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Export Profile 2015

Danish Architects, Consulting Engineers

and Contractors on Foreign Markets

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2 The Danish Architects, Consulting Engineers and Contractors

have extensive international experience and have a strong pres-ence in many foreign markets, Europe being the most important. In 2014 the main tendencies were:

2 International turnover decreased from 18,140 million DKK in 2013 to 18,092 million DKK in 2014. This could indicate that the negative development over the past two years has stabilised.

2 More than 75 percent of international turnover is generated in subsidiaries in 2014

2 Sweden is - after Norway - the second largest international market for the sector and comprises close to 19 percent of the total international turnover

Development in International Turnover

In million DKK 2011 2012 2013 2014

Danish Association of Architectural Firms

578 545 ▼ 376 ▼ 376

Danish Association of Consulting Engineers

9,698 10,815 ▲ 11,253 ▲ 11,259 ▲

Danish Construction Association

11,212 10,372 ▼ 6,511 ▼ 6,457 ▼

In total 21,488 21,733 ▲ 18,140 ▼ 18,092

In 2014, Danish architects, consulting engineers and contractors saw a marginal decline in international turnover of only 0.3 percent, which could indicate that the international market has some-what stabilised. For Danish Contractors the adaptation of a more risk adverse strategy on the international markets seems to have halted the negative development over the past years. The impres-sive growth rates seen by the Danish consulting engineers since 2011 have stalled with the growth in 2014 being negligible.

Direct Exports and Subsidiaries

Where the overall turnover remains close to status quo, the turn-over generated by foreign subsidiaries has continued to grow. It now constitutes more than 75% of the total international turnover compared to just 56% in 2012. The main reason that subsidiaries now account for ¾ of the international turnover is of course the major decline in export turnover from 2012 to 2014.

In our experience, exports can therefore no longer be viewed in the traditional way of selling a product from country A to country B, but must be seen as international activities in a globalised environment, where the companies gather the team to match the specific project, and the choice of team members is based on qualifications and costs, and not on the parent companies country of origin. However, the growth effect of this global ap-proach is directly beneficial for Denmark: Our analyses show that every Danish job created in international projects generates 1½ jobs in related sectors in Denmark. It is therefore vital that the framework conditions in Denmark are supportive for companies that compete internationally. Essential needs are access to fi-nance and to a highly qualified workforce as well as facilitation of cross-border mobility.

Geography

Sweden – an exhibition of Danish Civil Engineering Expertise

As seen on the following page, Danish architects, consulting engi-neers and contractors have widespread activities across the globe. However, the neighboring countries remain the largest markets. Among these countries, Sweden is one of the more attractive mar-kets for Danish operators due to its high stability, high activity in the sector, and very few cultural barriers. In 2014 Danish contractors and consulting engineers (no data is available from Danish archi-tects) generated a total turnover of 3.4 billion DKK here, which is 18.8 percent of the total international turnover.

Subsidiaries are the predominant source of turnover in Sweden, as they account for 81.7 percent of the total turnover.

Danish companies have especially had success when bidding for infrastructure projects in Sweden. As a result many of the roads, tunnels and harbours have been designed or built by Danish com-panies.

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804691

1,911

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International Turnover 2014

Rest of the WorldSwedenEurope (excl. Sweden)

3,406

2,923

11,763


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About the Export ProfileThe aim of the Export Profile is to show the extent of inter-national work and projects. The profile is based on data from member companies from the Danish Association of Architec-tural Firms, the Danish Association of Consulting Engineers (FRI) and the Danish Construction Association, as there is no representative data available from Statistics Denmark. All data from the Danish Association of Architectural Firms is from 2013.


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2 Danish Architects, Consulting Engineers (only offices or subsidiaries), and Contractors have had activities in 2014 in the following countries

● Danish Association of Architectural Firms (2013) ● Danish Consulting Engineers (only offices or subsidiaries) ● Danish Contractors

