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Kahlbom & Co AS
From employee to co-owner ‒ through quality, craft and care A good business partnership is vital for a business to flourish. Thomas Kahlbom had started his own flooring business and hired floor sanding specialist, Morten Bergstrøm. It soon became clear that Bergstrøm had the potential for a bigger role in the company.
Reviving an old floor requires skills and knowledge acquired through years of experience, and Bergstrøm was just the man for the job.
By Hanna Margrethe Enger
“It was actually his former boss who came to us and said we had to bring him onto the team,” Kahlbom says. “Morten is one of the toughest people I have met, both mentally and physically. He is genuinely passionate about his profession, products and techniques, and most importantly, getting the best possible results, and it shows.”
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“It was a bit of a change for me when I became co-owner,” says Bergstrøm. “Previously, I was just an employee receiving weekly assignments, but I was the one conducting most inspections, sending offers, and communicating with customers, so that part was still the same.” Kahlbom & Co was established by Thomas Kahlbom in February 2011, providing sanding and surface treatment as well as the installation of wooden floors. 12
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Issue 176
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March 2025
Mid-process. Newly sanded floor on the left.
By 2013, Bergstrøm had become an invaluable member of the team. Since the mid-1990s he had built up knowledge about machine handling, process methodologies, different types of wood and