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Høyer-Ellefsen A/S was a
Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...
company. It was established in 1896 by the ingenieur Sigurd Høyer-Ellefsen. He was
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until 1925. In 1902, it became a stock based company. In 1981, the company was taken over by
Orkla Orkla may refer to: Places * Orkla (river), a river in Trøndelag county, Norway Business * Orkla Group (or ''Orkla ASA''), a large Norwegian company * Orkla Mining Company, a historic company in Norway * Orkla Metall, a former smelting company in ...
, that
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the company with Astrup & Aubert (est. 1933), creating Astrup Høyer. Astrup Høyer was taken over by
Aker Norcem Aker may refer to: Places * Aker, Norway, a geographic area in Oslo and a former municipality in Norway * Vestre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Nordre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Aker Br ...
(later Aker AS) in 1986 and was rebranded to Aker Entreprenør, bringing an end to the Høyer name at the company. Aker Entreprenør would be acquired by
Veidekke Veidekke () is the largest Norwegian construction and civil engineering company and the fourth largest in Scandinavia. Veidekke's business involves a network of Scandinavia construction and engineering operations, rehabilitation work, major heavy ...
in 1991.


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1896 establishments in Norway Defunct companies of Norway 1986 disestablishments in Norway Companies established in 1896 Companies disestablished in 1986 1981 mergers and acquisitions {{norway-company-stub