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- ↑ "Rolf Aalerud A.S med ny ledelse". Dagningen (in Norwegian). 22 September 1981. p. 3.
- ↑ "Aalerud AS er miljøsertifisert". Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 30 November 2011. p. 56.
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