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Annual Report 2010 - Scana Industrier ASA

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24<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Scana</strong> <strong>Industrier</strong> <strong>ASA</strong><strong>Scana</strong> Volda, managing director: Kristian Sætre<strong>Scana</strong> Mar-El, managing director: Egil Kongsbakk<strong>Scana</strong> Zamech, managing director: Jacek Pabian<strong>Scana</strong> PropulsionThe product area <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion was established to coordinate and increase the market interestfor <strong>Scana</strong>’s propulsion technology: propellers, gears, thrusters and remote control. <strong>Scana</strong>Propulsion is marketed as a complete equipment package in the global ship equipment market.The restucturing will continue through 2011.The companies that form <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion are:<strong>Scana</strong> Volda, formerly Volda Mekaniske Verksted, wasestablished in 1913 in Volda, Norway, and was takenover by the <strong>Scana</strong> group in 1998. Volda Mek. startedas an engine factory and later developed into includingshipbuilding and production of propellers and gears. Atthe end of the 1980s, the last hull was delivered – andthe shipyard was removed in 1997.Since 1966, gears and propulsion systems have beenthe most important products. <strong>Scana</strong> Volda has been aConsortial Partner to MaK (Caterpillar) since 1996. From2009 <strong>Scana</strong> Volda has held a leading role in the productgroup <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion, which also consists of <strong>Scana</strong>Mar-El, <strong>Scana</strong> Zamech in Elblag, Poland, and <strong>Scana</strong>Singapore.<strong>Scana</strong> Mar-El is located in Dalen in Telemark,Norway, and has been a part of <strong>Scana</strong> <strong>Industrier</strong> <strong>ASA</strong>since 1996. <strong>Scana</strong> Mar-El is one of Europe’s leadingmanufacturers of maritime control systems for shippropulsion and manoeuvering, in addition to controlsystems for special applications. Since the start in 1974,the company has delivered about 3,000 control andnavigational systems.<strong>Scana</strong> Zamech’s origins date back to 1837 whenFerdi nand Gotlob Schichau opened the machine workshop“Schichau Werke” in Elblag, Poland. The work shopmanufactured elements for steam engines, equipmentfor sugar factories, oil mills and lumber mills as well ashydraulic presses and rollers. In 1855, the first seagoingship with a steel hull and a propeller was launchedfrom “Schichau Werke”. <strong>Scana</strong> <strong>Industrier</strong> <strong>ASA</strong> acquiredthe company in 2009. The company has an extensiveservice activity, in addition to being responsi ble for <strong>Scana</strong>Propulsion’s sales to Poland, the Baltic and Russia.<strong>Scana</strong> Singapore was established in 1996 and isowned 100 % by <strong>Scana</strong>. The company is responsiblefor sales and service on <strong>Scana</strong>’s marine products inSouth-East Asia. Personnel local to the area performproduct service and installation, in addition to service onrelated products for external companies.

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