Work Hard, Lift Smart
Backsaver has been a specialist in the manufacture of top-quality stainless-steel lifting and tipping machinery for the food industry since 1990. Backsaver machines are simple and easy-to-use solutions for process optimization resulting in healthy employees.

For more than 40 years, we have accrued great experience in the manufacture of lifting and tipping machinery. The brand name “Backsaver” is entirely appropriate. After all, our machines may provide user-friendly solutions for process optimization, but they also prevent the risk of injury due to repeated bending and heavy lifting.

Backsaver is a family business run, since 2011, by the capable hands of the van Oirschot brothers, Bram and Tom, who represent the third generation. Each Backsaver machine is engineered and manufactured in our dedicated facility. Operating as a team, with a short line and optimal efficiency, we focus on customer service and total satisfaction, so we’ll always think from your perspective. Our job is to provide quality solutions that ensure immediate satisfaction. 

We Create the Fish Farming Technology of the Future
A lot has changed since Hoseth Technology was established in Averøy in 1946, but certain things never change: Knowledgeable and committed employees, solid products, innovation and ability to implement will always be pillars of our company.

At the Forefront of Innovation and Development
Back then, we were a local engine workshop with a couple of employees. Today, we have 40 permanent employees who together are at the very forefront of innovation and development in the aquaculture industry in Norway and internationally. We offer systems for both sea-based and land-based farming, logistics sets for ships and trucks, and stations for primary treatment of fish.

Our key expertise is handling live fish and stress control. We have more than 40 years of experience in turning live fish into valuable raw material. We are well acquainted with working with technology on vessels with cages, and work with our customers to develop new products for their operation.

A trusted technology and service partner for land-based aquaculture worldwide

Ration is an Icelandic aquaculture technology company built on deep industry experience and a clear focus on innovation with purpose. We combine strong capabilities in live fish counting, feed monitoring technology, and production data to serve aquaculture producers around the world.

The team brings decades of experience from both aquaculture operations and advanced technology development. The founders have a long track record in the industry, including earlier work at VAKI, where they helped develop technologies for live fish counting, grading, and biomass estimation.

Dr. Hans Atlason, an electrical and computer engineer with a background in machine learning and computer vision, founded Ration on the belief that AI and imaging technology can solve important production challenges in aquaculture. That vision continues to shape our work today.