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Being responsible is our foundationThinking ahead makes it possible
Innovation is the essence
Group Annual Report 2005
The Grundfos Group and the Poul Due Jensen FoundationThe Grundfos Group
Northern EuropeTel.: +44 15 2585 0000
GermanyTel.: +49 211 92969-0
Eastern EuropeTel.: +43 6246 883-0
Southern EuropeTel.: +39 0295 8381 12
North AmericaTel.: +1 913 227 3400
South AmericaTel.: +55 11 4393 5533
Asia and the Pacifi c RimTel.: +65 6865 1222
Australiaand New ZealandTel.: +61 8 8461 4611
JapanTel.: +81 53 428 4760
HeadquartersDK-8850 BjerringbroDenmark
Tel.: +45 87 50 14 00E-mail: [email protected]
CVR no. 83 64 88 13
Further information:www.grundfos.com
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Historical milestones for the Grundfos Group
Poul Due Jensen establishes Grundfos.
The launch of the fi rst circulator pump marks the begin-
ning of a completely new era.
With the establishment of a pump factory in Germany,
Grundfos opens a company outside Denmark for the
fi rst time.
With an annual production of 34,000 pumps, Poul Due
Jensen sees his vision of mass production come true.
Poul Due Jensen transfers his ownership of the Grund-
fos Group to the Poul Due Jensen Foundation.
Poul Due Jensen dies, and Niels Due Jensen takes over as
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The fi rst Group Management with Niels Due Jensen as
Group President.
The Grundfos Group comprises 15 companies employ-
ing 5,000 staff. The annual turnover exceeds 2 billion
Danish kroner.
Grundfos inaugurates the Technology Centre, which
engages in research in new materials and processes,
and designs and manufactures new machines and tools.
Grundfos inaugurates the Development Centre.
Inauguration of the Poul Due Jensen Academy. With the
Academy, the Group’s massive investments in product
development and branding receive whole-hearted
support in the form of investments in training within
sales/marketing and service, among others.
Niels Due Jensen leaves the position as Group President
to Jens Jørgen Madsen.
1945
1959
1960
1961
1975
1977
1980
1985
1990
1994
2001
2003
2005
Milestones in 2005
1 January: Grundfos takes over the German dosing pump group Alldos.
1 January: Grundfos takes over Italian manufacturer of submersible-pump motors Tesla.
4 January: The Grundfos Group donates DKK 4 million to the parts of Asia that were struck by the Tsunami, and DKK 1 million to the Danish Red Cross.
6 February: Grundfos signs a two-year sponsorship agreement with the Danish Badminton Federation.
14 March: Grundfos and Europump launch new energy-labelling scheme for circulator pumps.
15 March: Grundfos introduces the world’s fi rst A-labelled circulator pump, Alpha Pro, and the world’s fi rst B-labelled standard circulator pump.
25 March: Opening of new factory in Chennai, India.
2 May: Grundfos marks its 60th Jubilee for all employees of the Group and business associates in Denmark.
13-16 May: Almost 700 employees from 50 countries compete in the Grundfos Olympics in Denmark.
26 May: Opening of a new factory in Russia.
6 June: French company Nexans Winding Wires is honoured with the Grundfos Supplier Award.
1 July: Opening of a sales company in Johannesburg, South Africa.
1 September: Expansion of the Hungarian factory is opened.
23 September: Opening of a new sales company with assembly facilities, outside Istanbul, Turkey.
25 October: Opening of a new distribution centre in France.
1 November: Grundfos takes over South African pump manufacturer Brisan Turbo (Pty) Ltd.
21 November: Opening of a new factory in Suzhou, China.
5-18 December: Grundfos is the main sponsor of the Women’s World Handball Championship in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Grundfos introduces the world’s fi rst A-labelled circulator pump, Alpha Pro, and the world’s fi rst B-labelled standard circulator pump.
14307 Omslag_AR_05.indd 1 30/03/06 8:47:26
Being responsible is our foundationThinking ahead makes it possible
Innovation is the essence
Group Annual Report 2005
The Grundfos Group and the Poul Due Jensen FoundationThe Grundfos Group
Northern EuropeTel.: +44 15 2585 0000
GermanyTel.: +49 211 92969-0
Eastern EuropeTel.: +43 6246 883-0
Southern EuropeTel.: +39 0295 8381 12
North AmericaTel.: +1 913 227 3400
South AmericaTel.: +55 11 4393 5533
Asia and the Pacifi c RimTel.: +65 6865 1222
Australiaand New ZealandTel.: +61 8 8461 4611
JapanTel.: +81 53 428 4760
HeadquartersDK-8850 BjerringbroDenmark
Tel.: +45 87 50 14 00E-mail: [email protected]
CVR no. 83 64 88 13
Further information:www.grundfos.com
Grou
p A
nn
ual Rep
ort 200
5G
run
dfos
Historical milestones for the Grundfos Group
Poul Due Jensen establishes Grundfos.
The launch of the fi rst circulator pump marks the begin-
ning of a completely new era.
With the establishment of a pump factory in Germany,
Grundfos opens a company outside Denmark for the
fi rst time.
With an annual production of 34,000 pumps, Poul Due
Jensen sees his vision of mass production come true.
Poul Due Jensen transfers his ownership of the Grund-
fos Group to the Poul Due Jensen Foundation.
Poul Due Jensen dies, and Niels Due Jensen takes over as
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The fi rst Group Management with Niels Due Jensen as
Group President.
The Grundfos Group comprises 15 companies employ-
ing 5,000 staff. The annual turnover exceeds 2 billion
Danish kroner.
Grundfos inaugurates the Technology Centre, which
engages in research in new materials and processes,
and designs and manufactures new machines and tools.
Grundfos inaugurates the Development Centre.
Inauguration of the Poul Due Jensen Academy. With the
Academy, the Group’s massive investments in product
development and branding receive whole-hearted
support in the form of investments in training within
sales/marketing and service, among others.
Niels Due Jensen leaves the position as Group President
to Jens Jørgen Madsen.
1945
1959
1960
1961
1975
1977
1980
1985
1990
1994
2001
2003
2005
Milestones in 2005
1 January: Grundfos takes over the German dosing pump group Alldos.
1 January: Grundfos takes over Italian manufacturer of submersible-pump motors Tesla.
4 January: The Grundfos Group donates DKK 4 million to the parts of Asia that were struck by the Tsunami, and DKK 1 million to the Danish Red Cross.
6 February: Grundfos signs a two-year sponsorship agreement with the Danish Badminton Federation.
14 March: Grundfos and Europump launch new energy-labelling scheme for circulator pumps.
15 March: Grundfos introduces the world’s fi rst A-labelled circulator pump, Alpha Pro, and the world’s fi rst B-labelled standard circulator pump.
25 March: Opening of new factory in Chennai, India.
2 May: Grundfos marks its 60th Jubilee for all employees of the Group and business associates in Denmark.
13-16 May: Almost 700 employees from 50 countries compete in the Grundfos Olympics in Denmark.
26 May: Opening of a new factory in Russia.
6 June: French company Nexans Winding Wires is honoured with the Grundfos Supplier Award.
1 July: Opening of a sales company in Johannesburg, South Africa.
1 September: Expansion of the Hungarian factory is opened.
23 September: Opening of a new sales company with assembly facilities, outside Istanbul, Turkey.
25 October: Opening of a new distribution centre in France.
1 November: Grundfos takes over South African pump manufacturer Brisan Turbo (Pty) Ltd.
21 November: Opening of a new factory in Suzhou, China.
5-18 December: Grundfos is the main sponsor of the Women’s World Handball Championship in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Grundfos introduces the world’s fi rst A-labelled circulator pump, Alpha Pro, and the world’s fi rst B-labelled standard circulator pump.
14307 Omslag_AR_05.indd 1 30/03/06 8:47:26
200
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200
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200
2
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4
200
1
200
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2
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4
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200
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2
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200
3
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4
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200
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200
2
200
4
200
1
200
3
200
2
200
5
200
4
200
520
05
200
520
05
Key Figures for the Grundfos Group
Amounts in DKKm
10,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
DKKm
12,000
8,000
10,214
10,70
3
Net Turnover
% of Annual Growth Rate
11,152
12,153
5,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
DKKm
6,000
4,000
4,532
4,817
Equity Capital and Miniority Interests
Return on Equity in %
5,316
5,885
200
51,0
09
870
798
854
1,000
600
400
200
DKKm
1,200
800
1,00
0
Capital Investments, Tangible
DKKm
Profit before Tax
% of Net Turnover
618
726
1,078
1,232
500
300
200
100
DKKm
600
400
458
454
Research and Development Costs
% of Net Turnover
464
543
12,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
13,000
11,000
10,9
85
11,383
Number of Employees
11,707
12,586
The Poul Due Jensen Foundation, based in Bjerringbro, Denmark, is the parent company of the Grundfos Group. The Poul Due Jensen Foundation owns 85.1 per cent of the share capital in Grundfos Holding AG, Switzer-land, while the founder’s family owns 12.0 per cent, and employees own 2.9 per cent.
Grundfos Holding AG, Switzerland, directly or indirectly owns the entire share capital in all subsidiaries, except for the following:Grundfos A/S, Denmark – 99.7%Grundfos Pumps Pty. Ltd., Australia – 70%PT Grundfos Pompa, Indonesia – 98%Grundfos (Thailand) Ltd., Thailand – 74%Philipp Hilge International GmbH & Co. KG,Germany - 94%
Associated companies:Bjerringbro Savværk Holding A/S, Danmark - 30 %Staring Miljø A/S, Denmark - 40%
Ownership
800
400
200
1,000
600
1,200
14,000 1,400
7,000 700
1,400 14,000
Group Structure
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Consolidated Profit and Loss
Statement
Net Turnover 13,422 12,153 11,152 10,703 10,214
Operating Profit 1,353 1,328 1,154 913 814
Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) 1,297 1,281 1,087 903 795
Cost of Financing (43) (49) (9) (177) (177)
Profit before Tax 1,254 1,232 1,078 726 618
Consolidated Profit after Tax 807 794 673 441 388
Profit for the Year (Excluding Minorities) 701 690 579 373 336
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Assets
Intangible Fixed Assets 993 676 586 554 496
Tangible Fixed Assets 4,700 4,347 3,887 3,792 3,711
Fixed Asset Investments 567 590 567 534 518
Current Assets 6,906 6,185 5,753 5,292 5,374
Total Assets 13,166 11,798 10,793 10,172 10,099
Liabilities
Equity Capital 5,994 5,150 4,637 4,205 3,935
Minority Interests 856 735 679 612 597
Provisions 1,036 911 701 595 542
Long-term Liabilities 1,526 1,665 1,799 1,640 1,772
Short-term Liabilities 3,754 3,337 2,977 3,120 3,253
Total Liabilities 13,166 11,798 10,793 10,172 10,099
Number of Employees at Year-End 13,369 12,586 11,707 11,383 10,985
Capital Investments, Tangible 1,009 1,000 854 798 870
R&D Costs, incl. Capitalised 590 543 464 454 458
Interest-Bearing Debt, Net 843 1,015 881 1,732 1,995
Result before Tax in Per Cent
on Net Turnover 9.3 % 10.1 % 9.7 % 6.8 % 6.1 %
Return on Equity 12.7 % 14.2 % 13.3 % 9.4 % 8.9 %
Equity Ratio 52.0 % 49.9 % 49.3 % 47.4 % 44.9 %
As of 2002, development projects are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and as of 2004,
accounting policies for the inclusion of defined benefit schemes have been changed. No restate-
ment of comparatives has been made for previous years in this respect.
Definition of Ratios:
Return on Equity: Consolidated profit in per cent of the average equity capital inclu-
sive of minority interests.
Equity Ratio: Equity capital inclusive of minority interests at year-end in per-
cent of total assets.
Sales Companies
DenmarkGrundfos DK A/S
United KingdomGrundfos Pumps Ltd.
United KingdomGrundfos Euro Pump UK
IrelandGrundfos (Ireland) Ltd.
SwedenGrundfos AB
SwedenJL Pump AB
NorwayGrundfos Pumper A/S
FinlandOY Grundfos Pumput AB
South AfricaGrundfos (Pty.) ltd.
South AfricaBrisan Turbo (Pty.) Ltd.
GermanyGrundfos GmbH
PolandGrundfos Pompy Sp.z.o.o.
The Baltic StatesGrundfos Pumps UAB
AustriaGrundfos Pumpen Vertrieb Ges.m.b.H.
The Czech RepublicGrundfos spol. s.r.o.
HungaryGrundfos Hungária Kft.
The UkraineGrundfos Ukraine
TurkeyGrundfos Pompa San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.
BelgiumN.V. Grundfos Bellux S.A.
The NetherlandsGrundfos Nederland B.V.
SwitzerlandGrundfos Pumpen AG
RussiaGrundfos Russia OOO
ItalyGrundfos Pompe Italia S.r.l.
FrancePompes Grundfos Distribution S.A.
GreeceGrundfos Hellas A.E.B.E.
PortugalBombas Grundfos (Portugal) Lda.
SpainBombas Grundfos España S.A.
United Arab EmiratesGrundfos Gulf Distribution
IndiaGrundfos Pumps India Private Limited
USAGrundfos Pumps Corporation
CanadaGrundfos Canada Inc.
MexicoBombas Grundfos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
BrazilMark Grundfos Ltda.
ArgentinaBombas Grundfos de Argentina S.A.
AustraliaGrundfos Pumps Pty. Ltd.
New ZealandGrundfos Pumps NZ Ltd.
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Hong Kong) Ltd.
KoreaGrundfos Pumps Korea Ltd.
TaiwanGrundfos Pumps (Taiwan) Ltd.
JapanGrundfos Pumps K.K.
IndonesiaPT Grundfos Pompa
MalaysiaGrundfos Pumps Sdn Bhd
SingaporeGrundfos (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
ThailandGrundfos (Thailand) Ltd.
Manufacturing Companies
DenmarkGrundfos A/S
DenmarkSintex A/S
United KingdomGrundfos Manufacturing Ltd.
FinlandOY Grundfos Environment Finland AB
GermanyGrundfos Pumpenfabrik GmbH
HungaryGrundfos Hungary Manufacturing Ltd.
USAGrundfos Pumps Manufacturing Corporation
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
TaiwanGrundfos Taiwan Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
ItalyGrundfos Submersible Motors Srl.
RussiaGrundfos Istra OOO
FrancePompes Grundfos S.A.
Non-Grundfos Brand Companies
GermanyPhilipp Hilge GmbH & Co. KG
GermanyDeutsche Vortex GmbH & Co. KG
Germany Alldos
SwitzerlandBiral AG
SwitzerlandArnold AG
ItalyDAB Pumps S.p.A.
ItalyLeader Pumps Group S.p.A.
Italy Tesla
KoreaChung Suk Co. Ltd.
DenmarkThe Poul Due Jensen Foundation
SwitzerlandGrundfos Holding AG
DenmarkGrundfos Management A/S
SwitzerlandGrundfos Insurance Management AG
DenmarkGrundfos Finance A/S
13,369
13,4226
,850
1,25459
0
10.4 %
7.3 %
4.8 %
4.2 %13.3 %
12.7 %
8.9 %
9.4 %
14.2 %
9.3 %
6.1 %
6.8 %
9.7 %
10.1 %
4.4 %
4.5 %
4.2 %
4.2 %
4.5 %
KE
Y F
IGU
RE
S
9.0
%
14307 Omslag_AR_05.indd 2 30/03/06 8:47:27
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3
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2
200
4
200
1
200
3
200
2
200
4
200
1
200
3
200
2
200
5
200
4
200
520
05
200
520
05
Key Figures for the Grundfos Group
Amounts in DKKm
10,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
DKKm
12,000
8,000
10,214
10,70
3
Net Turnover
% of Annual Growth Rate
11,152
12,153
5,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
DKKm
6,000
4,000
4,532
4,817
Equity Capital and Miniority Interests
Return on Equity in %
5,316
5,885
200
51,0
09
870
798
854
1,000
600
400
200
DKKm
1,200
800
1,00
0
Capital Investments, Tangible
DKKm
Profit before Tax
% of Net Turnover
618
726
1,078
1,232
500
300
200
100
DKKm
600
400
458
454
Research and Development Costs
% of Net Turnover
464
543
12,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
13,000
11,000
10,9
85
11,383
Number of Employees
11,707
12,586
The Poul Due Jensen Foundation, based in Bjerringbro, Denmark, is the parent company of the Grundfos Group. The Poul Due Jensen Foundation owns 85.1 per cent of the share capital in Grundfos Holding AG, Switzer-land, while the founder’s family owns 12.0 per cent, and employees own 2.9 per cent.
Grundfos Holding AG, Switzerland, directly or indirectly owns the entire share capital in all subsidiaries, except for the following:Grundfos A/S, Denmark – 99.7%Grundfos Pumps Pty. Ltd., Australia – 70%PT Grundfos Pompa, Indonesia – 98%Grundfos (Thailand) Ltd., Thailand – 74%Philipp Hilge International GmbH & Co. KG,Germany - 94%
Associated companies:Bjerringbro Savværk Holding A/S, Danmark - 30 %Staring Miljø A/S, Denmark - 40%
Ownership
800
400
200
1,000
600
1,200
14,000 1,400
7,000 700
1,400 14,000
Group Structure
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Consolidated Profit and Loss
Statement
Net Turnover 13,422 12,153 11,152 10,703 10,214
Operating Profit 1,353 1,328 1,154 913 814
Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) 1,297 1,281 1,087 903 795
Cost of Financing (43) (49) (9) (177) (177)
Profit before Tax 1,254 1,232 1,078 726 618
Consolidated Profit after Tax 807 794 673 441 388
Profit for the Year (Excluding Minorities) 701 690 579 373 336
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Assets
Intangible Fixed Assets 993 676 586 554 496
Tangible Fixed Assets 4,700 4,347 3,887 3,792 3,711
Fixed Asset Investments 567 590 567 534 518
Current Assets 6,906 6,185 5,753 5,292 5,374
Total Assets 13,166 11,798 10,793 10,172 10,099
Liabilities
Equity Capital 5,994 5,150 4,637 4,205 3,935
Minority Interests 856 735 679 612 597
Provisions 1,036 911 701 595 542
Long-term Liabilities 1,526 1,665 1,799 1,640 1,772
Short-term Liabilities 3,754 3,337 2,977 3,120 3,253
Total Liabilities 13,166 11,798 10,793 10,172 10,099
Number of Employees at Year-End 13,369 12,586 11,707 11,383 10,985
Capital Investments, Tangible 1,009 1,000 854 798 870
R&D Costs, incl. Capitalised 590 543 464 454 458
Interest-Bearing Debt, Net 843 1,015 881 1,732 1,995
Result before Tax in Per Cent
on Net Turnover 9.3 % 10.1 % 9.7 % 6.8 % 6.1 %
Return on Equity 12.7 % 14.2 % 13.3 % 9.4 % 8.9 %
Equity Ratio 52.0 % 49.9 % 49.3 % 47.4 % 44.9 %
As of 2002, development projects are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and as of 2004,
accounting policies for the inclusion of defined benefit schemes have been changed. No restate-
ment of comparatives has been made for previous years in this respect.
