Private company

Brav

Manufacturing company of winter sports equipment

Swix is a Norwegian manufacturing company of winter sports equipment, headquartered in Lillehammer. Range of products by Swix include ski wax, ski poles and sportswear. The company is owned by the investment company Ferd AS.2 It was founded by Martin Matsbo.1 It employed 101 people in 2026.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1946Founded1
  • Industrysports equipment1
  • HeadquartersOslo1
  • Websitewww.brav.com
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1
  • LEI5493000H2I2QR78FEX293
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressSnøkrystallen 11, 1470 Lørenskog, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 920 404 4993
Swixbutikken med Brav-flagg
Photo: Jan-Tore Egge, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Swix is a Norwegian manufacturing company of winter sports equipment, headquartered in Lillehammer. Range of products by Swix include ski wax, ski poles and sportswear. The company is owned by the investment company Ferd AS.2

Corporate structure

Brav is part of a group headed by Ferd AS. 11 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Ferd AS Oslo, Norway
    • Brav Lørenskog, Norway
    • Interwell (Norway) Oslo, Norway
    • INTERWELL AS Royneberg, Norway
    • Elopak Subsidiary · Spikkestad, Norway
      • Elopak (Switzerland) Subsidiary · Switzerland
      • Elopak EQS GmbH Subsidiary · Mönchengladbach, Germany
    • Fjord Line Subsidiary · Egersund, Norway
      • FJORD LINE DANMARK A/S Subsidiary · Hirtshals, Denmark

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Brav reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Martin Matsbo in 1946.1

Leadership

Who has led Brav, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • ski wax

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20261011

Former names

  • Swix Sport Groupuntil Jun 12, 20181

Timeline

  1. 1978Acquired Acquired by Ferd AS1
  2. 1946Founded Founded1

Sources

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