Jens Balstad

Axess Group

Axess Group creates world-class sustainable solutions for leading players in the oil and gas, wind energy, marine and infrastructure industries worldwide. As a trusted global partner with 25 years of experience, we have worked on more than 600 assets globally. With a focus on Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ), we are dedicated to helping our clients achieve their goals of maximum production uptime, zero harm and operational efficiency. Axess is headquartered in Molde, Norway, with 5 other offices in the country - Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Orkanger, and Stavanger. Over the years, the company has developed a strong global presence, establishing offices in Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Singapore, Cape Town, Luanda, Accra, Dakar, Perth, Busan, Dubai, Taipei, Dammam, Mumbai, Aberdeen, Mostar, Gdańsk, St. John's, Ciudad del Carmen, Georgetown and Boston. Today, we have over 600 employees and a range of contractors worldwide. More than half of our employees are degreed engineers. Axess is owned by Axio AS (80%) and Salvesen & Thams Invest AS (20%). Axio AS is owned by the founders and about 30 employees in Axess. Our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Axess Digital and Axess Technologies, provide inspection software and material handling technologies respectively, to meet the needs of our clients.