ROBINET AS was established on Askøy outside Bergen in 1992. For the first 20 years, our marketing activities in Norway were mainly aimed at the large pipe wholesalers that made up our distributor network for the industry in Norway.
In 2011, we made the leap from being a pure distributor of valves to becoming a full-range industrial wholesaler with a product range customised for the maritime industry. Skilled employees with many years of experience in the industry were hired and in February 2011 we opened a branch in Ulsteinvik. In August 2012, we moved into a new customised office and warehouse of 2,500 m2 in central Ulsteinvik. Today, we are well established as an industrial wholesaler supplying a complete range of products from our local warehouse, including valves, actuators, pipes and parts in all designs and materials.
Our customers have shown great confidence in us by giving us the opportunity to build up in this market, which is dominated by large multinational companies with little or no local presence. Customers recognise our employees’ expertise and strength as a technical partner. Our customers also recognise our products, which have been supplied in this market for 20 years.
Furthermore, our part-owned company MAS Fluid Control AS has moved its workshop into the new building. Their expertise in the design, construction and commissioning of complete valve control systems based on pneumatics, hydraulics and electrics gives us extra strength both on the supplier side and in terms of technical expertise.
In these times when centralisation and distancing seem to be the trend, we are doing the opposite by bringing together goods, service and expertise where they belong. Where our customers are.
