The company has its offices and workshops located in Kristiansand, on the southern coast of Norway. Located directly at the sea side, our unique location enables us to ship equipment directly from our own deep water quay.
Air Products Norway was founded in 1970 under the name of Maritime Protection AS, and soon became a leading supplier of inert gas systems for crude oil tankers and other ships.
In 1991 the entire Permea® Group was acquired by Air Products. Permea® Maritime Protection was then made the main division of Air Products Norway, with Gardner Cryogenics the sister division. Gardner Cryogenics is located in Sandnes, Norway
and serves the North Sea offshore industry with bulk gas supplies.
In 1999 the company was integrated into Air Products' European organization and the name was changed from Permea Maritime Protection to Air Products AS. Air Products AS in Norway now has a global responsibility for sales of equipment to the marine, ship and offshore businesses. Sales activities are integrated into the global Air Products organization but design and engineering are done at Air Products AS office in Kristiansand. Manufacturing is mainly done locally in Kristiansand but as the world increasingly becomes a global market fabrication is also done outside of Norway.