Definition of Ratios:
Return on Equity: Consolidated profit in per cent of the average equity capital inclu-
sive of minority interests.
Equity Ratio: Equity capital inclusive of minority interests at year-end in per-
cent of total assets.
Sales Companies
DenmarkGrundfos DK A/S
United KingdomGrundfos Pumps Ltd.
United KingdomGrundfos Euro Pump UK
IrelandGrundfos (Ireland) Ltd.
SwedenGrundfos AB
SwedenJL Pump AB
NorwayGrundfos Pumper A/S
FinlandOY Grundfos Pumput AB
South AfricaGrundfos (Pty.) ltd.
South AfricaBrisan Turbo (Pty.) Ltd.
GermanyGrundfos GmbH
PolandGrundfos Pompy Sp.z.o.o.
The Baltic StatesGrundfos Pumps UAB
AustriaGrundfos Pumpen Vertrieb Ges.m.b.H.
The Czech RepublicGrundfos spol. s.r.o.
HungaryGrundfos Hungária Kft.
The UkraineGrundfos Ukraine
TurkeyGrundfos Pompa San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.
BelgiumN.V. Grundfos Bellux S.A.
The NetherlandsGrundfos Nederland B.V.
SwitzerlandGrundfos Pumpen AG
RussiaGrundfos Russia OOO
ItalyGrundfos Pompe Italia S.r.l.
FrancePompes Grundfos Distribution S.A.
GreeceGrundfos Hellas A.E.B.E.
PortugalBombas Grundfos (Portugal) Lda.
SpainBombas Grundfos España S.A.
United Arab EmiratesGrundfos Gulf Distribution
IndiaGrundfos Pumps India Private Limited
USAGrundfos Pumps Corporation
CanadaGrundfos Canada Inc.
MexicoBombas Grundfos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
BrazilMark Grundfos Ltda.
ArgentinaBombas Grundfos de Argentina S.A.
AustraliaGrundfos Pumps Pty. Ltd.
New ZealandGrundfos Pumps NZ Ltd.
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Hong Kong) Ltd.
KoreaGrundfos Pumps Korea Ltd.
TaiwanGrundfos Pumps (Taiwan) Ltd.
JapanGrundfos Pumps K.K.
IndonesiaPT Grundfos Pompa
MalaysiaGrundfos Pumps Sdn Bhd
SingaporeGrundfos (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
ThailandGrundfos (Thailand) Ltd.
Manufacturing Companies
DenmarkGrundfos A/S
DenmarkSintex A/S
United KingdomGrundfos Manufacturing Ltd.
FinlandOY Grundfos Environment Finland AB
GermanyGrundfos Pumpenfabrik GmbH
HungaryGrundfos Hungary Manufacturing Ltd.
USAGrundfos Pumps Manufacturing Corporation
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
TaiwanGrundfos Taiwan Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
ItalyGrundfos Submersible Motors Srl.
RussiaGrundfos Istra OOO
FrancePompes Grundfos S.A.
Non-Grundfos Brand Companies
GermanyPhilipp Hilge GmbH & Co. KG
GermanyDeutsche Vortex GmbH & Co. KG
Germany Alldos
SwitzerlandBiral AG
SwitzerlandArnold AG
ItalyDAB Pumps S.p.A.
ItalyLeader Pumps Group S.p.A.
Italy Tesla
KoreaChung Suk Co. Ltd.
DenmarkThe Poul Due Jensen Foundation
SwitzerlandGrundfos Holding AG
DenmarkGrundfos Management A/S
SwitzerlandGrundfos Insurance Management AG
DenmarkGrundfos Finance A/S
13,369
13,4226
,850
1,25459
0
10.4 %
7.3 %
4.8 %
4.2 %13.3 %
12.7 %
8.9 %
9.4 %
14.2 %
9.3 %
6.1 %
6.8 %
9.7 %
10.1 %
4.4 %
4.5 %
4.2 %
4.2 %
4.5 %
KE
Y F
IGU
RE
S
9.0
%
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2
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1
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2
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4
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1
200
3
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2
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1
200
3
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2
200
4
200
1
200
3
200
2
200
4
200
1
200
3
200
2
200
5
200
4
200
520
05
200
520
05
Key Figures for the Grundfos Group
Amounts in DKKm
10,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
DKKm
12,000
8,000
10,214
10,70
3
Net Turnover
% of Annual Growth Rate
11,152
12,153
5,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
DKKm
6,000
4,000
4,532
4,817
Equity Capital and Miniority Interests
Return on Equity in %
5,316
5,885
200
51,0
09
870
798
854
1,000
600
400
200
DKKm
1,200
800
1,00
0
Capital Investments, Tangible
DKKm
Profit before Tax
% of Net Turnover
618
726
1,078
1,232
500
300
200
100
DKKm
600
400
458
454
Research and Development Costs
% of Net Turnover
464
543
12,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
13,000
11,000
10,9
85
11,383
Number of Employees
11,707
12,586
The Poul Due Jensen Foundation, based in Bjerringbro, Denmark, is the parent company of the Grundfos Group. The Poul Due Jensen Foundation owns 85.1 per cent of the share capital in Grundfos Holding AG, Switzer-land, while the founder’s family owns 12.0 per cent, and employees own 2.9 per cent.
Grundfos Holding AG, Switzerland, directly or indirectly owns the entire share capital in all subsidiaries, except for the following:Grundfos A/S, Denmark – 99.7%Grundfos Pumps Pty. Ltd., Australia – 70%PT Grundfos Pompa, Indonesia – 98%Grundfos (Thailand) Ltd., Thailand – 74%Philipp Hilge International GmbH & Co. KG,Germany - 94%
Associated companies:Bjerringbro Savværk Holding A/S, Danmark - 30 %Staring Miljø A/S, Denmark - 40%
Ownership
800
400
200
1,000
600
1,200
14,000 1,400
7,000 700
1,400 14,000
Group Structure
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Consolidated Profit and Loss
Statement
Net Turnover 13,422 12,153 11,152 10,703 10,214
Operating Profit 1,353 1,328 1,154 913 814
Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) 1,297 1,281 1,087 903 795
Cost of Financing (43) (49) (9) (177) (177)
Profit before Tax 1,254 1,232 1,078 726 618
Consolidated Profit after Tax 807 794 673 441 388
Profit for the Year (Excluding Minorities) 701 690 579 373 336
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Assets
Intangible Fixed Assets 993 676 586 554 496
Tangible Fixed Assets 4,700 4,347 3,887 3,792 3,711
Fixed Asset Investments 567 590 567 534 518
Current Assets 6,906 6,185 5,753 5,292 5,374
Total Assets 13,166 11,798 10,793 10,172 10,099
Liabilities
Equity Capital 5,994 5,150 4,637 4,205 3,935
Minority Interests 856 735 679 612 597
Provisions 1,036 911 701 595 542
Long-term Liabilities 1,526 1,665 1,799 1,640 1,772
Short-term Liabilities 3,754 3,337 2,977 3,120 3,253
Total Liabilities 13,166 11,798 10,793 10,172 10,099
Number of Employees at Year-End 13,369 12,586 11,707 11,383 10,985
Capital Investments, Tangible 1,009 1,000 854 798 870
R&D Costs, incl. Capitalised 590 543 464 454 458
Interest-Bearing Debt, Net 843 1,015 881 1,732 1,995
Result before Tax in Per Cent
on Net Turnover 9.3 % 10.1 % 9.7 % 6.8 % 6.1 %
Return on Equity 12.7 % 14.2 % 13.3 % 9.4 % 8.9 %
Equity Ratio 52.0 % 49.9 % 49.3 % 47.4 % 44.9 %
As of 2002, development projects are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and as of 2004,
accounting policies for the inclusion of defined benefit schemes have been changed. No restate-
ment of comparatives has been made for previous years in this respect.
Definition of Ratios:
Return on Equity: Consolidated profit in per cent of the average equity capital inclu-
sive of minority interests.
Equity Ratio: Equity capital inclusive of minority interests at year-end in per-
cent of total assets.
Sales Companies
DenmarkGrundfos DK A/S
United KingdomGrundfos Pumps Ltd.
United KingdomGrundfos Euro Pump UK
IrelandGrundfos (Ireland) Ltd.
SwedenGrundfos AB
SwedenJL Pump AB
NorwayGrundfos Pumper A/S
FinlandOY Grundfos Pumput AB
South AfricaGrundfos (Pty.) ltd.
South AfricaBrisan Turbo (Pty.) Ltd.
GermanyGrundfos GmbH
PolandGrundfos Pompy Sp.z.o.o.
The Baltic StatesGrundfos Pumps UAB
AustriaGrundfos Pumpen Vertrieb Ges.m.b.H.
The Czech RepublicGrundfos spol. s.r.o.
HungaryGrundfos Hungária Kft.
The UkraineGrundfos Ukraine
TurkeyGrundfos Pompa San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.
BelgiumN.V. Grundfos Bellux S.A.
The NetherlandsGrundfos Nederland B.V.
SwitzerlandGrundfos Pumpen AG
RussiaGrundfos Russia OOO
ItalyGrundfos Pompe Italia S.r.l.
FrancePompes Grundfos Distribution S.A.
GreeceGrundfos Hellas A.E.B.E.
PortugalBombas Grundfos (Portugal) Lda.
SpainBombas Grundfos España S.A.
United Arab EmiratesGrundfos Gulf Distribution
IndiaGrundfos Pumps India Private Limited
USAGrundfos Pumps Corporation
CanadaGrundfos Canada Inc.
MexicoBombas Grundfos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
BrazilMark Grundfos Ltda.
ArgentinaBombas Grundfos de Argentina S.A.
AustraliaGrundfos Pumps Pty. Ltd.
New ZealandGrundfos Pumps NZ Ltd.
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Hong Kong) Ltd.
KoreaGrundfos Pumps Korea Ltd.
TaiwanGrundfos Pumps (Taiwan) Ltd.
JapanGrundfos Pumps K.K.
IndonesiaPT Grundfos Pompa
MalaysiaGrundfos Pumps Sdn Bhd
SingaporeGrundfos (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
ThailandGrundfos (Thailand) Ltd.
Manufacturing Companies
DenmarkGrundfos A/S
DenmarkSintex A/S
United KingdomGrundfos Manufacturing Ltd.
FinlandOY Grundfos Environment Finland AB
GermanyGrundfos Pumpenfabrik GmbH
HungaryGrundfos Hungary Manufacturing Ltd.
USAGrundfos Pumps Manufacturing Corporation
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
TaiwanGrundfos Taiwan Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
ItalyGrundfos Submersible Motors Srl.
RussiaGrundfos Istra OOO
FrancePompes Grundfos S.A.
Non-Grundfos Brand Companies
GermanyPhilipp Hilge GmbH & Co. KG
GermanyDeutsche Vortex GmbH & Co. KG
Germany Alldos
SwitzerlandBiral AG
SwitzerlandArnold AG
ItalyDAB Pumps S.p.A.
ItalyLeader Pumps Group S.p.A.
Italy Tesla
KoreaChung Suk Co. Ltd.
DenmarkThe Poul Due Jensen Foundation
SwitzerlandGrundfos Holding AG
DenmarkGrundfos Management A/S
SwitzerlandGrundfos Insurance Management AG
DenmarkGrundfos Finance A/S
13,369
13,4226
,850
1,25459
0
10.4 %
7.3 %
4.8 %
4.2 %13.3 %
12.7 %
8.9 %
9.4 %
14.2 %
9.3 %
6.1 %
6.8 %
9.7 %
10.1 %
4.4 %
4.5 %
4.2 %
4.2 %
4.5 %
KE
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9.0
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200
1
200
3
200
2
200
4
200
1
200
3
200
2
200
4
200
1
200
3
200
2
200
4
200
1
200
3
200
2
200
4
200
1
200
3
200
2
200
4
200
1
200
3
200
2
200
5
200
4
200
520
05
200
520
05
Key Figures for the Grundfos Group
Amounts in DKKm
10,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
DKKm
12,000
8,000
10,214
10,70
3
Net Turnover
% of Annual Growth Rate
11,152
12,153
5,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
DKKm
6,000
4,000
4,532
4,817
Equity Capital and Miniority Interests
Return on Equity in %
5,316
5,885
200
51,0
09
870
798
854
1,000
600
400
200
DKKm
1,200
800
1,00
0
Capital Investments, Tangible
DKKm
Profit before Tax
% of Net Turnover
618
726
1,078
1,232
500
300
200
100
DKKm
600
400
458
454
Research and Development Costs
% of Net Turnover
464
543
12,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
13,000
11,000
10,9
85
11,383
Number of Employees
11,707
12,586
The Poul Due Jensen Foundation, based in Bjerringbro, Denmark, is the parent company of the Grundfos Group. The Poul Due Jensen Foundation owns 85.1 per cent of the share capital in Grundfos Holding AG, Switzer-land, while the founder’s family owns 12.0 per cent, and employees own 2.9 per cent.
Grundfos Holding AG, Switzerland, directly or indirectly owns the entire share capital in all subsidiaries, except for the following:Grundfos A/S, Denmark – 99.7%Grundfos Pumps Pty. Ltd., Australia – 70%PT Grundfos Pompa, Indonesia – 98%Grundfos (Thailand) Ltd., Thailand – 74%Philipp Hilge International GmbH & Co. KG,Germany - 94%
Associated companies:Bjerringbro Savværk Holding A/S, Danmark - 30 %Staring Miljø A/S, Denmark - 40%
Ownership
800
400
200
1,000
600
1,200
14,000 1,400
7,000 700
1,400 14,000
Group Structure
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Consolidated Profit and Loss
Statement
Net Turnover 13,422 12,153 11,152 10,703 10,214
Operating Profit 1,353 1,328 1,154 913 814
Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) 1,297 1,281 1,087 903 795
Cost of Financing (43) (49) (9) (177) (177)
Profit before Tax 1,254 1,232 1,078 726 618
Consolidated Profit after Tax 807 794 673 441 388
Profit for the Year (Excluding Minorities) 701 690 579 373 336
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Assets
Intangible Fixed Assets 993 676 586 554 496
Tangible Fixed Assets 4,700 4,347 3,887 3,792 3,711
Fixed Asset Investments 567 590 567 534 518
Current Assets 6,906 6,185 5,753 5,292 5,374
Total Assets 13,166 11,798 10,793 10,172 10,099
Liabilities
Equity Capital 5,994 5,150 4,637 4,205 3,935
Minority Interests 856 735 679 612 597
Provisions 1,036 911 701 595 542
Long-term Liabilities 1,526 1,665 1,799 1,640 1,772
Short-term Liabilities 3,754 3,337 2,977 3,120 3,253
Total Liabilities 13,166 11,798 10,793 10,172 10,099
Number of Employees at Year-End 13,369 12,586 11,707 11,383 10,985
Capital Investments, Tangible 1,009 1,000 854 798 870
R&D Costs, incl. Capitalised 590 543 464 454 458
Interest-Bearing Debt, Net 843 1,015 881 1,732 1,995
Result before Tax in Per Cent
on Net Turnover 9.3 % 10.1 % 9.7 % 6.8 % 6.1 %
Return on Equity 12.7 % 14.2 % 13.3 % 9.4 % 8.9 %
Equity Ratio 52.0 % 49.9 % 49.3 % 47.4 % 44.9 %
As of 2002, development projects are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and as of 2004,
accounting policies for the inclusion of defined benefit schemes have been changed. No restate-
ment of comparatives has been made for previous years in this respect.
Definition of Ratios:
Return on Equity: Consolidated profit in per cent of the average equity capital inclu-
sive of minority interests.
Equity Ratio: Equity capital inclusive of minority interests at year-end in per-
cent of total assets.
Sales Companies
DenmarkGrundfos DK A/S
United KingdomGrundfos Pumps Ltd.
United KingdomGrundfos Euro Pump UK
IrelandGrundfos (Ireland) Ltd.
SwedenGrundfos AB
SwedenJL Pump AB
NorwayGrundfos Pumper A/S
FinlandOY Grundfos Pumput AB
South AfricaGrundfos (Pty.) ltd.
South AfricaBrisan Turbo (Pty.) Ltd.
GermanyGrundfos GmbH
PolandGrundfos Pompy Sp.z.o.o.
The Baltic StatesGrundfos Pumps UAB
AustriaGrundfos Pumpen Vertrieb Ges.m.b.H.
The Czech RepublicGrundfos spol. s.r.o.
HungaryGrundfos Hungária Kft.
The UkraineGrundfos Ukraine
TurkeyGrundfos Pompa San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.
BelgiumN.V. Grundfos Bellux S.A.
The NetherlandsGrundfos Nederland B.V.
SwitzerlandGrundfos Pumpen AG
RussiaGrundfos Russia OOO
ItalyGrundfos Pompe Italia S.r.l.
