The study is useful for companies seeking to understand the Danish market and to understand how to locate a regional headquarters in Denmark. It outlines those industrial areas in which Denmark has centers of excellence.
Denmark’s construction and infrastructure sector is booming. The Danish construction industry's growth prospects are enhanced by government plans to invest DKK5.1 billion (US$805.4 million) to build a new light rail by 2020. In order to develop the country’s transport infrastructure, the government plans to invest DKK100.0 billion (US$15.1 billion) by 2020. Better, faster, cheaper transport is anticipated to stimulate growth in all sectors of the commercial industrial economy.
For companies, flexible hiring rules and a lack of corruption make Denmark one of the world's best places to do business. Danish citizens benefit from a broad-based economy, solid educational system, and democratic traditions. All the social benefits make the population a steady, reliable work force, but not an intense, research-oriented group. The drive to achieve rapid growth is not apparent in many of the cultural observations.
Denmark is among the most digital countries in EU. 94% of Danish citizens are online and actively engaged in the use of a variety of online services, making their digital skills highly advanced. Denmark ranks fourth out of the 28 EU Member States in the Digital Economy.
Denmark is a center of excellence for desalination with Danfoss is world class, creating water for Saudi Arabia and South Africa. This expertise will become more needed as climate change takes effect. Denmark is a center of excellence for wind energy. Wind represents the best way to deliver renewable energy.
DTU primary objective is to develop, implement and apply polymers in commercial products to assist and provide support for the Danish as well as international polymer industry through activities: Measuring and modelling rheology of polymer melts; Synthesizing polymers with specific functions to allow add-on features are all supported
Denmark has data centres (46), Norway (40), Finland (25) and Iceland (6). Sweden has 56 data centers. Denmark ranks as the fourth most secure country in the world for data centre investment.
The Nordic region as a whole is set to benefit from continuing, significant data centre investment. Over the next three years, €4.3billion will be invested with more than 59% derived from overseas internet players, including Google and Facebook. In these regions, there are 117 data center operators and 171 data centers. In the Nordics, the market for third party data centre operators is expected to increase by two and a half times in space and triple in terms of MW power requirements.
The Nordic data centre space has attracted $3 billion in investment in recent years. Global data traffic is growing fast and the need for data centre capacity is growing accordingly. The capacity of the global data centre industry has grown by 10 per cent annually. This growth is expected to continue in the next decade.
Favorable work environments and a culture of integrity are a huge draw for Denmark. The people are nice and the working conditions are comfortable in Denmark.
According to Susan Eustis, principal author of the study, “The wind energy research, implementation and application of polymers in commercial products are compelling aspects of Danish centers of excellence, likely to attract companies in the same industry to leverage existing expertise into the area.”
Table of Content
1 Overview 11
2. Denmark Construction Positioning 13
2.1 Denmark Government Construction Investment Programme is Set to Grow 13
2.2 Quality of The Danish Business Climate 15
2.3 Denmark Construction Barriers for International Companies 17
2.4 Danish Government Positions to Support Construction 18
2.5 Denmark Environmental Work Safety 19
3.0 Denmark Safety Culture 20
3.1 Danish Worksite Inspections 20
3.2 Danish Initiatives for Safety Inspections 21
3.3 Denmark Environmental Positioning 22
3.4 Enforcement in Denmark 22
3.5 Danish Differentiation for Higher Fines 23
