Gunnar Block Watne

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Gunnar Block Watne (8 July 1929 – 28 September 2016) was a Norwegian engineer and businessperson.

He was born in Sandnes, a son of timber trader Gabriel Block Watne and Randi Øglænd. Block Watne was a pioneer in introducing prefabricated houses in Norway. In the early 1980s his company Block Watne was the largest house building contractor in Scandinavia.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Bore, Thor Bjarne. "Gunnar Block Watne". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Gunnar Block Watne". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 July 2014.