FrancePompes Grundfos Distribution S.A.
GreeceGrundfos Hellas A.E.B.E.
PortugalBombas Grundfos (Portugal) Lda.
SpainBombas Grundfos España S.A.
United Arab EmiratesGrundfos Gulf Distribution
IndiaGrundfos Pumps India Private Limited
USAGrundfos Pumps Corporation
CanadaGrundfos Canada Inc.
MexicoBombas Grundfos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
BrazilMark Grundfos Ltda.
ArgentinaBombas Grundfos de Argentina S.A.
AustraliaGrundfos Pumps Pty. Ltd.
New ZealandGrundfos Pumps NZ Ltd.
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Hong Kong) Ltd.
KoreaGrundfos Pumps Korea Ltd.
TaiwanGrundfos Pumps (Taiwan) Ltd.
JapanGrundfos Pumps K.K.
IndonesiaPT Grundfos Pompa
MalaysiaGrundfos Pumps Sdn Bhd
SingaporeGrundfos (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
ThailandGrundfos (Thailand) Ltd.
Manufacturing Companies
DenmarkGrundfos A/S
DenmarkSintex A/S
United KingdomGrundfos Manufacturing Ltd.
FinlandOY Grundfos Environment Finland AB
GermanyGrundfos Pumpenfabrik GmbH
HungaryGrundfos Hungary Manufacturing Ltd.
USAGrundfos Pumps Manufacturing Corporation
ChinaGrundfos Pumps (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
TaiwanGrundfos Taiwan Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
ItalyGrundfos Submersible Motors Srl.
RussiaGrundfos Istra OOO
FrancePompes Grundfos S.A.
Non-Grundfos Brand Companies
GermanyPhilipp Hilge GmbH & Co. KG
GermanyDeutsche Vortex GmbH & Co. KG
Germany Alldos
SwitzerlandBiral AG
SwitzerlandArnold AG
ItalyDAB Pumps S.p.A.
ItalyLeader Pumps Group S.p.A.
Italy Tesla
KoreaChung Suk Co. Ltd.
DenmarkThe Poul Due Jensen Foundation
SwitzerlandGrundfos Holding AG
DenmarkGrundfos Management A/S
SwitzerlandGrundfos Insurance Management AG
DenmarkGrundfos Finance A/S
13,369
13,4226
,850
1,25459
0
10.4 %
7.3 %
4.8 %
4.2 %13.3 %
12.7 %
8.9 %
9.4 %
14.2 %
9.3 %
6.1 %
6.8 %
9.7 %
10.1 %
4.4 %
4.5 %
4.2 %
4.2 %
4.5 %
KE
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9.0
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Being responsible is our foundationThinking ahead makes it possible
Innovation is the essence
Group Annual Report 2005
The Grundfos Group and the Poul Due Jensen FoundationThe Grundfos Group
Northern EuropeTel.: +44 15 2585 0000
GermanyTel.: +49 211 92969-0
Eastern EuropeTel.: +43 6246 883-0
Southern EuropeTel.: +39 0295 8381 12
North AmericaTel.: +1 913 227 3400
South AmericaTel.: +55 11 4393 5533
Asia and the Pacifi c RimTel.: +65 6865 1222
Australiaand New ZealandTel.: +61 8 8461 4611
JapanTel.: +81 53 428 4760
HeadquartersDK-8850 BjerringbroDenmark
Tel.: +45 87 50 14 00E-mail: [email protected]
CVR no. 83 64 88 13
Further information:www.grundfos.com
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Historical milestones for the Grundfos Group
Poul Due Jensen establishes Grundfos.
The launch of the fi rst circulator pump marks the begin-
ning of a completely new era.
With the establishment of a pump factory in Germany,
Grundfos opens a company outside Denmark for the
fi rst time.
With an annual production of 34,000 pumps, Poul Due
Jensen sees his vision of mass production come true.
Poul Due Jensen transfers his ownership of the Grund-
fos Group to the Poul Due Jensen Foundation.
Poul Due Jensen dies, and Niels Due Jensen takes over as
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The fi rst Group Management with Niels Due Jensen as
Group President.
The Grundfos Group comprises 15 companies employ-
ing 5,000 staff. The annual turnover exceeds 2 billion
Danish kroner.
Grundfos inaugurates the Technology Centre, which
engages in research in new materials and processes,
and designs and manufactures new machines and tools.
Grundfos inaugurates the Development Centre.
Inauguration of the Poul Due Jensen Academy. With the
Academy, the Group’s massive investments in product
development and branding receive whole-hearted
support in the form of investments in training within
sales/marketing and service, among others.
Niels Due Jensen leaves the position as Group President
to Jens Jørgen Madsen.
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Milestones in 2005
1 January: Grundfos takes over the German dosing pump group Alldos.
1 January: Grundfos takes over Italian manufacturer of submersible-pump motors Tesla.
4 January: The Grundfos Group donates DKK 4 million to the parts of Asia that were struck by the Tsunami, and DKK 1 million to the Danish Red Cross.
6 February: Grundfos signs a two-year sponsorship agreement with the Danish Badminton Federation.
14 March: Grundfos and Europump launch new energy-labelling scheme for circulator pumps.
15 March: Grundfos introduces the world’s fi rst A-labelled circulator pump, Alpha Pro, and the world’s fi rst B-labelled standard circulator pump.
25 March: Opening of new factory in Chennai, India.
2 May: Grundfos marks its 60th Jubilee for all employees of the Group and business associates in Denmark.
13-16 May: Almost 700 employees from 50 countries compete in the Grundfos Olympics in Denmark.
26 May: Opening of a new factory in Russia.
6 June: French company Nexans Winding Wires is honoured with the Grundfos Supplier Award.
1 July: Opening of a sales company in Johannesburg, South Africa.
1 September: Expansion of the Hungarian factory is opened.
23 September: Opening of a new sales company with assembly facilities, outside Istanbul, Turkey.
25 October: Opening of a new distribution centre in France.
1 November: Grundfos takes over South African pump manufacturer Brisan Turbo (Pty) Ltd.
21 November: Opening of a new factory in Suzhou, China.
5-18 December: Grundfos is the main sponsor of the Women’s World Handball Championship in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Grundfos introduces the world’s fi rst A-labelled circulator pump, Alpha Pro, and the world’s fi rst B-labelled standard circulator pump.
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4 Toeverybodywhotakesaninterestinthecompany
8 Finance
10BusinessAreas
16ManagementandLeadership
20Environment
24Targetsandfocusareas
26ManagementStructure
32Grundfos–theglobalpumpmanufacturer
36FinancialReview
37FinancialMatters
38AccountingPolicies
43ManagementStatement
45Auditors’Report
47ConsolidatedProfitandLossStatement
48ConsolidatedBalanceSheet
50EquityCapital
51 CashFlowAnalysis
52NotestotheConsolidatedAccounts
60ProfitandLossAccountforthePoulDueJensenFoundation
61BalanceSheetforthePoulDueJensenFoundation
62EquityCapitalforthePoulDueJensenFoundation
63NotestotheAccountsofthePoulDueJensenFoundation
65ConsolidatedProfitandLossStatementinEuros
66Grundfosinbrief
Statement
Globalisation
Financial Matters
Introduction
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NielsDueJensen,GroupChairman
Intheyear2005,whichwasalsotheyearofGrundfos’60thjubilee,theGroupachieveditslargesteverpre-taxprofitofDKK 1,254m.Thus – despite relatively high material costsandaweakUSdollar–itwasthethirdconsecutiveyearofrecordearnings.
Thepositiveresultcanprimarilybeattributedtoasubstan-tialgrowthinsalescombinedwithan increasedfocusoncontrollingcostsandinvestments.Turnoverincreasedbyagood10.4percenttoDKK13.42b.
This has taken the Group’s sales growth to another levelandatthesametimehelpedmaintainahighlevelofearn-ingscorrespondingto9.3percentonturnover.
We are pleased that Grundfos was strengthened during2005 and again able to win market shares on the globalpumpmarket.
The key factors behind Grundfos’ growth strategy are aconsiderable and focused investment in research and de-velopment,anacceleratedglobalisationoftheproductionand a continued expansion of the global Grundfos salesnetwork–inparticularinnewmarketslikeEasternEuropeandtheFarEast,butalsoinmoreestablishedmarketsliketheUSandWesternEurope.
The long-term investments were also of high priority in2005. The resulting costs for research and developmentamountedtoDKK590m,andthetotalcapitalinvestmentsagainexceededDKK1bin2005.Aconsiderablepartoftheseinvestments were spent on establishing new factoriesinChina, IndiaandRussiawithatotalproductionareaof55,000m2.
AsatisfactorycashflowofDKK1,617mmadewayfortheself-financingofboththecapitalinvestmentsandthestra-tegicacquisitionsAlldos(Germany),Tesla(Italy)andBrisanTurbo(SouthAfrica).
Thepositiveresultsconfirmthatourstrategiesforcontin-ued profitable organic growth supplemented by strategicacquisitionsareworkingwell.
According to predictions, a growing part of the earth’spopulationwillexperienceshortagesofcleanwaterinthedecades ahead, partly because growing populations leadto increased water consumption, and partly because theeconomicgrowthalonewillentailalargerwaterconsump-tion and, consequently, larger quantities of wastewater.Thisdevelopmentwillincreasethedemandfornewtech-nologicalsolutionsandpumpsystems,forinstanceforthedesalination of sea water and treatment and recycling ofwastewater.
To everybody who takes an interest in the company
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JensJørgenMadsen,GroupPresident.
ItisGrundfos’objectiveintheyearstocometostrengthenthe development of groundbreaking technologies andtrendsetting pump solutions which can contribute toreduce the earth’s energy consumption and alleviate theincreasingglobalproblemofensuringthesupplyofcleanwater.
But innovation isnotsolelyconfinedtotheproducts.Weintendtostrengthenacorporatecultureinwhichallpartsoftheorganisationisputtinganeverincreasingemphasison innovation. Employees on all levels, and in any func-tion, should become even better at questioning familiarroutinesandhavethecouragetofindnewandbetterwaysofcompletingtheirtasks.
ResponsibilityandethicsarekeyelementsinGrundfos’setof values. Thus, it was only natural that Grundfos joinedtheUNGlobalCompactInitiativein2002.Wecontinuouslystrivetoliveuptoourobligationsbyfocusingonsustain-abilityinallGroupactivitiesallovertheworld.Ourconcreteeffort in 2005 has been reported to the UN and can bestudiedatGroupandUNwebsites.
During 2005, the concept of corruption was discussedin media all over the world in connection with the UN’shumanitarian Oil for Food programme for Iraq. For manyyears,Grundfoshasbeenactive inthebattleagainstcor-
ruption,whereverwemightencounterit,and2005sawanincreasedeffortinthisfield.TheGroup’sCodeofConduct,whichallcompanymanagershavetosignonceayear,hasbeenstrengthenedandsharpenedfurther,andtheGroup’scontrollerfunctionisfocusingevenmoreonthistopicinallGrundfoscompanies.
Sowithregardtobusinessaswellasethics,theGrundfosGroupisdoingitsutmosttoprepareforthechallengesofthefuture.
Finally, we would like to thank all who have contributedpositivelytothefineresultsoftheyear:Firstandforemostourcustomersandsuppliers,butnotleastourcompetentanddedicatedemployeesthroughouttheGroup.AspecialthankyougoesouttoourbusinessassociateswhousedthecelebrationofGrundfos’60thjubileetomakeahandsomefinancial contribution to the realisation of a sustainablewatersupplyprojectinKenyaincooperationwithUNICEFandUNDP.
NielsDueJensen JensJørgenMadsenGroupChairman GroupPresident
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During the financial year 2005, the Grundfos Group wasable to take full advantage of the global economic trendandachieveitsgreatestpre-taxprofitsofar.Whileturno-veronthetraditionalWesternEuropeanmarketsshowtherelatively modest development that was expected (withtheexceptionofEngland),theGroupfocuseditsresourceson benefiting the most from the considerable growthpotentialelsewhereintheworld.
TheGroup’snetturnoverincreasedbyDKK1,269mtoDKK13,422m,whichisagrowthof10.4percentagainstlastyear.Theorganicgrowthwas7percent,whereasacquisitionsofcompanies contributed 3.2 per cent. Fluctuating currencyrateswerelesssignificanttothedevelopmentofturnoverin2005.
After a relatively slow start during the first six months,whichresultedinonlya4percentincrease,organicgrowth
pickedupthepaceduringthesecondhalfoftheyearandamountedto10percent.TheGroup’stotalgrowthwasalittleunder7percentforthefirsthalfof2005,butincreasedtoapprox.14percentduringthelastsixmonths.
Pre-tax profits were better than budgeted and reached arecord-breakingDKK1,254magainstlastyear’sDKK1,232m.Whenevaluatingtheresult,whichweregardassatisfactory,oneshouldbearinmindthehighandcontinuouslyincreas-ing material costs and the considerable planned productdevelopmentcosts.WhiletheGroup,inthewell-developedmarkets, has experienced a moderate development inproductionandsalescosts, the increasedglobalisationofproductionandthestrongerefforttodevelopnewmarketsentailedarelativelysignificantgrowthinthesecosts.
Overthelasttwoyears,Grundfoshasboughtfourwell-runcompanieswithatotalturnoverofDKK650m.Theseacqui-
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sitionshavedevelopedsatisfactorilyandthuscontributedpositivelytotheprofitoftheGroup.Towardstheendoftheyear,negotiationstobuytwocompaniesintheCommercialBuildingServicesBusinessarea–US-basedPACOandtheassociatedcompanyWuxiLtd.inChina–wereconcluded.Thetakeoverwillbefinalisedearlyinthenewyear,andwillthusbepartoftheGroup’s2006AnnualReport.
Despite the higher level of activity, stocks only increasedmodestlythankstoacontinuously improvedefficiencyofdistribution and logistics, whereas the high sales growthduringthelastmonthsoftheyear,madedebtorsriserela-tivelymorethanturnover.
Highearnings,combinedwithanefficientcontrolofworkcapital,leadtoaverypositivedevelopmentinGroupcashflow and a subsequent decrease in net interest-bearing
debt of DKK 172m to DKK 843m. Consequently, Grundfoswas able to self-finance the record-high capital invest-mentsofDKK1,009maswellasacquisitionsofcompaniesamountingtoDKK293m.
Thesolvencyratioshowedapositivetrendandrosefrom49.9percentto52.0percent.
The result before tax was better than
budgeted and reached the record level
of DKK 1,2��m.
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Growing market shareThe global need to provide clean water and dispose of wastewater is growing year by year. The same applies to energy-saving circulation of water for heating or cooling of buildings or the need to move liquids in industrial plants. Pumps and pump systems for these purposes constitute Grundfos’ core business, and in 2005 this pump market grew by 4 to 5 per cent. At the same time, the Group’s total turnover went up by 10.4 per cent, which is signifi cantly above the overall growth of the market, and Grundfos was thus able to win market shares in 2005. This means that the Group has strengthened its position as one of the clear market leaders in the industry, which we regard as a satis-factory development.
Growth varies from one region to another with high growth rates in new markets like Eastern Europe, Russia and Asia, whereas the development in Western Europe is more mod-erate. Growth in sales was 20 per cent in Eastern Europe, over 40 per cent in Russia, and Asia showed an overall growth of 16 per cent.
The Grundfos Group focused intensely on the North American market and realised a growth of approx. 13 per cent. By the end of 2005, we completed negotiations to buy the American pump manufacturer PACO. Thereby, the
last element in the four-string acceleration strategy for the North American market fell into place. The strategy was decided at the end of 2004, and throughout 2005, a great deal of energy and resources were put into realising it. The three other elements are an expansion of our US-based sales force, the establishment of a factory in Mexico and the setting up of a product development function in the US, which, in close cooperation with the central R&D function in Denmark, is to be instrumental in accelerating product development for the American market. The coming factory in Mexico is to manufacture competitive products for the American market and thereby reduce the Group’s vulnerability to the considerable fl uctuations of the dollar exchange rate of recent years.
The Building Services Business area: growth of 7 per centThe Grundfos Group’s largest and most important business area, Building Services, grew by 7 per cent. This positive development was spurred on by the intensifi ed marketing effort towards wholesalers and plumbers.
Focus on electricity savingsIn 2005, Grundfos launched a comprehensive campaign – The Energy Project. The campaign will market Grundfos’ new, energy-effi cient circulator pumps and at the same
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timedrawattentiontothenewEuropeanenergylabellingofcirculatorpumps.ThelabellingschemewasinitiatedbyGrundfos and finally agreed within the European pumpmanufacturers’ trade association after several years ofintensivework.
Thelabellingisdesignedalongthelinesofthelabellingoflightbulbsanddomesticappliances,wheretheclassifica-tionrunsfromAforthemostenergy-savingpumpsdowntoGforthemoreenergy-consuming.Itisoftenoverlookedthatastandardcirculatorpumpusesmoreelectricityperyearthanarefrigeratororawashingmachine.
Groundbreaking product developmentThetrendsetting,newlydevelopedelectronicallycontrolledcirculatorpumpGrundfosAlphaProwas launchedattheyear’smostimportanttradefair,theISHinFrankfurt.Here,anotherimportantnewproduct,theGrundfosMagnacir-culatorpumpforsmallandmedium-sizedheatingplants,was introduced. These notable product introductionscontributedtocreatingincreasedsalesofcirculatorpumpsinwell-establishedmarkets.
AsthefirstcirculatorpumponthemarkettoachievetheAlabel,GrundfosAlphaProwasthegreatproductnoveltyof the year, and strengthened Grundfos’ position as the
leadinginnovativecompanyinthepumpindustry.ThelowelectricityconsumptionofAlphaProofdownto5W-previ-ouslyunheardofintheindustry–correspondstoan80percentreductioninthemarketaverageforcirculatorpumps.
