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FRODE LAURSEN ACQUIRED
NEW COMPANIES AND
GOT GOOD CUSTOMERS
IN THE PROCESS
Over the years, Frode Laursen has acquired a
number of smaller and larger companies, which
have been taken over 100 per cent and integrated into the ordinary business.
“What almost all of those we acquired
had in common was that they had at least one
customer we wanted to have for ourselves.
We chased the contract,” says Thorkil Andersen.
Gunnar Henriksen A/S is a good example of
this strategy. A few weeks before the company’s
50th anniversary in 1998, Frode Laursen bought
the haulage company Gunnar Henriksen and
bagged a big customer in the process.
“They drove for Rockwool, who then
became our customer. They also transported
other types of building materials, so it developed into an important business area that we
still work with today.”
Gunnar Henriksen was Frode Laursen’s first
major acquisition. Previously, it had purchased
small hauliers with two or three trucks, but now
there was suddenly a company that could add
DKK 100 million in turnover.
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THE THREE SISTERS
For three of the companies, the solution was
different. What Skanol A/S, Agri-Norcold A/S
and Kaj Madsen Fjelstrup A/S have in common
is that they are 50 per cent owned by the holding company TA Logistics, while different partners own the other half. Aer the acquisition,
they have remained independent companies.
In 2001, the company acquired 50 per cent
of Skanol, which transports hazardous goods
in tankers. The seller was Hydro Texaco’s subsidiary Skandinavisk Olietransport A/S. Hydro
Texaco retained and continues to own half of
Skanol.
TA Logistics became co-owner of Agri-Norcold in 2012. The sellers were Tican A/S and
Mejeriforeningen – the Danish Dairy Board. The
company’s third shareholder was Danish Crown
A/S, which still owns 50 per cent of Agri-Norcold.
Agri-Norcold deals with the freezing,
handling, and storage of frozen food for the
food industry in Denmark and currently has 10
frozen goods terminals.
FRoDe LAURsen AcQUIReD neW coMPAnIes AnD Got GooD cUstoMeRs In tHe PRocess