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FACTS AND FIGURES 2013
New sales record for TESS
Sales in TESS for 2013 amounted to
NOK 2.61 billion, representing the
largest sales volume to date in TESS.
Pre-tax profit ended up at NOK 118
million.Bookequitywasstrengthened
by15percentduring2013comparedto
thepreviousyear.Theownersarereinvestingthemajorityoftheprofitsinthe
business,inNorwayandabroad.Inthis
way TESS can remain independent of
banksandotherfinancialinstitutions.
Tess is therefore a rock solid wholly
Norwegianservicecompanypreparing
for expansion. Continued growth is
grounded in the company's vision and
theobjectiveofachievingasalesturnoverofNOK10billionby2020.TESS,
instrongcompetitionfromthemarket,
has won major supply contracts with
several of the biggest potential customersinNorway.
Businessisgrowingsteadilyandtheplansareinplaceforadded
growthinNorwayandfurtherafield.
TESSexperiencedtheNorwegianmarketasrelativelystablein
2013.The demand for goods and services in the petroleum industryandrelatedbusinesshasseenrecordhighs.Otherbusiness
TESS services has remained stable on average. Unfavourable
exchange rates for the export companies have been cause for
concern for a long time. However, the NOK weakened toward
theendoftheperiod,representinganadvantageformanyofour
customersandadisadvantageforTESSasanimporter.
ThissteadyexpansioninTESSistoagreatextentlinkedtoour
coremotto:Followyourcustomers!Thestrategyistofollowour
major customers wherever they might be. TESS has enjoyed
greatsuccesswiththisstrategy.Oureffortstostretchourselves
further out into the value chain have brought results. From
1 January 2014 subsea activities at headquarters have been
organised under the company TESS SubseaAS. This makes it
possible to streamline business focus on the market areas the
previousdivisionworkedwith.
More than 110 TESS sites
TESSopenedforbusinessatsixnewsitesduring2013andQ1
2014.Thesenewbusinessesarespreadoverjustasmanycounties. Two of these are in the form of Partnershop collaborating
with a major customer. TESS Skien merged with TESS
Porsgrunnin2013,andLierMaskinforretningwascloseddown
inMay2014.TESSMoldeandTESSØlenwillmoveintonew
business premises owned by TESS during the course of 2014.
TESS Brazil is expanding with a new service centre in Rio de
Janeiro.AnewPartnershopwillalsobeopeningincollaboration
withStatoilduringthesecondhalfof2014.
TESS facts
TESSisaNorwegian-ownedandnationwidesupplierofhoses,
servicesandproductsforoperationandmaintenance.Thecompany’s core products are hoses and hose fittings for all purposes,
alongwithabroadrangeofassociatedservices.Inaddition,TESS
is a leading Norwegian participant within the areas of welding
machines and materials, cleaning machines, personal protective
equipment,tools,consumables,etc.Aroundthecompany’score
products,TESShasbuiltupalargerangeoflocalservicesanda
dedicatedcentraltechnicaldivision.
TESSSubseaASisatechnologycompanywhoseprimaryfocus
ishydraulicmultilinecablingproductsforthesubseamarket.The
companyisalsopursuingaweldingworkshopspecialisinginsteel
tubingandinstallationservicesinTESS.
Our market primarily consists of industrial customers, both on
andoffshore.Theproductsaredistributedthroughmorethan100
of the company’s service centres, which are spread across the
entirecountry.
Eachservicecentrehasalocallyadaptedrangeofservicesand
inventory. TESS’s head office is situated in Lier municipality,
outsidethecityofDrammen.TESSwasestablishedin1968,and
ismainlyownedbyfoundersErikJølbergandOlavNygaard.
TESSASadministratesandcoordinatestheprocurement,import
andsupportfunctionsfortheTESScompaniesthatarelocated
around Norway. This includes the central management and
secretariat,aswellastheHR,TESSAcademy,ICT,marketing,
communications, HSEQS and finance functions. In addition,
TESSAS has specialist expertise within hoses, fittings, tubes,
inventorymanagementsolutions.
