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

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in 1991.

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