, Asia Pacific energy market, Australia renewable penetration, Australian Energy Market Operator, Barry O Connell, Barry O’Connell, battery energy storage systems, Ditlev Engel, DNV, DNV Acquires Smarter Power Solutions Pty Ltd to Strengthen Grid-Connection Leadership in Asia Pacific, DNV Strengthens Asia Pacific Grid Advisory Capabilities with Acquisition of Smarter Power Solutions, Dr Lena Landsmann, Dr. Matthew Rowe, energy transition, Energy Transition Outlook 2025, grid connection engineering, Kristine Hauge, Lachlan Bateman, power systems modelling, renewable energy integration, Smarter Power Solutions Pty Ltd, SPS, Tim Gorman, transmission infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Telia Norway has been named the country’s best mobile network for the second consecutive year following an extensive benchmark by Rohde & Schwarz. Achieving a Network Performance Score of 830 out of 1,000, Telia outperformed other leading Norwegian … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Estonia, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Management, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G, 5G, Axel Hansmann, Bjørn Ivar Moen, Bodø, data services, digital infrastructure, Estonia, Lithuania, Mobile Network Benchmark, Narvik, network modernization, Network Performance Score, Norway, Rohde & Schwarz, Rohde & Schwarz SwissQual AG, telecommunications, Telia Norway, Telia Norway Strengthens Leadership in 4G and 5G Performance Following Comprehensive Nationwide Network Evaluation, Tromsø, voice services
(IN BRIEF) AF Offshore Decom, part of AF Gruppen, has secured a contract with Ithaca Energy to manage the engineering, receipt, cleaning, dismantling, and recycling of a 24,000-ton floating storage unit from the UK North Sea, with delivery to AF … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 Tons of Ithaca Energy Floating Facilities in 2026, AF Environmental Base Vats, AF Gruppen, AF Offshore Decom, AF Offshore Decom Expands Collaboration with Ithaca Energy and Advances Circular Decommissioning of Offshore Assets, AF Offshore Decom Prepares to Dismantle Nearly 50, AFEBV, agriculture, circular economy, civil engineering, decommissioning, dismantling, float over operation, floating storage unit, Ithaca Energy, Lars Myhre Hjelmeset, Nordic construction, North Sea, offshore infrastructure, recycling, steel repurposing, sustainable decommissioning
(IN BRIEF) Euronext has launched a new professional segment on ETFplus that allows institutional investors in Italy to trade crypto-linked exchange-traded products within a transparent, competitive, and regulated framework building on its existing offering of over 100 crypto-linked instruments in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Technology
Tagged Aurelien Narminio, crypto ETPs, digital assets, ETFplus, Euronext, Euronext Clearing, Euronext Introduces Dedicated Professional Trading Segment for Crypto ETPs on ETFplus, Euronext Securities Milan, European capital markets, institutional demand, post-trade services, professional investors, regulated market
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN recorded a landmark year for Poland’s LNG sector in 2025, receiving 81 cargoes at the Świnoujście terminal and importing nearly six million tonnes of liquefied natural gas, supported by the recent capacity expansion that raised regasification capability … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Poland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Central and Eastern Europe energy, FSRU Gulf of Gdańsk, gas exports, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Ireneusz Fąfara, Józef Piłsudski, LNG carrier fleet, LNG imports, ORLEN, ORLEN 2035 Strategy, ORLEN Strengthens Poland’s Energy Security Through Record LNG Volumes and Major Infrastructure Expansion, Poland energy security, Qatar LNG, Regasification Capacity, spot LNG market, Świnoujście LNG terminal, Ukraine gas supply, United States LNG
(IN BRIEF) DNV has been appointed by Cadent as Owner’s Engineer for the Front-End Engineering Design of the H2East Pipeline from Humber to Nottinghamshire, a project intended to anchor the UK’s emerging hydrogen transmission network and support industrial decarbonisation, energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Cadent, Cadent Selects DNV to Provide Technical Assurance for H2East Hydrogen Transmission Project, DNV, DNV Appointed Owner’s Engineer for Cadent’s H2East Hydrogen Pipeline FEED Phase, energy security, FEED, H2East Pipeline, Hari Vamadevan, Humber to Nottinghamshire, hydrogen infrastructure, hydrogen transmission, industrial decarbonisation, low-carbon power, materials testing, Net Zero Pre-construction Work and Small Projects, NZASP, Ofgem, owner’s engineer, pipeline engineering, regulatory assurance, safety modelling, UK hydrogen strategy
