HENT

Name

HENT

Legal name

HENT AS

Website

https://hent.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Heimdal

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Total enterprise contracts (totalentreprise): HENT's primary revenue stream comes from acting as total (main) contractor for large construction projects, serving both public and private developers. Revenue is recognized as projects are completed. Types include total enterprise (fixed-price), total enterprise with samspill (collaborative), and main enterprise (hovedenterprise) contracts.
2. Project development: HENT AS is also a project developer, developing construction projects in collaboration with property developers and clients, generating development fees and shared value creation. Projects include buildings for commercial, residential, and institutional use.
3. Own production services: HENT operates an own-production department with over 400 employees covering carpentry, concrete, rigging, crane and machine operations. This provides vertical integration for construction execution, reducing dependency on subcontractors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HENT AS is one of Norway's largest total contractors and project developers, delivering large-scale turnkey construction contracts (totalentreprise) for both public and private clients. The company operates its own production workforce covering carpentry, concrete, rigging, crane and machine operations, supported by the proprietary HENT Totalverdi collaborative methodology, the HENT Core project management platform, and the HENT Future sustainability certification system. Since 1980, HENT has completed projects across Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland for sectors including healthcare, government, education, commercial real estate, transport infrastructure and industry.

Product overview

HENT AS is one of Norway's largest total contractors and project developers, offering construction services through multiple integrated concepts. The core offering centers on HENT Totalverdi, a collaboration model for large construction projects, complemented by HENT Future and HENT Future Forny, the company's own sustainability certification systems for new builds and renovation projects respectively. HENT Core serves as their project management platform. Operating since 1980, the company delivers projects for both public and private clients across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, and became part of the Sentia Group following its stock exchange listing in June 2025. Financial data shows revenue of 9.5 billion NOK (2023) with an order reserve of 15.8 billion NOK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HENT Totalverdi: HENT's concept for collaboration in the construction industry, developed based on modern requirements for projects and developers. The model sets active value-building through increased collaboration and openness in all phases.

