2008 has been characterised by a number of significant events. In January 2008, the company changed its name from Birch & Krogboe A/S to ALECTIA A/S. In the same month, a new SAP IT company system was put into service to manage finances, HR and projects. In April, ALECTIA opened a new office for 150 employees at Viby Torv in the city of Århus, Denmark. In the month of August, ALECTIA then acquired its first company abroad, the UK-based Penborn Technical Services Ltd., a consulting engineering company focusing primarily on breweries and dairies. This acquisition is the sixth acquisition since October 2005.
”We are very pleased that we have met our objective of profitable growth for yet another year and at the same time completed a name change, put a new SAP finance, HR and project management system into service, and acquired and integrated an English engineering company”, says Managing Director, Ingelise Bogason.
”During the first 3 quarters of 2008 we have had a high level of activity. We did not feel the international crisis until the last month of the year. Because of our strategy in terms of focusing on selected industries and clients, I think that we can get through 2009 in one piece with a moderate increase in revenue. I 2009 we will continue to focus on the acquisition of new companies which can contribute to a profitable growth. 2009 started with the acquisition of Maersk Construction, the building consulting services from Lindø Byg A/S”, concludes Ingelise Bogason.
Facts:
On 15 January 2008 Birch & Krogboe A/S changed its name to ALECTIA A/S. At the same time the subsidiaries Byggeriets Arbejdsmiljø and JobLiv Danmark changed their name to ALECTIA People, and Dansk Arbejdsmiljø and JobLiv Consult changed their name to ALECTIA People Consult. 1 August 2008 Penborn Technical Services Ltd. was acquired and immediately changed its name to ALECTIA Ltd.
Key figures of the annual accounts of the ALECTIA group for 2008 are shown above.
Compared to 2007, the group has achieved a revenue growth of 18% and operating profit has increased by 26%.
For additional information please contact:
Managing director Ingelise Bogason, ALECTIA, tel. +45 88 191 500, mobile +45 51 285 555