NORDIC 24/7 SERVICES OY

Their core work

Nordic 24/7 Services is a Finnish technology SME focused on developing compact, energy-efficient cooling systems for the food and beverage vending industry. Their core product — the "Home of Cool" cooler — is engineered for limited-space vending environments where conventional refrigeration is impractical or energy-wasteful. The company successfully navigated the full EU SME Instrument pathway, moving from a funded feasibility study to a full-scale development project, which signals a commercially validated product concept. Their work sits at the intersection of refrigeration engineering and green retail infrastructure.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Nordic 24/7's H2020 participation tells a single, focused product story rather than a shifting research agenda — both projects are stages of the same "Home of Cool" development. In 2016 they secured Phase 1 funding to validate the technical and commercial feasibility of their cooler concept; by 2017 they had sufficient proof to win a Phase 2 grant more than twenty times larger for full development and commercialization. There is no keyword-level evidence of a thematic pivot, suggesting this is a deep-specialist product company rather than a research-driven organization exploring multiple domains.

Their trajectory points toward product commercialization — if the Home of Cool development concluded successfully around 2019, any future EU engagement would likely involve scaling, certification, or entering new vending market segments rather than basic research.

How they like to work

Nordic 24/7 operated exclusively as a solo coordinator under the SME Instrument, which is designed for single-company innovation — no consortium partners appear in either project. This reflects a product-company mindset: they own the IP, lead the development, and do not depend on research partners. Anyone considering working with them should expect a supplier or licensing relationship rather than a co-development consortium dynamic.

Nordic 24/7 has no recorded H2020 consortium partners — both projects were executed as sole beneficiary under the SME Instrument. Their network within the EU research ecosystem appears to be limited to the relationship with EU funding bodies rather than a web of academic or industrial collaborators.

What sets them apart

Nordic 24/7 occupies a narrow but defensible niche: compact, environment-friendly refrigeration specifically engineered for vending environments, backed by EU Phase 1 and Phase 2 validation. For a consortium needing a specialist in low-footprint commercial cooling — particularly in retail automation, smart vending, or sustainable food distribution — they offer a market-tested product rather than a research prototype. Their Finnish base also makes them a natural fit for Nordic or Baltic market entries in sustainable retail technology.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Home of Cool (Phase 2)
  The largest grant (EUR 1.127M) represents a full SME Instrument Phase 2 award — one of the more competitive EU funding instruments for hardware SMEs — confirming that independent evaluators found the cooler concept commercially and technically credible.
• Home of Cool (Phase 1)
  The Phase 1 feasibility grant (EUR 50,000) initiated the full SME Instrument journey and is notable as the entry point that validated the business case for scaling investment into the eco-cooler product.