Products and services

• HENT Totalverdi HENT Totalverdi is HENT's proprietary collaborative concept for the construction industry, designed to meet the requirements of modern projects and developers. The model systematizes active value-building through increased collaboration, open-book pricing, and transparency across all project phases from early design to handover. It is the framework underpinning HENT's samspill (collaborative) contracting approach for both public and private clients.
• HENT Future HENT Future is HENT's proprietary sustainability certification system for new construction projects. It ensures high standards and good solutions for energy and environment, and forms part of HENT's holistic approach to sustainable project development. The first certified project was Ranheimsveien 9 office building in Trondheim, which achieved a 96% waste sorting rate during construction.
• HENT Future Forny HENT Future Forny is HENT's certification system specifically designed for renovation and building renewal projects. It provides recognition for projects with strong energy and environmental qualities that would otherwise not receive market recognition, supporting circular economy practices in the built environment.
• Total enterprise construction contracting HENT's core service is acting as a total (main) contractor for large construction projects under totalenterprise contracts, including fixed-price, samspill (collaborative), and hovedenterprise variants. Contracts range from small renovations to multi-billion NOK projects and cover healthcare facilities, schools, government buildings, offices, hotels, residential developments, transit infrastructure and industrial buildings for both public and private developers.
• Project development services HENT acts as a project developer, developing construction projects in collaboration with property developers and clients, generating development fees and shared value creation. Projects include commercial, residential and institutional buildings, leveraging HENT's collaborative contracting model from early-phase planning through execution.
• Own production construction services HENT operates an own-production department with over 400 employees covering carpentry, concrete, rigging, crane and machine operations across offices in Trondheim, Oslo, Horten, Ålesund, Bergen and Bodø. This provides vertical integration for construction execution, reducing dependency on subcontractors and giving HENT direct control over quality, schedules and costs on its projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue increased 47.6% from projects with environmental requirements and sustainability profile in 2020
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• AvinorflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2025HENT signed a billion-NOK contract with Avinor on 30 June 2025 for construction of the new passenger terminal and operational buildings at Bodø Airport. This is one of HENT's largest contracts and represents significant airport infrastructure development.
• Oslo Børs (Oslo Stock Exchange)coreOthers · 13 June 2025Sentia AS (parent of HENT) was listed on Oslo Børs on 13 June 2025. The IPO marked a historic milestone for the group, providing new tools for growth and value creation. HENT remains as the operating entity while being part of the publicly listed Sentia group.
• SSEA GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2025SSEA Group is the other subsidiary of Sentia AS alongside HENT. Both companies are being consolidated under the Sentia umbrella. They already collaborate on specific projects and share a corporate culture emphasizing informal collaboration, short decision-making paths, continuous learning and results orientation.
• NRK (Norsk Rikskringkasting)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2025HENT signed a contract with NRK for construction of NRK's new headquarters at Normannsløkka in Oslo. The contract is valued at 2.75 billion NOK and will be executed as a total enterprise with collaboration (samspill). The project includes offices, studios, production rooms and a large concert studio, to be completed in 2029.
• Sentia AS (parent company)coreOthers · 22 January 2025HENT AS became a subsidiary of Sentia AS, a newly formed Nordic construction conglomerate established by Ratos. HENT joins SSEA Group under the Sentia umbrella, with Jan Jahren (HENT CEO) becoming CEO of Sentia. The consolidation creates a stronger platform for profitable growth across Norway and Sweden.
• FornebubanenflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2024Fornebubanen and HENT signed a contract for construction of Fornebuporten and Flytårnet T-banestasjoner. The 1.67 billion NOK contract is the first pure station contract on the Fornebubanen line. HENT was selected based on price, environment and quality.
• Skatteetaten (Norwegian Tax Administration)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2023HENT entered a cooperation agreement with Skatteetaten to combat work-related crime in the construction industry. The partnership involves sharing real-time data on suppliers, pre-qualification verification, construction site inspections, and staff training. All subcontractors must sign authorization forms allowing data sharing between HENT and Skatteetaten throughout the supply chain.
• NordecflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 7 December 2022Nordec was selected as the main subcontractor for raw building work on the FREYR Giga Arctic battery factory in Mo i Rana, delivering approximately 17,500 tonnes of steel, 65,000 m² of fire walls, and complete roofing. Nordec was involved from the early collaboration phase. This is among the largest supplier contracts HENT has entered.
• FREYR BatteryflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2022FREYR Battery and HENT contracted for the Giga Arctic battery factory in Mo i Rana — 120,000 m² building area, 29 GWh annual capacity. After a collaborative Phase 1, the main contract was signed for execution. FREYR noted HENT's solid experience with complex building projects and commitment to HSE and sustainable solutions.
• Nordic Choice HotelsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2021Nordic Choice Hotels will operate the Sommerro hotel (a HENT-constructed project for Sommerro Utvikling AS) through a management contract. HENT built the hotel as part of the Sommerro development in Oslo.
• Eco Materials AS / Retura IR / ArborminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2021Partnership for circular economy solutions in construction. Tree waste from Tiller videregående skole project was recycled into chipboard production. Eco Materials collected and processed waste, Retura IR operated the recycling facility at Skogn, and Arbor used the recycled material in chipboard production.
• Aker Property GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2021Aker Property Group engaged HENT to build Aker Tech House at Fornebu — 30,000 m² innovation and technology campus for Aker's IT and renewable energy innovation ecosystem. Project valued at over NOK 1 billion, designed by Wingårdhs, completion expected summer 2023.
• Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge HF (UNN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2020UNN and HENT signed a contract for Nye UNN Narvik hospital — 26,860 m², 1,223 billion NOK contract. The new hospital will serve a local population of ~29,000 and a total catchment of 190,000, consolidating physical and mental health services including addiction treatment.
• Statsbygg (Norwegian Directorate of Construction and Property)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2020Statsbygg engaged HENT as total contractor for the D-blokken in the new Government Quarter in Oslo (2.4 billion NOK, BREEAM Excellent, ~29,000 m²) and later A-blokken. The D-blokken will house the Prime Minister's office and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Projects are conducted as collaborative contracts (samspill).
• CatendacoreTechnology or Integration · 27 January 2020HENT and software developer Catenda entered an agreement to develop and implement Catenda's Bimsync platform into HENT's project management system HENT Core. The integration provides IFC model visualization, communication within models, and management of actions, deliveries, deviations, meetings and status for design, ordering, delivery and assembly across all projects.
• SalMarflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2019SalMar and HENT contracted for the development of InnovaNor at 'Klubben' in Lenvik/Senja — the largest and most modern salmon processing facility in Northern Norway. The ~1.5 billion NOK project was developed through close collaboration since August 2018, with 16,000 m² total area and capacity of 150,000+ tonnes of salmon per year.
• Sommerro Utvikling AS (Aspelin Ramm, Strawberry Brothers, Höegh Eiendom)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2019Sommerro Utvikling AS and HENT contracted for the Sommerro project in Oslo — a 5-star hotel with 250+ rooms, ~60 apartments and commercial areas. The 1,250 MNOK project involves renovation of historic buildings from 1931 and new construction, developed through close collaboration since November 2018.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Veidekke: One of Scandinavia's largest contractors and property developers headquartered in Norway; directly competes with HENT for large public and private building and infrastructure tenders in the same market.
• AF Gruppen: Leading Norwegian civil engineering and building contractor with project-development activities; competes head-to-head with HENT on major Norwegian construction projects.
• Betonmast: Norwegian general contractor focused on building construction for public and private clients, overlapping closely with HENT's total-contractor niche and geography.
• Consto: Norwegian total contractor delivering commercial, residential and public buildings; a direct competitor in the same tenders and regions as HENT.
• SSEA Group: Swedish construction company and HENT's sister subsidiary under Sentia AS; shares corporate culture, collaborative-contracting model and project-development focus.

Broad incumbents

• Skanska: Global Nordic-rooted construction and development group offering overlapping building and infrastructure capabilities at far greater scale than HENT.
• NCC: Large Swedish construction and property-development group active across the Nordics, competing in building and infrastructure segments HENT serves.
• Peab: Major Nordic construction and civil engineering firm with a broad building portfolio overlapping HENT's public and commercial project focus.

Regional players

• Kruse Smith: Norwegian contractor and property developer strong in Southern/Western Norway; comparable offering but concentrated in different regions than HENT's core.
• Backe: Group of regionally-organized Norwegian building contractors with a similar total-contractor model but more localized geographic footprint than HENT.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hent.no
• LinkedInno.linkedin.com/company/hent

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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