“We’ve taken on more than 100 new employees in PTG since 2020, and are keen to recruit more able people for Rørvik Kulde in the time to come. That includes three-four service technicians and preferably a couple of highly motivated apprentices.”
Strengthening presence along the Norwegian coast
The area around Nærøysund and Namsos in Trøndelag county is home to a substantial seafood and fish farming sector, and represents a highly relevant market for PTG. A local presence will open further growth opportunities.
“We’ve had a trustful collaboration over many years, and Rørvik and Namsos represent a natural extension in geographical terms to our existing activities along the Norwegian coast,” says Arnesen.
A number of aquaculture players are located in the area, and positions along the Namdal coast with its north-south sailing channel also make Rørvik and Namsos a good base for providing service to both fishing vessels and well boats.
Recruiting to tomorrow’s industry
Arnesen says that applicants can by all means have a background in trades other than refrigeration, since PTG has good arrangements for in-house training. He can also tempt potential new recruits with an aggressive sustainability strategy and interesting career opportunities in the group.
“The human population of the planet is steadily increasing, and a larger proportion of what we eat is coming from the oceans. At PTG, we’re part of a forward-looking seafood sector where our role is to develop energy-efficient and sustainable solutions based on natural refrigerants which help to increase food quality and durability, and reduce wastage.”
Experience
Rørvik Kulde has four permanent employees and more than 30 years of experience as a refrigeration entrepreneur in and around Rørvik. The company has a broad portfolio of products and services, and works with both commercial and industrial cooling.
Its founder is Sturla Johansen, and he and his colleagues will now be joined by additional able personnel.
“We acquired many good references over the years,” Johansen observes. “Our customers have chosen us to supply refrigeration equipment for many reasons, but the most important is our unique experience of the industry based on loyal and professional personnel with an eye for good solutions.”
In connection with the takeover, he is planning to reduce his workload as CEO and will be handing over the reins to colleague Amund Tausvik Johansen.
Close collaboration
Rørvik Kulde collaborates closely on refrigeration solutions with suppliers both large and small – including PTG.
The SinkabergHansen group is one of Norway’s more substantial independent aquaculture players, has its head office, harvesting facility and plant in Rørvik, and is an important customer for Rørvik Kulde.
A number of the latter’s bigger projects for SinkabergHansen have been delivered in collaboration with PTG, including a complete plant facility providing sustainable cooling and heat for the new salmon facility at Marøya in Nærøysund. This includes annual energy recovery equal to the annual consumption of a couple of hundred Norwegian detached homes.
“It was natural for us to turn to our local supplier, Rørvik Kulde, when planning and designing the refrigeration equipment for our new salmon plant,” says Eskil Laukvik, group vice president for plants at SinkabergHansen.
Greener aquaculture
SinkabergHansen is known for its commitment to energy-efficient solutions as a contribution to a greener aquaculture sector.
“Being introduced through Rørvik Kulde to PTG and its expertise in cooling and refrigeration technology has been a strength for the project,” says Laukvik.
“The salmon plant now has good solutions which cool our product while ensuring sensible energy consumption for everything which needs cooling and heat. We think it will be a strength for the future that these two firms are now merging and unifying their expertise.”