TESS regional companies
TESSØstas,TESSØstfoldas,TESSInnlandetas,
TESSSkagerakas,TESSDrammenas,TESSHønefossas,
TESSRogalandas,TESSVestas,TESSTrondheimas,
TESSMøreas,TESSHammerfestasandTESSNordas.
The TESS AS organisation
Management
ErikJølberg
Procurement
TorIngeBrunæs
Logistics
Ø.SkalstadLarsen
Administration
KenMortenSteen
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HSEQS
Sales/marketing
DagfinnBerge
Production/technical
AnsgarKarlsen
Front page: FromtheopeningoftheServiceCentrein
Vinstrainfebruary2013.Fromleft:RegionalManager
HelgeAndresen(TESSInnlandet),MayorOlavRøssum
(CommunityofNord-Fron)andChairmanDagfinn
Berge(TESSInnlandet).
Vision, target and strategy
Health, safety and environment
Vision
TESS has for a number of years established systems for its
workwithhealth,safetyandenvironment(HSE).Bothinternal
controlsandmappingoftheworkingenvironmenthavehada
permanent place in the personnel handbook for a long time.
A joint HES system has been established for all of TESS’
operations. The system is based on ISO 140001:2004 and
OHSAS18001:2007.TESSworkswithanumberofmeasurestoreducesicknessabsenteeisminitsdifferententerprises
anddepartments.In2010aquarterlyattendancebonusschemeforallemployeeswasintroduced.
Target objective: NOK 10 billion in 2020.
TESSshallthroughcontinuedgrowthsecureanddevelopsolid
workplacesinthelocalcommunitieswhereTESSisestablished.
Inordertoachievethis,TESSshallbethepreferredsupplier
of products and services in the markets in whichTESS has
businessactivitiesatanygiventime.Tessshallincreasecustomers’uptimeandprofitability.
Strategy
OnitspathtothetargetobjectiveTESSshalldevelop:
n Newmarketsandcustomers,nationallyandinternationally
n Newproductsandservices
n Completetechnicalsolutions
n Integratedsupplyservices
n Expertiseintheorganization
n Capacityforcustomersatisfaction
Further, TESS will evaluate strategic acquisitions, alliance
buildingandothermeasuresthatwillensurethetargetgrowth.
Products and services
TESS’spriorityisproducts,qualitiesandserviceswhichalso
makeapositivecontributiontousers’health,environmentand
safety.TESSwasthefirstsupplierintheindustrytoimplement
aqualitysystemin1994.Thesystemisauditedannually.TESS
also takes the initiative to implement solutions that make it
easierforcustomerstocomplywithpublicrequirements,laws
andregulations,withserviceconceptsdesignedtopreventpersonal injuries, pollution and operational downtime.At TESS
ApprovedHoseWorkshops,deliveriesarequalityassuredand
the customers’ hose inventory is monitored by TESS Hose
Management.Combinedwithcompletetechnicalsolutionsand
deliveriesthisincreasesuptimeandtheoperationalsecurityof
thecust-omer’ssystems.TheservicesfromTESSareavailable
24hoursaday,allweek,yearround.
Umbilical reels ready for shipment.
Sickness absence in % 2004-2013
8
7
6
5
4
3
5,2 4,95 5,8 5,3 5,8 7,2 6,7 6,5 5,5 6,3
2
1
0
Environment
ZeroreportableemissionsisanobjectiveforTESS.Thiswas
achievedin2013.Thegoalfor2014issourcesegregationof
halfofallrefuseforTESSinitsentirety.Inthesecondhalfof
2013theTESShouse(headofficeandlogisticscenter)hada
sortinglevelof80percen
Pre-separation of waste
Wood
Mixed waste
Metal
Hazard waste
Cardboard
EE-waste
Office paper
Other:
Plastic
Safety
An intensified focus on the reporting of non-performance
eventsandconditionswasgivenhighpriorityin2012.TESS
hasin2014agoalofachievingH1<2andH2<5.
Ethical guidelines
TESS’ ethical guidelines have been compiled in a 24 page
document. These are guidelines for all employees, boards,
contractedconsultantsandothersactingonbehalfofTESS.
Anannualhealthcheckisdoneontheethicalenvironment.
