His father was the owner of a hardware store and in 1828 also established a small iron foundry in Nørrebro.

It gradually developed into one of the largest of its kind in the country, In 1857, he acquired Frederick's Works in Frederiksværk inn auction for 188,000 Danish rigsdaler from the government.

[2] That same year he also acquired a ceramic manufactory in Blågårdsgade in Copenhagen which specialized in salt-glazed pipes.

A wide selection of its products, from enameled pots and other kitchenware to machines, was featured on the 1872 Nordic Exhibition.

[1] Heegaard was a co-founder of the Free Trade Society (Frihandelsforeningen) in 1862 but later argued in favour of more protectionist policies.

Ge also served on the board of Arbejderforeningen af 1860, where he worked for the realization of the association's new headquarters which opened in 1986.

[1] Heegaard married Louise Christine Feilberg (11 December 1821 – 13 January 1905 ) on 14 September 1844 in Sindsted.