C. Geijer & Co

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C. Geijer & Co
Industryfences, gates, vehicle parts, cars
Founded1869
Headquarters Oslo, Norway
Key people
Carl Axel Geijer (founder)
A trace of C. Geijer & Co in modern times. Geijer.jpg
A trace of C. Geijer & Co in modern times.

C. Geijer & Co was a Norwegian industrial company.

It was established in 1869 by Swedish expatriate Carl Axel Geijer in Kristiania. His purpose was to be a wholesaler of iron and other metal products, but the company soon started producing wire and fence-related products. It was among the country's leading companies in its field. [1] After Carl Axel Geijer's death in 1899, the company was eventually taken over by C. J. Aasgaard. Leadership was passed on to his son Torleif Aasgaard in 1927, then to Tor and Iver Aasgaard in 1952. [2]

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Between 1923 and 1930, a subdivision of the company produced the car brand Geijer. The engine was imported from Hershell-Spillmann, from 1926 Lycoming Engines, and the gearbox was from Mechanics Machine Co, [1] but several other parts including the coachwork were produced on-site in Kristiania. [3] In total about 25 cars were produced, none of which exist today. The company also produced about 300 bus coachworks. [1]

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From 1983 C. Geijer & Co had to cooperate with Trondhjems Jernindustri in fence products. [4] Its financial situation became worse towards the end of the 1980s. [5] In 1989 Trondhjems Jernindustri sold Geijer to Swedish company Gunnebo. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Geijer & Co" (in Norwegian). Industrimuseum.no. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Norges ledende gjerdeprodusent, C. Geijer 100 år". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 13 November 1969. p. 17.
  3. ↑ "bil – historie". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Gjerdefabrikker skal samarbeide". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 28 November 1983. p. 26.
  5. ↑ Evensen, Kjell (7 December 1988). "Tvinges til endring". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 20.
  6. ↑ Evensen, Kjell (5 June 1989). "Svenskene overtar trøndersk hodepine". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 32.


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