VIKING in brief

VIKING is a market leader in maritime safety, providing essential safety equipment for passenger and cargo vessels, offshore installations, defence and fire fighting industries and fishing and yachting vessels.

The VIKING headquarters are located in Denmark. Our products are manufactured at 4 locations: Esbjerg and Bramming in Denmark, Bergen in Norway and in Bangkok, Thailand. We have a unique network of subsidiaries, agents and 270 authorised servicing stations.

	A Danish privately held corporation with the Tage Sørensen family as the main shareholder
	Established in 1960 as Nordisk Gummibådsfabrik. The name was changed in 1993 to VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S
	1 of 3 leading global suppliers
	40 branch offices
	270 servicing stations worldwide
	More than 1200 employees worldwide
	Unique network of agents and worldwide stock points
	Overall global market size of 750 DKK million (largest market is Europe)

Core business areas are manufacturing, sales and service

to following segments

Passenger Fire

Cargo Yachting

Offshore Fishing

Defence

Product portfolio

Passenger Evacuation Systems:
Chute based systems
Slide based systems Personal Protective Equipment:
Immersion and work suits
Transportation suits
Pilot suits
Fire suits
Lifejackets

Offshore Evacuation Systems:
Chute based systems
Stair based systems

Life-saving appliances

Defence Evacuation Systems:
Chute based systems
Slide based systems

Boats

Liferafts:
Throw overboard
Davit-launched
Direct Boarding
Special
Yachting