HTS - Hans Torgersen & Sønn AS
HTS owns a number of brand names in traffic safety. We have developed and manufactured BeSafe child car seats for nearly twenty years. Our driving force is the will to protect what is most precious to us: our children. We read the news reports about alarming accidents in which children are injured, or even worse, killed. When we read these reports, we know that many injuries could have been avoided if the correct child’s car seat had been used and correctly installed. This makes us very sad.
Our target is that no child should ever be killed in traffic, and as few as possible should be injured. Besides, if you find a seat that protects your child better than BeSafe seats, then you should choose that seat. But use your head, not year heart, when you choose a car seat. Your heart will go for the smart cover with lions on it, but the lions cannot protect your child if you are unlucky to have an accident. High levels of safety are only achieved through research and secure manufacturing. It sounds harsh, but so is reality. What is most important is the child travelling in the car, and nothing else.
Histoy
HTS goes back a long way. Before practically every family owned a car, HTS started up as saddlers at the beginning of the twentieth century. The company actually made “seats" for the means of transport used at the time, i.e. horses. Saddle-making was an important trade in those days, and when Hans Kristian Torgersen started the HTS Saddlery, founded on three generations’ experience of craftsmanship.
By the 1930s the craftsmanship had changed to keep pace with the developing technology – from horses to cars. In order to survive and develope, HTS converted to the new types of “horsepower” and began producing covers for car seats and later extended the range with other products for cars and car seats.
In 1984, HTS began developing the first child’s car seat, and we have followed this ever since. HTS has an international reputation for innovation in connection with rearward-facing car seats for children.
Facts about the company
HTS targets European and Asian markets, and we collaborate extensively with research institutes, organisations promoting safety in traffic and traffic medical institutions throughout Europe. We endeavour constantly to take the lead with products of high quality and stringent safety requirements. Large sums are invested regularly in research and development.
HTS’s policies and strength lie in the importance we attach to safety. We manufacture a wide range of products in the overall category of road safety. Every year we invest several million Norwegian Kroner in tests and assessments of our products in every conceivable situation.
Today, HTS operates in the following business areas: car upholstery, child safety, roof boxes, cycling helmets, cool boxes, and bus and train seats. The company has 120 employees at present. In addition to these, 40 people are employed by Loyds Industrier, which is wholly owned by HTS.
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