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NorLense shelters can support a field hospital within a day
- Published 2 December 2022; updated 19 August 2026; 3-minute read. NorLense makes high-pressure inflatable shelters for field hospitals, accommodation, offices, command centres, kitchens, dining, sanitation, workshops and storage. The one-piece structures have integrated floor, roof, walls, doors, windows and ducts. Compressors can use electricity, fuel, vehicle brake air or bottled air; individual tents inflate in 10–20 minutes, and the article says a hospital can be assembled in under a day (or about an hour for some military requirements).
- The page describes deployments in Svalbard, Antarctica and Madagascar, and use in UN first-flight kits and Red Cross/Red Crescent field hospitals. It says shelters last 20 years or more, use recyclable materials, hold pressure for 4–6 months or longer, operate from −45°C to +70°C, and withstand wind up to 145 km/h and heavy snow loads. NorLense reports more than 25 years of global shelter deliveries and framework agreements with NGOs and national authorities; the company was established in 1975 and also makes oil-spill recovery equipment. A market forecast in the article estimates USD 42.97 billion in 2025 rising to USD 55.71 billion by 2030. Linked UN SDGs: 3, 11 and 12.
- Public contact: Rune Fivelstad, Sales Manager, rune@norlense.com, +47 911 44 189. Company: NORLENSE AS, Fiskebøl, 8317 Strønstad, Norway; norlense.com.
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