Entrack AS

1976: Entrack Norge A/S was established in 1976 by Torbjørn Kvesetberg. His background as a mechanical contractor meant that he, together with a Swedish colleague, found it interesting to import wear parts for construction machinery at a much lower price than the industry was used to. In the beginning, they imported from Simmel and Ramella, but other suppliers were added over time.

1977: The company buys a disused sawmill site at Grinder in Grue municipality where, following phased expansion, it now has a 70-acre site and over 12,000 square metres of workshop, warehouse, shop and offices. From the first half of the 1980s, Torbjørn's sons, Tom Arne and Robert, have worked in the company and been involved in its development. Torbjørn passed away in 2010, aged 80.

In the beginning, the product range consisted mainly of pure wear parts, such as chains, rollers and rear tyres for bulldozers and excavators, as well as wear steel and teeth. Gradually, the inventory was expanded to include engine, transmission, hydraulic and brake parts, starter batteries and tools.

1978: Started with the chipping of construction machinery in parallel with the import and sale of new parts. Logging and sales of used parts increased steadily throughout the 1980s and 90s.

1982: A 120 square metre warehouse for small parts adjacent to the office building is completed.

1983: Started importing Itm-Italtractor undercarriage parts and importing/selling Takeuchi mini excavators (until 1987/88).

1986: A new 1,100 square metre warehouse/workshop building is taken into use. In the same year, existing offices are remodelled and expanded.

1996: Started importing rubber belts from Taeryuk, which is now called Camoplast after the large Canadian-owned company was acquired in 2008. In the same year, a 1,500 square metre industrial hall is purchased and moved from Gardermoen and rebuilt at Grinder. It was utilised as a construction workshop and spare parts warehouse in addition to a machining and hydraulics workshop. At the same time, the office building will be expanded with a shop, meeting rooms and a new dining room, totalling around 200 square metres.

1999: Powertilt was added to the product range, Entrack acquired the parts company Schløsser Møller and a department in Trondheim was established. Eventually, buckets/quick couplings from SB and Klepp Mek.

2005: Tammer Diesel takes over the agency and thereby also the swap engines. In the same year, Entrack also takes over HM Batteries in Oslo.

2006: Acquires the chipping department of Rosendal Maskin AS, moves it to Grinder and thus becomes Norway's largest supplier of used parts. Today, there are approximately 400 machines being dismantled at any given time, in addition to a significant stock of dismantled components. We dismantle between 60 and 80 construction machines annually and supply significant quantities of steel for recycling. Sales of used parts are stable and constitute a significant and important part of our turnover. Used parts are also exported to countries such as the Middle East and Africa.

2007: Acquires Vinge Vei og Anleggsutstyr in Trøndelag and incorporates this into the Trondheim department.

2008: The office/administration building will be expanded with a second floor and the store will be larger. The addition amounts to approximately 300 square metres. This year, the Trondheim department moved from Nardo to larger premises at Heimdal. A manned department in Lillehammer was established after having had a warehouse in place since the late 1990s. In the same year, Entrack received imports from MTG with dental systems such as KingMet, Fixmet and StarMet. Entrack had been selling Cat J/side-pin teeth from MTG since the early 2000s.

2009: Bought all tools and parts from Osmarka Hydraulikk and moved it to the hydraulics workshop at Grinder.

2010: Bought the parts warehouse from Rishaug Anleggsmaskiner AS, hired key personnel and started supplying parts to Kobelco. In the same year, all parts and equipment from Sørum Elektrodiesel were purchased and a diesel-electric workshop was established at Grinder. The diesel workshop currently only handles older injection systems.

2011: New 1100 sq.m. warehouse extension is completed at Grinder. Establishes Entrack's Stavanger branch in Klepp. In the same year, the Lillehammer branch moves to new premises with a store in Industrigata 54. This year also saw the start of closer co-operation between Entrack and Olofsfors AB. Entrack is the Norwegian importer of Bruxite bucket steel, wear ribs and bolt-on wear steel. We also supply SharqEdge road steel in large parts of the country.

2012: The name is changed to Entrack AS after the company is split into operating and property companies. A separate department is established in Ballangen in the north of Nordland. In the same year, the company becomes the Norwegian importer for Intermercato clamps and rotators.

2013: Acquires Delko International and establishes a new Oslo branch in Skedsmo. Expands office/warehouse at Grinder by 150 square metres and rebuilds entrance and reception. Acquires factory building and property from H-Profil at Grinder for, among other things, a warehouse for used parts. At the end of July this year, the company is appointed as one of two importers of Kobelco excavators in Norway, covering an area from Agder to Finnmark and Hedmark counties. In October that year, the 1986 workshop/warehouse building is totally destroyed by fire.

2014: Buys Kristiansand Anleggssenter AS and Entrack's Kristiansand branch is a fact. In Trondheim, the area is doubled and gets a shop with construction products in addition to a larger warehouse and new/more office space. The department in Ballangen is also being expanded with a shop/showroom. The workshop capacity at Grinder is expanded/rebuilt with a preparation hall for new Kobelco excavators. Reconstruction of the warehouse and washing hall is completed.

2016: Entrack is recognised as Kobelco Dealer of the Year in Europe among 39 dealers.

2019: Started with the import of Ljungby wheel loaders.

2020: Opened a branch in Bergen. In December, we moved our Kristiansand department to new premises in Lillesand and the department changed its name to Lillesand.

2021: Merging the department and workshop in Trondheim and moving them in together at a new address.

2023: Buys H & H Maskin and converts to Entrack department Moss on 1 November 23. Starts importing Kramer and Yanmar machines.