4.0 Taxation in Denmark 23
4.1 Taxation Authority 23
4.2 Denmark Corporate Taxes 23
4.3 Denmark Personal Income Tax Rates 24
4.3 Taxation of Non-Residents 25
4.4 Denmark Double Taxation Agreements 25
5.0 Legal System in Denmark 25
5.1 Legal System 26
5.1.1 Danish Legislature 26
5.1.2 Danish Executive Branch 27
5.2 Court System in Denmark 27
5.3 Denmark Application of the Law – Prison Systems 27
5.4 Danish Legal System 28
5.5 Danish Universal Access to Health Care 28
5.6 Denmark Typical Delivery Model Applicable – Contract Type 29
5.7 Denmark Local Regulations & Compliance 30
5.8 Supervision of Construction Contracts 31
5.8.1 Supervision of Construction Contracts via Software 31
5.8.2 Danish Labor Union Market 32
5.9 Work Permits in Denmark 32
5.10 Driving in Denmark 33
5.11 Permitting Requirements of Developments in Denmark 33
5.12 The National Building Code of Denmark 34
5.13 Ministry of The Environment Steers and Monitors Construction 34
5.14 Municipalities Steer and Monitor Construction in Their Area of Denmark 35
5.15 Local Denmark 40
5.16 Responsibilities Building Project: Planning a Construction Project in Denmark 42
6.0 Environmental Issues in Denmark 43
6.1 Atmospheric Issues in Denmark 43
6.2 Denmark Need to Meet Carbon Emissions and Climate Change Targets 43
6.3 Water Issues in Denmark 44
6.4 Waste Issues in Denmark 45
6.5 EIA’S 46
6.6 Denmark Sustainable Development 47
7.0 Advanced Manufacturing Sector in Denmark 48
7.1 Foreign Direct Investments FDI IN Denmark 49
7.2 Denmark – Investment Considerations 49
7.3 Danish Government Measures to Motivate or Restrict FDI: 52
7.4 Description of Industry Sectors in Denmark and Companies Needing Construction 54
7.5 Industrial Companies and Construction in Denmark and the Nordic Countries 54
7.6 Major Companies in Denmark: 55
7.7 Denmark Shipping and Transport 55
7.7.1 A.P. Møller - Mærsk - Shipping 56
7.7.2 Fond Altor / Wrist Group - Fuel Trading 57
7.7.2 United Shipping & Trading Company - Fuel Trading 58
7.7.3 DSV - Road Transport 61
7.8 Telecommunications Services 65
7.8.1 TDC - 65
7.9 Automotive, Manufacturing, and Retail 67
7.9.1 Lego 67
7.9.2 Coop Danmark - Consumer Goods Retailing 73
7.9.3 Danfoss - Heating Industry 74
7.9.4 Alfa Laval AB 77
7.10 Pharmaceuticals 79
7.10.1 Ferring Pharmaceuticals 79
7.10.2 Sanofi 80
7.11 Energy 81
7.11.1 Vestas Wind Systems 82
7.11.2 Orsted (formerly DONG Energy) - Energy Provider 85
7.12 Industrial Companies 89
7.12.1 Danish Polymer Centre - DTU Chemical Engineering 89
7.13 Wastewater Treatment 91
7.13.1 VandCenter Syd (VCS) Denmark 91
7.14 Agriculture and Food 91
7.14.1 Danish Crown - Meat 91
7.14.2 Carlsberg - Beer 92
7.14.3 DLG - Feed Compounds 97
7.14.4 Arla Foods - Dairy Products 99
7.15 Denmark Bio-Pharma & Healthcare: 102
7.15.1 Novo Nordisk - Insulin 102
7.16 Data Centers in Denmark 107
7.16.1 Danish Government Support for Data Centers 108
7.16.2 Denmark Havfrue project 109
7.16.3 Apple 110
7.16.4 Facebook 110
7.16.5 Amazon in Denmark 110
7.16.6 Google 112
7.16.7 Microsoft 112
7.16.8 Anexia Data Center 116
8.0 Competition – Engineering & Construction Providers 118
8.1 Engineering Consultancies 118
8.1.1 NCC 122
8.1.2 Enggaard A/S, A 127
8.1.3 Enemærke & Petersen a/s 129
8.1.4 CASA A/S 129
8.1.5 Jørgen Friis Poulsen A/S 129
8.1.6 Huscompagniet Midt- og Nordjylland A/S 130
8.1.7 Jacobs 130
8.1.8 Hitachi 130
8.1.9 Danish Association of Management Consultants 130
8.3 Construction Supply Chain Main Local Contractors 132
8.3.1 Airland Logistics 132
8.3.2 Damco 133
8.3.3 DFDS Logistics 133 DSV 133
8.4 International Construction Companies Servicing the Danish Market 134
8.4 Architects Serving the Danish Market 134
8.4.1 Gottlieb Paludan Architects 134
8.4.2 COWI 135
9.0 Characteristics of Local Business Culture 136
9.1 Litigious or Deal-Making? 136
9.2 Denmark Anti-Corruption Credentials 136
List of Chart
List of Figures
Figure 1. Countries Surrounding Denmark 15
Figure 2. Denmark Wadden Sea in Southern Jutland, Dike Construction 16
Figure 3. Construction Output in Denmark (2001-2019) May 18
Figure 4. Construction Output in Denmark (2001-2019) October 18
