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2024
Expansion
The GDI group acquires Polar International, water-treatment since
1938
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2022
New spin-off company
Fleco (artificial Snow-equipment)
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2021
New sister company
Firespear Protection Systems (Firefighting)
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2019
New product line
Polar PMS+PI20, 25, 32
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2014
New product line
Polar PMS+PI18
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2013
Government grant
2013, Government grant for innovation awards
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2011
New sister-companies
Polar Miljø (Waste-handling) and Polar Future
(Lifeboat-release-systems)
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2008
New Product line
PMS+PI40, 50, 65
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2007
Certification Program
New QA/QC Certification program
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2003
Expansion
Expansion of the shipping and industrial market
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2002
Sales Rights Acquisition
Polar-France acquires sales rights for product series PD10, PD15,
PDF21 and PDF22
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1999
Technology-merge
Classic Polar + Flow-regime-control
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1994
New design
New design allowing inspection without dismantling from piping
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1992
New QA/QC program
Project VIN-92, further joined product development
Polar/NIVA/CSTB/VIV
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1989
NIVA publication
NIVA publication on Polar water treatment
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1982
Research Publication
Doctor Frank Ellingsen publish groundbreaking research and
enlightenment on Polar products
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1979
Research Publication
Hans Kristiansen (NIVA) and Doctor Frank Ellingsen publish
fundamental research on Polar.
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1976
Opening of Polar International Laboratories
Opening of Polar International own research laboratories in
Sandefjord engaging:
•NIVA, Norwegian Institute for
Water Research
• NTNU/Sintef, Norwegian
university of technology
•CSTB, Centre et Scientific et
Technique du Batiment
•John-Hopkins university, Doctor
Frank Ellingsen
•DTU, Denmark university of
technology, cleaning technologies
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1938
The Establishment
The establishment of Polar International by Mr. Olaf Fjeldsend
(Sr.)
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1887
First Patent
First patent on non-chemical hard-water treatment (Pre-Polar)
