Considerable PR benefit from the Export Award

“Winning the Export Award was fantastic, and gave us a lot of PR coverage in Norway. We are also making active use of the award in our international marketing work,” says CEO Øyvind Birkenes.

Airthings currently has 40 employees, and offices in Norway, the USA and Canada. It aims to leverage its world-leading position in the radon detection market into a world-leading position in the market for indoor air quality monitoring.

Winning raised the company’s profile significantly Øyvind Birkenes, Airthings

“We are a small company with big plans. That is why winning the Export Award is important for us,” says Birkenes. He continues, “Winning raised the company’s profile significantly and, not least, put air pollution on the agenda. The Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority estimates that 300 persons die of radon exposure in Norway every year. Some of these deaths could probably be avoided through better monitoring and follow-up.” Airthings won the Export Award 2018. Photo: Stian Frøysang

Who deserves the Export Award 2019?

The Export Award is handed out every year to an innovative export business that can demonstrate success over time and that has succeeded in building value in Norway through activity in international markets. There were 47 nominees for the award in 2018. Nominations are now being accepted for the Export Award 2019.

• Nominate a business here 

The winner of the Export Award 2019 will be announced at the Export Conference 2019, which takes place in Oslo on 30 April 2019. The award is sponsored by Export Credit Norway, GIEK, GIEK Kredittforsikring and Innovation Norway.

Previous winners:

• 2018: Airthings 
• 2017: 3B – The fibreglass company
• 2016: StormGeo
• 2015: Lerøy Seafood 
• 2014: Jets Vakuum