Private company

Vard Group

Logo: Vard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Vard Group is a construction company in Ålesund, Norway, based in Ålesund Municipality, founded in 1998.1 It employed about 11,000 people.1 It is part of Fincantieri.1

Die VARD AS ist eine norwegische Schiffbaugruppe mit zehn Werften in Norwegen, Rumänien, Brasilien und Vietnam mit rund 10.000 Beschäftigten (März 2015). Das Unternehmen entstand im Januar 2013 aus bedeutenden Teilen der koreanischen STX Europe und STX OSV. Die italienische Mutterfirma Fincantieri hat mit dieser Übernahme ihren Umsatz und die Zahl der Mitarbeiter nahezu verdoppelt und wurde zur viertgrößten Werft der Welt.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1
  • Industryshipbuilding1
  • HeadquartersÅlesund Municipality, Norway1
  • Websitevard.com
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1
  • LEI529900APSKQPAUBIQJ143
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressSkansekaia 2, 6002 Ålesund, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 9801008203

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Corporate structure

Vard Group is part of a group headed by Fincantieri. 23 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2010Acquired Vard Brăila1
  2. 2010Acquired Vard Tulcea1

Former names

  • STX OSV Holdings Limited2010 to 20131

Timeline

  1. 2013Renamed Name changed to Vard Group AS1
  2. 1998Founded Founded1

Sources

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