About cBallast

What cBallast is

An industrial-parts catalog operated from Norway. 330,000+ SKUs across 54 categories and 890+ brands. Marine, water treatment, industrial process, oil and gas, renewables, defence.

The catalog is the public-facing layer of an institutional buying workflow. There is no online checkout. Every order is quoted, settled by bank transfer against invoice, and dispatched with full documentation.

Why the spec page is the centre of gravity

Industrial buyers find parts by part number, IMPA code, OEM cross-reference or technical spec. The catalog optimises for that lookup: every product page lists the OEM part number and, where the data is held for the item, IMPA / ISSA codes, EAN, HS code, material grade, dimensions, pressure / temperature rating, IP rating, compatibility note and standards reference.

Where the OEM publishes a public datasheet, the product page links to it. Where the OEM does not, the printable spec sheet at /products/<slug>/datasheet serves as the datasheet for the SKU — same fields, A4 print layout, served from the cBallast origin.

What's not on the site

• No online checkout, no card processing, no PayPal / escrow / crypto -- the basket compiles a quote request
• No advertising or tracking pixels; site analytics is limited to Google Analytics 4, as set out in the privacy notice
• No AliExpress / Wish / forum / Pinterest sourcing
• No bragging copy -- the product pages stick to spec fields

Operating principles

• Quote in writing, accept the PO in writing, invoice against the PO, no silent substitutions.
• Where a part is not stocked or not currently accessible from the OEM, say so and quote a definite lead time -- never an indefinite back-order.
• Where a cross-reference is proposed instead of the OEM original, name the cross-reference manufacturer and part number, and only commit the order once the buyer confirms it is acceptable.
• Material certificates, classification approvals and customs paperwork attached to every consignment.
• Order data held only for the time the accounting and customs regimes require it. No data resold to anyone.

How to start working with cBallast

For institutional buyers a net-30 credit account is available once three orders have settled cleanly on proforma terms.

• 1. Email sales@cballast.com with the part you need (part number, OEM code, IMPA, drawing or equipment reference).
• 2. We reply within one Norwegian working day with a quotation.
• 3. Issue a purchase order referencing the quotation. Settle the proforma invoice by bank transfer.
• 4. Goods dispatched with pack list, commercial invoice, country of origin and any classification certificates attached.