Mercatus was founded in 2000, and has since then grown into a strong and solid company,  headquartered in Florø, Norway and with a regional office in Puerto Varas, Chile. Mercatus has new owners since 2007;Ocea Group, and is continously capturing new market shares. As part of Ocea, Mercatus will be able to strengthen it's sales efforts and benefit from the expected synergies within the group.

Longstanding partnership with Lawson Software

Mercatus longstanding partnership with Lawson contribute to give the Livestock producers powerful software solutions that will give them visibility and control across their entire value chain to allow them to compete, grow and manage increasingly challenging international regulations in a highly competitive global marketplace.  

"Livestock production is a significant and growing industry, and the companies in this space can benefit from our expertise and the Lawson applications to be more effective about managing the live side - and the production side of their businesses," said Knut Eikeland, CEO, Mercatus. "Based on our industry-specific solutions, coupled with the industry-specific functionality of the Lawson applications, we believe we can help livestock producers be much more effective in running their businesses. Our offering has helped others control costs and improve their operations around the globe."