Leading Danish Companies

A.P. Moller-Maersk. But did you know that Lego is also a Danish company? Find out more about what these companies do, and how they make products and serve their customers. It's not just the products that are successful but also the way they serve their customers.

Danfoss

Danfoss is a private global engineering company, has its headquarters in Nordborg (Denmark). It produces and offers technology solutions to industries across the globe. Its products include climate control, air conditioning and heating systems as also electronic motors. The company employs more than 24,000 employees all over the world. Its products are used in a variety of ways and include heat pumps cooling and heating systems, and drive systems.

Danfoss is committed in fighting global warming and limiting carbon emissions. It has made a commitment to become carbon-neutral by 2030. This means that it will require less energy to make its products. Danfoss is also actively seeking opportunities to connect its factories to district heating networks. Through these opportunities, Danfoss is making a significant contribution to the global movement of leading businesses that are aiming to limit the rise in temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Arla Foods

The company is located in Arhus, Denmark, Arla Foods is one of the largest dairy companies in the world. The company is owned by more than 10,000 milk producers from Denmark and Sweden and employs close to 17,000 people worldwide. It sells its products to more than 100 countries. Arla Foods is a leading producer of cream cheese, which it sells under the brand BUKO. Professional bakers in Japan are in love with its creamy spreads.

Arla is expanding its innovation efforts to meet increasing consumer demand. Arla is establishing an innovation center in Aarhus that will recruit 120 employees. The company is planning to invest more than $25 million in the new facility. Arla's innovation strategy focuses on becoming the top company in research and production of dairy products. This is to ensure that the company is able to keep up with the fierce competition that is prevailing on the global market.

A.P. Moller-Maersk

A.P., a Danish shipping company, was established in 1904. Moller was given the name Maersk to refer to its shipping operations. The name Maersk is a fusion of the maiden name of the mother, Marsk, and has since grown to be one of the most well-known shipping names around the world. The company began with just 35 ships and later added tanker operations. The company's fleet increased to 46 vessels in the 1930s. The deadweight capacity was greater than 160,000 tons.

The Danish company is active in a variety of industries that include shipping oil and gas, infrastructure and shipping. Maersk Line has a large international presence, with around 250,000 employees in 2012. In 2013, the company ranked as the largest overseas cargo carrier in the world, with over 600 vessels and 3.8 million Twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEU) capacity.

Lego

Lego is among the largest Danish companies employing more than 1000 people in its Billund headquarters. Lego was responsible for one percent of Danish industrial exports and had an annual turnover of $50 million annually in the 1970s. The company opened new foreign subsidiaries and revamped its administration as sales increased. The acquisition of smaller firms helped accelerate the company's growth.

The Lego Group began international distribution of its toys. They began by opening wholesale stores in Germany and other European nations. They set up their first foreign sales subsidiary in 1956. They had opened offices in more than 40 countries by the end of the decade. Lego considers Europe as their primary market and uses its European base to expand overseas sales.

Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk, one of the most prominent companies in Denmark, has been around for more than 150 years. The company produces insulin, which is a medicine that is used to treat diabetes. Its first product was made in the cellar in a former dairy factory. It was distributed in more than forty countries, and was made from the pancreas of animals. Insulin was initially transported using refrigerated vehicles, later by railway vans or lorries. Arne Jacobsen designed the modern factories of the company.

The company also engages the public in public-driven activities such as infrastructure investments and raising awareness of diabetes. The company is also looking to expand its business into emerging markets such as Iran that has huge potential.

Coloplast

Coloplast is a Danish healthcare company that has a global footprint. Its products are used in various areas of health care, such as the treatment of wounds and interventional urology. The company employs over 12,500 people worldwide, and owns all rights to its products. Its primary goal is to improve the quality of life by providing better care for patients.

Coloplast was founded in 1957 by Aage Loux-Hansen and is one of the largest medical technology and life sciences companies in Denmark. It is a publicly traded company, but its ownership structure is controlled by family members. Niels Peter Louis-Hansen who is the son of the founder Aage holds 41% of the voting rights and holds 20% of the company's shares.