TESS Academy
TESS Academy offers courses
whichareavailabletoallTESS
employees.Lastyeartherewere
over 39 different courses to
choosebetween.Inthecourseof
2013TESSAcademyhasreceived 898enrolments.Intotal108
TESSmanagershavecompleted
TESSmanagingtraining.TESS
has currently 23 special educated Hose Masters and 57 DNV
certifiedhosetechnicians.
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Key figures TESS
(Amount in 1000 NOK)
Profit and loss statement
Operating income
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2 622 435
2 401 332
2 129 681
1 947 216
1.890 889
2 042 157
Cost of goods sold 15744751474498 1284870 1187863 1.129258 1276449
Saleries and wages554795 475734 429243 408163 399103 416204
Other operating expenses 329926 295751 256667 242447 238426 241767
Ordinary depreciation 31657 31799 30978 34721 33138 30768
Sum drifTotal operating expence
Operating result
2 490 852
2 227 782
2 001 758
1 873 195
1.799 925
1 965 189
131 582
123 550
127 923
74 021
90 965
76 968
Interest received17390 15399 13026 12131 14452 23622
Other financial income/(expenses) 11602 2041 2355 12230 3810 1956
Interest paid 18941 16212 15242 12052 27397 29877
Otherfinancialincome(expenses)23300706 219411854 9483 21436
Net financial income
-13 250
522
-2 055
454
-18 618
-25 734
Pre-tax operating income (PTOI
118 333
124 072
125 867
74 475
72 347
51 233
Taxes
36211 30445 36856 17514 23045 17170
After-tax operating income (ATOI)
82 122
93 627
89 011
56 961
49 302
34 064
Balance sheet (Amount in 1000 NOK) Assets
Deferred taxes
46918
41681
32812
31314
26856
21996
Machinery, vehicles and buildings 330801 297910 279312 273020 228932 244584
Shares
320292
213228 149379 77334 81829 54181
Long term debtors 212231 134579 67348110113 72665 76596
Fixed assets
910 242
687 397
528 851
491 780
410 282
397 357
Goods for resale505593 443032 393676 374482 367 167 399 536
Accounts receivables 491238 470633 405372 381710 338 615 398 146
Cash and bank deposits 106587 119161 152387 137620 143 650 85 408
Total current assets
1 103 418
1 032 827
951 434
893 813
849 432
883 090
Total assets
2 013 660
1 720 225
1 480 285
1 385 593
1 259 714
1 280 448
Liabilities and shareholders equity
Share capitall 338388 272470 154474 179551 178551 123877
Other equity 685192 601652 614198 494475457115 440358
Equity
1 023 581
874 122
768 673
674 026
635 666
564 265
Delayed taxest 4001 1136 1330 1659 - Long-term liabilities 411745 322742 253889 274573 210778 202435
Long-term liabilities
415 747
323 878
255 218
276 232
210 778
202 435
Accounts payable273200 271083 233803 212121 180066 307389
Accrued unassessed taxes 36272 37713 38198 20065 30951 20016
Other short-term liabilities 264861 213430 184393 203148 202253 186373
Current liabilities
Total liabilities and equity
574 332
522 225
456 394
435 335
413 270
513 778
2 013 660
1 720 225
1 480 265
1 385 593
1 259 714
1 280 448
TESS International
Financial strength
Closing includes sales in Denmark, Scotland and Brazil.
Totalrevenueabroadwere77,5MNOK,givingatotaloperatingprofitof9,5MNOK.InadditioncomesT&MInc.in
theUSA(50%stake)withaturnoverof26,5MNOK.
TESS enjoys a strong financial position and holds large
unusedcreditreserves.TESShasarealisticdividendpolicy
and surplus is retained in the company to the greatest
degreepossibletobeusedasacontributiontoinvestments
andfurthergrowth.Equityrepresents50,8%oftotalassets.
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Milestones in 2013 and Q1 2014
TESS Subsea AS opened
TESSSubseaAShaditsfirstdayofbusiness1January2014.