(IN BRIEF) Telia Norway and Lyse, owner of the mobile operator ice, have agreed to create a 50/50 jointly owned company that will combine their mobile radio access networks in Norway, with operations expected to start in Q2 2026, while … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G infrastructure, base stations, Bjørn Ivar Moen, CAPEX synergies, consumer choice, cost efficiencies, Digital Resilience, ICE, Kristin Dahle Larsen, Lyse, mobile competition, mobile radio access network, network investment, network sharing, RAN, rural coverage, spectrum assets, telecommunications Norway, Telia and Lyse to combine Norwegian mobile RAN infrastructure in equal partnership starting in Q2 2026, Telia Norway
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft Energi has announced its intention to enter into an execution contract with AF Gruppen for the rehabilitation of the Bjølsegrøvatn dam in Kvam, Vestland, with an estimated value of NOK 400 million excluding VAT, pending final investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway
Tagged access road, AF Gruppen, Bjølsegrøvatn dam, Bjølvo watercourse, concrete dam, dam rehabilitation, Geir Flåta, hydropower, Kvam, NOK 400 million, Statkraft Energi, Statkraft investment approval, Statkraft moves forward with dam modernization project at Bjølsegrøvatn and selects AF Gruppen for execution phase, tunnelling works, Vestland
(IN BRIEF) Statsbygg and AF Gruppen have signed a contract for the execution phase of a partial refurbishment of the old Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy, valued at approximately NOK 123 million excluding VAT, as part of the wider New … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway
Tagged AF Gruppen, Bygdøy, collaborative contract, Eirik Wraal, heritage conservation, interior refurbishment, listed buildings, museum refurbishment, New Viking Age Museum, NOK 123 million, Phase 1, Phase 2, protected façade, roof refurbishment, Statsbygg, Statsbygg awards AF Gruppen collaborative contract for major refurbishment of historic Viking Ship Museum building, Viking Ship Museum
(IN BRIEF) Equinor and Vår Energi have awarded Bristow a new long-term contract for helicopter transportation and search and rescue services from Hammerfest, ensuring stable aviation support in the increasingly active Barents Sea. The agreement, which begins on 1 September … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Barents Sea, Bristow, CHC Helicopter Service, Equinor, Equinor Strengthens Barents Sea Safety and Logistics Through New Multi-Year Bristow Helicopter Agreement, Goliat, Hammerfest, helicopter transport, Johan Castberg, Lufttransport RW AS, Mette Ottøy, NCS, Norwegian Continental Shelf, offshore safety, Petroleum Operations, SAR, search and rescue, Vår Energi
(IN BRIEF) DNV has led a growth financing round of up to €37 million for Recare, enabling the Berlin-based health tech company to scale its AI-driven platform for hospital discharge and aftercare coordination. With participation from CIBC Innovation Banking, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Berlin, Business, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Technology
Tagged aftercare coordination, AI agents, Charlotte Goggin, CIBC Innovation Banking, Daniel Holth Larsen, digital health investment, discharge management, DNV, DNV Backs Recare with Major Growth Investment to Advance AI Automation in Hospital Operations, health technology, healthcare AI, healthcare workforce shortages, hospital automation, Maximilian Greschke, Recare, SaaS healthcare platforms
(IN BRIEF) DNV has launched DNV-RP-A102, a new recommended practice for fire detector mapping that provides robust guidance on the number, placement, and orientation of flame detectors in industrial process facilities. Developed to address limitations in existing methodologies, the approach … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ALARP, DNV, DNV Launches DNV-RP-A102 to Set Global Benchmark for Robust 3D Fire Detector Mapping, DNV-RP-A102, energy facilities, fire detector mapping, fire prevention, flame detection, Hari Vamadevan, industrial safety, John Morgan, oil and gas safety, process safety, risk management, Safety Standards
(IN BRIEF) Euronext has launched the 2026 edition of IPOready, Europe’s largest pre-IPO programme, welcoming a record cohort of more than 160 companies from 22 countries. The programme continues to attract high-growth start-ups, scale-ups, and unicorns, with strong representation from … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, France, Greece, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Poland, Technology
