ABOUT TESS TESS, originating from Norway, is a worldwide supplier of products and services, mainly focused towards oil & gas, aqua culture, contractors and public sector. The core products are hoses and hose fittings for all purposes with corresponding services. Established in 1968, TESS is still primarily owned by entrepreneur Erik Jølberg. The company has grown impressively since the start-up, with ap- proximately 1200 employees and total revenues exceeding 2,5 billion NOK. Through 50 years, TESS has establi- shed a strong and leading position as a reliable supplier within the oil and gas segment with Equinor (Statoil) as the largest client. TESS has developed a wide range of services locally, and a technical depart- ment centrally, built around the core products. In the central manufacturing department at TESS headquarters in Drammen, Norway – special hoses and a number of other products related to hydraulics and subsea are produced. TESS’ main market is the on- and offshore industry. The products are distributed through 137 service centers worldwide, with 130 placed in Norway; all with locally adjusted products, ser- vices and inventory. TESS International coordinates the global operations, which today includes service centers in Denmark, Scotland, Brazil, Spain, USA and Singapore. The long-term and ever evolving cooperation with strategic customers allows TESS to adapt services, products and solutions to the present needs of the industries. For the customers TESS has the ability to supply efficient solutions that increases uptime and at the same time provide documented savings. TESS aim the solutions directly at the operators and users within drilling and wells, service companies, maintenan- ce and modification as well as OEM manufacturers. 3 YEARS WARRANTY To strengthen our quality goal, Customers to return – not the products, TESS is the first and only actor in our industry to provide 3 years warranty on hydraulic hose assemblies. The purpose of the warranty is to give our customers a safe and reliable hydraulic installation with increased uptime. TESS guaranty a longer lifetime for the hose assembly when all necessary parameters are taken into consideration. We also assist with application engineers on site to secure the optimum solution. - We are proud to have achieved a level where both products and competence allows us to provide an extended reliability for our customers. The 3-year warranty is supported from all our 130 approved hose workshops, says Director Lars-Otto Fredriksen in TESS. TESS Hose Management (THM) is the service system, including track-record, for all hose assemblies. Each single hose is tagged with a unique ID number, which allow us to follow the lifecycle and adjust parameters on the assembly if required. Historical data and risk-based maintenance emphasizes the choice of the best hose solution for the application. 2 TESS - Oil & Gas
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