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'''Glava AS''' is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] industrial company with headquarters in [[Askim]]. The name is a [[portmanteau]] of the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] word ''glassvatt'', meaning [[glass wool]]. Glass wool used as [[Thermal insulation|insulation]] material is the company's main product. Production takes place at the company's production facilities in Askim and [[Stjørdal]].<ref name="Glava">{{cite web|url=http://www.glava.no/default.asp?menu=2 |title=Glava AS |publisher=Glava AS |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2009-04-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110201402/http://www.glava.no/default.asp?menu=2 |archivedate=January 10, 2007 }}</ref> Glava employs around 500 people, and in 2007 had a revenue just short of [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 1,500 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glava.no/filesystem/2008/06/aarsrapport_glava_2007_5629.pdf|title=Årsrapport Glava 2007|publisher=Glava AS|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-04-05}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
'''Glava AS''' is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] industrial company with headquarters in [[Askim]]. The name is a [[portmanteau]] of the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] word ''glassvatt'', meaning [[glass wool]]. Glass wool used as [[Thermal insulation|insulation]] material is the company's main product. Production takes place at the company's production facilities in Askim and [[Stjørdal]].<ref name="Glava">{{cite web|url=http://www.glava.no/default.asp?menu=2 |title=Glava AS |publisher=Glava AS |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2009-04-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110201402/http://www.glava.no/default.asp?menu=2 |archivedate=January 10, 2007 }}</ref> Glava employs around 500 people, and in 2007 had a revenue just short of [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 1,500 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glava.no/filesystem/2008/06/aarsrapport_glava_2007_5629.pdf|title=Årsrapport Glava 2007|publisher=Glava AS|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-04-05}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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The company's history goes back to 1935, when industrialist [[Jens Bull (industrialist)|Jens Bull]] was offered licensed production in Norway of glass wool, originally a [[Germany|German]] invention.<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://www.glava.no/default.asp?menu=842&page=234|title=Kort historikk|publisher=Glava AS|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-04-05 |
The company's history goes back to 1935, when industrialist [[Jens Bull (industrialist)|Jens Bull]] was offered licensed production in Norway of glass wool, originally a [[Germany|German]] invention.<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://www.glava.no/default.asp?menu=842&page=234|title=Kort historikk|publisher=Glava AS|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-04-05|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20070502014808/http://www.glava.no/default.asp?menu=842&page=234|archivedate=2007-05-02|df=}} </ref> The company was originally called "Glassvatt". During the post-war reconstruction of Norway, Glava grew dramatically, as the need for insulation of buildings became clear. The product is today made on a licence from the [[France|French]] company [[Saint-Gobain]].<ref name="History"/> It is produced from [[borosilicate glass]], which is heated to around 1,400 °C before being stretched into fibres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isolasjon.no/page/28291/|title=Glava|publisher=Moss Insolasjonsservice AS|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-04-05}}</ref> |
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In 1959, the company was responsible for the so-called "[[Ice block expedition of 1959|ice block expedition]]", later called "the world's greatest publicity stunt".<ref name="Isblokkekspedisjonen">{{cite web|url=http://www.glava.no/filesystem/2009/02/web_annonse_6035.pdf|title=Isblokkekspedisjonen Polarsirkelen - Ekvator 50 år 1959-2009|year=2009|publisher=Glava AS|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-03-29}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The expedition consisted in bringing a three-ton block of ice from [[Mo i Rana]] by the [[Arctic Circle]], to [[Libreville]] by the [[Equator]], without using any form of [[refrigeration]].<ref name="Meland">{{cite news|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/03/27/magasinet/markedsforing/historie/5477550/|title=Sivert kjørte tre tonns isblokk gjennom Sahara|last=Meland|first=Astrid|date=2009-03-27|publisher=[[Dagbladet]]|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-03-28}}</ref> |
In 1959, the company was responsible for the so-called "[[Ice block expedition of 1959|ice block expedition]]", later called "the world's greatest publicity stunt".<ref name="Isblokkekspedisjonen">{{cite web|url=http://www.glava.no/filesystem/2009/02/web_annonse_6035.pdf|title=Isblokkekspedisjonen Polarsirkelen - Ekvator 50 år 1959-2009|year=2009|publisher=Glava AS|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-03-29}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The expedition consisted in bringing a three-ton block of ice from [[Mo i Rana]] by the [[Arctic Circle]], to [[Libreville]] by the [[Equator]], without using any form of [[refrigeration]].<ref name="Meland">{{cite news|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/03/27/magasinet/markedsforing/historie/5477550/|title=Sivert kjørte tre tonns isblokk gjennom Sahara|last=Meland|first=Astrid|date=2009-03-27|publisher=[[Dagbladet]]|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-03-28}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:53, 18 October 2017
Glava AS is a Norwegian industrial company with headquarters in Askim. The name is a portmanteau of the Norwegian word glassvatt, meaning glass wool. Glass wool used as insulation material is the company's main product. Production takes place at the company's production facilities in Askim and Stjørdal.[1] Glava employs around 500 people, and in 2007 had a revenue just short of NOK 1,500 million.[2]
The company's history goes back to 1935, when industrialist Jens Bull was offered licensed production in Norway of glass wool, originally a German invention.[3] The company was originally called "Glassvatt". During the post-war reconstruction of Norway, Glava grew dramatically, as the need for insulation of buildings became clear. The product is today made on a licence from the French company Saint-Gobain.[3] It is produced from borosilicate glass, which is heated to around 1,400 °C before being stretched into fibres.[4]
In 1959, the company was responsible for the so-called "ice block expedition", later called "the world's greatest publicity stunt".[5] The expedition consisted in bringing a three-ton block of ice from Mo i Rana by the Arctic Circle, to Libreville by the Equator, without using any form of refrigeration.[6]
References
- ^ "Glava AS" (in Norwegian). Glava AS. Archived from the original on January 10, 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Årsrapport Glava 2007" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Glava AS. Retrieved 2009-04-05. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Kort historikk" (in Norwegian). Glava AS. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Glava" (in Norwegian). Moss Insolasjonsservice AS. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Isblokkekspedisjonen Polarsirkelen - Ekvator 50 år 1959-2009" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Glava AS. 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-29. [dead link]
- ^ Meland, Astrid (2009-03-27). "Sivert kjørte tre tonns isblokk gjennom Sahara" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
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