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Dale of Norway

Logo: no.daleofnorway.com3

Norwegian clothing company

Dale of Norway is a Norwegian clothing brand known for their production of high-quality pure wool knitwear. The textile factory for the company is located at the village of Dale in Vaksdal Municipality, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. In 2018, Dale of Norway was acquired by the Rossignol Group.2 It employed 110 people in 2026.1 It is part of Altor Equity Partners.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1879Founded1

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Photo: Kjell Lynau, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Dale of Norway is a Norwegian clothing brand known for their production of high-quality pure wool knitwear. The textile factory for the company is located at the village of Dale in Vaksdal Municipality, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. In 2018, Dale of Norway was acquired by the Rossignol Group.2

Corporate structure

Dale of Norway is part of a group headed by Altor Equity Partners. 19 entities, 8 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Altor Equity Partners Stockholm
    • Dale of Norway Dale
    • FLSmidth Subsidiary · Valby, Denmark
    • Wrist Ship Supply Subsidiary · Norresundby, Denmark
      • Stevedoring & Trading Company Brabo Subsidiary · 100% · Antwerpen, Belgium
      • Danish Supply Corporation A/S Subsidiary · Esbjerg, Denmark
      • Garrets Holding Limited Subsidiary · Romford, United Kingdom
      • Garrets International A/S Subsidiary · Norresundby, Denmark
      • SAGA SHIPPING A/S Subsidiary · Skagen, Denmark
        • J A AROCHA SOCIEDAD LIMITADA Subsidiary · Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain
      • Source2Sea A/S Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • WRIST FAR EAST (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD Subsidiary · Aalborg, Denmark
      • WRIST HOLDING UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Romford, United Kingdom
      • WRIST HONG KONG TRADING COMPANY LIMITED (利森特香港貿易有限公司) Subsidiary · 广州, China
      • WRIST NORTH AMERICA INC. Subsidiary · Pasadena, Texas, United States
        • EAST COAST SHIP SUPPLY, L.L.C. Subsidiary · Pasadena, Texas, United States
        • MARWEST, LLC Subsidiary · Pasadena, Texas, United States
        • WRIST USA (HOUSTON), INC. Subsidiary · Pasadena, Texas, United States
      • WRIST SHIP SUPPLY SPAIN SL Subsidiary · Norresundby, Denmark

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The history of the business dates to 1872 when industrialist Peter Jebsen (1824–1892) first established a textile factory in Dale. The textile facility was completed in 1879. Starting in 1912, the operation included the production of hand-knitted yarn. After World War II, the factory developed exports of its knitted sweaters.

Since 1956, Dale of Norway has designed and produced official Olympic and World Championship sweaters for the Norwegian National Alpine Ski Team, with new designs for every event. Dale of Norway was later chosen to design the official sweaters for the Winter Olympic Games through the International Olympic Committee (IOC), with the rights to use the Olympic symbols.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dale of Norway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

  • Hilde Midthjell 2009 to 2017

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20261101

Timeline

  1. 2017Acquired Acquired by Altor Equity Partners1
  2. 2009Acquired Acquired by Hilde Midthjell1
  3. 1879Founded Founded1

Sources

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