Who owns Byggmakker?
Byggmakker is owned by Kesko (Finland, Nasdaq Helsinki: KESKOA).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Kesko Annual Report 2025, Kesko Corporation. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kesko Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇮 Finland, Helsinki
- Origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Building materials
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq Helsinki: KESKOA Nasdaq Helsinki: KESKOB
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Byggmakker
Byggmakker is a Norwegian building and home improvement chain in Kesko’s building and technical trade division. Kesko’s website describes it as one of the leading operators in the Norwegian building and home improvement trade, with a network of some 90 stores and strong business-to-business expertise.
Ownership timeline of Byggmakker
Where Byggmakker sits in Kesko
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kesko
Kesko controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in building materials, and who owns them
The 100 brands in building materials on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is James Hardie, with 8; Kesko has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Bay | Fletcher Building | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| AZEK Exteriors | James Hardie | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Blenture | Votorantim Cimentos | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Adbri | CRH | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Artevia | Holcim | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Cacique Max | Loma Negra | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Alutions | Tecnoglass | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Tenigal | Ternium | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
About the owner: Kesko
Kesko is a publicly listed company headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as Nasdaq Helsinki: KESKOA and Nasdaq Helsinki: KESKOB.
Kesko is a Finnish trading company listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, with grocery trade, building and technical trade, and car trade divisions and some 1,700 stores in eight countries. Together with independent K-retailers it forms K Group; many K-branded stores are run by retailer entrepreneurs rather than by Kesko itself. In the Baltics and Belarus its building trade is handled by Kesko Senukai, a 50% joint venture, which is not listed here. Kesko imports and sells Volkswagen-group cars and runs Intersport stores in Finland, but does not own those marques.
🇳🇴 Byggmakker and other Norwegian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 63 brands that began in Norway. 18 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Byggmakker among them.
- Innom — Reitan Retail 🇳🇴
- Jensen — Hilding Anders 🇸🇪
- Oglaend System — Hilti 🇱🇮
- Aftenposten — Schibsted Media 🇳🇴
- Awilco LNG — Awilco LNG 🇳🇴
- Color Line — Color Line 🇳🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Byggmakker?
The parent company of Byggmakker is Kesko, a publicly listed company headquartered in Finland.
Is Byggmakker Norwegian or Finnish?
Byggmakker originated in Norway, but it is owned today by Kesko, which is headquartered in Finland. So Byggmakker is a Norwegian-origin brand under Finnish ownership.
Is Byggmakker still owned by Kesko?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Byggmakker is still owned by Kesko. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Kesko Annual Report 2025 — Kesko Corporation, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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