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The modern, new paint hall at the Grorud workshop will be one of Europe's largest paint halls. This means that, in the future, Mantena can handle even larger assignments for even more customers The construction of the hall is planned to be completed during this year....

It is with great pride and humility that Mantena has signed a contract with Alstom for the installation of ERTMS onboard equipment on the Norwegian train fleet. ERTMS is a data-based signaling system that is common to all European countries, and according to BaneNOR,...

Mantena's annual customer satisfaction survey has now been completed. The survey maps how Mantena's customers’ employees experience the collaboration in different areas. This year's survey shows a positive trend with consistently satisfied customers. The highest score...

Better workflow, more efficiency and increased productivity. These are important keywords for Mantena's internal "project school".   In the face of the new railway sector and the associated changed competitive situation, Mantena has chosen to invest large...

The tender documents for Traffic Package 4 are now out.   At the beginning of March, the Norwegian Railway Directorate sent out the tender documents for Traffic Package 4. In Mantena, tender work is already in full swing.   Traffic package 4 is large with a...

The UN's goals for sustainable development have led to all major companies in recent years having to formalise and operationalise their work with the environment and sustainability. The 17 goals are about more than the environment, as they also address important...

The contracts between Mantena and SJ have been terminated as Mantena has not had the commercial terms to create profitability in the contracts.   The plan is for the customer to take over the employees that are affected and to carry out maintenance themselves by...

Mantena has a wide and diverse team of employees, but the number of female employees is still too low, as is the case in the railway industry in general. Of our almost one thousand employees, the proportion of women is just over eight per cent. Most women in the...

Lots of changes in the railway sector have led to a completely different competitive situation than was the case just a few years ago. Railway-related businesses are all working hard to adapt to the new sector. So far, Mantena has met this increased competition by...

Creative problem-solving and interdisciplinary collaboration addressed the Covid issues affecting calibration of the brake testing unit.   The Covid pandemic has raised various challenges in society over the past year. When the manufacturer of the brake testing...

Mantena deploys test bench in new ways to tackle the challenge of speed sensors.   A dynamic test bench is normally used for vibration and temperature testing on bogies. In response to challenges related to speed sensors on Type 72 trains, Mantena’s motor...

Maintenance provider Mantena gets support from The Research Council of Norway for an important digitisation project.   Mantena has a strong focus on innovation to enable it to deliver modern maintenance services adapted to the new rail sector. The company has now...

HSE has always been an important area in Mantena, but we are now taking measures to strengthen HSE work even further.   The upheaval in the railway sector in recent years has led to new requirements regarding efficiency, which in turn have increased focus on...

Mantena has now, together with Bane NOR Eiendom, started work to build one of Europe's largest paint halls in the workshop at Grorud. The new paint hall is scheduled to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2021 and will have an interior length of 113 meters. The...

Maintenance supplier Mantena is in full swing with an exciting condition-based maintenance project in collaboration with the optimisation group at The Research Council of Norway. The project has been named RailCBM and will contribute to improving the company's...

Satisfied apprentices help secure continued recruitment at Mantena. With around one thousand employees, Mantena is one of the country's major industrial players. The company has been a leader in the maintenance of light rail vehicles for years and has a strong track...

After a long period of preparation and planning, the new Mantena workshop for Øresund trains was finally opened on 13th. December.  The workshop, located in Hässleholm, Scania, is the most modern train workshop in Sweden. Everything is in place for optimal maintenance...

Mantena aims to become the Nordic region's most customer-oriented and innovative provider of train equipment maintenance services. With this in mind, the current focus of the business is on skills building and continuous improvement. Anyone who has worked with...

Solid project work does not happen by chance. Mantena has taken this seriously! In a large industrial company like Mantena, lots of projects, small and large, are carried out every week. These projects range from simple component repairs to comprehensive remodelling...

In the autumn of 2019, it was decided that Mantena will be the sole provider of maintenance for trains running in southern Sweden and the Öresund area. After a long round of mobilization with many new hires, as well as planning and testing at the new workshop, the...

Mantena is taking a positive approach towards the new competitive landscape and the opening-up of borders in the railway sector. In order for our company to stand out in a market with lots of strong players and solid brands, there are many things that need to be in place.