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Isola
Company type	Concern
Industry	Building materials
Founded	1940 in Oslo, Norway
Founder	Harald Thiis-Evensen
Headquarters	Porsgrunn, Norway
Key people	Bjørnar Gulliksen (CEO); Jon Karlsen (Chairman)
Products	building materials; roofing shingles; roofing systems; solar roofing systems; waterproofing systems; moisture control; flooring systems; windows; bathrooms; foundations; wall systems
Website	www.isola.com

Isola is a manufacturer, distributor and installer of building materials.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The company was founded in 1940 by Harald Thiis-Evensen^[5] in Oslo. The company HQ is now in Porsgrunn.

Isola is organized as a concern with Isola Holding AS^[6]^[7] as the parent company. The Norwegian magazine Kapital ranked Isola as the 455th largest company in Norway in 2020.^[8] Isola has manufacturing locations in Norway and the Czech Republic.

In 2012, Erna Solberg stated that "Isola is an example of how important innovation is for Norwegian industry to secure its competitiveness into the future".^[9] A former Isola factory site in Brevik, Norway was sold in 2014^[10] and is being redeveloped for housing.^[11] Isola entered into the solar market in 2020^[12] and created a partnership with utility company Skagerak Energi in 2021.

References

^ Sævik, Vivi (2010-05-27). "Bedre tider for Isola" [Better times for Isola]. Porsgrunns Dagblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-08-11.
^ Furuheim, Thomas (2021-06-19). "(+) Dette har fått ekspertene til å juble – nå kan snart alle få det" [This has made the experts cheer - now soon everyone can get it]. Telemarksavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-08-11.
^ Øyvang, Martin (2021-06-07). "Ser lyst på framtida - nå satser Skagerak og Isola sammen" [A bright future - Skagerak and Isola are investing together]. Varden (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-08-11.
^ Horntvedt, Anders (23 April 2021). "Tjener smuler på tette tak". Finansavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 August 2021. Only profit crumbs left from roofing
^ Ronald Haakonsen, Johan Arnt Rasmussen, Carl Jørgen Halvorsen (1999), "Isola-eksport til en rekke land" (PDF), Pionerer viste vei i Grenland [Pioneers showed the way in Grenland] (in Norwegian), Skien: Skiensfjordens Polytekniske Forening, p. 82, ISBN 82-995213-0-0, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22, The Isola Group has an extensive business based on traditions dating back to 1940. It was this year that Harald Thiis-Evensen senior founded the company, which is today owned by the third generation Thiis-Evensen.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Proff.no Isola Holding AS (in Norwegian), archived from the original on 2021-06-26, retrieved 2021-06-28
^ "Corporate Structure» Isola AS" (in Norwegian).
^ Næss, Hans Jørn (2020-07-16), "Norges 500 største selskaper" [Norway's 500 largest companies], Kapital (in Norwegian)
^ "Erna Solberg besøkte Isola" [Erna Solberg visited Isola]. Byggeindustrien (in Norwegian). 2012-11-23. She stated that Isola is an example of how important innovation is for Norwegian industry to secure its competitiveness into the future
^ Sævik, Vivi (2014-01-17). "Isola legger ned i Brevik 31. januar" [Isola closes in Brevik on 31 January]. Porsgrunns Dagblad (in Norwegian).
^ Sævik, Vivi (2015-01-19). "Boligplaner på Isola-eiendommen" [Housing plans on the Isola property]. Porsgrunns Dagblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-08-11.
^ Strande, Mona (2020-09-24). "Bygget seg opp på asfalt. Nå er det solenergi som skal utvikle selskapet videre" [Built on asphalt. Now it is solar energy that will develop the company further]. Teknisk Ukeblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-08-15.