About Us
This is TESS
TESS is Norway’s largest supplier of hoses for all purposes, with more than 140 local service centers across the country. TESS is also a leader in welding, operations and maintenance (MRO) products, and delivers mission-critical and profitable solutions for businesses.
Services and sustainable solutions that ensure customer uptime are part of our DNA. With us, you meet professionals on both sides of the counter and get the market’s best availability with more than 140 local service centers and in nine countries.
Sustainability is a natural part of our daily operations, with a focus on long-term partnerships with customers in the Energy, Aquaculture, Contractor, Industrial, Defense, and Public sectors.
Personal relationships with customers have always been what characterizes TESS professionals. We are directly available by phone and in the service centers with our technical expertise and commitment.
Core Values
Independence, sobriety, and the right to self-determination must characterize TESS. Availability for our customers must always be 24/7/365. As a company, we must be politically independent and neutral in relation to views on life, ethnicity, orientation, or trade union organization. Our relationship with the authorities must stay excellent and the employees were, are, and will be our most important resource. TESS is owned by the Erik Jølberg Foundation and employees. Every year, children and youths are supported with millions.
Facts about TESS
- Established in 1968
- Owners: Employees and Foundation Erik Jølberg
- Locations: 145 service centers + over 60 dealers
- Emergency response partner for the state, municipalities, the Armed Forces, and the business sector
- Head office and central warehouse: Norway
- Employees: 1,600
- Gross group revenue: NOK 7 billion (2025)
- Certifications: ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001
- Membership: Ethical Trade Norway (2022) and UN Global Compact (2025)
- Qualification schemes: Achilles and Magnet JQS
