OUR HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY

About Nolab

Precise analyses - Safer operation

Norsk Oljelaboratorium AS ( Nolab ) is located in Rørvik in Nærøysund municipality , and has provided analysis services and consulting to companies all over the world since 2001. We are specialists in technical testing and analysis of oil products and cooling water – regardless of industry or application.

Our core business is to contribute to the safe and efficient operation of mechanical equipment through targeted testing, condition-based maintenance, reporting and consulting. The results of our analyses are used to prevent breakdowns, reduce maintenance costs and extend the life of equipment. In short: We help our customers make good decisions – before small problems develop into big ones.

The laboratory is certified according to NS-EN ISO 9001:2015 , and in recent years we have invested in modern analysis equipment and an updated machinery park. Our employees have extensive experience and solid interdisciplinary expertise in, among other things, chemistry, biology, materials technology and operation and maintenance. This gives us a good basis for delivering precise analyses with high professional integrity.

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With us, you get fast and reliable answers, delivered by professionals who understand the connection between oil analysis and machine health.
Nolab is more than a laboratory – we are a professional partner working to reduce your operating costs and prevent unnecessary downtime.

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Our history

We have delivered precise oil analyses from our laboratory in Rørvik since 2001, but our history goes all the way back to the 1970s.

Our history
1970s
Our journey began in the 1970s as part of NSB's (Norwegian State Railways) internal laboratory, dedicated to improving the operation and maintenance of trains in Norway.
Two elderly people stand on the side of a large, black steam locomotive under a metal roof.Office with two old computer monitors, papers scattered on the desk and a red and black jacket hanging on the chair by the window.
Helge starts at NSB
1985
Founder and entrepreneur Helge Ingebrigtsvold starts his job as an oil technician at NSB. This is the first sprout in the history of Nolab .
Five people are examining laboratory equipment on a bench in a bright room with large windows.Portrait of Helge Ingebrigtsvold
Norsk Oljelaboratorium AS established
2001
Helge Ingebrigtsvold takes over the analysis business from NSB, and establishes Norsk Oljelaboratorium AS The first independent oil analysis laboratory north of Oslo.
Facsimile of the Speech
DNV certification
2001
Our certifications are a seal of quality for our customers.

Our quality system is certified according to NS-EN ISO 9001:2015 and DNV has conducted annual audits at the laboratory since its inception in 2001.
Certification mark DNV ISO 9001
Portrait of Helge Ingebrigtsvold

"Our certifications give our customers peace of mind. They are a seal of quality for all the work we do."

Helge Ingebrigtsvold, founder and CEO

Well-oiled success
2014
Over the years we have received several great media reports. Here from 2014.
Facsimile from Namdalsavisa from 2014
New lab at InnovArena
2020
In 2020, we moved into new and modern premises in InnovArena.
Drone photo of InnovArena where Nolab has an office on the 1st floor
Nolab takes over analysis services for Servi Group
2024
In 2024, Norsk Oljelaboratorium AS took over Servi Group 's customer portfolio for oil analysis services and at the same time entered into close cooperation with Norway's largest expertise environment within hydraulics and related technologies.


Screenshot from when Servi Group announced that Nolab took over their oil analysis services.
New office
2024
In 2024, we got new offices at the Havet office complex, in addition to our laboratory at InnovArena.
The common area at our new office at "Havet"
Environmental Lighthouse
2025
In 2025, the Norwegian Oil Laboratory was certified as an Environmental Lighthouse.
Environmental Lighthouse logo
New profile for the future
2025
New profile for the road ahead....
Nolab logo
Portrait Martin Ingebrigtsvold

"With a new profile and new websites, we face the future."

Martin Ingebrigtvold, Technical Manager

Nolab in 2025
Today is Nolab one of the country's leading expertise environments within oil analysis.

Our story continues together with good customers.

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