Female employees
2006 20.2
2007 20.2
2008 22.6
2009 23.0
% 2010 23.9
Thousands of projects of all sizes
Annually Norconsult completes a large number of projects in the private and public sectors. The projects range from large and long-term contracts dominated by interdisciplinary team efforts, to small, short-term studies and pre-projects, where expertise and consulting experience dominate. Norconsult’s broad resource base ensures that necessary capacity is available to execute its contracts irrespective of content and size. At the end of 2010 Norconsult had 1750 employees (including subsidiaries), 1400 located in Norway and 350 in other countries.
Presence in more and more locations
Average age 2006 44.4
year
2007 2008 2009 2010 43.2 42.6 42.7 42.5
%
Sick-leave incl. children’s illness
2006 3.3
2007 2008 2009 2010 3.7 2.9 4.4* 3.1
* The high rate of absenteeism in 2009 was caused by the swine flu.
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Norconsult has a wide geographical presence. We focus on local presence combined with the development of local skills. The concept is that local experts can profit from the huge pool of expertise and experience across the organization. With several acquisitions of local companies in Norway, the company is represented virtually "everywhere" in its home country with its 36 local offices. New offices that were established in 2010 were located in Eidfjord, Odda, Kristiansund and Ålesund. Outside of Norway, the company has significant local operations in Sweden with eight local offices, three local offices in Denmark, as well as permanent establishments in Africa (South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique), Asia (Philippines, Laos and Thailand) and South America (Chile). At the same time the company also has several project offices. In addition to expanding its presence in several locations during 2010, the company also expanded its presence in digital communication channels during the year. The creation of our own pages on social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube, means that the company has become more accessible and visible to the outside world. In addition, Norconsult Information Systems was in 2010 approved as a distributor of mobile applications through iTunes, and has developed its first app, which will be launched in 2011.