In compliance with a safer future since 1995
Our story
Onix is the brainchild of an economist and programmer: Bernt Håvardsholm and Kjetil Inge Bakkan.
In the mid 1990s, they both worked in the paper-dependent world of oil and gas. With the internet world in its infancy, there were few who fully understood the potential for a digital world.
Kjetil and Bernt were amongst them. They sought to create solutions for a simpler paperless future. Together they developed first a software for people management in the energy industry, and later solutions to improve worker safety through digital documentation.
Today, their work has laid the foundations for a leading ECMS that is trusted to support some of the world’s largest and most safety conscious companies.
1995
Onix AS founded
2006
First version of Onix Work launched
2007-2013
Onix contributes to a industry RFID standardization project with global stakeholders
2012
Onix technical development centre opened in Vietnam
2013
RFID and QR technologies integrated into Onix software
2014
Onix Inspect become the first Onix Work mobile app to launch
2016
Onix Work relaunched with cloud interface
2018
Onix Worker and Onix Tool Store apps launch
2022
Onix becomes ISO 9001 ceritified, Magnet JQS registered, and an LEEA Associate Member
2023
Viking Venture invests in Onix
2024
Onix becomes as DN Gaselle company
2025
New CEO
Culture matters!
When you enter our door you will always feel welcome. We celebrate each others wins, we laugh together and we support and respect each other.
The Onix company culture is guided by three core values
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Driven
Onix is made up of go-getters – people who are determined to reach their goals..
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Thorough
Extreme attention to detail is at the heart of what Onix does.
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Empathetic
Onix is a software company but its value stems from its people.
Onix is backed by Norwegian technology investors, Viking Venture.
Since 2023, Onix has been backed by Viking Venture – an investment group focused on scaling Nordic software companies.
Founded in 2001, Viking Venture has been supporting software companies specializing in B2B SaaS for over twenty years.
Viking Venture focuses on investments in high-growth companies with strong profitability. Its investment in Onix signals trust in the company’s future and marks an acceleration point in Onix’s growth both in the Nordics and globally.
About Onix
Onix is a Norwegian software company specialising in equipment compliance management software (ECMS).
The company was founded in 1995 around a mission to transform global workplace safety through digital collaboration.
Today, Onix ensures compliance and peace of mind for thousands of equipment owners, inspectors and suppliers across the globe through its open ECMS platform, Onix Work.
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