Thecompanyhas24employeesandrepresentsthecontinuation
ofsubseaactivitiesinTESSAS.Openingthisbusinessmakes
itpossibletofocuseffortsonthismarketareawhilealsoclearly
communicatingtothemarketthatTESSplanstofocusfurther
onexpertiseandhighabilitytodeliveronthoseproductsand
serviceareasthatthesubseadivisionhasworkedwith.TESS
SubseaASwilleventuallymoveintopremisesinIndustrigata
6inVitbank,Lier.
TESS Nord AS established
Thiscompanywasestablishedinautumn2013withheadquarters in Tromsø. TESS Nord AS will run and coordinate the
service centres in Tromsø, Alta, Hammerfest and Kirkenes.
Tom Eliassen is appointed as Regional Manager. A contract
wassignedfortheleaseofa770squaremeterbusinesspremises
inBreivika(Tromsø),withthemovingindatesometimeinthe
lastquarterof2014.
Service centre in Rio de Janeiro
InJune2014TESSBrazilopeneditsownservicecentreinRio,
inadditiontoitsheadquartersinMacae.TESSRioislocatedin
Niteroi,ashortdistancefromtheservicepointsandshipyards
intheoffshoreindustry.Thenewbusinesspremisesare1,200
square metres in size and have offices, workshop and storerooms. The service centre offers the majority of services for
hydraulicandindustrialhosing.Thenewservicecentremakes
TESSevenmoreaccessibleintheBrazilianoffshoremarket.
New service centres
Q1-42013
Q1-22014
n Bodø
n OsloSentrum
n Vinstra
n RioDeJaneiro
n Måløy
n Tau
TESS in Brazil
Bigger investment in own property
Theportionofownbusinesspremises/propertyisgrowing.In
2013/2014TESSMøreASisbuildingitsownbusinesspremisesforTESSMolde;TESSVestASisbuildingnewpremises
forTESSØlenand;abuildingextension/renovationofTESS
Stordiscompleted.Plans/approvalsarealsoinplacefornew
businesspremisesinÅgotnesandVikersund,alongwithplans
to extend the buildings in Kokstad in Bergen.TESSAS purchasedandtookover5,000squaremetresofbusinessproperty
inIndustrigata6inLieratthebeginningoftheyear.
Acquisitions
In2013TESSacquiredallthesharesinJ.D.SveiseServiceAS
inSkien,andmajorityshareholdingsinRørtekASinÅlesund.
TESS celebrated 45 years
On2September2013,TESScelebratedits45thbirthdaywith
cakeatallTESSsites.
New Partnershops
In2013onePartnershopwasopenedinHardangerincollaborationwithBolidenOddaASandanotherinHaldenincollaborationwithNorskeSkogSaugbrugsAS.Boththesearestaffedby
TESSemployees.AmaincontractconcerningPartnershopwas
formally signed for Wärtsilä Norway and Olvondo Industries
(4+3+3years).ThePartnershopcontractwithfourmajorcompaniesinRaufossIndustriparkwasrenewedforanotherfouryears.
Industriens Motemesse 2013
After some years away, TESS organised “Industriens
Motemesse2013”attheTelenorArenaon29-30October2013.
Thefairwasthetwelfthinarowandgathered90exhibitors.
TheeventwasaresoundingsuccessandTESShasdecidedto
organisethefairagainin2015withthetheme:Newenergy–
Newrelationships–Newopportunities.
Newly appointed Industry Minister Monica Maeland (Conservative Party of
Norway) made her very first official business visit to TESS in October 2013.
New collaboration agreements in 2013/2014
Collaborative agreements form the basis for good logistics,
secure deliverables and relationship development. TESS has
long-term collaborative agreements with a vast number of
customers. These agreements and amended and renewed at
regular intervals. Among the agreements signed during the
period are the following:
Aibel
Frameworkagreementforsupplyofconsumermaterial(viathe
Tradebrokercontract)forthenewbuildingyardandallworkshop
activitiesinHaugesund,andallotherlocationsinNorway.
Halliburton Skandinavia
Frameworkagreementforthesupplyofhosing,fittingsandservicesthroughoutNorway.Measuringandregistrationofthehose
parkinTESSHoseManagement.Duration:2+2+2years.