Furthermore, the well-known and manually controlledGrundfos UP circulator pump, of which more than 150millionunitshavebeensold,wasupgraded.Thenewver-sionconsumes30percentlessenergyandthusmeetstherequirementsoftheBlabel,whereasthepreviousversioncouldonlyachieveaDlabel.
Grundfos’ comprehensive marketing campaign for thesetrendsetting products consists of well-known means ofcommunication like brochures, adds, press releases anda special Grundfos website on the Internet. But it alsoincorporatesmoreunconventionalmeans,suchas letting18,000EuropeanplumbersparticipateinspecialGrundfoseventsincinemasintheirrespectivecountries.
Commonforalltheseactivitiesisthattheyaimtoinspireand inform, and at the same time make the customersfavour the most energy-efficient Grundfos pumps. Thecampaignstressesthesignificancethattherightchoiceofcirculatorpumphastotheindividualconsumerandsocietyasawhole.AtypicalEuropeanhouseholdmaysaveupto15
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percentonitsannualenergyconsumptionbyswitchingtothenewenergy-efficientcirculatorpump.
The Grundfos circulator pumps sold in 2005 have led toelectricitysavingsthatcorrespondtotheannualconsump-tionof120,000households.However,thesavingspotentialismuchlarger,asthereal-isedsavingsonlyamountto1percentofwhatwouldbepossibleifallcirculatorpumpsintheEUwerereplacedbyenergy-efficientversionsmarkedwiththeAenergylabel.
By replacing energy-consuming circulator pumps withnewones,EuropecouldmoveagreatstepclosertowardsreachingtheobjectivesforCO
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Anotheroftheyear’sinitiativesinBuildingServiceswastoincreasethechoiceofcompletesolutionsbyanexpandedproduct programme. Thereby Grundfos strengthened itspositionwithwholesalersandplumbers.Thankstoastrongwastewaterprogrammeforlargebuildings,Grundfoshas,atthesametime,beenabletopositionitselfasaserioussupplierinthisgrowingmarket.
Ontheboiler/OEMmarket,Grundfosmaintaineditsposi-tion of high market share, but growth was moderate incomparisonwiththeconsiderablegrowthoftheprevious
two years. This market also shows an increasing focuson products with low energy consumption and completehydraulicsystemsolutions–theso-calledIWCs(IntegratedWaterCircuit).
The Industry Business area: growth of 1� per centThe economic trend of the industrial market showed apositive development in 2005 with continued increase ofinvestmentsinindustrialproductionequipmentandfacili-ties.Thegrowthoftheyearforthebusinessareawas14percent.Particularattentionshouldbedrawnto Japan,Asia,NorthAmericaandEasternEuropewherewewereabletorealisehightwo-digitgrowthrates.
Grundfos’ position with the industrial end-users wassignificantly improvedbythecontinuedexpansionofourproductsolutions.ThiswastruenotleastfortheindustrialCRlineandthestrategicefforttowardsthefoodandphar-maceuticalindustrieswiththenewlineofhygienicpumpsfromoneofouracquisitions,theGermanHilgeGroup.
Furthermore,GrundfosmanagedtoexpandonitsindustrialOEMbusinessthroughtargeted,customisedsolutionsandamarketcommunicationthatwasdirectedbroadlyatallindustrial markets.Thus, 6,000 industrial customers tookpartinGrundfos’IndustrialSolutionexhibitionandevent.
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SalestoOEMcustomerswentupby13percent.Thisalsoin-cludessalesofpumpsforuseinmachinetools.InparticularJapan,whereGrundfosisthemainsupplierofcoolingandlubrication pumps for all major machine manufacturers,showedasignificantincrease.
The Dosing Business area: growth of �� per centWithanorganicgrowthofover30percent,thisbusinessareawasagainabletorealiseanotableincreaseinturnover.Theincreasecouldberecordedinallmarketsandregions.However,EasternEuropeandAsiastandoutasparticularlyinterestingmarketswherethedemandforcleanwaterandtreatmentofwastewaterisgrowingcontinuously.
TheGrundfosstrategiesandactivitiesinthefieldofdosingofchemicalsareprimarilybasedontheGrundfosconceptofDigitalDosing.WiththeDigitalDosingconcept,Grund-foshasestablisheditselfasthetrendsetterinthemarketfor membrane pumps, and Digital Dosing is now fullyrecognised by key customers as the new standard in thisindustry.
To further improve its position in the market for dosingpumps, Grundfos took over the well-established andwell-reputed German dosing pump group Alldos as of 1January2005.TheacquisitionofAlldossecuredGrundfosasolidbasisforfurthergrowthinthisfield,thankstoawider
product range. Moreover, the Group acquired knowledgeofapplicationandaccesstoAlldos’well-establishedsalesnetwork.
As Alldos, just like Grundfos, focuses heavily on productdevelopmentandhasitsownR&Ddepartmentwithyearsof experience in dosing, it has been decided to set up acompetence centre that will concentrate all main Groupactivities concerning dosing pumps at Alldos.This will bethefirsttimeamajorcentreforresearchanddevelopmentisplacedoutsideDenmark.
The Water Supply Business area: growth of � per centTheoverallgrowthinthisbusinessareaofjust4percentdoes not meet the Group’s normal demands for growth.ParticularlyWesternEuropeshowedatoomodestdevelop-ment,whereasitwasbetteroutsideEurope,andintheUSwewereabletorecordareasonablegrowthrate.
ThegrowthoftheUSmarketcanbegreatlyattributedtothefactthatwearenowexclusivelysellingourownsub-mersiblemotorsintheUSaswell.Earlier,GrundfosusedtooutsourcesubmersiblemotorstotheimportantAmericanmarket,butduring2005wehavechangedthissothatwearenowsellingacompleteGrundfosproduct.
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This is one of several strategic initiatives to strengthenGrundfos’ position on the global market for submersiblemotors. Another has been the acquisition of Italian sub-mersiblemotorsupplierTesla.
Despite a relatively modest growth for water supply as awhole,therehasbeenanotableincreaseof35percentinthesaleofSQFlex–theenvironmentallysoundandmain-tenance-freewatersupplysystemthathaswonGrundfosseveraldesignawards,andwhichin2005wasexhibitedontheMuseumofModernArtinNewYork.
TheacquisitionofSouthAfricanBrisanTurbo(Pty)Ltd. inNovemberprovidedGrundfoswithastrongbaseforfurtherimproving the company’s chances on the African marketforwatersupplypumps.
Focus on the wastewater area: growth of 20 per centEnhancedfocusonthewastewaterarearesultedinastrongincreaseof20percentinthesaleofwastewaterproductsin2005.TheprogresswasdrivenbyincreasedprojectsalesforwastewaterplantsandtheintroductionofthenewSEproducts,whichgotofftoagreatstartwithaturnoverthatexceedsexpectations.
After they were launched early in 2004, the SEV and SE1lines in stainless steel received much recognition, among
otherthings,foradesignthatissosturdythatthepumpscanrunwithoutservice for longperiodsof time. In2005,thelinewasexpandedsothatthealreadyadvancedpumpswere now available in versions with built-in sensors.Theadvantage to the user is that maintenance can now beplanned,ashewillcontinuouslyreceiveinformationontheconditionofthepumps.
AftertheacquisitionoftheSwisscompanyArnoldAG,theirconsiderableexpertiseinthedevelopmentandproductionofmixersandflowmakersforwastewaterplantshasnowbeenintegratedintheproductprogrammeoftheGrundfosGroup.In2005,theprogrammewasexpandedwithGrund-fos’firstrecirculatorpumpandarangeofsupplementaryproductsforthewell-establishedrangeofmixers.
The line of small cast-iron wastewater pumps was up-gradedin2005withnewversionsthatdrewalotofatten-tion because of the motors.These have the same uniquequalitiesthatareknownfromGrundfos’highlypraisedSEGgrinderpumps.
Trendsetting innovationMany Grundfos products consist of pump, motor andelectronics,builttogetherinintegratedunits.Tocreatethebestpossibleunit,itisimportantthateachindividualpartis optimised with regard to operational safety, economy
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andperformance.ThatiswhytheResearchandTechnologycentre at the headquarters in Bjerringbro employ peoplewith R&D competences in all relevant fields of technol-ogy. And in their effort to get as close to the ideal pumpas possible, our development engineers are always tryingoutnewtools.Thus,computersimulationsofliquidflowsinthepumpareoftenused,amongotherthings,tomakeaccuratecalculationsofperformanceandenergyconsump-tionbeforeanewpumpisconstructed.
Duetothecomplexgeometryofapump’sinterior,itmayoftenprovedifficultforadevelopmentengineertogetthefull picture of the result by simply looking at a computerscreen.Therefore,Grundfoshascooperatedwithauniver-sityonthedevelopmentofavirtualrealitysystemthatwillgivetheengineerthefeelingofwalkingaroundinsidethepump, where he can explore areas that would otherwisebenearlyinaccessible.Anditisintheseveryareasthatyoufindtheturbulencethatissoimportanttoreduceinordertomakethepumpmoreefficient.
TheResearchandTechnologycentreismovingincreasinglytowards concept studies that involve in-depth studies ofentirelynewpumpprinciplesandradicallydifferentmate-rials,primarilyinordertofindnew,innovativesolutions.
New BusinessThedevelopmenteffortoftheGroupisnot,however,solelyfocusedonpumps.Initiativesarestartedcontinuouslyandleadtothedevelopmentofotherproductsorentireplantswhichincludepumps.WecallthisNewBusiness.
One of these New Business projects reached the productstage in 2005. It is a mobile biological purification plantwhichwasnamedGrundfosBioBooster.Inthefuture,itcanbe delivered to the customer in 20-foot containers, readyforusewithacapacitythathasbeenadaptedpreciselytothe customer’s need. One of the great advantages of thepurificationplantisthatthecustomercanexpanditgradu-allyandbringitwithhim,shouldhiscompanyrelocate.Sofar,BioBoosterhasbeentestedatdairies,anditspossibleapplicationsreachfarintootherindustries.
Another example of a New Business project is a microsensorwhich,thankstoaspecialcoating,canbeplaceddi-rectlyinaliquidflowtoregistervariationsinpressureandtemperature.Andathirdexample is theso-calledNoNoxproject–adosingsystemwhichremovesenvironmentallyharmfulgassesfromdieselengineexhaustemissions.
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Socialandethicalresponsibilityarekeywordsintheman-nerinwhichGrundfosconductitsbusiness.Wewishtoberecognisedasaresponsiblecompanyamongourcustomersandemployees,andthecommunityinwhichweoperate.
Ethical and social responsibilityAs a natural consequence of Grundfos’ set of values andGrouppolicy,wesignedtheUNGlobalCompactInitiativeas early as 2002. Global Compact comprises four mainareas:• humanrights• employeesrights• environmentalrights• anti-corruption
Grundfos is working actively to implement the GlobalCompactprinciplesinitsbusinessprocesses.
Theeffortinrelationtotheenvironmenthaslongbeenafixedandintegralpartofthebusinessprocess,andin2005
weincreasedourfocusonsomeoftheotherprinciples,ofwhichthemostimportanthavebeen:• sustainabilityinthesupplychain• humanrightsintheshapeofapilotprojectconcerning
HumanRightsComplianceAssessment• anincreasedefforttofightcorruption
Human Rights Compliance Assessment (HRCA) QuickCheck isanonlinetooldevelopedbytheDanish Institutefor Human Rights. In a pilot project, Grundfos has usedthetool touncoverpossibledilemmasrelatingtohumanrights in our production companies. We are consideringwhethertospreadthisorasimilarassessmenttooltoallcompaniesintheGroup.GrundfosinDenmarkisamemberofAmnestyBusinessForumwhichconstitutesaframeworkfordialoguewithAmnestyInternationalonhumanrightsandalsoservesasanetworkforcompaniesthatfocusontheissue.
During2005,theconceptofcorruptionwasatopicofglobalmediadiscussioninconnectionwiththeUN’shumanitarian
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OilforFoodprogrammeforIraq.Formanyyears,Grundfoshasbeenactiveinthebattleagainstcorruption,whereverwemightencounterit,and2005sawanincreasedeffortinthisfield.TheGroup’sCodeofConduct,whichallcompanymanagershavetosignonceayear,wasstrengthenedandsharpened further, and the Group’s controller function isfocusingevenmoreonthesubjectinallGrundfoscompa-nies.
Inconnectionwiththistopic,weexperiencethatdifferentcultures have perceptions of the concept corruption thatdiffer greatly from the general Danish view. That is whywestrive tocreateacommonperceptionandattitudetocorruption.ThisisensuredbytrainingselectedemployeesthroughouttheGroup.
Grundfos reported the company’s 2005 effort in relationto the 10 principles of Global Compact, to the UN. Thereportfocusedonselectedactions inthefourmainareasand includedastatus inrelationtothe10principles.Thereportcanbereadatwww.grundfos.com/COPontheUN
website (see under COP > Communication on Progress)www.unglobalcompact.org.
A tolerant labour marketAswewishtoactasresponsiblecitizensandofferourcon-tribution to a tolerant labour market, it is Grundfos’ goalthat3percentofjobsintheGrouparereservedforpeoplewhose work capacity is reduced, or who are membersminoritygroups,suchasethnicgroups,whichexperiencedifficultiesingainingafootholdinthelabourmarket.Wearepleasedtonotethatthisobjectivewasreachedin2005,asthissegmentnowmakeup3.3percentoftheGroup’stotalworkforce.GrundfosinDenmarkisamemberoftheForeningen Nydansker (an association that supports theintegrationofimmigrantsinthelabourmarket).
The global effort in favour of Corporate Social Respon-sibility (CSR) comprises more than employing people onspecialterms.CSRintheGroup’scompaniesreflectshugedifferences in culture, traditions and legislation betweencountriesandcontinents.Wehaveaskedallcompaniesto
A total of 9�0 people from all over the world, and
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give examples of how they practice CSR. These accountstellastorythatisbotheducationalandthought-provoking–andaboveallpositiveandoptimistic.
Organisational development through focusing and prioritisationThewords–organisationaldevelopmentthroughfocusingandprioritisation–haveactedasguidelinesforourtargetareasinrecentyears,andthusalsoforthedevelopmentofleadershipcompetences.Byusingefficient tools for feed-back,theindividualleaderintheGroupwillgetagoodideaofwhichaspectsheorshewillhavetoworkontoimproveasaleader.
The focus is on the leadership competences which theGrouphasgiventhehighestpriority:• PeopleManagement• ChangeManagement• BusinessDevelopment• CustomerFocus
In2005–afteratest run in2004–we implementedournew internal management development programme,which isdivided intothreeseparatetrainingcourses.Thecoursesaimprimarilyatimprovingthelevelofcompetenceof our top managers in the mentioned fields, but at thesametimethecoursesprovidethemwithawiderangeofknowledgewhichcontributestoimprovetheirday-to-daymanagement.Sofar,123peoplehavetakenthecourses.
The headquarters will pick an additional number of topmanagers, who will receive further training at the inter-nationally recognised management school, the IMD inLausanne,Switzerland.
Now,fouryearsaftertheopeningoftheGroup’s internaltrainingacademy,ThePoulDueJensenAcademy,activitieshaveenteredaphase,inwhichthefocusisonmaintainingandspreadingcompetences.Atotalof980peoplefromallover the world, and not only the Group’s own managers,received training at the academy during 2005.This is the
Many Grundfos managers are recruited within the Group. That is why the hunt, as well as the care, for talent is essential to the company.
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largest number ever, for a single year. The training hasfocusedprimarilyonthesalesorganisationswithcoursesinsalesandservice,keyaccountmanagement,andproductandapplicationtraining.
UndertheheadlineGlobalisingtheAcademy,wearenowready to open the first satellite of the academy in China,and at the end of 2005, we introduced a programme forcustomertraininginoursalescompanies.
Alongside the central training, a number of local trainingactivities are held, as regions as well as local companieshandleactivitiestotraintheiremployees.Theseactivitiesincludelanguagetraining,technicaltrainingandcommer-cialtraining.
Talent ManagementManyGrundfosmanagersarerecruitedwithintheGroup.That iswhythehunt,aswellasthecare, fortalent ises-sential to the company. After a pilot project in 2004, we
implemented our Management Trainee Programme. Theprogrammeaddressestalentsthatarethoughttohavethepotentialtostartacareerinmanagementnolaterthantwoyearsafterhavingfinishedtheprogramme,whichlaststwoyears,includingtrainingandprojectwork.
In2005,agroupof15participantsfrom10differentnationsweresignedupfortheprogramme,andweplantostartanewgroupforeachofthecomingyears.
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Environment
Certified environmental management according to theinternational ISO 14001 standard is our preferred tool toensurethatallGrundfosproductioncompaniesmeethighanduniformenvironmentalstandards.
ObjectivesEvery year, the Group management evaluates the objec-tivesintheenvironmentalfield.Theobjectivesapplytotheenvironmentalimpactofthecompanyonthesurroundingcommunity,theworkingenvironmentandtheenvironmen-talstrainofourproducts,andeveryyearnewobjectivesareset.Amongotherthings,forfieldslike:• workaccidents• accident-relatedabsence• chemicalconsumption• electricityconsumption• waterconsumption• refuse• transportation• energyandmaterialconsumptionofproducts
Product-oriented environmental effortThisisoneofthefieldstheGrundfosGroupisfocusingon.ItinvolvesestablishingthemostimportantenvironmentalaspectsconnectedwiththelifecycleofaGrundfospump,of which the use phase represents relatively the greatestthe greatest environmental strain. The calculation alsoillustrates how significantly smaller the environmentalstrainofanewlydevelopedpumpis,comparedtoaprevi-ousmodel.
Alifecyclecomprisesfivephases.Thisexampleillustratestheindividualphases.
Theelectricityefficiencyisestablishedduringthedevelop-mentphase.Itisameasureofthepump’sperformanceinrelationtoitselectricityconsumption.
However,developingenergyefficientpumpsandactuallyrealisingtheenergysavingwhichtheimprovedelectricityefficiencyenables,arenotoneandthesame.Wehaveas-sessedtherealisedannualglobalenergysavingsforthese
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pumps,basedontheactualnumberofsoldenergy-savingpumps.
