Hansen Protection designs and manufactures advanced survival suits and life jackets for various work and niche applications. The survival equipment is provided to customers either through integrated services (a pay-per-use rental model), or through direct and distributor sales. Integrated services is a turnkey outsourcing service for all functions related to handling, cleaning, repair and testing of transportation suits. The handling and management of such suits requires a significant logistics setup and in-depth technical know-how in order to ensure the availability of suits when and where needed, and to ensure compliance with applicable safety standards and regulatory requirements. Hansen Protection is a market leader of integrated services of survival suits and other harsh environment suits in its current European geographies and have a particularly strong position both on the Norwegian and English continental shelves. Hansen Protection has a significant infrastructure in place at all relevant helicopter bases in Norway and at strategic heliports in other geographies to ensure storage and handling facilities with immediate access for offshore workers in transit.
Hansen Protection entered the integrated services market for offshore wind in 2015 and reinforced its position through the acquisition of HeliPPE in 2018. Hansen Protection’s product offering within the Personal Protection segment includes Helicopter passenger & crew suits, Emergency immersion suits, Work suits, Niche suits and Lifejackets.