Oceaneering
Frameworkagreementforthesupplyofhosing,fittingsandser-
vicesforallNorwegianlocations.Establishmentofanintegrated
supplysolutioninForus,withdurationof3+2years.
Kongsberg Group
Adhesion contract (via Tradebroker) where the customer has
chosen TESS as its preferred supplier of MRO products and
hoses/pipes/tubing components. The contract applies to all the
Group´ssitesinNorway.
Incentra
NewprocurementcontractwithTESS,onbehalfof43shipping
companiesandrigowners,expiringattheendof2016.In2013
TESSsoldgoodsandservicestothetuneofNOK45millionto
membersofIncentra.
NOFO (Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies)
Framework Agreement with TESS for the entire TESS range,
containersolutionsandservices.Theagreementappliestoalloil
protectionbasesandvesselsandissignedforaperiodof4years.
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Services
TESS steel hoses
E-commerce, E-invoicing and EDI-solutions
TESS has 15 years’ experience with E-commerce. We have
workedhardtoremainattheforefrontofthisarea.Today,we
canoffercustomersalltypesofsolutionsinthisconnection.
Thetrendisthatanincreasingnumberoforganisationsrequire
their collaborative partners to be able to offer E-invoicing.
Norwegianauthoritieshaveintroducedrequirementswhichstate
that publicly owned organisations shall trade with suppliers
whouseE-invoicing.TESSiswellprepared,andmeetsthese
requirements.TESSoffersE-invoicingbasedonanumberof
standards, or customised in accordance with requirements.
InvoicescanalsobesentasPDFfilesviae-mail.
The supply of complete steel hoses for
variouspurposesisoneofTESS’sspecialities.Wehaveseveraldecades’experience
withtheproductionofsteelhoses,which
arealwaystailor-madeforthecustomer.
The production department outside
Drammen isresponsibleforweldingand
assembly. In addition, the department
handles the adaptation of compensators,
theorbitalweldingoftubes,bending,and
on-site services for the assembly of
complete industrial pipe trenches with
fittings.Ourworkshopandourstaffhave
certificationsandapprovalswhichcover
alltheneedsofthemarket,bothonshore
and offshore. In connection with hose
production,theworkshopcarriesoutpressure testing with water/gas, penetrant,
radiography and flushing in accordance
withNAS/ISOstandards.Theworkshop
isqualityassuredinaccordancewiththe
ISO 9001 directive, certified by DNV.
TESS offers package solutions (kitting)
where the workshop produces complete
hoseassembliesascomponentsinproducts
forseriesproducingcustomers.
THM – increased uptime for the customers
TESS are constantly developing the market-leading maintenance system TESS Hose
Management.Improvedsystemsandproceduresmakestheconceptevenmoreattractive
inthemarket,primarilyformarketsasshippingandoffshore.IthasbeenperformedTHM
operationsinseveralpartsoftheworld.Revenuegrowthshowsaverygoodperformance.
In 2013 we signed exciting THM agreements with both PGS Geophysical (a fleet of
Ramformseismicvessels)andrigcompanyDolphinDrilling.TheprospectsforcomprehensiveTHMoperationsaregood.Oftheoperationsinthisperiod,itisworthmentioning
thatthehoseparkonENI´srig“Scarabeo5”wasinspectedinfull,measuredandregisteredinTESSHoseManagement.Inadditiontooffshoreandshippingtherehavealsobeen
traditionalTHMjobsatland,forexampleatabrewery.ThesizeoftheTHMdatabaseis
almost300,000units.
24 hour service – Hose watch
TheTESScompaniesoffer24hourserviceandadedicatedhosewatch,whichiscalledout
asneeded.
Strategic networks
Urgent delivery of a custom made component
for a platform installation in the North Sea.
TESS Subsea AS
TESSSubseaASbeganoperatingfromthefirstworkingdayinJanuary2014.Thesubsea
industryisinanintensegrowthphase.Thisisbecauseanincreasingnumberofmarginal
oilandgasdiscoveriesarebeingextractedbysubseainstallationsontheseabed.Oursubsea
operations are based on hoses and knowledge of hydraulics. We produce and deliver
completebundles,jumpersandhydraulicflyingleads(HFLs),andready-to-uselinesfor
hydrauliccommunicationbetweentrees,manifoldsandcontrolsystems.Forexample,a
completeHFLunitmayconsistof15tubelines.TESSalsosuppliesjumpersfortopsideuse.