Tagged Aerospace and Defence, equity listings, Euronext, Euronext Expands IPOready in 2026 with Largest-Ever Cohort and New Aerospace and Defence Track, Euronext Strengthens Pre-IPO Support with 2026 IPOready Programme Covering 160 Companies Across 22 Countries, European capital markets, European Investment Bank, INSEAD, IPOready 2026, IPOready Defence, Mathieu Caron, pre-IPO programme, primary markets, scale-ups, strategic autonomy, technology companies, unicorns
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Group is launching its second-hand IKEA marketplace in Sweden on 28 January, expanding a platform that allows customers to buy and sell pre-owned IKEA furniture locally while supporting more affordable and sustainable living. The marketplace will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Retail, Spain, Sweden
Tagged circular economy, GlobeScan, IKEA, IKEA Retail, IKEA Retailer Ingka Group Scales Second-Hand Marketplace Across Five European Markets, Ingka Group, Ingka Group Expands IKEA Second-Hand Marketplace to Sweden as Circular Living Gains Momentum, Kirsten Andersson, Norway, omnichannel retail, platform and marketplaces, Poland, PORTUGAL, pre-owned furniture, resale furniture, second-hand market, second-hand marketplace, Spain, sustainable consumption, Sustainable Living, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) DNV has certified Clearlab’s contact lenses and multi-purpose lens care solutions under the Medical Device Single Audit Program, ISO 13485, and the EU Medical Device Regulation through a parallel audit process. This integrated approach enabled Clearlab to achieve … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged Asia Pacific, Clearlab, contact lenses, DNV, DNV Certifies Clearlab Contact Lens Products Under Global Medical Device Standards, DNV Completes Parallel Audit for Clearlab Contact Lenses and Lens Care Solutions, EU MDR 2017/745, Europe, Global market access, ISO 13485, lens care solutions, MDSAP, medical device certification, Medical Device Regulation, medical devices, parallel audit, patient safety, quality management systems, regulatory compliance
(IN BRIEF) DNV acted as market consultant on a USD 325 million financing package for T Power, a renewable energy platform managed by Toesca, supporting the development of one of Chile’s largest battery energy storage systems alongside a broad solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Atacama Desert, Battery Energy Storage System, BCI, BESS, Biobío Region, Chile renewable energy, decarbonization, DNV, DNV Acts as Market Consultant on Financing for One of Chile’s Largest Storage Projects, DNV Strengthens Bankability of Large-Scale Chilean BESS and Solar Investment, energy storage financing, energy transition, grid stability, Natixis, net zero 2050, power price forecasting, Power Purchase Agreements, PPA analysis, renewable curtailment, revenue stacking, SMBC, solar power generation, T Power, Toesca
(IN BRIEF) DNV has confirmed interim leadership changes as Group President and CEO Remi Eriksen steps away temporarily to undergo cancer treatment. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen has been appointed Interim DNV Group President and CEO from 1 February to 31 August 2026, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Board of Directors, Business Continuity, corporate governance, Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria, DNV, DNV Appoints Interim Group CEO as Remi Eriksen Takes Temporary Leave, DNV Confirms Interim Leadership Structure During CEO Medical Leave, executive leadership, Fredrik Baksaas, global assurance and risk management company, interim CEO appointment, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, leadership transition, Maritime Sector, Remi Eriksen
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Upstream Norway and Equinor have confirmed a new natural gas discovery at the Sissel prospect in the central North Sea, with estimated recoverable resources of up to 28.3 million barrels of oil equivalent. Expected to deliver around … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Poland, Technology
Tagged Baltic Pipe, Central Europe energy, Eirin field, Equinor, gas supply strategy, gas with condensate, Gina Krog, natural gas discovery, North Sea, Norwegian Continental Shelf, oil equivalent resources, ORLEN Advances Norwegian Upstream Strategy With New North Sea Gas Find, ORLEN Group, ORLEN Upstream Norway, ORLEN Upstream Norway Strengthens Gas Portfolio With Sissel Discovery in the North Sea, PL1137 license, Poland energy security, Sissel discovery, Sleipner complex, upstream exploration, Utgard field
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