About Gexcon - explosion safety and risk management experts

About Gexcon

Gexcon is a world-leading company in the field of safety and risk management and advanced dispersion, explosion and fire modelling.

At Gexcon, we are global knowledge and technology leaders in dispersion, fire and explosion safety and risk management. We assist our clients in identifying their hazards, understand their risk and improve their safety performance.

Our experience arises from detailed knowledge of explosion phenomena built through years of extensive research, performing safety assessment, accident investigations and physical testing at our dedicated large-scale facilities. At Gexcon, we develop, maintain and use FLACS®, the world’s leading simulator for dispersion, fire and explosion.

Gexcon (Global Explosion Consultants) was founded in 1987 as a consulting brand of Christian Michelsen Institute. In 1998, it was established as a company providing advanced safety engineering software, consulting and fire and explosion testing services.

Since then, we have come a long way:  We have established ourselves as a world-leading company in the field of safety and risk management and advanced dispersion, explosion and fire modelling and became a preferred partner to a multitude of industries. Over the last two decades, we have built on our global experience also in varied hydrogen applications including process plant design, fueling stations, transportation, nuclear, maritime, research and development, and accident investigation.   

Today, our Norwegian Company is headquartered in Bergen, Norway, and operates globally from offices based in Australia, China, France, India, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, the UAE, the UK and USA. Our team, made up of engineers, researchers and specialists, with over 50 years of cumulative experience, believes in a tailor-made and individual approach for each client.

One thing about us stays the same: From the consequence and risk modelling software tools we develop and maintain combined with our expert consulting service and testing capabilities, our aim continues to be a purpose–led company with a passion to make the world a safer place.  

At Gexcon, we are passionate about what we do, we respect each other’s expertise but most of all we support each other. On the way, we have a lot of fun!  As a strong, global team, we are committed to our values; trustworthiness, sharing and agility, which have bonded us with our clients for over half a century.   

UN Sustainable Goals

Our Activities, Mission, Values & Strategic Goals enable us to contribute to the following UN global goals

Goals

4 – We provide high quality training and corporate with Universities all over the globe.

5 – Our Corporate Policy stands for gender equality and work to increase the number of women in our global organisation.

7 – We work to develop safe and clean energy solutions to the world.

8 – We are dedicated to transfer new technology, expertise and know-how to support growth and safe work environment.

9 – We strive to bring new innovative products & solutions to the industry.

17 – We work together with strategic partners around the world to achieve our mission and to contribute to achieve sustainable growth.

Wheel Sustainable Goals

Our Vision and Mission

Our vision is to make the world a safer place. We work hard to be the preferred partner in dispersion, fire, and explosion safety as well as risk management to make this vision come true.

Our Values

Trustworthy

We build trust between employees, partners, customers and authorities.

Trustworthy

Sharing

We share our knowledge and expertise.

Sharing

Agile

We are attentive to support our customers and able to act quickly.

Agile

Our History

  1. 1969

    Phillips Petroleum discovers oil in Norway.

  2. 1970

    Dust explosion laboratory established at CMI (Christian Michelsen Institute) as a response to several explosion accidents.

  3. 1974

    Flixborough explosion onshore in the UK happened.

  4. 1977

    Ekofisk Bravo blowout occurred.

  5. 1980

    Gas Explosion Programme 1980-1986: Joint Industry Project research project with 6 sponsors on gas explosion hazards, main results were experimental 

  6. 1987

    Gexcon established as a brand name for consulting 

  7. 1987

    Gas Explosion Programme 1987-1989: 3 sponsors, main result FLACS-89 and experimental results.

  8. 1988

    Piper Alpha accident occurred in the UK: Gexcon involved in subsequent inquiry as explosion specialist.

  9. 1990

    Gas Safety Programme 1990-1992: Joint Industry Project with 11 sponsors, main results were FLACS-93, Gas Explosion Handbook, µ-FLACS, and experimental 

  10. 1993

    Gas Safety Programme 1993-1996: Joint Industry Project with 10 sponsors, main results were FLACS-94, FLACS-95 and FLACS-96, and various experimental results.

  11. 1995

    Large scale explosion and fire tests performed at Spadeadam, UK. The goal of this tests was to test the consequence of large-scale explosion and fire such as Piper Alpha.

  12. 1997

    Gas Safety Programme 1997-1999: Joint Industry Project with 10 sponsors, main results were FLACS-97, FLACS-98 and FLACS-99, and various experimental results.

  13. 1998

    Gexcon AS established to sell FLACS (commercially available) and FLACS consultancy services.

  14. 1999

    ISO 13702 standard sets requirements for explosion tools used on offshore platforms.

  15. 2000

    CMR Explosion R&D department merges with Gexcon.

  16. 2001

    Norsok Z-013 guidelines for CFD-based probabilistic 

  17. 2005

    Buncefield explosion in the UK occurred.

  18. 2005

    Texas City Explosion in the USA occurred.

  19. 2007

    Gexcon UK established.

  20. 2009

    Gexcon US established.

  21. 2010

    Macondo explosion and blowout in the Gulf of Mexico 

  22. 2010

    ISO 19901:3 standard requires worst-case or probabilistic studies offshore.

  23. 2010

    Gexcon Australia established.

  24. 2011

    FLACS first CFD software accepted by US DOT for LNG studies according to NFPA 59A.

  25. 2012

    Gexcon Indonesia established.

  26. 2014

    Gexcon China established.

  27. 2014

    Gexcon India established.

  28. 2017

    Gexcon and Shell join forces to bring Shell’s hazard and risk software (FRED, Shepherd, and PIPA) to the market.

  29. 2018

    Gexcon and TNO join forces to bring TNO’s safety software (Effects and RiskCurves) to the market.

  30. 2020

    FLACS-Frequency Release.

  31. 2020

    Gexcon in Sweden established

  32. 2020

    Gexcon in Russia established

  33. 2020

    Gexcon US established another branch office in Boston

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