Inrecentyears,oursubseaproductshavebeenusedontheNorwegiancontinentalshelfand
inWestAfrica,RussiaandAustralia.
During2013,itwasgainedordersfromAkerSolutionsincompleteumbilicalswithextrudedcovers.
Scope is the largest of its kind since the subsea
workshopwasestablishedin2007.Thestraininthe
workshop has been steadily good throughout the
year.Newreferenceswillstrengthenourpositionin
themarket.TESSSubseaislocatedinthegeographicalSubseaValley,andhasainvolvementinthe
AssociationSubseaValley.Accordingtothefuture
plansTESSSubseawillbemovedtosomeofthe
hallsinIndustrigata6(neighborestatetotheheadquarters)assoonastheyareavailable.
EDIS is a group of collaborating European companies that exchange knowledge, solutions and technical competence
relatingtotheindustry’sneeds.Allmembersalsoworkwithhosesandrelatedservices.Thegrouporganisescommonprocurement and product development for
themembers,amongotherthings.TESS
hasbeenamembersinceautumn1993.
NAHAD isanAmericanassociationfor
manufacturersandwholesalerswithinthe
hoseindustry.Throughmembershipwith
NAHAD, TESS has access to research
and competence both within the hose
industryandrelatingtointegratedsupply.
TESShasbeenamembersince1993.
ISA, previouslyIDA(USA)istheworld’slargestorganisationfordistributorsto
theindustry.TESSbecameamemberof
ISAintheautumnof1995andhasparticipatedinanumberofmeetingsandconferences. Through NAHAD and ISA,
TESSalsohasaccesstoresearchresults
from NAW (The American National
AssociationofWholesaler-Distributors).
Termination final assembly in the workshop
of TESS Subsea.
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Subsea Valley isaninterestorganisation
forcompanieswithintheareaofsubsea
technology located between Notodden
andOslo.TESSismemberno.1.
Historical highlights
1998
1999
2000
2001
A modest beginning with hoses at Aabysgt. 8 in Drammen.
2002
TESS from year to year
1968
1969
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1971
1972
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1974
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TekniskServiceasestablished10July1968.
Openforbusinesson2September1968.
SalesvolumeNOK480,000.
Ourfirstemployeeappointment(2+1).
Wesmelloil.
Abreakthroughyear.Largerbusinesspremises.
DepartmentinStavanger.
Growth.5employees.Sales4.2million.
Advancedspecialequipmentprocured.
Lillehammerbranchisestablished.Sales13.9million.
TESSBergen,ÅlesundandDrammenareestablished.
CollaborationCCB-base.Largerbusinesspremises.
TESSOsloandHønefossareestablished.
50employees.Salesapprox.20million.
TESS+TekniskServicetotalsalesapprox.30mill.
TekniskServicebecomesincreasinglymorewholesale.
TESSTrondheimandGrenlandareestablished.
TESSHamarisestablished.SalesTESS+Teknisk
Serviceapprox.50million.60employees.
TESSHaugesund,Florø,Elverum,Holmestrandand
Moldeareestablished.TESSDrammen,Møreand
Lillehammerexpand.Totalsalesexceed60million.
FirstTESS10yearanniversary.TESSLysaker,
Kristiansand,KristiansundandCCBareestablished.
TESSHokksundisestablished.TekniskService15
yearanniversary.105employees.Continuedexpansion.
TESSengrosas.TESSSandnesandKolbotnare
established.Productrangeexpansions.Airtoolsand
v-belts.Qualityassurance.97million.
TESSData,Mongstad,Arendal,SpjelkavikandHorten
areestablished.
TESSGjøvik,Rana,Sogn,TønsbergandLarvikopened.
TESSSandvikaisestablished.
Atoughyear.Aturn-aroundoperationisimplemented.
