Helly Hansen

Helly Hansen is a Norwegian manufacturer of workwear and foul weather clothing, and the most famous manufacturer for sailing clothing. The company name (company) goes back to the founder Helly Juell Hansen, who founded the company in 1877 under the name Helly Hansen J. Oljeklædefabrik to (originally from linseed oil - soaked linen) make oilskins for seafarers.

From the 1920s, the company used synthetic fabrics, later mainly those made ​​of PVC. With the rise of oil production in the North Sea in the 1970s, the company developed high-quality work and survival clothing. Since then the company has been able to gain a foothold in the market for outdoor and sports clothing.

The company was bought in 1997 by the investment company Investcorp of Bahrain and sold in 2006 at Altor Equity Partners.