Awards

Logistics Award 1999
The logistics organization LOGMA awarded Erik Jølberg the Logistics Award 1999 for the establishment and development of systems for integrated supply services and Partnershop in particular.

Regional Winner - Entrepreneur of the Year 2004
Erik Jølberg and Olav Nygaard, TESS, was named ”Entrepreneur of the Year 2004″ in the Norwegian region East by Ernst & Young in collaboration with the Norwegian Business School BI, Finansavisen and Fokus Bank.

Gazelle Company 2006
The term Gazelle Company is a Norwegian concept regarding fast growing companies that satisfy a list of quantifiable results and requirements. The Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv and Dun & Bradstreet have yearly Gazelle Awards where the best companies of a given year compete based on EBITDA. TESS was on the list in 2006.

Logistics Company of the Year 2008
TESS was awarded the Logistics Company of the Year in February 2008 regarding the Drammen Area. This honor was awarded by the Norwegian Business School BI on behalf of the Drammen Business Association.

Entrepreneur of the Year 2010
TESS entrepreneurs Erik Jølberg and Olav Nygaard was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 in the category ”development of established businesses”. This honor was awarded by the Norwegian Business School BI on behalf of the Drammen Business Association.

ONS Award 2010
Honorary award to Erik Jølberg .“At every ONS the Board makes honorary awards to one or many individuals who have made a special contribution to the energy sector and ONS in particular. Erik Jølberg, TESS as, receives his award for his work over 40 years to establish and develop a unique petroleum sector service company. He, together with his company TESS, has been an active participant at all 19 ONS events since its launch in 1974. The ONS Board recognises his innovative and creative marketing of his own company, employees and products at ONS.”

Supplier of the Year 2012
TESS was named «Supplier of the Year 2012» by the purchasing-organization Tradebroker. Tradebroker has 54 member companies (Groups), with a total of 12 000 employees. TESS is one out of a total of 60 suppliers who has an agreement with Tradebroker.

EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2015
CEO Erik Jølberg, TESS as went all the way to the top of the trade category in this year’s finals of the national competition EY, Entrepreneur of the Year. Candidates from 12 companies qualified for the finals, and fought for the victory in the categories trade, industry and services.