● Argentina● ● ● Australia

● Austria● Bahrain

● ● Bangladesh● ● ● Belgium● ● Brazil

● Brunei● Bulgaria

● ● ● Canada● Chile

● ● ● China● Croatia● Cyprus● Ecuador

● ● Egypt

● El Salvador● ● ● Estonia

● Ethiopia● ● ● Faroe Islands● ● ● Finland● ● France and Monaco

● Georgia● ● ● Germany

● Gibraltar● Greece

● ● ● Greenland● Guatemala

● Hongkong● Hungary

● ● Iceland● ● India

● ● ● Indonesia● Iraq

● ● Ireland● Israel

● ● Italy● Japan

● Kazakhstan● ● Kenya

● Kuwait● Laos

● ● Latvia● ● Lebanon

● ● ● Lithuania● ● Macedonia

● ● Malaysia● Maldive Islands

● Malta● Mauritius● Mexico● Mongolia

● Montenegro● ● ● Mozambique

● Myanmar● Namibia

● Nepal● ● Netherlands● New Zealand

● Nicaragua● ● Nigeria● ● ● Norway

● North Korea● ● ● Oman

● ● Panama● ● Philippines● ● ● Poland

● Portugal● ● ● Qatar

● ● Romania● ● ● Russia● ● ● Saudi Arabia● ● ● Serbia● ● ● Singapore● Slovakia

● Slovenia● ● South Africa

● ● ● South Korea● ● ● Spain

● Sri Lanka

● ● ● Sweden● ● ● Switzerland

● Taiwan (China)● ● ● Tanzania/Zanzibar

● ● Thailand● ● ● Turkey

● Uganda● ● Ukraine

● ● ● United Arab Emirates● ● ● United Kingdom● ● ● USA

● Venezuela● ● ● Vietnam● ● Zambia

● Zimbabwe

FRI er brancheforening for danske rådgivningsvirksomheder, der leverer uvildig rådgivning på markedsvilkår. FRI har ca. 400 medlemsvirksomheder der tilsammen beskæftiger mere end 20.000 medarbejdere i ind- og udland. Medlemmernes primære forretningsfokus er rådgivning indenfor Byggeri, Anlæg og Infra-struktur, Energi og Miljø. FRI er en ekstern brancheorganisation under DI. FRI’s store medlemmer er blandt de største virksom-heder i Europa inden for rådgivende ingeniørvirksomhed.

Sundkrogskaj 20 · 2100 København Ø Tlf. 35 25 37 37 · [email protected] · www.frinet.dk

Dansk Byggeri er en erhvervs- og arbejdsgiver orga nisa tion for 6.500 medlemmer inden for byggeri, anlæg og industri. Medlemsvirksomhe-derne beskæftiger rundt 85.000 medarbejdere og opererer med en lønsum på ca. 26 mia. kro-ner. Danske bygge- og anlægsvirksomheder står for ca. 7 pct. af Danmarks samlede produktion.

Nørre Voldgade 106 · Postboks 2125 1015 København K · Tlf. 72 16 00 00

[email protected] · www.danskbyggeri.dk

Foreningen afRådgivende IngeniørerFRI

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Danish Association of Architectural Firms is the Danish business association

of private firms of consulting architects. The association has approximately

750 members in Denmark. In total the firms employ around 5.000 graduate

architects, constructing architects and other technical and administrative

employees. Most of the private Danish architectural companies are members

of DANSKE ARK. The size of the member firms ranges from single-person firms

to Denmark’s largest architectural firms with more than 350 employees in

Denmark and abroad.

Danish Association of Architectural Firms

Vesterbrogade 1E, 2.nd floor DK-1620 Copenhagen V

Phone +45 32 83 05 00, [email protected], www.danskeark.dk

The Danish Association of Consulting Engineers (FRI) is a trade association for

Danish consulting firms providing consulting services, planning and project

management on a technical-scientific basis. In addition, member firms

provide services in economic as well as non-technical fields with delivery of

the relevant systems involved.

FRI member firms provide independent consulting services on market

terms. FRI represents the majority of businesses in the industry. FRI member

firms employ 12,500 people in Denmark and 25,000 worldwide. Total

turnover in the industry amounts to DKK 12.2 bn (€1.63 bn) in Denmark and

DKK 9.0 bn (€1.2 bn) in subsidiaries abroad.

Danish Association of Consulting Engineers (FRI)

Vesterbrogade 1E, 3rd floor, P.O. DK-1504 Copenhagen V

Phone +45 35 25 37 37, [email protected], www.frinet.dk

The Danish Construction Association is an employers’ organisation for ap-

proximately 6,000 companies, comprising about 70,000 workers from con-

tracting and manufacturing companies within the Danish building and con-

struction sector.

The member companies, composed of major building contractors, small

and medium-sized construction companies and manufacturers of building

components, are involved in a range of core activities, from infrastructure

and turnkey projects, to contractor work specializing in bricklaying, carpen-

try and roofing, as well as manufacturing building components, such as

doors and windows.


Noerre Voldgade 106, DK-1358 Copenhagen K

Phone +45 72 16 00 00, [email protected], www.danskbyggeri.dk

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