TESSSkien,Stjørdal,ØstfoldandUlsteinvikare
established.
TESSFlorø,Hamar,DrammenandLarvikarerelocated
tolargerandmoremodernbusinesspremises.
TESSKongsberg,SandefjordandMandalareestab
lished.Jointventureagreementsareformed.
Recordsalesvolume.Approx.225million.TESSOsloand
Drammenrelocated.FrameworkagreementwithStatoil.
TESSSteinkjerandNamsosareestablished.
25-yearanniversary.NewregionalcenterinStavanger.
TESSProduksjon,JessheimandSkiisestablished.
220employees.NAHADmembership.
TESSengrosasisapprovedbyDetNorskeVeritasfor
qualityassuranceinaccordancewithISO9002.
DepartmentsinBrumunddal,KollsnesandFlekkefjord
areestablished.EDISmembership.
TESSinStord(formerfranchise),TESSinHalden
(AcquisitionofVesco),TESSinVerdal(Acquisitionof
HBK),andTESSKarmøyandFarsundareestablished.
PartnershopwithABB.ISAmembership.
TESSproduksjonasapprovedbyDetNorskeVeritas
forqualityassuranceinaccordancewithISO9002.
TESSKokstad,Gardermoen,LadeandFredrikstad
(acquisitionofICM)areestablished.CTYrkesklærin
PorsgrunnbecomesTESS.
TESSLillestrømandTjeldbergoddenareestablished.
TESSCD-SERVICEwithelectronicproductcatalog.
PartneringandInplantwithAker,MWSandRaufoss.
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
30yearanniversary−TESSTripleShow.TESSinÅl
andKvinnheradareestablished.Acquisitionof
SveisehusetStordAS.IndustrinettASisestablished.
Oslorelocatesandexpands.490employees.Sales
volume819million.
TESSHerøyandVossareestablished.Norway’sfirst
MROtradefair.PartnershopASisestablishedasanin
dependentcompany.Bergenexpands.
TESSVoldaandMoelvareestablished.Partneringand
InplantwithElkem.
TESSSunndalandÅsaneareestablished.Partnering
withGEHydroSørumsandandMustad.MRO’01and
onebillioncelebration.HistoricalagreementwithStatoil.
MRO’02ontheCupFinalweek-end.Oslo25years.
Rogaland30years.TheagreementswithStatoilare
expanded.FrameworkagreementwithSmedvig/-Maersk.
AcquisitionofSveisesenteretNorgeas.
35yearssinceTESSwasfounded.Overonebillionin
salesvolumeforthefirsttime.QAiscertifiedbyDet
NorskeVeritasinaccordancewiththeISO9001:2000
standard.
MRO’04inBergen.NewERPsystem.Establishmentsin
Herøya,AukraandHammerfest.PartnershopatDyneaASA
inLillestrøm.JointventureagreementwithYarafor
distributionofindustrialgasses.
FirstTESSoutsideofNorway.Establishmentin
Stenungsund,SwedenandAberdeen,Scotland.New
divisionsinKnarvik,Tromsø,Dusavik,Orkanger,Otta
andDokka.
CrownPrinceHaakonvisitsTESSatONS.TESSService
System(hosecontrolsystem)isoperational.Establishments
inHorten(HIP),Vikersund,downtownDrammenand
Fagernes.
TakeoverofGlobalOffshoreSuppliesinEsbjerg
(Denmark)andMyklebustHavnereparasjoner
(Egersund).NewestablishmentsinØlen,Stange,
Haram,Kongsvinger,Notodden,Sørlandsparken,
Tynset,ÅndalsnesandTESSFMCPartnershopinSotra.
NewservicecentersopeninKongsberg,Stryn,Årdal
andKårstø.AcquisitionofFlorøForsyningsselskap
andLierMaskinforretning.TESScelebrates40year
anniversary.IndustryTradeFairno.11atExporama.
NewservicecentersopenedinAskøy,Rørvik,Hadeland
andStraume.Establishmentofsubseaproduction.
NewservicecentersopenedinKongsgårdmoen,
SløvågandFrakkagjerd.TESSheadquarteractivities
weregatheredunderoneroofincludingwhollynew
workshopfacilities.Firstlarge-scalesubseaorder.
