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Ovun develops and manufactures complete, integrated high tech solutions for use over and under water.
PartnerPlast Becomes Ovun
(NORWAY, 8/28/2023)
Aquaculture is a continuously growing industry. Ovun, formerly known as PartnerPlast, is the market leader in buoyancy solutions with integrated electronics for the aquaculture industry, offering a wide range of buoys and marker lights.
Ovun's product range is developed with a focus on meeting your specific needs. The company offers reliable, cost-effective, and efficient solutions to ensure optimal operation and protection of your facilities. Ovun's expertise and experience provide tailored products that meet the highest standards of quality and functionality.
Ovun's sustainable, high-quality products are designed to meet the requirements of the aquaculture industry. The company's Activa product line offers buoys and lights for aquaculture and fish farming.
Ovun is the market leader in buoyancy solutions with integrated electronics for the aquaculture industry, offering a wide range of buoys and marker lights.
Designed for challenging environments
Activa is Ovun's complete product range of buoys, marker lights, and accessories for aquaculture. The Activa series features sustainable, sturdy, intelligent, and user friendly products made from recycled materials. The range is based on the company's expertise and experience in manufacturing buoys and floating products for extreme environments, developed and tested over years.
This expertise goes beyond sustainable plastic product design. Ovun's collaborates closely with you to customize and develop innovative product combinations that align with industry demands and requirements.
As a reliable partner, Ovun offers solutions that are robust, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective. The coexperienced team is dedicated to continuously improving its products to meet the evolving needs of the aquaculture sector. Ovun strives to provide you with the market's top-quality products, backed by our knowledge and commitment.
Ovun recycles its plastic products, and actively work towards a more sustainable product range.
Responsible consumption and production
With the UN's 12th sustainable development goal of responsible consumption and production firmly in place, The company actively strive for sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Ovun achieves this through careful material selection and advanced recycling technology. All electronic products come with rechargeable batteries and solar-powered operation.
Old buoys are recycled in collaboration with Nordic Plastic Recycling, with the raw material transformed into new quality products. When you purchase and deliver your buoys through Ovun, you receive favorable buyback options.
The Activa 1800 LED is a lightmast to be used for marking of aquaculture installations, and is designed to meet the recommendations of the Norwegian Coastal Administration.
About Ovun Holdings AS
PartnerPlast has a long and proud history. A lot has changed since the beginning of the 90s, both within the company and among its partners. Now the company has taken a step forward: PartnerPlast has changed its name to Ovun.
PartnerPlast was established in Åndalsnes more than 30 years ago. Every year, the company has evolved, found new solutions, and established new partnerships.
Initially, PartnerPlast partnered with customers to manufacture plastic products. Today, the company does much more than that. It has established in many markets and excelled in various fields and production technologies. The company's own products dominate its deliveries, while it remains an important partner and manufacturer of its customers’ products. The company is a leading player in its areas of expertise.
Ovun's main office and rotomoulding factory is based in Åndalsnes.
Over the years, several companies have been merged and integrated into PartnerPlast. Its subsidiary, Molstad Modell og Form AS, will initially change its name to Ovun Innlandet AS, and will also be merged into Ovun in the near future. This was done to create maximum efficiency and a unity – “One Company” – for all its stakeholders.
The company has worked diligently and extensively on its rebranding. This is now reflected in its new name: Over and under water – Ovun.
The main office and rotomoulding factory is based in Åndalsnes. PU-moulding and machining in Moelv, and electronics development in Molde, and a sales office in Lysaker. Additionally, Ovun has representations in the US (Houston), Australia (Perth), Sweden (Gothenburg) and China.
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