Telenor Welcomes Aker to Fornebu
15 Juni 2005 - 10:08AM
PR Newswire (US)
Telenor Welcomes Aker to Fornebu FORNEBU, Norway, June 15
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Telenor Eiendom (real estate) AS sells
its "K3" site, situated south of the Telenor Centre, to the
Norwegian company Aker. The parties signed the agreement Tuesday,
and it implies that Aker's headquarters will be Telenor's closest
neighbour at Fornebu just outside Oslo. The price is NOK 150
million. "We very much welcome having Aker in our neighbourhood.
The co- localisation of two locomotives like Telenor and Aker is
very positive both to Fornebu as a business area and for the
Municipality of Baerum. With this, Fornebu strengthens its role as
a powerful engine in Norwegian business. I also want to acknowledge
Municipality of Baerum for their will to solve problems in the
process," said Roar Wiik Andreassen, managing director of Telenor
Eiendom AS. "The decision to make Fornebu the premises for our new
head office is a signal of the strong interconnection between our
competitive industry based on long tradition of technology and
competence, and our suppliers of advanced information and
communication tools. The Aker group brings a new dimension to the
ICT environment at Fornebu," said Leif-Arne Langoy, CEO of Aker
ASA. The property that Aker acquires is 23,000 square metres, and
is sold with an approved pre-project. The construction is planned
to start immediately, and should be ready for occupation within
2007 according to the original plan. Contact person Telenor: Scott
Engebrigtsen, Information Manager, Telenor ASA, tlf. +47 90 04 34
84, Contact person Aker: Geir Arne Drangeid, Executive Vice
President, Aker ASA, tlf.: +47 24 13 00 65 DATASOURCE: Telenor
CONTACT: Scott Engebrigtsen, Information Manager, Telenor ASA,
+47-90-04 34-84, ; or Geir Arne Drangeid, Executive Vice President,
Aker ASA, +47-24-13-00-65 Web site: http://telenor.com/
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