Thefigureonpage23illustratestheglobalenergysavingsoverthelastyears,whichhavebeenrealisedasaresultofthesaleofGrundfosenergy-savingpumps.Theassessmentis based on the actual sales figures of each year and as-sumptionsastowhicholdmodelsofpumpsarereplaced.
Thesavingsaremeasuredonannualenergyconsumptionofthenumberofthousandshouseholds.Weestimatetheannualaverageenergyconsumptionperhouseholdtobe4,500kWh.
By replacing energy-consuming circulator pumps withnewones,EuropecouldmoveagreatstepclosertowardsreachingtheobjectivesforCO
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SQFlex expresses the core elements in Grundfos’
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Focus on working environment and on reducing work accidentsMostproductioncompaniesintheGrouphave,apartfromISO 14001, implemented working environment manage-mentaccordingtotheOHSAS18001standard.Thisimpliesaproactiveefforttoimprovetheworkingenvironmentandminimisethenumberofworkingaccidents.
We have succeeded in reducing the number of workingaccidents through a targeted proactive prevention thatconsistsinregisteringandfollowinguponnear-accidents.Wearepleasedtonotethatwearegettingbetteratrec-ognising the dangerous situations that might turn intoaccidents.
Environmental considerations in productionTo the surrounding community, it is paramount that ourproduction processes are environmentally sound. This
effort focuses primarily on reducing the consumptionof electricity, water and chemicals, and on reducing theamountof refusefromproduction.AteamfromallpartsoftheGroupwillaudittheenvironmentalmanagementoftheproductionsites.Anotherimportantrolefortheteamwill be to spread the concept of Best Practice among theproductionsitesoftheGroup.
When producing, we operate in an environmentally sound fashion. A team from all parts of the Group will audit the environmental manage-ment of the production sites.
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Thepositivelastsixmonthsof2005makeforanoptimisticoutlook on 2006. Hence, our budget estimate for organicsalesgrowthof8percent.Toachievethisgrowth,wemustincreaseourmonthlysaleofpumpsbyDKK100min2006,comparedtolastyear.
The Group management puts great emphasis on con-tinuous growth in all Grundfos companies, therefore it isanticipated in our 2006 budget that all sales companiescontributetowardskeepingtheorganicsalesgrowthatahighlevel.
In2006,weagainexpectthelargestgrowthratestobeinEasternEuropeandtheFarEast,whereRussiaandChinarespectivelywillbethestrongestenginesofgrowth.Ifwelookatgrowthfromavalueperspective,theoldmarketsinWesternEurope,whereGrundfoshasasubstantialmarketshare,arestillexpectedtocontributethemost.Almosthalf
the growth of DKK 1.2b is expected to come from thesemarkets.
The considerable growth in turnover which we haveachieved in the American region over the past two yearswill be further accelerated in 2006, partly because of theacquisition of PACO which represents a turnover of ap-prox.USD45m,andpartlybecauseofatwo-digitorganicgrowth.
The Group’s strong focus on research and developmentis further enhanced in 2006 where we plan to increasethebudgetinthisfieldby11percent–aclearsignalthatGrundfosintendstomaintainitspositionasthetrendsetteronthepumpmarket.Therefore,wehavedecidedto label2006ayearofinnovation,duringwhichwemustimproveinnovation and new thinking throughout the group evenfurther. This applies to our business processes, the wayweorganiseourmarketingandeverythingelsewedo.In-
Targets and focus areas in 2006
The Group’s focus on research and development
will be strengthened further in 2006 – a clear signal
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novationmustflowthroughtheentireorganisation,inallGrundfoscompaniesandfunctionsandallouremployees,withthepurposeofcreatingvalueforthecustomersandimprovingourbusinessresults.
The globalisation of Grundfos’ production facilities con-tinues in 2006 with the establishment of new factoriesin Hungary and Mexico. When these, as is expected, willopenforproductionattheendof2006,theGroupwillhaveestablished approx. 80,000 m2 of new production areaoutsideDenmark.Thepurpose istosupporttheconsider-ablesalesgrowthinthenewmarketsandtoimproveourcompetitivenessbyproducingincountrieswherethelevelofcostsislower.
SalesgrowthintheGrundfosGrouphasalwaysbeenandwill always be primarily organic, but in recent years wehavesuccessfullysupplementedorganicgrowthwithstra-tegically important acquisitions that will create synergies
production,salesandmarketwisethatwillfitwellintoouroverall growth strategy. We will continue to pursue thisstrategyintheyearstocomeandsystematicallyscanthepumpmarketforwell-runcompaniesthatsuitourstrate-gies.
In2006,wewillagainstrivetomaintaintheGroup’shighlevel of earning, and our budget for pre-tax profit is DKK1.2b.
Our 2006 investment budget of over DKK 1.1b clearly re-flectsthemanyinitiativeswehaveplannedfornextyear,andwhichwillhaveanegativeeffectonresultsintheshortterm, but help to ensure long-term profitable growth fortheGroup.Inthisbalancebetweenoptimisingshort-termearningsandlong-termbusinessdevelopment,itisourtar-getthatpre-taxprofitbeintherangeof8to10percent.
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Group Chairman Niels Due Jensen, GrundfosProfessor Niels Christian Nielsen, CBS
Director Thomas Lund, Dansk Teknologi
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Vice ChairmanDirectorLarsKolind
Board MemberProfessorNielsChristianNielsen
Board MemberDirectorThomasLund
Board MemberGroupCEOChristineBosse
Board of Directors for the Poul Due Jensen Foundation
ChairmanLarsKolind
Vice ChairmanNielsDueJensen
Board Member
PoulDueJensen
Board MemberEstridDueHesselholt
Board MemberIngermarieDueNielsen
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Board Member
ThomasLund
Board Member
ChristineBosse
DenmarkThe Poul Due Jensen Foundation
SwitzerlandGrundfos Holding AG
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SwitzerlandGrundfos Insurance Management AG
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Group Management - Grundfos Management A/S
Group PresidentJensJørgenMadsen
Vice Group PresidentCarstenBjerg
Executive Vice PresidentCarloProla
Executive Vice PresidentSørenØ.Sørensen
Business Development Centre
Business UnitBuildingServices
Business UnitIndustry,WastewaterandWaterSupply
Business Unit DigitalDosing
Development and
Technology R&T
Sales Regions
NorthernEurope
Germany
EasternEurope
SouthernEurope
NorthAmerica
SouthAmerica
AustraliaandNewZealand
AsiaandthePacificRim
Japan
Group Production
Brazil
China
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
India
Italy
Russia
Switzerland
Taiwan
UnitedKingdom
USA
Group FunctionsArchitectsBrandingControlling/FinanceTreasuryPurchasingIT/eBusinessLegalDepartmentCommunications
QualityNewBusinessHumanResourcesThePoulDueJensenAcademyProductionSCM/LogisticsService
Group Board of Directors - Grundfos Management A/S
Group Structure
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GLOBALISATION
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GLOBALISATION
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Grundfos–theglobalpumpmanufacturer
Never before, has Grundfos been so active in globalisingproductionasin2005.Duringtheyear,theGroupopenednewfactories in India,RussiaandChinaandasalescom-panywithfacilitiesforassemblyinTurkey.
InChina,Grundfosbuiltitslargestsinglefactoryeverandmovedall theproductionfromtheoldChinesefactorytothenewone.Atthesametime,theGroupinvestedheavilyinlocalproductionofthecompletelineofend-suctionandin-linepumps–NB,NKandTP–atthenewfactory.
In Hungary, the motor factory was expanded by 50 percenttoallowtheproductionofMSsubmersiblemotorstobemovedfromDenmark.Thefirstphaseofthisrelocation–totalling60jobs–wascarriedoutin2005,andthetworemainingphaseswillfollowduringthelastsixmonthsof2006and2007.
Furthermore, the locationofnewfactories inMexicoandHungarywasdecidedin2005,andlandwasboughtinbothcountries.
Apart from production, distribution facilities may alsocontributetowardsimprovingtheabilitytosupply,andtomakeGrundfosproductsmoreaccessibletocustomers inwell-developed European markets, 2005 also saw the es-tablishmentoftheGroup’slargesteverdistributioncentreatLyoninFrance.
Globalisationisnotanendinitself,butprimarilyaquestionofsustaininggrowthinnewmarkets.Themostimportantthingistobringproductionclosetothemarketswewishtoservesothatwemaybetterunderstandthesemarketsand,consequently,meetthecustomers’requirementswithregardto,amongotherthings,deliverytimes.
Afteracoupleofyears,anewGrundfosfactorywillfunc-tion like any other factory in the Group. Productivity andqualitywillbethesame,andnolaterthanthreeyearsafterits establishment, the new factory must meet the sameenvironmental standards as other factories in the Group.Mostimportantly,thecustomershouldneverhavetoworryaboutwhereaGrundfospumphasbeenproduced.
TheopeningofthefirstGrundfosfactoryinRussiaon26Mayreceivedagreatdealof
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Thespeedyandefficientcreationofnewjobsistheresultof Grundfos having achieved a great deal of expertise inovercoming the obstacles that are normally associatedwithsettingupproductioninanewcountry.Grundfosbe-gangainingexperienceinthisareaveryearlyon,whenthefirstphaseoftheglobalisationprocessbegannthe1960swiththebuildingofproductionfacilitiesinGermany.AnditcontinuedwhenproductioncompanieswereestablishedinEngland,FranceandtheUnitedStates.
Duringthe1990s,globalisationgainedmomentumwithanewandmorecomprehensivephase,andasGrundfoshasgainedexperience,themanynecessarycompetenceshavebeendevelopedandhonedsothatnewproductionfacili-tiesarenowestablishedefficientlyandwithouthiccups.
Thereby, the expertise in globalisation is, in itself, a com-petitiveadvantageforGrundfos.
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Grundfos’largestsinglefactorysofarwasbuiltinChina. InIndia,Grundfosopenedanewlybuiltfacilityforlocalproduction
aftereightyears’ofpositivedevelopmentinthemarket.
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FI NANCE
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Consolidated Profit and Loss StatementThe Group’s profit before tax is DKK 1,254m compared toDKK1,232min2004,anincreaseof2percent.
This increasehasbeenrealisedthroughanincreaseinthenetturnoverof10percent,whilecostswithinthefieldsofproduction, research and development, sale and distribu-tion,andadministrationhaverisenby11percent.
Net turnover as well as costs have remained largely unaf-fectedbythecurrencyratefluctuations,comparedto2004.The result before tax as a percentage on turnover hasdropped9.3percent(2004:10.1percent).
In addition to the R&D costs amounting to DKK 489m(2004:DKK484m),chargedtotheprofitandlossaccount,DKK101m(2004:DKK59m)havebeencapitalisedtodevel-opmentprojectsinprogress.
TotalfinancingitemsamounttoanetcostofDKK43masagainstDKK49min2004.FinancingitemsoftheyearincludeapositivereturnontheGroup’sshareholdingamountingtoDKK62m(2004:DKK52m).
TheGroup’sprofitaftertaxisDKK807mcomparedtoDKK794m in 2004, an increase of 2 per cent.The effective taxrate,which,as in2004,amounts to36percent,hasbeenreducedbyapprox.1percentagepoint,followingthereduc-tionoftheDanishtaxratefrom30to28percent.
Consolidated Balance SheetThebalancesheettotalincreasedby12percent,amountingtoDKK13,166matyearend(2004:DKK11,798m).Thus, therise ismarginallyabovetherise innet turnover.FixedassetsincreasedbyDKK647m(12percent)asaresultofthehighestlevelofinvestmentintheGroup’shistory.
Inventories and accounts receivable increased by DKK168m(8percent)andDKK456m(16percent)respectively.Viewed separately, the increase in accounts receivable issubstantial,butitshouldbeviewedincontextwiththefactthattherealisedriseinturnoverwasmainlybroughtaboutthroughaconsiderablegrowthoverthelastmonths.Hence,thesubsequentriseinaccountsreceivableatyearend.CashatbankandinhandandsecuritiesincreasedbyDKK97m(9percent).
The solvency ratio, incl. minority interests, has increasedfrom49.9to52.0percent.Likepreviousyears,thesolvencyratiohasbeenaffectedbythedecisionmadeinaccordancewithGrouppoliciestomaintainavailablefundsandsecuri-ties, which, at the balance sheet date, amount to approx.DKK 1.8b against DKK 1.7b in 2004. Had these funds beenused to reduce debts, the solvency ratio would have been60.1percentagainst58.2percentlastyear.
Cash Flow AnalysisThe cash flow analysis shows an increase in liquid fundsfromoperationsofDKK1,617magainstDKK1,208min2004.TheincreaseofDKK409mcanprimarilybeattributedtoanincreaseinfundstiedupinworkingcapitalofonlyDKK46magainstDKK359min2004.
In2005,DKK1,318m(2004:DKK1,297m)hasbeeninvested,ofwhichDKK1,009mwasusedonacquiringtangiblefixedassets(2004:DKK1,000m)andDKK293m(2004:DKK237m)onacquiringcompanies.
Cash flow from activities exceeds cash flow from invest-ments by DKK 298m (2004: DKK -89m), so the Group hasfullyliveduptoitspracticeofself-financingtheyear’scapitalinvestments in 2005. Normally, acquisitions of companiesarenotexpectedtobefullyself-financed.
The Annual Accounts for the Poul Due Jensen FoundationThe 2005 accounts, which like the Foundation’s 2004 ac-counts,recogniseshareofprofitandvalueofthesharehold-inginGrundfosHoldingAGundertheequitymethod,showaprofitofDKK701masagainstDKK691min2004.
At year-end, the Foundation’s equity capital amounts toDKK5,994masagainstDKK5,150mattheendof2004.
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Financial Matters
As a result of the Grundfos Group’s international activi-ties,theGroupresultandequitycapitalareinfluencedbyanumberoffinancialrisks.TheGroup’sfinancialrisksarecontrolled centrally at the Group’s finance company. For-eignexchangerisksintheoperativecompaniesareusuallycoveredbythefinancecompany,whichalsocontrolsinter-est and liquidity risks, as well as a significant part of theexternalcoveringoftheGroup’sfinancialpositions.
Theuseoffinancialinstrumentsisestablishedbyinstruc-tionslaiddownbytheBoardofDirectorsandtheManage-ment.
Liquidity RiskAttheendof2005,theGroup’sliquidassetsincludedcashreservesofDKK822m(2004:DKK637m),securitiesofDKK943m(2004:DKK1,049m),andunexploitedborrowingfa-cilities in banks. The securities portfolio was made up ofDKK761mworthofbonds(2004:DKK761m)andDKK182mworthofsecurities(2004:DKK288m).
TheGroup’snetinterest-bearingdebtoftheyeardroppedbyDKK172mtoDKK843m,whichcanmainlybeattributedtoanincreasedcashflowfromoperations.
Total interest-bearing debt amounts to DKK 2,608m atyear-end(2004:DKK2,702m),59percentofwhichislong-termdebt(2004:62percent).
Interest Rate RiskThe Group’s exposure to fluctuating interest rates is pri-marily related to bonds and loans. The exposure of thebondportfolio,amountingtoatotalofDKK761m–whenexpressedbyanincreaseoftheinterestrateby1percent-agepoint–isapprox.DKK9m.TheGroup’stotalborrowingconsistsof64percentfixed-rateloans.
ToreducetheGroup’sinterestrateexposure,asetofgen-eralguidelineshasbeenadoptedfortheGroup’sborrowinganduseofinterestrateinstruments.Inpursuanceoftheseguidelines,majorfixedassetsshouldprimarilybefinancedby fixed-rate loans. Furthermore, a 2 per cent increase ininterestratesofthefloating-rateloansoftheGroupcom-paniesmustonlyhaveapotentialmaximumnegativeef-fect of 10 per cent on the company’s budgeted result forthecomingyear.
Derivativefinancial instrumentsappliedtoreducethe in-terestraterisktotalledDKK1,868monthebalancesheetdate(2004:2,069m).
Foreign Exchange RiskIt is Group policy that Group manufacturing companiesmainly raise loans in their local currencies. This ensuresthat the currency exposure in the consolidated balancesheetisreducedtothenetassets.Whenappropriate,loansareraisedinaforeigncurrencyandsubsequentlyconvertedtothelocalcurrencyusingfinancialinstruments.Forwardexchangecontractsused inconnectionwithfor-eignexchangeswapsamounttoDKK262matthebalancesheetdate(2004:DKK365m).
Asof31December,theGroup’sloansarecomposedofthefollowingcurrencies: 200� 2004EUR 52% 47%DKK 38% 35%USD 1% 1%GBP 0% 3%Others 9% 14%
Currency hedging of the Group’s budgeted flow of goodsischieflyconcernedwiththeGroup’smanufacturingcom-panies. The most important currencies are the Euro, theAmerican Dollar, the British Pound sterling and the Japa-nese Yen. Forward exchange contracts and currency op-tions used to reduce the currency in connection with theflowofgoods,amounttoDKK2,341mbytheendof2005(2004:2,244DKK).Ofthis,acontractvolumeofDKK334m(2004:DKK172m)hasbeenrecognisedforhedgingofbal-ancesheetitemsasatthebalancesheetdate.Grouppolicyonly allows for maximum annual speculation losses thatareinsignificantinrelationtotheGroupresultandbalancesheet.
Credit RiskTheprimarycreditriskincludesthebalancesheetitemsre-gardingtheGroup’stradedebtors,securitiesandbankde-posits.TheGroup’stradedebtorscomprisealargenumberofcustomers,andtheGroup’sriskinthatconnectionisnotconsideredunusuallyhigh.
Thecreditriskisreducedoncashreservesinfinancialinsti-tutionsandforwardexchangecontractsandotherderiva-tive financial instruments by selecting financial businesspartnerswithahighcreditrating.
