History
Blom ASA was founded in 1954 by hydrographer Ole H. Blom. By 1988 the company was listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. In the early 1990s Blom expanded into Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. In addition the company acquired Asplan Viak in Norway and expanded into the other Scandinavian countries, including acquiring the credit information company Creditinform in 1997. Creditinform was sold in 2000. In the 2000s Blom went into Europe though multiple acquisitions, and left non-European markets. The company acquired ScanRope in 2006.
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