Danish Hardwood is now part of HD Silva
We are pleased to inform you that as of January 1st 2023 Danish Hardwood is part of HedeDanmark Group.
On 1 October 2024, all business units under Hedeselskabet changed their name to Dalgas. This applies to HedeDanmark, HD 2412, HD NordicTrees, HD Silva, HD BioRec, HD Forest, HD Forest Germany, HD Seed, and HD LogSystems.
All former employees at Danish Hardwood is joining HedeDanmark’s large organization and will be part ofthe hardwood export division, HD Silva.
HedeDanmark is one of Denmark's largest log producers, and the acquisition of Danish Hardwood will significantly strengthen HedeDanmark's competitiveness.
"We have had a very good working relationship with Danish Hardwood for a long time supplying them logs. We are very pleased that we have been given the opportunity to take over the company. In this way we are strengthening our log business with the direct sales channel to the Far East.
Steen Vincens Riber
Director of the forest division of HedeDanmark a/s
Danish Hardwood Managing Director Jens Schou Hansen has been part of the company since 1984 and, together with all the remaining employees, is moving to HedeDanmark's premises in Sorø, which is less than 15 kilometers from the current location in Ugerløse.
- HedeDanmark has been one of our closest business partners for a number of years, so it is not an unknown company that we now belong to. The merger between the two companies makes a lot of sense, not least in the competitive market in which we operate. I look forward to continuing our business in the Far East and expanding the market in Europe together with the new forces that are now joining, says Jens Schou Hansen.
HedeDanmark is today one of Denmark’s largest suppliers of raw timber, and with the acquisition of Danish Hardwood, HedeDanmark is significantly strengthened in the tight competition
- We are naturally very pleased that all the skilled employees are continuing, so suppliers and customers will still meet the same contact persons and experience high service and a professional approach to trading raw timber. The acquisition will give us greater purchasing power, and we will be professionally enhanced in the handling and sale of timber in the container market. This will make us much more attractive to Danish forest owners and could serve as a bridgehead in our pursuit of new partners in other European countries, says Steen Vincens Riber.
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