04 Success stories


A comfortable home in the harshest conditions


Every major infrastructure project has its challenges, but in the harsh Arctic environment of a Norwegian gas refinery, those challenges are multiplied. Jim Banks speaks with Endre Sørstrømmen of Stord Innkvartering and kitchen equipment partner Metos to find out how they successfully housed and fed a large workforce in the toughest conditions


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he Arctic city of Hammerfest in northern Norway, perched on the coastline of Norway’s Finnmark County, holds a dramatic and remote position. Often cited as the world’s


northernmost city, it also encompasses the tiny island of Melkøya, which is home to an onshore liquid natural gas (LNG) plant that receives natural gas from the Snøhvit gas and condensate field via a pipeline running beneath the Barents Sea. Operated by Equinor, Norway’s national oil


company, the refinery was closed for 80 days from the start of April 2025 to carry out essential maintenance and extensive electrification work. Supporting this project meant accommodating up to 1,000 workers on site, each of whom


needed to be housed comfortably and fed consistently, regardless of the weather. Tis is no small feat, given the isolation and harsh cold of the environment. But for Stord Innkvartering, it is just another day at the office. Te company specializes in providing


temporary modular buildings and constructing workforce accommodation camps for large- scale infrastructure and industrial projects across Norway.


Unlocking spaces “We help our customers scale their opportunities by unlocking space that helps their workforce to get the rest they need after a full day at work,” says Endre Sørstrømmen, Stord’s managing director. “Essentially, we deliver a temporary home


away from home – providing convenience, recovery, and community. We can deliver modules for the clients, or we can provide all of the services needed to run the worker community. We can help our customers to manage their entire project by handling municipality contacts and approvals, setting up everything needed to deliver a hotel-like solution for the workers. Or, if the customer wishes, just deliver the modules where they’re needed,” he says. “Te beauty of modular building solutions is


flexibility and scalability. With a standardized module fleet and experience to manage complex and big projects, we can set up a suitable solution and adjust it quickly by adding more space if needed,” he adds. Te Hammerfest camp project, concieved


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