History and ownership

In 1966 Dansk Undergrunds Consortium found oil in the North Sea for the first time. In 1972 the production from the first Danish oil/gas field – the Dan field – was started. The production of Danish oil and gas accelerated in the eighties when a number of new fields were established: Gorm (production start 1981), Skjold (1982), Tyra (1984) and Rolf (1986). At the same time, this was the starting signal to the establishment of a number of onshore sub-supplier enterprises.

One of these enterprises was HYTOR A/S, which was established by Søren Hygom and Jørgen Thorup on 1 August 1981. The company was established as a trading and engineering company with the offshore industry as its primary market. HYTOR had many assignments in connection with the construction of the Tyra field. Among other things the company sold a number of large valves. As this required a special way of trading and a special organisation, the sales activities regarding the large valves were hived off into a separate company: Valtor.

When the extension of the Tyra field had been completed, HYTOR’s turnover was reduced drastically and consequently HYTOR realized that 100% dependency on sales to the operators in the North Sea was too risky.

It was therefore decided to expand the product range to include products generating more steady and stable sales. On this basis HYTOR took over the company Komprima in 1986. The business area of this company was pneumatic components and compressors for the industry. Komprima was domiciled at Høgevej 8 in Esbjerg. After rebuilding the premises, HYTOR moved all its activities to Høgevej in 1986.

In 1997 more space was needed again. The premises at Høgevej had become too small and part of the activities was moved to Glentevej 13 in Esbjerg.

In 1993 Jørgen Thorup bought Søren Hygom's shares. Jørgen Thorup was then the sole proprietor of the company until 1999 when a succession process was initiated. The employees Finn Høst, Palle V. Pedersen and Niels Langerhuus bought part of the shares and became joint owners of HYTOR.

In 2000 HYTOR started its own production of stainless, acid-resistant cylinders of a very high quality. The cylinders are marketed under the name of AC-Tech.

In 2004 HYTOR succeeded in becoming the Swagelok distributor in Denmark and most of Russia. Swagelok makes severe demands on their distributors. Among other things the establishment of an independent company for the activities was required. Furthermore, a sales office was opened in Moscow in the month of February 2004.

In 2005 the succession process was completed. Finn Høst, Palle V. Pedersen and Niels G. Langerhuus took over Jørgen Thorup’s remaining shares. On 1 August 2005 Jørgen Thorup resigned as the managing director of HYTOR. Our present managing director, John Hansen entered the group of owners in 2007.

30 April 2011 HYTOR sells its "Swagelok subsidiaries". Niels G. Langerhuus and John Hansen are now sole owners of HYTOR A/S.

Today, HYTOR employs 40 professional and engaged staff and all departments are again located at Høgevej 8 in Esbjerg.