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Norway's largest painting contractors

Companies carrying out painting and glazing work.

The register holds 1 541 painting contractors with filed revenue. Together they turn over NOK 12.1bn and employ 8 356 people. The largest is MALERMESTER BUER DRAMMEN AS, with NOK 168.7m in revenue. The highest operating result belongs to MALERMESTER BUER DRAMMEN AS, at NOK 16.6m. The median operating margin is 4.6% across the 433 companies with real trading substance. Most are based in Oslo (224 companies).

1 541Companies
NOK 12.1bnCombined revenue
8 356Employees
4.6%Median operating margin
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Largest by revenue

Ranked by the most recently reported operating revenue.

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# Company Amount
1 MALERMESTER BUER DRAMMEN AS org.nr 989959581 · Drammen, Buskerud NOK 168.7m 2 MALERCOMPAGNIET OSLO AS org.nr 960992482 · Oslo, Oslo NOK 166.7m 3 MALERFIRMA MONSEN AS org.nr 995474115 · Bergen, Vestland NOK 162.1m 4 MORTEN SKANCKE AS org.nr 981887379 · Ringsaker, Innlandet NOK 146.7m 5 MALCO AS org.nr 918750355 · Kristiansand, Agder NOK 145.1m 6 SANDÅ MIDT OG NORD AS org.nr 980100464 · Trondheim, Trøndelag NOK 129.0m 7 BOGSTRAND AS org.nr 996043428 · Harstad, Troms NOK 127.1m 8 REGNBUEN MALERMESTERBEDRIFT AS org.nr 981323831 · Oslo, Oslo NOK 125.3m 9 MALERMESTER BUER AS org.nr 819391122 · Lillestrøm, Akershus NOK 123.7m 10 ARTEA MALERMESTER AS org.nr 925218839 · Oslo, Oslo NOK 120.6m 11 MESTERBEDRIFTEN LUND AS org.nr 927443740 · Enebakk, Akershus NOK 113.1m 12 DIDRIK NYSTED AS org.nr 914858488 · Sandnes, Rogaland NOK 99.6m 13 H & M MALERSERVICE AS org.nr 923391568 · Stavanger, Rogaland NOK 98.2m 14 JOHN HOLVIK AS org.nr 978678882 · Sunnfjord, Vestland NOK 92.4m 15 GLASSMESTER 1 AS org.nr 989596624 · Lørenskog, Akershus NOK 88.0m 16 SCHWENKE & SØNN AS org.nr 998024684 · Tromsø, Troms NOK 82.3m 17 SVERRESBORG MALERSERVICE AS org.nr 996175863 · Trondheim, Trøndelag NOK 81.8m 18 LOTHE & MOTZFELDT AS org.nr 912012212 · Drammen, Buskerud NOK 81.4m 19 ROSENBORG MALERTEAM AS org.nr 970968768 · Trondheim, Trøndelag NOK 76.6m 20 BJØRN SIMONSEN & SØNN AS org.nr 837521432 · Oslo, Oslo NOK 76.1m 21 HUNVIK & CO AS org.nr 981609573 · Oslo, Oslo NOK 74.3m 22 RSM FASADE AS org.nr 913009681 · Sandnes, Rogaland NOK 73.4m 23 KÅRE CHRISTENSEN AS org.nr 993505560 · Arendal, Agder NOK 71.6m 24 LANGSHOLT GLASS SERVICE AS org.nr 923131310 · Sarpsborg, Østfold NOK 69.0m 25 MAL I SØR AS org.nr 888436022 · Kristiansand, Agder NOK 65.6m
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Most profitable

Ranked by the most recently reported operating profit (EBIT).

