Årdal
In Årdal, Sogn & Fjordane County, is where you find the technical and administrative management headquarters for BIS Production Partner Norge Vest. In addition to the technical and administrative management, several other operative units are also represented here. These are preferred suppliers to Norsk Hydro’s aluminium units in Årdal.
BIS Production Partner in Årdal supplies corresponding products and services to local industry and commerce and industry in general.
BIS Production Partner’s Årdal activity employs around 235 persons.
Business units – operative units
The following units are located in Årdal:
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The industrial masonry unit is responsible for Fireproof installation at Hydro Aluminium’s units in Årdal:
- Electrolysis
- Carbon
- Foundry -
Maintenance that has the total responsibility for:
- Planning and execution of maintenance at the majority of Hydro Aluminium’s units in Årdal- Single contracts concerning maintenance services and workshop services
Products and services
BIS Production Partner supplies a comprehensive range of products and services to industry, power plants and commerce & industry in general in the areas of:
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Mechanical
- Maintenance of industry and process plant
- Qualified activity for cranes and lifting tackle
- Qualified inspection of lifts and trucks
- Machining
- Vehicle maintenance
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Welding workshop
- Planning and carrying out of maintenance at most of Hydro Aluminium’s units in Årdal
- Single contracts concerning maintenance services and workshop services -
Automation
- Maintenance and new installation of automation plant for industry and commerce and industry in general. All our contracts are either single
-trade assignments or multi-trade assignments according to your wishes and requirements.
- Searching for faults on frequency relayers - Maintenance support, Modification and Project (VMP)
BIS Production Partner in Årdal has a separate section for Maintenance Support, Modification and Project (VMP). Together with the corresponding unit at Karmøy, it constitutes a VMP network with around 65 chartered engineers, engineers and other technical expert personnel and technical personnel with considerable competence and experience in the following trades:
- Machinery
- Electro
- Automation
- Building
BIS Production Partner is the preferred supplier of projects and modifications for Hydro Aluminium’s electrolysis plant in Western Norway. Among others we cover the following product range
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Automation
- Maintenance and new installation of automation plant for industry and commerce and industry in general. All our contracts are either single-trade assignments or multi-trade assignments according to your wishes and requirements.
Examples of contracts
- Moving of foundry ovens for Hydro Aluminium Sunndal
- New foundry ovens for anode installation for Hydro Aluminium Årdal
- Upgrading of anode installation – Increasing flow of power in electolysis process for increased tonnage
Personnel
- Chartered engineers
- Engineers
- Technical expert personnel
Machinery and equipment
BIS Production Partner has fully equipped workshops and premises sited at Hydro’s plant in Årdal. Our engineers and certified operators have competence and process experience from the aluminium industry and other industrial activity. The unit is qualified to perform welding in magnetic fields.
Address: BIS Production Partner AS, Tyinvegen 3, 6884 Øvre Årdal
Switchboard: +47 03 247