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1926-1969

1926:	Carl Bro, a shopkeeper’s son from
	Fur, is born.
1952:	Carl Bro graduates from DTU as a
	civil engineer and is employed by engineering company Crone & Koch after completing his national service.
1957:	Carl Bro establishes ‘Hvidovre
	Ingeniørforretning’ at his home, working for FDB.
1959:	The ‘kitchen table work’ ends and
	Carl Bro sets up in three small leased rooms in Holbergsgade. The first full-time employee begins work, and the company is founded.
1962:	The company purchases a disused maternity home in Glostrup
	and moves in with 35 employees. Beds are replaced with desks, and the delivery room becomes a canteen. FDB and Andelsbevægelsen via the architect’s office are the firm’s largest, and pretty much only, customer. The Jutland office in Århus opens.
1968:	The company enters into a partnership with the English
	consultancy engineering company Rougton & Partners for joint operation of their East Africa offices.

1970-1989

1970: Flexitime is introduced, creating a

media storm.

1972: Noteworthy assignments include

northern Europe’s tallest silo (86 m) in Esbjerg and The General Workers’ Union’s new head office in Nyropsgade.

1975: The company wins the contract for

Aalborg Universitetscenter along with architects Dahl og Lindhardtsen.

1977: One of our assignments is planning and inspection for

construction of a holiday village for 26,000 inhabitants on the Caspian Sea.

1980: The company now has 125 shareholders and 500 employees.

Carl Bro Gruppen becomes the first player in the industry to be awarded the King Frederik 9th Medal for meritorious contribution to Danish export.

1983: Carl Bro Gruppen’s subsidiaries in the Copenhagen area are

brought together in the current premises in Granskoven.

1985: The company hands over Maribo Rådhus, HT’s office in

Toftegårds Plads and starts pollution surveys in the Østre Gasværk area.

1986: Carl Bro retires as managing director, but continues as

chairman of the board. There are now 770 employees. The company opens a office in Nuuk, Greenland.

1987: The company now has 960 employees. The company takes

over Bayer & Aagaard Aps and Nordisk Material Kontrol A/S.

1988: Carl Bro Group Limited is formed, with its head office in

Leeds, and Carl Bro Gruppen becomes Denmark’s largest engineering company.Carl Bro Group Limited bliver dannet med hovedsæde i Leeds,

1990 - 2008

1990: Carl Bro Gruppen takes over a number of companies and now has

1800 employees. Andelsbanken’s Initiative Prize 1990 goes to Carl Bro Gruppen.

1991: Generational change. Carl Bro leaves

the company and the post of chairman of the board.

1992: The company consists of almost 30

companies.

1993: The company now has 2300

employees, activities in more than 50 countries and a turnover of more than DKK 1 billion. The acquisition of companies continues.

1995: Carl Bro Gruppen’s business concept and basic values are introduced.

1996: Carl Bro Gruppen’s intranet is established, and all employees

are given a PC workstation. The company gains a new board/management, and the numerous companies are merged into one large company with a common name and logo.

1997: The ‘Intelligent Solutions’ brand is introduced.

1998: The first Knowledge Accounts are published.

2001: The company’s new majority shareholder, Bure Equity, is Swedish.

2002: The company merges with Sycon, Sweden, and now has 3000

employees.

2003: Carl Bro Gruppen gets a new Mission, Vision and Values. The

structure of Carl Bro Gruppen is simplified. Focus is on the company’s core business, and all activities outside the core business are wound up. The number of employees is reduced to 2500.

2004: Noteworthy assignments include: Copenhagen Central Railway

Station, DR BYEN, Citybanan in Stockholm and 5-year contracts with huge water utilities in the UK/Ireland.

2006: Carl Bro Gruppen is purchased by the Dutch company

Grontmij and becomes part of Europe’s fifth-largest consultancy engineering company. The company now has 7,000 employees.

2007: Carl Bro Gruppen changes its name to Grontmij | Carl Bro to

mark the change of ownership.

2011: Grontmij | Carl Bro changes its name to Grontmij A/S

Contact

Christian Malling
Director Communications
+45 4348 4454

1970:	Flexitime is introduced, creating a
	media storm.
1972:	Noteworthy assignments include
	northern Europe’s tallest silo (86 m) in Esbjerg and The General Workers’ Union’s new head office in Nyropsgade.
1975:	The company wins the contract for
	Aalborg Universitetscenter along with architects Dahl og Lindhardtsen.
1977:	One of our assignments is planning and inspection for
	construction of a holiday village for 26,000 inhabitants on the Caspian Sea.
1980:	The company now has 125 shareholders and 500 employees.
	Carl Bro Gruppen becomes the first player in the industry to be awarded the King Frederik 9th Medal for meritorious contribution to Danish export.
1983:	Carl Bro Gruppen’s subsidiaries in the Copenhagen area are
	brought together in the current premises in Granskoven.
1985:	The company hands over Maribo Rådhus, HT’s office in
	Toftegårds Plads and starts pollution surveys in the Østre Gasværk area.
1986:	Carl Bro retires as managing director, but continues as
	chairman of the board. There are now 770 employees. The company opens a office in Nuuk, Greenland.
1987:	The company now has 960 employees. The company takes
	over Bayer & Aagaard Aps and Nordisk Material Kontrol A/S.
1988:	Carl Bro Group Limited is formed, with its head office in
	Leeds, and Carl Bro Gruppen becomes Denmark’s largest engineering company.Carl Bro Group Limited bliver dannet med hovedsæde i Leeds,

1990:	Carl Bro Gruppen takes over a number of companies and now has
	1800 employees. Andelsbanken’s Initiative Prize 1990 goes to Carl Bro Gruppen.
1991:	Generational change. Carl Bro leaves
	the company and the post of chairman of the board.
1992:	The company consists of almost 30
	companies.
1993:	The company now has 2300
	employees, activities in more than 50 countries and a turnover of more than DKK 1 billion. The acquisition of companies continues.
1995:	Carl Bro Gruppen’s business concept and basic values are introduced.
1996:	Carl Bro Gruppen’s intranet is established, and all employees
	are given a PC workstation. The company gains a new board/management, and the numerous companies are merged into one large company with a common name and logo.
1997:	The ‘Intelligent Solutions’ brand is introduced.
1998:	The first Knowledge Accounts are published.
2001:	The company’s new majority shareholder, Bure Equity, is Swedish.
2002:	The company merges with Sycon, Sweden, and now has 3000
	employees.
2003:	Carl Bro Gruppen gets a new Mission, Vision and Values. The
	structure of Carl Bro Gruppen is simplified. Focus is on the company’s core business, and all activities outside the core business are wound up. The number of employees is reduced to 2500.
2004:	Noteworthy assignments include: Copenhagen Central Railway
	Station, DR BYEN, Citybanan in Stockholm and 5-year contracts with huge water utilities in the UK/Ireland.
2006:	Carl Bro Gruppen is purchased by the Dutch company
	Grontmij and becomes part of Europe’s fifth-largest consultancy engineering company. The company now has 7,000 employees.
2007:	Carl Bro Gruppen changes its name to Grontmij \| Carl Bro to
	mark the change of ownership.
2011:	Grontmij \| Carl Bro changes its name to Grontmij A/S

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History

1926-1969

1970-1989

1990 - 2008

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