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# Company Amount
1 MALERMESTER BUER DRAMMEN AS org.nr 989959581 · Drammen, Buskerud NOK 16.6m 2 MALERFIRMA MONSEN AS org.nr 995474115 · Bergen, Vestland NOK 14.2m 3 BJØRN SIMONSEN & SØNN AS org.nr 837521432 · Oslo, Oslo NOK 13.8m 4 ROSENBORG MALERTEAM AS org.nr 970968768 · Trondheim, Trøndelag NOK 13.2m 5 MORTEN SKANCKE AS org.nr 981887379 · Ringsaker, Innlandet NOK 11.2m 6 ARTEA MALERMESTER AS org.nr 925218839 · Oslo, Oslo NOK 10.5m 7 MTG AS org.nr 941627943 · Trondheim, Trøndelag NOK 7.5m 8 MALERMESTER BUER AS org.nr 819391122 · Lillestrøm, Akershus NOK 7.5m 9 MALERMESTER KJELLSEN & TUFTE AS org.nr 982744504 · Skien, Telemark NOK 7.3m 10 INDUSTRI & MALING AS org.nr 983103340 · Harstad, Troms NOK 7.3m 11 EGERSUND SLIPP AS org.nr 996711838 · Eigersund, Rogaland NOK 6.2m 12 MALERMESTRENE INDRE ØSTLAND AS org.nr 967607568 · Gjøvik, Innlandet NOK 6.0m 13 LEIF LARSEN GLASS & SNEKKERSERVICE AS org.nr 953007029 · Oslo, Oslo NOK 6.0m 14 HUNVIK & CO AS org.nr 981609573 · Oslo, Oslo NOK 6.0m 15 MJA MALER & GULVBELEGG AS org.nr 966705264 · Kristiansand, Agder NOK 6.0m 16 BERGSMYRS MALERSERVICE AS org.nr 985802408 · Melhus, Trøndelag NOK 6.0m 17 VIKING MALERSERVICE AS org.nr 917500630 · Stavanger, Rogaland NOK 5.9m 18 MESTERMAL AS org.nr 914871603 · Vennesla, Agder NOK 5.8m 19 BJØRVIK & HAUGEN AS org.nr 976288971 · Sandefjord, Vestfold NOK 5.6m 20 MALERMESTER LINDVIK AS org.nr 918020047 · Stryn, Vestland NOK 5.6m 21 MALERMESTERFIRMA EMBERLAND AS org.nr 922661367 · Haugesund, Rogaland NOK 5.3m 22 JOSTEIN SKJETNE AS org.nr 918029141 · Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal NOK 5.2m 23 CHRISTIANIA MALERBEDRIFT AS org.nr 919753722 · Oslo, Oslo NOK 5.2m 24 MØLLER HÅNDVERK AS org.nr 918400370 · Larvik, Vestfold NOK 4.9m 25 MAL I SØR AS org.nr 888436022 · Kristiansand, Agder NOK 4.9m
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Highest operating margin

Operating profit as a percentage of revenue. Only companies with at least 5 employees and more than NOK 5m in revenue.

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# Company Operating margin
1 TROLIAI UAB org.nr 990165122 · Grimstad, Agder 64.1% 2 AD MALERARBEID AS org.nr 993554790 · Aurskog-høland, Akershus 53.2% 3 MALERGRUPPEN AS org.nr 931039741 · Oslo, Oslo 44.2% 4 VIKING MALERSERVICE AS org.nr 917500630 · Stavanger, Rogaland 28.9% 5 NARVIK MALERSERVICE AS org.nr 934611489 · Narvik, Nordland 28.6% 6 JEVNAKER MALERSERVICE AS org.nr 930464317 · Jevnaker, Akershus 27.1% 7 HAMAR GLASS AS org.nr 924622954 · Hamar, Innlandet 26.5% 8 SLETHOLTS AS org.nr 941475809 · Skien, Telemark 25.5% 9 SCHWENKE & RICHARDSEN AS org.nr 923351027 · Senja, Troms 25.0% 10 EGERSUND SLIPP AS org.nr 996711838 · Eigersund, Rogaland 24.8% 11 GLASSMESTER REIDAR HESLER AS org.nr 941053440 · Lillestrøm, Akershus 23.0% 12 CHRISTIANIA MALERBEDRIFT AS org.nr 919753722 · Oslo, Oslo 22.2% 13 NARGIS AS org.nr 929582519 · Haugesund, Rogaland 21.3% 14 LEIF LARSEN GLASS & SNEKKERSERVICE AS org.nr 953007029 · Oslo, Oslo 21.1% 15 BERGSMYRS MALERSERVICE AS org.nr 985802408 · Melhus, Trøndelag 21.0% 16 MALERMESTER LINDVIK AS org.nr 918020047 · Stryn, Vestland 21.0% 17 MALERFIRMA SINGH AS org.nr 928438872 · Oslo, Oslo 20.8% 18 JOSTEIN SKJETNE AS org.nr 918029141 · Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal 20.4% 19 LISTER & GILJE AS org.nr 912645800 · Flekkefjord, Agder 20.3% 20 GLASSEKSPERT GJESDAL KNARVIK AS org.nr 987635800 · Alver, Vestland 20.2% 21 ØST INTERIØR OG HÅNDVERK AS org.nr 933576639 · Hamar, Innlandet 20.2% 22 MALERMESTER RUNE MALERSTUEN AS org.nr 926189069 · Oslo, Oslo 20.0% 23 MALERMESTER FRODE HEGGLAND AS org.nr 980477932 · Bjørnafjorden, Vestland 19.9% 24 GLASS SIKRING AS org.nr 981371216 · Gloppen, Vestland 19.6% 25 MALERGRUPPEN RÅNES AS org.nr 921534566 · Tromsø, Troms 19.4%
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Largest employers