Memberno.1intheinterestorganization
SubseaValley.
PartnershopwithSchlumbergerinTanangeropened.
Aquistioned50procentofBicinBrazil,renamedas
BICTESS.HugeTHM-orderfromMaerskDrilling.
Newservicesentres:Grorud,Moss,Klepp,Minnesund,
AltaogSandnessjøen.Partnershop’sopenedwithNexans
NorwayandWärtsiläNorway.Takesover96,4%in
BICTESS.Newvaluablecollaborativeagreementswith
Statoil,NorskeShellandFMCTechnologies.
NewservicecentresinBodø,Vinstra,MåløyandTau.
PartnershopscollaboratingwithNorskeSkogSaugbrugs
andBolidenOdda.PurchaseofIndustrigata6–5,000square
metrenewpremises.IndustriensMotemesseno.12at
TelenorArena.
Today’s modern TESS headquarter near Drammen,
40 km south of Oslo.
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TESS is a wholly Norwegian professional service company, established in 1968.
Norway’s largest supplier of hoses for all purposes.
TESS got 23 Hose Masters and 57 DNV approved hose fitters.
More than 900 qualified employees. 70 internationally.
Nationwide: Service centers and warehouses at more than 110 locations in
Norway, as well as in Scotland (Aberdeen), Denmark (Esbjerg),
Brazil (Macae and Rio) and USA (Houston).
The company’s systems and procedures are certified in compliance with
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
TESS is a member of EDIS, NAHAD, ISA, NOSCA, the Tradebroker Foundation
and Subsea Valley.
TESS offers JIT, Partnering and different inventory management solutions.
Norway’s largest supplier of welding machinery and welding consumables.
TESS supplies subsea products.
In Norway you will find TESS here
Alta
Arendal
Aukra
Bergen – Askøy
Bergen – Kokstad
Bergen – Kollsnes
Bergen – Sotra/CCB
Bergen – Straume
Bergen – Åsane
Bodø
Brumunddal
Bryne
Dokka
Drammen
Egersund
Elverum
Fagernes
Farsund
Flekkefjord
Florø
Frakkagjerd
Fredrikstad
Førde
Gjøvik
Hadeland – Jaren
Halden
Moelv
Molde
Mongstad
Moss
Mysen
Måløy
Namsos
Notodden
Odda
Orkanger
Oslo - Alnabru
Oslo - Grorud
Oslo - Sentrum
Otta
Porsgrunn
Raufoss
Rørvik
Sandefjord
Sandnes
Sandnessjøen
Sandvika
Sarpsborg
Ski
Sløvåg
Sogndal
Stange
Hamar
Hammerfest
Haram
Haugesund
Herøy
Hokksund
Holmestrand
Horten
Hønefoss
Jessheim
Karmøy
Kirkenes
Klepp
Knarvik
Kongsberg
Kongsberg FMC
Kongsvinger
Kristiansand S
Kristiansund N
Kvinnherad
Kårstø
Larvik
Lillehammer
Lillestrøm
Minnesund
Mo i Rana
Stavanger – Tananger
Stavanger – Dusavik
Steinkjer
Stjørdal
Stord
Stryn
Sunndalsøra
Tau
Tromsø
Trondheim
Tynset
Tønsberg
Ulsteinvik
Verdal
Vikersund
Vinstra
Voss
Ølensvåg
Ørsta – Volda
Ål
Ålesund
Åndalsnes
Årdal
You will also find us through our Partnershop collaborations with FMC Technolgies, Dynea,
Nexans Norway, Wärtsilä Norway, Boliden Odda, Norske Skog Saugbrugs, Albert Kr. Hæhre
and ABB.
Toll free numbers:
East region: 800 83 777 • West region: 800 84 333 • Rogaland region: 800 83 222
[email protected]
[email protected]
Phone: +47 32 84 40 00
Macae: [email protected]
Rio de Janeiro: [email protected]
Fax: +47 32 84 40 01
[email protected]
www.tess.no
Tess team dmk August 2013 - Trykk-Service as
Facts about TESS