The History of Intra Group
Intra is known for high quality precision design and stainless steel products. The knowledge required to make such products comes from diverse innovations over many decades.
Together with the combined know-how of Mölntorp in Sweden and Juvel in Denmark, Intra has experimented with a wide range of products to gather the knowledge and experience needed to become what it consists of today.
More than 140 years of entrepreneurship and innovation stands behind the beautifully crafted products of Intra Group.
Intra, a brief history
The company which would eventually become Intra had it's inception in 1946, just after World War II.
A gentleman from Trondheim, Konrad Lassen, founded Tapas Fabrikker A / S. The idea was to start production of wallpaper. Production, however, did not come to be. There was not enough money to purchase the necessary machinery.
Konrad Lassen's good fortune was that he was married to Nanna Friberg, a girl from Östersund.
Through her, he got in touch with a Swedish company that manufactured sinks and other stainless steel items.
Konrad, with the help of this contact Claes Hallström, restarted the company in 1947 with a different focus.
The company's new name became Byggeartikler A / S.
Byggeartikler A / S started out with selling building products such as galvanized sheet metal, but eventually moved more toward the Östersund-inspired stainless steel manufacturing.
Byggeartikler A / S changed it's name to Intra AS in 1976. The company expanded greatly over the years in the Norwegian market. Partly through its own growing power and partly through acquisitions of other companies.
In 1988, Intra AS bought into the Swedish and Danish markets by merging with Gustavsberg in Sweden and Juvél in Denmark.
During 1989, Intra AS moved it's Norwegian production facilities from Trondheim to Malvik.
In 1994, Intra AS established a department in Poland as well as Germany in 1996.
Intra today
Following it's expansion in the 1990s, Intra-Group consisted of 297 employees and a turnover of NOK 300 million.
In 2007, Intra became a part of Teka Industrial, an international industrial group which operates in 125 countries.
