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Erik Haugvaldstad won "The Rising Star" award at this year's Global Connectivity Award! 👏👏👏 We are thrilled to announce that our Operations Specialist, Erik Haugvaldstad, has won his second award this year. 🏆 Erik attended the event in London last night to personally accept his well-deserved trophy. He earned this recognition for his contributions and inspiring career journey, particularly his innovative work on our new Building Management System (BMS). We are incredibly proud of Erik’s achievements and excited to see what his future holds! Congratulations once again, Erik! 🎉 #SettingTheGreenStandard #GreenMountain #DataCenter

Searching for new talents👀 Yesterday, we attended IKT-dagen at Universitetet i Stavanger. 🎓 This event is all about connecting companies and students, focusing on the technology sector. Alongside many other great companies such as Aker BP, Equinor, Upheads, and many more, we shared a common goal: finding the next talent. We are always looking for skilled people who want to be part of our team. Whether you're a student just starting or an experienced professional, we believe the key to success is bringing together great minds to drive our company forward. 🚀 We enjoyed meeting the students and hope that we inspired some of them to learn more about Green Mountain and our work. #SettingTheGreenStandard #GreenMountain #DataCenter

Will we get your vote? 🗳️ 🏆We are shortlisted for this year's #SDCAwards in the "Digital Transformation Company of the Year" category. The SDC Awards recognize the IT industry's innovation, expertise, and success across various disciplines. We are proud to be among so many good companies and talented professionals. Good luck to all the nominees. We are looking forward to seeing everyone in London on 28th November! 👉 Vote for Green Mountain here: https://sdcawards.com/vote Voting closes on November 1st. #SettingTheGreenStandard #GreenMountain #DataCenter

Building a strong team culture 💚 At Green Mountain, we offer various onboarding programs for new colleagues, from general presentations to more specialized technical modules for our Operations team. The Service Management team likes to add unique activities to help the team bond, and this time, they took a different route—heading out for a wilderness retreat deep within the Norwegian forest. 🌲🪵 Our employees are the heart of Green Mountain. Building a culture of dedicated, satisfied employees is key to delivering exceptional customer satisfaction in our growth journey. "We believe that getting to know each other on a more personal note is key. Only then can we truly embrace the benefits of our differences, enjoy working together, and create the momentum needed for our journey." - Runar Espeland, Service Director at Green Mountain We have put together a video with some of the highlights from their trip—check it out! 👇 #SettingTheGreenStandard #GReenMountain #DataCenter

POV from a 16-year-old intern 👀 This week, we welcomed Jakob G., a 16-year-old student from Lundeneset VGS studying IT and Media. During his week with us, he observed our Marketing Department and learned more about Green Mountain. He also met with our IT, Security, and Operations teams, gaining hands-on insight into the data center operations. One of the highlights of the week was a guided tour of our Rennesøy data center, led by our Regional Director, Stig Erlend Eidså. Jakob was asked to make a video about his week with us. Check it out below 👇 and let us know your thoughts! #SettingTheGreenStandard #GreenMountain #DataCenter

📢We are excited to welcome Stig Erlend Eidså as our new Regional Director - Norway West at Green Mountain! In this newly created position, Stig Erlend will focus on creating an attractive workplace, making sure the operation runs smoothly, and taking a leadership role locally, as well as ensuring the data center becomes well-integrated into the community. With his extensive background and enthusiasm, we are confident Stig will help drive our continued growth and success. 🚀 After a month in his role, it was time for some reflection. Have a look at the video below to get to know Stig Erlend better. 👇 #SettingTheGreenStandard #GreenMountain #DataCenter

🌍For our Norwegian followers🌍 As a company and industry in growth, we need to build more datacenters in Norway, and we’re on the lookout for the best locations to do so! 🏗️ That’s why we’re hiring a Site Selection Director to join our expanding team! 🌟 📍 Where will you work? Choose between Stavanger, Oslo, or Hamar – the decision is yours! 🗓️ Apply by: 10th of October We’re excited to welcome another team member to the journey! 🙌 Read more about the position here: http://bit.ly/4gJLybc Or you can contact The Assessment Company :)

School visit at Heggvin Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of hosting 14 automation students from Ringsaker High School at our OSL-Hamar site. Our automation specialists, Martin Haulan and Petter Wien, gave them an in-depth project presentation and led them on a building site tour. We are always excited to welcome students and young talent to our workplace! 🚀 As we continue our growth journey, we know how important recruiting new team members in the coming years is. And who knows – maybe some of these students will be part of our future team! 👷‍♂️👷‍♀️ #SettingTheGreenStandard #GreenMountain #DataCenter

And the "Young Talent of The Year Award" goes to... Erik Haugvaldstad!🏆 Congratulations to our Operation Specialist, who won this award at Platform Global Awards 2024 in Antibes this Wednesday! 🏆Green Mountain was also awarded the "ESG Innovator Award." Haugvaldstad won for his extraordinary contribution and his inspiring career journey within the company. 🚀 This is shaping up to be a great month for Erik. He is also shortlisted for the "Rising Star Award" at this year's #GlobalConnectivityAward in London on October 16! Way to go, Erik!👏 Our Chief Commercial Officer, Simon Justnes, was present to accept both awards on behalf of the team and Erik. #SettingTheGreenStandard #GreenMountain #DataCenter

Meet our new trainee, Lina Haraldsen Strand👋 We partnered with Trainee Innlandet earlier this year, and in August, Lina began her two-year internship with Green Mountain. Throughout this period, she will visit our different departments and get to know them better. Lina has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Organization, Digitalization, Administration, and Work from NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet 💬Here’s a brief update from Lina after completing her first month at our Hamar site: "The first weeks have flown by, and there’s been a lot to take in, but it’s been both exciting and fun! I was warmly welcomed by our Administration Coordinator, Anne Guro, who introduced me to the GM team at the barrack. They were all very welcoming and had (and, of course, still have) a great sense of humor!😁 I work closely with the People & Culture team through weekly Teams meetings. As a former Corona student, I find digital meetings nothing new.👩🏽‍💻 So far, I’ve been involved in a variety of tasks, including: ✍️ Writing job descriptions 💚Working with the Green Social Club 🪑 Availability and storage of ergonomic equipment ☕Assisting in preparing for meetings with visitors 🎓Contributing to an awareness campaign and e-learning course Looking forward to more exciting days ahead!" 🚀 We are excited to have her on the team! #SettingTheGreenStandard #GreenMountain #DataCenter

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A Rising Star award - Erik Haugvaldstad