Figure 5. Construction Output in Denmark Increased 6 percent in May of 2019 19
Figure 6. Quality of the Danish Business Climate High 19
Figure 7. World Bank Denmark Rankings 20
Figure 8. World Bank Topic Rankings on Doing Business in Denmark. 21
Figure 9. Denmark Building Regulations Construction Process 21
Figure 10. Denmark Sectors for Regulation And Enforcement 24
Figure 11. List of Current 98 Municipalities of Denmark 39
Figure 12. Regions of Denmark Have Inter-Municipal Collaborations 45
Figure 13. Country Comparison for the Protection of Investors 54
Figure 14. Foreign Direct Investment 54
Figure 15. Advantages for FDI in Denmark: 54
Figure 16. Disadvantages for FDI in Denmark: 55
Figure 17. Denmark Key Industries 58
Figure 18. Major Companies in Denmark: 59
Figure 19. Headquarters of Denmark's Largest Company A.P. Møller - Mærsk. 60
Figure 20. Mærsk global headquarters, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. 61
Figure 21. Wrist Headquarters with Premises at Stigsborgvej 60 in Noerresundby 62
Figure 22. United Shipping & Trading Company Headquarters 63
Figure 23. Uni-Tankers Subsidiary Of The Financial Group United Shipping & Trading Company Ltd. (USTC), Middelfart, Denmark 64
Figure 24. USTC Businesses 65
Figure 25. DSV Headquarters in Hedehusene (near Copenhagen), Denmark 66
Figure 26. TDC Group 69
Figure 27. TDC Group Headquarters 70
Figure 28. Lego Headquarters Billund, Denmark. 71
Figure 29. Lego Addition to Headquarters in 2020 72
Figure 30. Lego Headquarters Building Interior Greenspace 73
Figure 31. Lego's Headquarters Houses its 4,000 Local Employees 74
Figure 32. Lego Addition To Headquarters, A Massive, Multi-Level Atrium 75
Figure 33. Proposed Lego Headquarters 76
Figure 34. Lego Space Encourages Face-To-Face, Casual Collaboration Between Employees 77
Figure 35. Coop Headquarters and Store of Irma Center located in Rødovre 78
Figure 36. Danfoss Corporate Headquarters 79
Figure 37. Danfoss Headquarters and Factories, Nordborg, Denmark 80
Figure 38. Markets Served by Danfoss 81
Figure 39. Alfa Laval Revenue Segments 82
Figure 40. Alfa Laval Location Close to Copenhagen 82
Figure 41. Alfa Laval Corporate Headquarters 83
Figure 42. Learning to Battle Rising Seas from the Danish, New Research Showing The Accelerating Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet 85
Figure 43. Vestas Headquarters 87
Figure 44. Vestas Wind Power 88
Figure 45. Orsted Headquarters 89
Figure 46. Dong Energy Control Room 91
Figure 47. Dong Energy Positioning 93
Figure 48. Danish Polymer Industry Activities: 94
Figure 49. Danish Polymer Industry Projects: 94
Figure 50. Danish Crown Group Head Office 96
Figure 51. Carlsberg Brewery, Fredericia Denmark - Projectplace by Planview 97
Figure 52. Dipylon 99
Figure 53. Carlsberg A/S Headquarters 101
Figure 54. DLG - Feed Compounds Headquarters Axelborg in Copenhagen 102
Figure 55. Arla Foods Headquarters 104
Figure 56. Arla Foods Headquarters Location 105
Figure 57. Måløv Research Centre Denmark 107
Figure 58. Novo Nordisk A/S Bagsværd, Denmark Research Center 108
Figure 59. Novo Nordisk Centre in Søborg 110
Figure 60. Novo Nordisk Research Centre in Hillerød 111
Figure 61. AWS Codan Building Rented Space in Copenhagen 115
Figure 62. Google, Denmark and Nordics Set for Growth - Google Cloud Footprint 116
Figure 63. Microsoft's HQ in Denmark 117
Figure 64. Anexia Data Center Copenhagen 121
Figure 65. Anexia Data Center Features 121
Figure 66. Danish Construction Company Specialties 122
Figure 67. Largest Construction Companies in Denmark 123
Figure 68. Top Seven Construction Companies in Denmark, DKK, 2018 124
Figure 69. Construction Companies in Denmark, DKK, 2018, In Thousands of DKK 125
Figure 70. NCC Revenue 126
Figure 71. NCC Employees 127
Figure 72. NCC Sales by Category January to June 2019 129
Figure 73. NCC Sales by Quarter 2018-2019 129
Figure 74. NCC Product Mix Orders 130
Figure 75. Danish Association of Management Consultants 135
Figure 76. Danish Association of Management Consultants 135
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