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Accounting Policies
The Annual Report and the Group Annual Report arepresented according to the provisions for large C classcompaniesandDanishaccountingstandards.
Changes in Accounting PoliciesSofardefinedbenefitschemesinforeigncompanieshavebeen calculated at fixed intervals by discounting futurepaymentstotheindividualschemes,whichwerechargedto revenue and set aside/paid annually. Any adjustmentsinthediscountedliabilitieswererecognisedinthefuturepayments/provisions.
Effective from 2005, defined benefit schemes in foreigncompanies are calculated by discounting the actuariallycalculatedpensionliabilitiestothenetpresentvalue.Thecalculated pension liabilities, less the market value of as-setsattachedtothescheme,arerecognisedinthebalancesheet, cf. below. With the change in accounting policies,the annual reports will give a more fair and true view ofthe Group’s financial standing. As of 31 December 2005,thechangewillentailareductioninequityofDKK100.8m(2004: DKK 97m). The effect of the change on the year’sresultwillbeDKK-0.6m(2004:-DKK1.3m).
Comparatives and key financial data for 2004 have beenadjustedtothechange.
The accounting policies are otherwise unchanged withregardtotheAnnualReportaswellastheGroupAnnualReport.
General about Recognition and MeasurementAssetsarerecognisedonthebalancesheetwhentheGroupis likelytocapitaliseontheminthefutureandwhentheassetvaluecanbemeasuredreliably.
Liabilities are recognised in the balance sheet when theyareprobableandcanbemeasuredreliably.
Assetsandliabilitiesaremeasuredatcostattheinitialrec-ognition.Subsequently,assetsandliabilitiesaremeasuredfortheindividualitemsasdescribedbelow.
Certain financial assets and liabilities are measured atamortised cost, whereby a constant redemption yield isrecognised for the term. Amortised cost is calculated asinitialcostlessanyinstalmentsandaddition/deductionofthe accumulated amortisation of the difference betweencostandnominalamount.
At recognition and measurement, allowance is made forprofits, lossesandrisksthatappearbeforetheannualre-portispresented,andthatconfirmordenyconditionsthatwerepresentonthebalancesheetdate.
Incomeisrecognisedintheprofitandlossaccountastheyare realised, including revaluation of fixed asset invest-mentsandliabilities,whicharemeasuredatmarketvalueor amortised cost. In addition, costs incurred in order toachieve the earnings for the year, including depreciation,write-downs, provisions and reversals following account-ing estimates of amounts, which have previously beenrecognisedintheprofitandlossaccount.
ConsolidationTheGroup Annual Reportcomprises thePoul Due JensenFoundation(ParentCompany)andthecompanies(subsidi-aries),wheretheParentCompanydirectlyorindirectlyownsmore than 50 percentof thevotingshares or in anotherway has a dominant participation. Companies in whichtheGroupownsbetween20and50percentofthevotingshareswithouthavingadominantpositionareconsideredassociatedcompanies.
TheGroupAnnualReportispreparedasaconsolidationoftheauditedannualreportsoftheParentCompanyandthesubsidiaries,whichhaveallbeenpresentedinaccordancewith the accounting policies set out below. Adjustmentsare made for inter-company revenue and expenditure,shareholdings,currentaccountsanddividends,aswellasunrealisedinternalincomeandloss.
Newlyacquiredcompaniesarerecognisedintheprofitandlossaccountasatthetimeofacquisition.
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Whenacquiringnewcompanies,theacquisitionmethodisused,uponwhichtheidentifiedassetsandliabilitiesinthenewlyacquiredcompaniesaremeasuredatmarketvalueatthetimeofacquisition.Provisionsaremadeforplannedandpublishedreorganisationintheacquiredcompanyaspartoftheacquisition.PositivebalancesarerecognisedasGroupgoodwillintheyearofacquisition.Anynegativebal-ances(negativegoodwill)areenteredunderprovisionsandaresystematicallybookedasincomeforanumberofyears,however,amaximumof20years.
Minority InterestsTheitemsofsubsidiariesarefullyrecognisedintheGroupAnnual Report. The minority interests’ prorated share oftheprofitandequityofthesubsidiariesareadjustedannu-ally,andrecordedasseparateitemsintheprofitandlossaccount,andbalancesheet.
Foreign Currency TranslationTransactions in foreign currency are translated at firstrecognition at the exchange rate of the transaction date.Exchangeratedifferencesarisingbetweenthetransactiondate and the exchange rate at the date of payment arerecognisedintheprofitandlossaccount.
Receivablesandpayablesinforeigncurrencyaretranslatedinto Danish kroner at the exchange rate on the balancesheetdate.Realisedandunrealisedexchangerateadjust-mentsareincludedintheprofitandlossaccount.
The profit and loss accounts for foreign subsidiaries aretranslatedintoDanishkronerattheaverageexchangerateof the individual months. The balance sheets of foreignsubsidiariesaretranslatedattheexchangerateofthebal-ancesheetdate.
Exchange rate adjustments of the net assets of the sub-sidiaries have been entered directly in the equity capital.Thisalsoappliestoexchangeratedifferencesfollowingthetranslation of the profit and loss account of each monthattheaverageexchangeratetotheexchangerateofthebalancesheetdate.
Subsidiaries in countries affected by high inflation rateshavebeenregulatedtoeliminatetheeffectsofinflation.
Derivative Financial InstrumentsDerivative financial instruments are initially recognisedin the balance sheet at cost, and subsequently measuredat market value. Positive and negative market values ofderivative financial instruments are included in other ac-countsreceivableandotherliabilities,respectively.
Changesinthemarketvalueofderivativefinancialinstru-ments,whichsecurethemarketvalueofbookedassetsorliabilities,arerecognised intheprofitand lossaccount inthesameentryaschangesinthevalueofthehedgedassetorthehedgedliability.
Changesinthemarketvalueofderivativefinancialinstru-mentsthatsecurefutureassetsorliabilitiesarerecogniseddirectly in the equity capital. Income and costs regardingsuchhedgingtransactionsaretransferredfromtheequitycapitalattherealisationofthehedgeditemsandarerecog-nisedinthesameentryasthehedgeditem.
As regards other derivative financial instruments, whichdonotcomplywiththetermsthatapplytohedginginstru-ments, changes are continuously recognised in the profitandlossaccountatmarketvalue.
State GrantsResearch and development grants are recognised as rev-enueintheprofitandlossaccountunderR&Dcosts,thusoffsettingthecoststheycompensate.
Grantsforthepurchaseofassetsandcapitaliseddevelop-mentprojectsareoffsetinthecostoftheassetstowhichthegrantsaregiven.
Profit and Loss Account
Net TurnoverNet turnover is recognised in the profit and loss account,providedthatdeliveryandthepassingofrisktothebuyer
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havetakenplacebeforetheendoftheyear,andprovidedthattheincomecanbereliablycalculatedandisexpected.NetturnoverismeasuredexclusiveofVAT,duties,returnsanddiscountsthataredirectlyconnectedwiththesale.
Currentprojectsonexternalaccountsareenteredundernetturnoversubjecttothepercentage-of-completionmethod.
Production CostsProduction costs comprise costs, including depreciation,wagesandsalariespaidtorealisethenetturnoveroftheyear.
Research and R&D CostsResearch and R&D costs are costs, including salaries anddepreciation, which relate to the Group’s research anddevelopmentactivities.
Researchcostsarerecognisedintheprofitandlossaccountintheyeartheyareincurred.
R&Dcostsincurredforthemaintenanceandoptimisationof existing products or production processes are chargedtorevenue.Costsforthedevelopmentofnewproductsarerecognisedintheprofitandlossaccount,unlessthecriteriafor entry in the balance sheet are met for the individualdevelopmentproject.
Sales and Distribution CostsSales and distribution costs include costs relating to thesale and distribution of the Group’s products, includingsalariesforsalesstaff,advertisingandexhibitionexpenses,depreciation,etc.
Administrative CostsAdministrativecostscomprisecostsfortheadministrativestaff, management, Group costs, etc., including salariesanddepreciation.
Other Operating ExpensesOtheroperatingexpensescompriserevenueandcostsofasecondarynatureinrelationtoGroupactivities,e.g.resultsof derivative financial instruments, which have not been
concludedforthepurposeofhedging,aswellasbuy-backobligationsrelatingtoemployeeshares.
Share of Profit, Associated CompaniesTheGroup’sshareofpost-taxprofitsinassociatedcompa-niesisrecognisedintheprofitandlossaccountundertheequitymethod.
Income from Financial Fixed AssetsInadditiontodividendsandinterestyields,thisitemcom-prisesestimatedgainsorlossesoninvestments.
Cost of FinancingThis item comprises interest received and interest paid,realisedandunrealisedexchangeratelossesandexchangerategainsonsecurities,andexchangerateadjustmentsoffinancialitemsinforeigncurrency.
Tax on Profit for the YearTheanticipatedtaxonthetaxableincomefortheyear intheindividualcompaniesischargedtotheprofitandlossaccount,adjustmentbeingmadefortimingdifferencesinrelation to the provided deferred tax.The part of the taxexpensethatcanbechargedtoitemsdirectlyintheequitycapital,however,isrecognisedintheequitycapital.
Dividendtaxreceivedfromforeignsubsidiariesischargedasexpenditureintheyearinwhichthedividendisgener-ated.
Changesindeferredtaxasaconsequenceofchangedtaxratesareincludedintheprofitandlossaccount.
Balance Sheet
Intangible Fixed Assets
Development Projects, Patents and LicencesR&Dcosts includecosts,wages,salariesanddepreciationthataredirectlyandindirectlyattributabletothecompa-ny’sdevelopmentactivitiesandmeetthecriteriaforrecog-nitiononthebalancesheet.Upuntilandincluding2001allR&Dcostsincurredhavebeenchargedtorevenue.
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CapitalisedR&Dcostsaremeasuredatcost lessaccumu-lateddepreciationorattherecoverableamount,whicheverislower.
Capitaliseddevelopmentcostsaredepreciatedaccordingtothestraight-linemethoduponcompletionofthedevelop-mentworkovertheanticipatedusefullifeoftheasset.Thedepreciationperiodisnormally5-10years.
Other Intangible Fixed AssetsOther intangible fixed assets are measured at initial costlessaccumulateddepreciationandwrite-downsorat therecoverableamount,whicheverislower.
Depreciationonintangiblefixedassetsaremadeaccordingtothestraight-linemethodovertheanticipatedusefullifeoftheasset,which–basedonindividualassessments–areasfollows:
Groupgoodwill............................................................upto20yearsOtherintangiblefixedassets.................................. upto5years Tangible Fixed AssetsLand and buildings are measured at initial cost with theadditionofwrite-upsandafterdeductionofaccumulateddepreciationandwrite-downs.ThemostrecentrevaluationofbuildingsinDenmarkwason1April1982.
Technicalinstallationsandmachinery,andotherfacilities,aremeasuredatinitialcostlessaccumulateddepreciationandwrite-downs.Tangiblefixedassetsproducedin-houseare recorded at initial cost, including a proportion of theindirectproductioncosts.
Tangible fixed assets are depreciated according to thestraight-line method through the anticipated useful lifetotheestimatedresidualvalue.Theusefullifeoflargeas-sets isdetermined individually,whereastheuseful lifeofotherassetsisdeterminedforgroupsofsimilarassets.Theexpectedusefullivesare:
Buildings.............................................................................20-40yearsTechnicalinstallationsandmachinery.....................3-10yearsOtherfacilities.....................................................................3-10years
Wherethevalueoftheexpectedfutureearningscapacityoftheassetislowerinusethanthebookvalue,theassetiswrittendowntotherecoverableamount.
Minor acquisitions and assets with a short useful life arechargedtotheprofitandlossaccountintheyearofacquisi-tion.
Financially leased assets are capitalised and depreciatedaccording to the straight-line method over the useful lifeoftheleasedasset.
Fixed Asset InvestmentsInvestmentsinassociatedcompaniesarevaluedinthebal-ancesheetundertheequitymethodattheproratedshareofthecompanies’equitywiththeadditionofgoodwill.
Listedbondsaremeasuredatamortisedcost.
Listed shares are measured at market value. Non-listedshares are measured at the estimated market value, andwheresuchvaluedoesnotexist,atcost.
InventoriesInventories are measured at initial cost or cost price inaccordancewiththeFIFOprincipleornetrealisablevalue,whichever is lower. The cost price includes direct wages,costofgoodssoldandindirectproductioncosts.
Obsoletegoods,includingslow-movinggoods,arewrittendown.
Accounts ReceivableAccountsreceivablearemeasuredatamortisedcost;writ-ing down is performed to meet the risk of losses basedon individual assessments. The loss potential for minorreceivablesisestimatedonthebasisoftheirage.
Current projects on external accounts are entered in thebalance sheet at the proportional sales value as per thebalancesheetdate.
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Securities Stated as Current AssetsSecurities include bonds and shares measured at marketvalue.
Realised and unrealised capital losses and realised andunrealisedgainsareincludedintheprofitandlossaccountasnetinterestandsimilarincomeandexpenditure.
Concluded REPO transactions are entered as loans withsecurityinthebondportfolio.
DividendsTheproposeddividendtominorityshareholders,which isexpected to be paid out for the year, is recognised underminorityinterestsontheliabilitysideofthebalancesheet.
Deferred TaxDeferred tax is measured in accordance with the liabilitymethod of all timing differences between the fiscal andfinancial value of assets and liabilities. For consolidationpurposes, deferred tax is calculated on the eliminatedunrealisedinternalprofitmargins.
Deferred tax assets are recognised in the balance sheetprovidedthattheyarelikelytoreducetaxpaymentswithinashortperiodoftime.
Deferredtaxismeasuredonthebasisoftaxrulesandtaxrates that – based on current legislation on the balancesheetdate–willbeinforcewhenthedeferredtaxiscon-vertedintocurrenttax.Provisions
Pension LiabilitiesTheGrouphasmadepensionschemeswithaconsiderablenumber of the Group’s employees. The majority of theagreementsarefordefinedcontributionschemes,whereasdefinedbenefitschemeshavebeenagreedforemployeesinindividualcompanies.
Inconnectionwithcontributionschemes,theGroupmakesregularpaymentstoindependentpensioncompanies.TheGrouphasnoobligationsapartfromthesepayments.
The benefit schemes, which are organised in independ-entpensionfunds,aremainlyusedbytheUKcompaniesof the Group. According to these schemes, the employeeis entitled to a certain annual benefit in connection withretirement(e.g.ashareoftheemployee’sexitsalary).SuchpensionliabilitiesarecalculatedfortheGroupbyactuari-allydiscountingpensionliabilitiestothenetpresentvalue,which is calculated on the basis of assessments of thefuturedevelopmentin,amongotherthings,interest,infla-tion,mortalityanddisablement.Theactuariallycalculatednetpresentvalue,lessassetsattachedtothescheme,arerecognised in the balance sheet under Pension LiabilitiesandOtherProvisions.
Actuarial gains and losses incurred as a consequence ofchanges in the basis for the calculation of the pensionliabilities or in calculation of the assets attached to thescheme,arerecognisedintheprofitandlossaccount.
Actuarial gains and losses in excess of 10 per cent of thecalculated pension liability or of the market value of thepensionfundassets,areamortisedovertheremainderoftheemployee’sworklifeintheGroup.Actuarialgainsandlossesthatareunderthe10-percent limit,arenotrecog-nisedintheannualreport,butareincludedintheactuarialprojections(thecorridormethod).
Provisions are made during the employment period tocoverotherminorretirementbenefitobligations–relatingtobenefitschemes–restingwiththeGroup.
Other ProvisionsProvisions made to cover liabilities under guarantee arerecognisedonthebasisofpreviousyears’experiencecon-cerningclaimsraisedwithintheguaranteeperiod.
ProvisionsaremadetocovertheobligationthatrestswiththeGroupregardingthebuy-backofemployeeshares.The
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provisionmadeismeasuredonthebasisoffutureexpecta-tions to share prices, considering the long-term develop-mentofGroupprofits,thetopicalityoftheobligationandthemarketvalueoftheshares.
Financial LiabilitiesMortgagedebtanddebtowedtobanks,etc.arevaluedatthetimeofborrowingatthereceivednetyieldlessborrow-ingcosts.Insubsequentperiods,thefinancialliabilitiesarerecognisedatamortisedcost.
Financialliabilitiesalsoincludethecapitalisedoutstandingliabilityonfinancialleasecontracts.
Other liabilities, including trade creditors, other debt, etc.arevaluedatamortisedcost.
Cash Flow AnalysisThecashflowanalysisispreparedaccordingtotheindirectmethodbasedonprofitfortheyear,andshowscashflowfromoperations,investmentsandfinancing,aswellastheGroup’sopeningandclosingliquidityreserves.
Cashflowfromoperationsisspecifiedastheprofitfortheyear,adjustedfornon-cashoperational items,changes intheworkingcapitalandcorporationtaxpaid.
Cashflowfrominvestmentsincludesthepurchaseandsaleofintangibleandtangiblefixedassets,andfixedassetin-vestments,includingthepurchaseandsaleofsubsidiaries.
Cashflowfromfinancingincludestheraisingandrepayingoflong-termdebt,short-termdebtowedtobanksandthepaymentofdividends.
Available funds include liquidity reserves and securitieswithonlynegligiblecurrencyrisks.
Parent Company
Income from Investments in SubsidiariesThe prorated share of the associated companies’ profitbefore tax and following elimination of internal marginsis recognised in the parent company’s profit and loss ac-count.
Other Operating ExpensesOtheroperatingexpensescompriserevenueandexpendi-ture of a secondary nature, including trade profits fromthe sale of shares and provisions regarding the buy-backobligationofemployeeshares.
Investment in Associated CompaniesInvestmentsinassociatedcompaniesarevaluedundertheequitymethodattheproratedownedshareofthecompa-nies’equity.
Revaluation of investments in associated companies isbrought forward to the revaluation reserve under theequity method to the extent that the accounting valueexceedstheoriginalcost.
