Leading companies
Gladsaxe is the home to a wide variety of businesses of which many are leading within their industries. Below are examples of such leading campanies.
Novo Nordisk A/S
Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company and a world leader in diabetes care. The company has the broadest diabetes product portfolio in the industry, including the most advanced products within the area of insulin delivery systems. In addition, Novo Nordisk has a leading position within areas such as haemostasis management, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy.
With headquarters in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs approximately 23,600 full-time employees in 79 countries, and markets its products in 179 countries.
For more information, see www.novonordisk.com
MT Højgaard A/S
MT Højgaard is Denmark's leading contractor, with a workforce of 5,000 people. Besides its numerous national construction activities, the company also carries out civil works in many locations throughout Europe, The Middle East, Asia and Africa, both onshore and offshore. The company specialises in offshore foundations, harbours, water supply, bridges, roads, tunnels and much more.
For more information, see www.mthojgaard.com
Dyrup A/S (paints)
Dyrup is a supplier in quality solutions and innovative solutions, wood care and paints.
It markets its products and services through nine subsidiaries in Europe and through a selection of distributors in and outside Europe, and also has a few licence agreements.
Dyrup's principal sales channels are the Do-it-yourself retail trade, the professional trade, and industrial customers. Do-it-yourself sales account for 45% of Dyrup's revenue, the professional trade for 40% and industrial customers for 15%. Sales of wood care and other solutions for outdoor applications account for approximately 70% of revenue.
Dyrup's position and image in various markets are linked to the Group's strong, international brands, BONDEX and GORI, which are supplemented by a few local brands.
For more information, see www.dyrup.com
Eniro A/S (IT)
Eniro is one of the leading search companies in the Scandinavian media market. The company operates with directories, directory assistance, person and business search engines online, map and directions services, and mobile services, which make it easy to find people, business and products. It also operates on the Polish and German markets and has a total of 4800 employees.
For more information, see www.eniro.com
Ferrosan A/S (life science)
Ferrosan is an international consumer and professional healthcare company operating in two business segments, namely supplements and lifestyle products, and medical devices. With headquarters in Søborg, Ferrosan sells its products in more than 70 countries. During 2006 the company employed an average of 652 staff.
For more information, see www.ferrosan.com