{
  "id": 1785523,
  "title": "Entreprenør-konkurs rammer 14 ansatte",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/entrepren-r-konkurs-rammer-14-ansatte",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T19:22:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "E24 Norway",
    "slug": "e24-norway",
    "url": "https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/gkrO6B/entreprenoer-konkurs-rammer-14-ansatte"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, court proceedings began for JK Entreprenørservice AS in Oslo District Court, according to a notification in Brønnøysundregistrene. The company, previously known as Mr. Pukk AS and JK Maskin, dated back to 2012. JK Entreprenørservice is based in Furuset, Oslo, and began operations as \"JK Entreprenør\" in 2020. The services offered by the company included a wide range of subcontracting services, baths, and total dismantling. They handled projects from idea to completion, providing interior architecture services to select materials and plant specifications. The company employed 15 people, according to records in Brønnøysundregistrene. Pan Farmakis, a landlord, informed E24 that there were 14 employees at JK Entreprenør during the opening. The company was brought to bankruptcy by Dozerdrift AS due to an expected judgment in Oslo District Court on June 2nd, as stated by the landlord. Dozerdrift had a joint claim of approximately 1.14 million kroner against JK Entreprenør as of April 28th. The landlord does not have an overview of the total debt in the company as of today. JK Entreprenør owns 90% of the holding company Heffalompen, founded by Lasse Ivar Jørgensen, who is behind several Mr. Pukk companies. Mr. Pukk operates a pukk plant, selling and delivering soil, gravel, and other stone masses to private and business customers in the Oslo area. All Mr. Pukk companies, including Mr. Pukk Øst AS, Mr. Pukk Furuset AS, and Mr. Pukk Gjenvinning AS, are owned by Mr. Pukk Eiendom AS. This parent company, owned by Jørgensen through the holding company Heffalompen, had a net loss of 119 million kroner in 2024, the latest available accounting year, with equity close to 135 million kroner. JK Entreprenør's revenue grew significantly from 56 million kroner in 2020 to over 322 million kroner two years later, reaching 341 million kroner in 2023 before falling to around 214 million kroner in 2024. Despite the high revenue, the company suffered a loss of over 33 million kroner in total over the past three years, with nearly 25 million kroner in 2024 alone. The net result for the company's last public accounting year was a loss of -32 million kroner, burdened by significant interest and financing costs. The equity was negative at 19.5 million kroner at the end of 2024, including 26 million kroner in equity injections. As E24 has reported, there have been several bankruptcies in the construction and engineering sector in recent years, primarily driven by rising interest rates and increased costs, leading to near insolvency in demand, and fierce competition resulting in thin margins for the work available. The decline has affected various parts of the country, with Rogaland and Vestland counties being some exceptions. Recently, Oslo-based entrepreneur F8 went bankrupt, and earlier in the week, Bærums entrepreneur Bygg Teknikk and Tømrerservice also closed, leaving behind 40 and four employees, respectively. In recent times, there have been construction and engineering bankruptcies reported from places like Ørland, Volda, Sarpsborg, Sogndal, and Ålesund.",
  "summary": "Mens omsetningen gikk seksgangen på to år, rant pengene ut.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}