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Come and meet us!  The Norwegian Railway Forum is Norway's largest railway conference and has taken place every year since 2003. This year it takes place on 7 March at the Oslo Congress Center on Youngstorget in Oslo. The Norwegian Railway Forum is organized by, among...

Discontinued parts of old trains can be difficult to obtain. Some parts can also be very expensive to purchase and sometimes require ad hoc solutions and special tools. It may then be worthwhile to make replacement parts or tools yourself. Mantena wants to develop...

Sindre Møgster-Walthinsen starts as Procurement Director at Mantena on 1 March 2023. - Our objective is to make procurement one of Mantena’s competitive advantages. Getting Sindre on board will strengthen our procurement team. He represents critical expertise that...

The start of train driving services represents an important step in the development of end-to-end maintenance provision. In 2020, Mantena was awarded license and safety certificates A and B to drive trains without passengers or freight on the national rail network in...

New signalling system means significant work for Mantena in years ahead. The signalling system in Norway is currently being upgraded to provide greater punctuality, improved safety and more stable operation. The new signalling system is called ERTMS, which stands for...

At the end of August, Mantena will complete installation of new reclining chairs in train carriages operating long-distance routes in Norway.Last year, the Norwegian Parliament allocated an extra NOK 80 million to improve services for passengers on the...

Close follow-up - that is the key to shaping the workforce of the future, our apprentices. - Mantena is an attractive place to train. Apprentices are offered a wide variety of tasks as they move between the various departments during their training period, learning to...

Mantena’s Annual Report for 2021 has now been published. The rail industry suffered during the pandemic and the impact was also felt by Mantena. – We managed to cope through a tough year without receiving any COVID-19 business support from the government....

Mantena has signed a new contract with Öresundståg and will continue to maintain the trains running between cities in southern Sweden and Denmark.– This is one of the largest maintenance contracts in the Nordic region. We are thankful for the trust placed...

John Arne Ulvan has extensive experience as top manager in global companies within various business areas - and he is Mantena's new CEO from 9th August 2021. Ulvan has, among other things, a background as Director of Norsk Hydro and Yara International, before he...

Since the start of operations, Mantena has maintained the airport express trains in Norway for Flytoget. From now on, we will also maintain the 8 modern, newly purchased trains which will be in commercial operation from 3rd June 2021. Many may have seen the new train...

Hans Olav Storsveen from the engine department of the Grorud workshop adorns the front page of Mantena's 2020 annual report. His words "Sometimes you have to approach a problem in a new way to solve it" sum up the Covid-19 year in a way that is relatable to many of...

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.