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The Board of Directors has reviewed and approved the 200� Annual Report for the Poul Due Jensen Foundation.
TheAnnualReporthasbeenpresentedinaccordancewiththeDanishFinancialStatementsActandDanishaccount-ingstandards. Inouropinion, theappropriateaccounting
policieshavebeenapplied,andtheAnnualReportgivesatrue and fair view of the Group’s and Parent Company’sassets,liabilities,financialposition,resultandcashflow.
Bjerringbro,20April2006
Management Statement
Niels Due JensenViceChairman
Poul Due JensenBoardMember
Estrid Due HesselholtBoardMember
Ingermarie Due Nielsen BoardMember
Lars Kolind Chairman
Niels Christian Nielsen BoardMember
Thomas LundBoardMember
Christine Bosse BoardMember
Board of Directors
The Poul Due Jensen Foundation
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Auditor’s Report
To the Poul Due Jensen FoundationWehaveauditedtheAnnualReportofthePoulDueJensenFoundationforthefinancialyear2005.Theannualreportwas presented in accordance with the provisions of theDanish Financial Statements Act and Danish accountingstandards.
TheAnnualReportistheresponsibilityoftheFoundation’sManagement.OurresponsibilityistoexpressanopinionontheAnnualReportbasedonouraudit.
Basis of OpinionWe have conducted our audit in accordance with Danishauditingstandards.Thesestandardsrequirethatweplanand perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurancethat the Annual Report is free of material misstatement.Theaudit includesexamininginformationsupportingthe
amounts and disclosures in the Annual Report.The auditalsoincludesassessingtheaccountingpoliciesappliedandsignificantestimatesmadebytheManagement,aswellasevaluating the overall presentation of the Annual Report.Webelievethatourauditprovidesa reasonablebasis forouropinion.
Ouraudithasnotresultedinanyqualifications.
OpinionInouropinion,theAnnualReportgivesatrueandfairviewoftheGroup’sandtheParentFoundation’sassets, liabili-tiesandfinancialpositionasat31December2005,aswellasoftheresultoftheGroup’sandtheParentFoundation’soperationsandtheGroup’scashflowforthefinancialyear2005inaccordancewiththeDanishFinancialStatementsActandDanishaccountingstandards.
Århus,20April2006
DELOITTEStatsautoriseretRevisionsaktieselskab
H.P.MøllerChristiansenStateAuthorisedPublicAccountant
JesperMetoStateAuthorisedPublicAccountant
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Consolidated Profit and Loss Statement 1 January – �1 December 200�AmountsinDKK1,000
Note 2005 2004
NetTurnover 1 13,421,580 12,152,906
ProductionCosts 2,3 (8,250,638) (7,367,326)
ResearchandDevelopmentCosts 2,3 (488,708) (484,427)
Gross Profit 4,682,234 4,301,153
SalesandDistributionCosts 2,3 (2,241,020) (2,030,905)
AdministrativeCosts 2,3 (1,039,016) (904,663)
AmortisationofGroupGoodwill (49,385) (37,619)
Operating Profit 1,352,813 1,327,966
OtherOperatingExpenses (51,211) (45,287)
ShareofProfit,AssociatedCompanies (4,262) (2,140)
IncomefromFinancialFixedAssets 15,615 27,910
CostofFinancing,Net 4 (58,794) (76,831)
Profit before Tax 1,254,161 1,231,618
TaxonProfitfortheYear 5 (447,143) (437,451)
Consolidated Profit after Tax 807,018 794,167
MinorityShareholders’Share
ofProfitsinSubsidiaries (106,420) (104,419)
Profit for the Year 700,598 689,748
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Consolidated Balance Sheet as per �1 December 200�AmountsinDKK1,000
Assets
Fixed Assets Note 2005 2004
Intangible Fixed Assets
CompletedDevelopmentProjects 91,939 25,015
GroupGoodwill 756,686 526,030
OtherIntangibleFixedAssets 36,787 41,813
DevelopmentProjectsinProgress 108,009 83,216
6 993,421 676,074
Tangible Fixed Assets
LandandBuildings 2,242,248 1,994,210
TechnicalEquipmentandMachinery 1.619,759 1,502,673
OtherTechnicalInstallations 456,300 480,319
TangibleFixedAssetsinProgress 381,412 369,669
7 4,699,719 4,346,871
Fixed Asset Investments
InvestmentsinAssociatedCompanies 730 4,169
Securities 548,683 566,833
OtherAccountsReceivable 17,677 18,807
7 567,090 589,809
Total Fixed Assets 6,260,230 5,612,754
Current Assets
Inventories 8 2,400,946 2,233,268
Accounts Receivable
TradeDebtorsandB/EDebtors 2,741,998 2,324,748
DeferredTaxAssets 9 57,016 42,725
OtherAccountsReceivable 325,500 353,284
AccruedExpensesandDeferredIncome 163,882 111,698
3,288,396 2,832,455
Securities 394,715 482,471
Cash at Bank and in Hand 822,011 637,448
Total Current Assets 6,906,068 6,185,642
Total Assets 13,166,298 11,798,396
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Assets
Fixed Assets Note 2005 2004
Intangible Fixed Assets
CompletedDevelopmentProjects 91,939 25,015
GroupGoodwill 756,686 526,030
OtherIntangibleFixedAssets 36,787 41,813
DevelopmentProjectsinProgress 108,009 83,216
6 993,421 676,074
Tangible Fixed Assets
LandandBuildings 2,242,248 1,994,210
TechnicalEquipmentandMachinery 1.619,759 1,502,673
OtherTechnicalInstallations 456,300 480,319
TangibleFixedAssetsinProgress 381,412 369,669
7 4,699,719 4,346,871
Fixed Asset Investments
InvestmentsinAssociatedCompanies 730 4,169
Securities 548,683 566,833
OtherAccountsReceivable 17,677 18,807
7 567,090 589,809
Total Fixed Assets 6,260,230 5,612,754
Current Assets
Inventories 8 2,400,946 2,233,268
Accounts Receivable
TradeDebtorsandB/EDebtors 2,741,998 2,324,748
DeferredTaxAssets 9 57,016 42,725
OtherAccountsReceivable 325,500 353,284
AccruedExpensesandDeferredIncome 163,882 111,698
3,288,396 2,832,455
Securities 394,715 482,471
Cash at Bank and in Hand 822,011 637,448
Total Current Assets 6,906,068 6,185,642
Total Assets 13,166,298 11,798,396
AmountsinDKK1,000
Liabilities
Note 2005 2004
Equity Capital
RegisteredCapital 505,000 505,000
RevaluationReserves 0 1,828
RetainedEarnings 5,489,383 4,643,508
5,994,383 5,150,336
Minority Interests 856,348 734,788
(mainlytheFounder’sFamily)
Provions
LiabilitiesunderGuarantee 10 104,172 90,506
Buy-BackObligationofEmployeeShares 10 358,536 277,659
PensionLiabilities 10 312,556 288,967
OtherProvisions 10 133,027 122,739
DeferredTax 9 127,531 131,038
1,035,822 910,909
Long-term Liabilities
MortgageDebt 652,619 674,843
BankLoans 843,560 901,218
OtherMonetaryCreditors 29,880 88,323
CorporationTax 0 602
11 1,526,059 1,664,986
Short-term Liabilities
BankOverdraftsandLoans 1,082,161 1,037,488
TradeCreditors 1,290,225 1,007,438
DebtstoAssociatedCompanies 1,379 1,903
CorporationTax 145,822 155,976
OtherLiabilities 1,221,170 1,128,279
AccruedExpensesandDeferredIncome 12,929 6,293
3,753,686 3,337,377
Total Liabilities 13,166,298 11,798,396
Financial Instruments 12
Auditors’ Remuneration 13
Related Parties 14
Securities, Contingent Liabilities, etc. 15
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Equity Capital1 January – �1 December 200�AmountsinDKK1,000
Revaluation Retained TotalEquity
RegisteredCapital ofProvisions Earnings Capital
Equity Capital, Opening 2004 505,000 5,403 4,126,309 4,636,712
ChangesinAccountingPolicies (96,396) (96,396)
Corrected Opening 505,000 5,403 4,029,913 4,540,316
ProfitfortheYear 689,748 689,748
ExchangeRateAdjustments,SubsidiaryCompaniesetc. (444) (46,662) (47,106)
ChangesinMinorityInterests 2,313 2,313
ReversalofRevaluations (3,131) 3,131 0
RevaluationofHedgingInstruments,Opening (99,195) (99,195)
RevaluationofHedgingInstruments,Closing 54,662 54,662
TaxonEquityItems 9,598 9,598
Equity Capital, Closing 2004 505,000 1,828 4,643,508 5,150,336
ProfitfortheYear 700,598 700,598
ExchangeRateAdjustments,SubsidiaryCompaniesetc. 151,815 151,815
ChangesinMinorityInterests (797) (797)
ReversalofRevaluations (1,828) 1,828 0
RevaluationofHedgingInstruments,Opening (54,662) (54,662)
RevaluationofHedgingInstruments,Closing 38,692 38,692
TaxonEquityItems 8,401 8,401
Equity Capital, Closing 2005 505,000 0 5,489,383 5,994,383
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Cash-Flow Analysis1 January – �1 December 200�AmountsinDKK1,000
Note 2005 2004
ConsolidatedProfitafterTax 807,018 794,167
ReversalofEntrieswithnoLiquidityEffect 16 1,389,976 1,273,931
ChangesinWorkingCapital 17 (45,631) (358,732)
OperationalCashFlowbeforeInterests 2,151,363 1,709,366
IncomefromFinancialFixedAssets 15,615 27,910
CostofFinancing,Net (58,794) (76,831)
CashFlowfromOrdinaryActivities 2,108,184 1,660,445
CorporationTaxPaid (491,538) (452,407)
Cash Flow from Operations 1,616,646 1,208,038
AcquisitionofCompanies 18 (292,912) (237,335)
InvestmentinTangibleFixedAssets (1,008,752) (1,000,479)
DisposalofTangibleFixedAssets 68,899 33,317
InvestmentinIntangibleFixedAssets (110,136) (68,857)
PurchaseandSaleofSecurities 24,443 (23,618)
Cash Flow from Investment Activities (1,318,458) (1,296,972)
ChangeinLong-TermCreditors (148,662) (132,606)
ChangeinShort-TermCreditors (3,145) 153,304
DistributionofDividend (7,292) (6,021)
AcquisitionofMinorityInterests (0) (31,694)
UnrealisedExchangeRateAdjustments (68,622) 12,833
Cash Flow from Financial Activities (227,721) (4,184)
Change in Liquid Funds 70,467 (93,118)
AvailableFundsIncludingSecurities,Opening 19 1,146,259 1,213,037
Available Funds Including Securities Stated as Current Assets, Closing 20 1,216,726 1,119,919
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Notes to the Consolidated Accounts
Note 1
Net Turnover 2005 2004
Europe 9,302,687 8,629,445
NorthandSouthAmerica 1,331,466 1,148,240
EastAsia 2,287,572 1,938,169
MiddleEast/Africa 499,855 437,052
Net Turnover 13,421,580 12,152,906
TheGrundfosGroup’sactivitiesliesolelywithinthesegmentofmanufactureandsaleofpumps.
Therefore,netturnoverhasonlybeendividedaccordingtogeographicalmarkets.
Note 2
Staff Costs
TotalGroupPaymentsto
EmployeesandBoard 3,356,848 3.006,087
RetirementBenefitObligation 206,820 177,683
SocialContributions 388,188 358,068
3,951,856 3,541,838
StaffCostsarerecognisedasfollows:
ProductionCosts 2,046,382 1,877,582
ResearchandDevelopmentCosts 370,662 334,749
SalesandDistributionCosts 1,029,366 899,780
AdministrativeCosts 505,446 429,727
3,951,856 3,541,838
Thestaffcostsfortheyearunderreviewinclude
Directors’feestotheBoardoftheFoundationtotalling 2,404 1,536
Average Number of Full-Time Employees 13,112 12,618
Number of Employees, Closing 13,369 12,586
AmountsinDKK1,000
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Note 3
Depreciation and Write-Downs 2005 2004
Depreciation,IntangibleFixedAssets 75,672 64,774
Depreciation,TangibleFixedAssets 731,138 655,350
806,810 720,124
Depreciationandwrite-downsarerecognisedasfollows:
ProductionCosts 577,006 519,937
ResearchandDevelopmentCosts 60,973 54,941
SalesandDistributionCosts 57,716 55,623
AdministrativeCosts 61,730 52,006
AmortisationofGroupGoodwill 49,385 37,617
806,810 720,124
Note 4
Cost of Financing, Net
FinancingCosts (154,903) (164,706)
Total Financing Costs (154,903) (164,706)
InterestIncomefromBonds 4,288 2,424
ValueAdjustmentetc.,fromSecurities 61,992 51,849
OtherInterestIncome 29,829 33,602
Total Financing Income 96,109 87,875
Cost of Financing, Net (58,794) (76,831)
Note 5
Tax on Profit for the Year
CurrentTax 457,970 426,232
DeferredTax 8,050 8,429
DeferredTaxAdjustmentduetochangedRateofTaxation (16,548) 0
AdjustmentrePreviousYears (2,329) 2,790
Tax on Profit for the Year 447,143 437,451
RestatementofRateofTaxationfortheYear:
DanishRateofTaxation 28% 30%
DeviationsinTaxinForeignCompaniesinrelation
toDanishRateofTaxation 4% 2%
Non-TaxableIncomeandNon-DeductibleExpenses 2% 1%
Non-DeductibleWrite-DownsonGoodwill 1% 1%
ReductionofTaxRates (1%) 0%
Other,IncludingAdjustmentsrePreviousYears 2% 2%
Rate of Taxation for the Year 36% 36%
AmountsinDKK1,000
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AmountsinDKK1,000
Note 6
Intangible Fixed Assets
Completed OtherIntang. Dev.
Development Group Fixed Projects
Projects Goodwill Assets inProgress
Acquisition Price
Opening 27,795 718,281 132,728 83,216
Aqc./SaleofActivities 6,458
ExchangeRateAdjustments 6,790 1,990
AdditionsfortheYear 76,211 274,011 9,530 101,004
DisposalsatInitialCost (14,563) (3,497) (76,211)
Closing 104,006 984,519 147,209 108,009
Acc. Depreciation
Opening 2,780 192,251 90,915 0
Aqc./SaleofActivities 4,477
ExchangeRateAdjustments 760 1,129
Deprec./Wr-DownsfortheYear 9,287 49,385 17,000
DepreciationonDisposalsfortheYear (14,563) (3,099)
Closing 12,067 227,833 110,422 0
Book Value 31 Dec. 2005 91,939 756,686 36,787 108,009
Book Value 31 Dec, 2004 25,015 526,030 41,813 83,216
Note 7
Tangible Fixed Assets and Fixed Asset Investments
Land Tech. Other Tang.
and Equipand Technical FixedAssets Assoc. Other
Buildings Mach. Installations inProgress Cos. Securities Receiv.
Acquisition Price
Opening 3,013,967 5,372,609 1,214,309 369,669 19,780 568,135 22,130
Aqc./SaleofActivities 21,704 42,131 9,361 620 6,171
ExchangeRateAdjustments 79,193 74,727 19,780 15,956 1,827 442
AdditionsfortheYear 323,823 543,404 146,358 226,759 283,595 1,489
DisposalsatInitialCost (71,413) (157,014) (105,454) (231,592) (302,378) (11,753)
Closing 3,367,274 5,875,857 1,284,354 381,412 19,780 551,179 18,479
Revaluations
Opening 23,924 0
Exch.RateAdjustments,etc. 326
RevaluationsoftheYear 492
Revaluation(Install.Sold) (2,405)
Closing 21,845 492
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Note 7 (cont.)
Land Tech. Other Tang.
and Equipand Technical FixedAssets Assoc. Other
Buildings Mach. Installations inProgress Cos. Securities Receiv.
Acc. Depreciation
Opening 1,043,681 3,869,936 733,990 0 15,611 1,302 3,323
Aqc./SaleofActivities 4,265 24,062 6,156
ExchangeRateAdjustments 19,269 58,022 7,891 26 66
Deprec./Wr-DownsfortheYear 109,346 456,805 164,987 4,262 1,755 408
DepreciationonDisposals (29,690) (152,727) (84,970) (587) (2,503)
BroughtforwardfromProvisions
reAss.Company (823)
Closing 1,146,871 4,256,098 828,054 0 19,050 2,496 1,294
Book Value 31 Dec. 2005 2,242,248 1,619,759 456,300 381,412 730 548,683 17,677
Book Value 31 Dec, 2004 1,994,210 1,502,673 480,319 369,669 4,169 566,833 18,807
ThecashvalueforlandandbuildingsinDenmarkatthelatesttaxassessmentofrealpropertyamountstoDKK855m(Bookvalue:
DKK619m).
Thebookvalueofcapitalisedleasedfacilitiesasat31December2005amountstoDKK37m(2004:DKK25m).
Themarketvalueofsecuritiesasat31December2005amountstoDKK534m(2004:565m).
Note 8
Inventories 2005 2004
RawMaterialsandConsumables 1,057,840 997,526
WorkinProgress 469,231 406,937
ManufacturesGoodsandGoodsforResale 873,875 828,805
Inventories 2,400,946 2,233,268
Note 9
Deferred Tax/Deferred Tax Assets
Deferredtaxbrokendown:
FixedAssets 218,016 234,204
CurrentAssets (102,927) (51,587)
Provisions (73,465) (68,383)
Creditors 7,124 273
Deficit (6,174) (2,712)
Other 27,941 (23,482)
70,515 88,313
whichhavebeenrecognisedinthebalancesheetas:
DeferredTaxAssets 57,016 42,725
DeferredTax(Liability) 127,531 131,038
AmountsinDKK1,000
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Note 10
Other Provisions
Buy-BackObl.