Ranked by registered headcount.

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# Company Employees
1 SANDÅ MIDT OG NORD AS org.nr 980100464 · Trondheim, Trøndelag 155 2 MALCO AS org.nr 918750355 · Kristiansand, Agder 97 3 MORTEN SKANCKE AS org.nr 981887379 · Ringsaker, Innlandet 92 4 MALERMESTER BUER AS org.nr 819391122 · Lillestrøm, Akershus 89 5 H & M MALERSERVICE AS org.nr 923391568 · Stavanger, Rogaland 89 6 ARTEA MALERMESTER AS org.nr 925218839 · Oslo, Oslo 88 7 SVERRESBORG MALERSERVICE AS org.nr 996175863 · Trondheim, Trøndelag 85 8 DIDRIK NYSTED AS org.nr 914858488 · Sandnes, Rogaland 85 9 MALERFIRMA MONSEN AS org.nr 995474115 · Bergen, Vestland 82 10 HUNVIK & CO AS org.nr 981609573 · Oslo, Oslo 80 11 REGNBUEN MALERMESTERBEDRIFT AS org.nr 981323831 · Oslo, Oslo 80 12 MALERMESTER BUER DRAMMEN AS org.nr 989959581 · Drammen, Buskerud 75 13 BOGSTRAND AS org.nr 996043428 · Harstad, Troms 72 14 MALERCOMPAGNIET OSLO AS org.nr 960992482 · Oslo, Oslo 66 15 RSM FASADE AS org.nr 913009681 · Sandnes, Rogaland 65 16 LOTHE & MOTZFELDT AS org.nr 912012212 · Drammen, Buskerud 60 17 EP BYGG OG MALER AS org.nr 999014046 · Oslo, Oslo 59 18 KÅRE CHRISTENSEN AS org.nr 993505560 · Arendal, Agder 58 19 C KRISTOFFERSEN & SØNN AS org.nr 985309604 · Horten, Vestfold 54 20 BRØDRENE JAKOBSEN AS org.nr 993075337 · Grimstad, Agder 53 21 RISANGER & SØNN AS org.nr 982146011 · Haugesund, Rogaland 51 22 SCHWENKE & SØNN AS org.nr 998024684 · Tromsø, Troms 50 23 MALERMESTER KJELLSEN & TUFTE AS org.nr 982744504 · Skien, Telemark 50 24 SANDÅ AS org.nr 980066347 · Oslo, Oslo 49 25 ROSENBORG MALERTEAM AS org.nr 970968768 · Trondheim, Trøndelag 49
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Geography

Where painting contractors are based

County

Number of companies
Oslo224

Activity codes included

This industry gathers the following SN2007 activity codes. Each code also has its own overview page.

About the figures

Figures are the latest annual accounts filed with the Register of Company Accounts, matched to the activity code the company carries in the Central Coordinating Register. A company lands in an industry on the strength of that registered code, not an assessment of what it actually does.

The operating-margin list and the median use only the 433 companies with at least 5 employees and over 5 mill. kr in revenue, so a small company with erratic figures cannot top the list.

1 companies are held out because their operating margin exceeds 75% – far above the norm for this industry. That is almost always a wrong activity code or fair-value gains booked as operating revenue, not trading.

Biztrac.no · Data from the Brønnøysund Register Centre and the Norwegian Tax Administration · Last updated 02.09.2026.

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