Private company

Nokas

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Norwegian security company

Nokas AS is a Norwegian security company established in 1987 as Vakt Service AS. The company is headquartered in Tønsberg. The largest shareholders is Orkla ASA and Wang Invest AS who are owned by Heine Wang, who is the company's CEO.2 It is part of Avarn Security.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1987Founded1
  • Industrycash management1
  • HeadquartersTønsberg1
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1
  • LEI5493006K7O4D7J5GE8763
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressAlf Bjerckes vei 1, 0582 Oslo, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 983 493 9043
NOKAS hovedkontor Tønsberg
Photo: Lars Åge Kamfjord, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Nokas AS is a Norwegian security company established in 1987 as Vakt Service AS. The company is headquartered in Tønsberg. The largest shareholders is Orkla ASA and Wang Invest AS who are owned by Heine Wang, who is the company's CEO. Paal Wang, who is Executive Director, has a stake through his company PTW Holding AS. In 2010 the group changed its name from Vakt Service AS to Nokas AS. The group is divided into two divisions, Nokas Cash Handling and Nokas Security.2

Corporate structure

Nokas is part of a group headed by AVARN SECURITY GROUP HOLDING AS. 8 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

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Subsidiaries

Ultimate parent

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Timeline

  1. 2020Acquired Acquired by Avarn Security1
  2. 1987Founded Founded1

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