Liab.under Employee Pension Others
Guarantee Shares Obligations Obligations
Opening 2005 90,506 277,659 288,967 122,739
ExchangeRateAdjustments 5,137 0 5,288 6,936
Acquisitions 6,767 0 10,720 9,299
ProvisionsSpentduringtheYear (3,257) (1,052) (4,501) (14,039)
ProvisionsCarriedBack (4,740) 0 0 (39,440)
ProvisionsfortheYear 9,759 81,929 12,082 47,532
Closing 2005 104,172 358,536 312,556 133,027
Theusualguaranteeonproductssoldcoversaperiodof24months.
Thebuy-backobligationregardingemployeeshareswillinallessentialsonlyariseoncethesettlement
periodsforthesecuritiesinquestionexpire.Thesettlementperiodsexpireasfollows:
2006 29,420
2007 79,815
2008 30,653
2009 98,071
2010 60,014
2011 60,563
Thebuy-backobligationcalculatedatmarketvalueamountstoDKK430m(2004:DKK288m).
NotcalculatedactuariallossesinconnectionwithpensionliabilitiesamounttoDKK51m(2004:DKK26m).
Note 11
Long-term Liabilities 2005 2004
Debtfallingdueaftermorethan1yearbutlessthan5years:
MortgageDebt 151,153 139,550
BankLoans 818,194 862,831
OtherMonetaryCreditors 29,880 88,323
CorporationTax 0 602
Debtfallingdueaftermorethan5years:
MortgageDebt 501,466 535,293
BankLoans 25,366 38,387
DistributionofForeignExchangeandInterestasat31.December2005:
Amounts
Foreign Exchange Interest in DKKm
EUR 3.2% 610
DKK 4.2% 804
GBP 5.7% 71
USD 6.5% 11
Other 5.0% 30
Total 1,526
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Amounts in DKK 1,000
Note 12
Financial Instruments
The Group has entered into foreign exchange and option contracts for hedging purposes, which
on the balance sheet date can be broken down into the following principal items (DKKm):
Deferred
Volume entering
EUR 693 (6)
USD 767 (5)
GBP 407 1
JPY 65 2
Other 75 1
Total 2,007 (7)
As at 31 December 2005, the hedging horizon for the individual currencies is up to a year. Interest
Rate Swaps entered into for hedging purposes at a volume of DKK 1,868m (2004: DKK 2,069m)
shows a loss of DKK 25m (2004: DKK 23m).
Raw material contracts (nickel and copper) entered into for hedging purposes amount to gains of
DKK 62m (2004: DKK 21m).
Note 13
Auditors’ Remuneration 2005 2004
Fees to Deloitte for auditing 12,607 10,960
Fees to Deloitte for other services 9,217 10,217
Note 14
Related Parties
Related parties include the Board of Directors in the Poul Due Jensen Foundation and companies
in which these persons have a controlling interest.
The Group has conducted business with DUBA B8 A/S in which Vice Chairman Niels Due Jensen
has a controlling interest. The Group’s purchases from DUBA B8 A/S amounted to DKK 11m in
2005.
Apart from this, there have been no transactions between the minority shareholders and the
Grundfos Group, except distribution of dividend and payment of salary and Board fee.
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AmountsinDKK1,000
Note 15
Securities, Contingent Liabilities, etc.
TheGrouphasmortgagedpropertyatabookvalueofDKK419mandmachineryandequipmentat
abookvalueofDKK600m,atotalofDKK1,019massecurityforloans,whichonthebalancesheet
date,showoutstandingdebtsofDKK547m.
2005 2004
OperationalLeasingContractsandLeaseObligations
forthecomingyearsamountto 275,746 256,553
Nolegalproceedingsareinprogress,norhaveanyotherclaimsbeenfiledagainsttheGroup,
which,intheGroupManagement’sopinion,mayhaveanyparticularinfluenceontheGroup’s
financialposition.
TheGroupisundernomaterialcontractualobligationstoacquireassets.
Note 16
Reversal of Entries with no Liquidity Effect
Depreciation 806,810 720,124
LiabilitiesunderGuaranteeandOtherProvisions 88,582 65,295
ShareofProfit,AssociatedCompanies 4,262 2,140
IncomefromotherSecuritiesand
Investments,whichareFixedAssets (15,615) (27,910)
CostofFinancing,Net 58,794 76,831
TaxonProfitfortheYear 447,143 437,451
Reversal of Entries with no Liquidity Effect 1,389,976 1,273,931
Note 17
Changes in Working Capital
ChangesinInventories (106,439) (381,857)
ChangesinAccountsReceivable (304,070) (86,986)
ChangesinSuppliers,etc. 303,495 155,517
UnrealisedExchangeRateAdjustments 61,383 (45,406)
Changes in Working Capital (45,631) (358,732)
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AmountsinDKK1,000
Note 18
Acquisition of Companies
AcquisitionsfortheyearincludeAlldos(Germany),Tesla(Italy)andBrisan(SouthAfrica)together
withadjustmentsofpreviousyears’acquisitions.
2005 2004
FixedAssets (41,314) (164,610)
Inventories (61,239) (56,134)
AccountsReceivable (80,815) (51,150)
CashatBankandinHand (16,978) (16,525)
Provisions 26,805 64,559
Long-termLiabilities 9,735 0
Short-termLiabilities 127,927 46,270
Net Assets (35,879) (177,590)
GroupGoodwill (274,011) (76,270)
Acquisition Price (309,890) (253,860)
Ofthis,CashatBankandinHand 16,978 16,525
Cash Acquisition Price (292,912) (237,335)
Note 19
Cash at Bank and in Hand, Opening
CashatBankandinHand 1,119,919 1,215,817
UnrealisedExchangeRateAdjustments 26,340 (2,780)
Cash at Bank and in Hand, Opening 1,146,259 1,213,037
Note 20
Cash at Bank and in Hand, Closing
Securities 394,715 482,471
CashatBankandinHand 822,011 637,448
Cash at Bank and in Hand, Closing 1,216,726 1,119,919
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Profit and Loss Account for the Poul Due Jensen Foundation1 January - �1 December 200�AmountsinDKK1,000
Note 2005 2004
AdministrativeCosts 1 (1,961) (351)
IncomefromInvestmentsin
AssociatedCompanybeforeTax 1,112,374 1,045,858
PremiumfromSaleofShares 55,708 95,820
ProvisionforBuy-BackofEmployeeShares (80,279) (72,327)
InterestIncome 2 7,207 5,243
FinancingCosts 3 (3,482) (3,562)
Profit before Tax 1,089,567 1,070,681
TaxonProfitfortheYear 4 (388,179) (379,933)
Profit for the Year 701,388 690,748
Proposed Profit Appropriation
Distribution 790 1,000
BroughtForwardtoRevaluation
ReserveundertheEquityMethod 708,579 641,049
RetainedEarnings (7,981) 48,699
701,388 690,748
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Balance Sheet for the Poul Due Jensen FoundationAmountsinDKK1,000
Assets
Note 2005 2004
Fixed Assets
Fixed Asset Investments
InvestmentinAssociatedCompany 6,092,880 5,242,930
AccountsReceivablefromAssociatedCompany 63,138 67,114
Securities 70 70
Total Fixed Assets 5 6,156,088 5,310,114
Current Assets
Accounts Receivable
AccountsReceivablefromAssociatedCompanies 255,007 178,074
DeferredTaxReceivable 1,057 0
AccountsReceivable,CorporationTax 2,236 4,204
258,300 182,278
Cash at Bank and in Hand 233 4
Total Current Assets 258,533 182,282
Total Assets 6,414,621 5,492,396
Liabilities
Equity Capital
RegisteredCapital 505,000 505,000
RevaluationReserveundertheEquityMethod 5,448,665 4,596,637
CapitalAvailable 40,718 48,699
5,994,383 5,150,336
Provisions
DeferredTax 4 0 633
Buy-BackObligationofEmployeeShares 350,465 270,186
350,465 270,819
Long-term Liabilities
MortgageDebt 6 63,138 67,114
63,138 67,114
Short-term Liabilities
BankOverdraftsandLoans 3,976 3,799
DebtstoAssociatedCompanies 1,268 0
OtherLiabilities 1,391 328
6,635 4,127
Total Liabilities 6,414,621 5,492,396
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Equity Capital for the Poul Due Jensen Foundation1 January - �1 December 200�AmountsinDKK1,000
Reserve Capital- Total
Equity Avail- Equity
RegisteredCapital Method able Capital
Equity Capital, Opening 2004 505,000 4,131,712 0 4,636,712
ChangesinAccountingPolicies (96,396) (96,396)
Corrected Opening 505,000 4,035,316 0 4,540,316
ProfitfortheYear 641,049 48,699 689,748
ExchangeRateAdjustmentsSubsidiaryCompanies,etc. (47,106) (47,106)
RevaluationofHedgingInstruments,Opening (99,195) (99,195)
RevaluationofHedgingInstruments,Closing 54,662 54,662
TaxonEquityItems 9,598 9,598
ChangesinMinorityInterests 2,313 2,313
Equity Capital, Closing 2004 505,000 4,596,637 48,699 5,150,336
ProfitfortheYear 708,579 (7,981) 700,598
ExchangeRateAdjustments,SubsidiaryCompanies,etc. 151,815 151,815
RevaluationofHedgingInstruments,Opening (54,662) (54,662)
RevaluationofHedgingInstruments,Closing 38,692 38,692
TaxonEquityItems 8,401 8,401
ChangesinMinorityInterests (797) (797)
Equity Capital, Closing 2005 505,000 5,448,665 40,718 5,994,383
Registeredcapitalforthe4previousyearshasbeenincreasedwhenbroughtforwardfromcapitalavailable:
Opening,year Increase Newbalance
2001 390,000 115,000 505,000
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Notes to the Accounts of the Poul Due Jensen Foundation
AmountsinDKK1,000
Note 1
Administrative Costs 2005 2004
Including:
BoardFees 500 189
FeestoDeloitteforauditing 35 34
FeestoDeloitteforotherservices 126 86
Note 2
Interest Income
InterestincomefromassociatedcompaniesamountstoDKK7,207thousandagainst
DKK4,975thousandin2004.
Note 3
Financing Costs
FinancingcoststoassociatedcompaniesamounttoDKK0thousandagainstDKK0in2004.
Note 4
Tax on Profit for the Year
TaxinAssociatedCompanies 380,299 381,106
CurrentTax 9,570 692
DeferredTax (1,690) (1,865)
Tax on Profit for the Year 388,179 379,933
Deferredtaxrelatestoprovisions.
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AmountsinDKK1,000
Note 5
Fixed Asset Investments
Investmentin AccountsReceivable
Associated fromAssociated
Company Company Securities
Acquisition Price
Opening 550,279 67,114 70
AdditionsfortheYear 1,207
DisposalsatInitialCost (3,285) (3,976)
Closing 548,201 63,138 70
Revaluations
Opening 4,789,627 0 0
ChangesinAccountingPolicies (96,976)
ProfitfortheYear 732,075
DividendReceived (23,496)
ExchangeRateAdjustments 151,815
OtherAdjustments (8,366)
Closing 5,544,679 0 0
Book Value 31 Dec. 2005 6,092,880 63,138 70
Book Value 31 Dec. 2004 5,242,930 67,114 70
ThebookvalueofinvestmentinassociatedcompanyincludesgoodwillamountingtoDKK75,791
thousandagainstDKK80,532thousandin2004.
Note 6
Long-term Liabilities 2005 2004
Amountsfallingdueafter5years:
MortgageDebt 45,301 50,068
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Consolidated Profit and Loss Statement in Euros1 January - �1 December 200�AmountsinEUR1,000
2005 2004
NetTurnover 1,801,435 1,633,741
ProductionCosts (1,107,395) (990,405)
ResearchandDevelopmentCosts (65,594) (65,123)
Gross Profit 628,446 578,213
SalesandDistributionCosts (300,788) (273,019)
AdministrativeCosts (139,456) (121,616)
AmortisationofGroupGoodwill (6,628) (5,057)
Operating Profit 181,574 178,521
OtherOperatingExpenses (6,874) (6,088)
ShareofProfit,AssociatedCompanies (572) (288)
IncomefromFinancialFixedAssets 2,096 3,752
CostofFinancing,Net (7,891) (10,329)
Profit before Tax 168,333 165,568
TaxonProfitfortheYear (60,015) (58,807)
Consolidated Profit after Tax 108,318 106,761
MinorityShareholders’Shareof
ProfitsinSubsidiaries (14,284) (14,037)
Profit for the Year 94,034 92,724
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Grundfos in brief
Water provides life to people, animals and plants, and isanecessity inorderfor industrytoproduce.Water isveryusefulwhenheatingandcoolingbuildings,andisalsousedto drain off waste products. Anywhere, where water is acoveted resource or needs to be drained away, Grundfosplaysacentralrole.
Ourrangeofefficientandreliablepumpsolutionsiscon-tinuouslybeingexpanded.Extensiveknow-howandinten-siveresearchandproductdevelopmentallowustodevelopnew, trend-setting products which meet ever-increasingrequirementsmadebycustomersandsocietyat largeforimproved energy efficiency and a reduced impact on theenvironment.
Inadditiontopumpsandpumpsystems,Grundfosdevel-ops,manufacturesandsellsenergy-efficientelectromotorsandsophisticatedelectronics.Oncetheelectronicsarebuiltinto the pumps they become ”intelligent”, i.e. capable ofassessingthecurrentneedforwaterandadapttheirper-formanceaccordingly-allofwhichresultsinasignificantreductioninenergyconsumption.
Atallstagesofproduction,qualityneedstobecontrolledeffectivelyaswehaveahighdegreeofourownproduction.Also,productioncontrolensuresahighproductivitywhileatthesametimeenablesustotakeboththeexternalenvi-ronmentandtheworkingenvironmentintoconsideration.
With their knowledge and commitment, the employeesare the most important resource in the Grundfos Group.
Therefore,theGroupaimstooffertheemployeesfurthertrainingandtocreatean inspiringenvironmentthatpro-motesthedevelopmentofnewproductswithanincreasedutilityvalueandhighqualityforthecustomers.Inaworldcharacterisedbyfrequentchangesintheglobaleconomy,theGroup’sglobalnatureisourcustomer’sguar-anteeforcontinuousandeasyaccesstopumps,sparepartsand service. Therefore, the Grundfos Group constantlyexpands its network of sales and service companies inEurope,America,theMiddleEast,AustraliaandAsia.Highreliability of supply and the possibility of adapting thepumpsolutionstolocalrequirementsareensuredthroughdecentralisedproduction.
As a globally responsible company, Grundfos stronglyemphasise the importance of being in harmony with theenvironment.Allovertheworld,wearestrivingtocreateandstrengthenlastingtieswithemployeesandpartnersaswellasthecommunitiesinwhichweoperate.
The Grundfos Group is owned by the Poul Due JensenFoundation,whoseprimarypurpose istoexpandandde-veloptheGroup.ReinvestmentofownfundsmaintainstheGrundfosGroupasanindependentcompany.
For further information about Grundfos, please visit ourwebsiteat:http://www.grundfos.com.
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Being responsible is our foundationThinking ahead makes it possible
Innovation is the essence
Group Annual Report 2005
The Grundfos Group and the Poul Due Jensen FoundationThe Grundfos Group
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Historical milestones for the Grundfos Group
Poul Due Jensen establishes Grundfos.
The launch of the fi rst circulator pump marks the begin-
ning of a completely new era.
With the establishment of a pump factory in Germany,
Grundfos opens a company outside Denmark for the
fi rst time.
With an annual production of 34,000 pumps, Poul Due
Jensen sees his vision of mass production come true.
Poul Due Jensen transfers his ownership of the Grund-
fos Group to the Poul Due Jensen Foundation.
Poul Due Jensen dies, and Niels Due Jensen takes over as
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The fi rst Group Management with Niels Due Jensen as
Group President.
The Grundfos Group comprises 15 companies employ-
ing 5,000 staff. The annual turnover exceeds 2 billion
Danish kroner.
Grundfos inaugurates the Technology Centre, which
engages in research in new materials and processes,
and designs and manufactures new machines and tools.
Grundfos inaugurates the Development Centre.
Inauguration of the Poul Due Jensen Academy. With the
Academy, the Group’s massive investments in product
development and branding receive whole-hearted
support in the form of investments in training within
sales/marketing and service, among others.
Niels Due Jensen leaves the position as Group President
to Jens Jørgen Madsen.
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Milestones in 2005
1 January: Grundfos takes over the German dosing pump group Alldos.
1 January: Grundfos takes over Italian manufacturer of submersible-pump motors Tesla.
4 January: The Grundfos Group donates DKK 4 million to the parts of Asia that were struck by the Tsunami, and DKK 1 million to the Danish Red Cross.
6 February: Grundfos signs a two-year sponsorship agreement with the Danish Badminton Federation.
14 March: Grundfos and Europump launch new energy-labelling scheme for circulator pumps.
15 March: Grundfos introduces the world’s fi rst A-labelled circulator pump, Alpha Pro, and the world’s fi rst B-labelled standard circulator pump.
25 March: Opening of new factory in Chennai, India.
2 May: Grundfos marks its 60th Jubilee for all employees of the Group and business associates in Denmark.
13-16 May: Almost 700 employees from 50 countries compete in the Grundfos Olympics in Denmark.
26 May: Opening of a new factory in Russia.
6 June: French company Nexans Winding Wires is honoured with the Grundfos Supplier Award.
1 July: Opening of a sales company in Johannesburg, South Africa.
1 September: Expansion of the Hungarian factory is opened.
23 September: Opening of a new sales company with assembly facilities, outside Istanbul, Turkey.
25 October: Opening of a new distribution centre in France.
1 November: Grundfos takes over South African pump manufacturer Brisan Turbo (Pty) Ltd.
21 November: Opening of a new factory in Suzhou, China.
5-18 December: Grundfos is the main sponsor of the Women’s World Handball Championship in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Grundfos introduces the world’s fi rst A-labelled circulator pump, Alpha Pro, and the world’s fi rst B-labelled standard circulator pump.
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