Playfully logical. Like two hands that join in a warm handshake. Hands whose fingers stretch out into the city, nature and, well, life. This is the ideology behind the winning project proposal in the competition to create the world’s best children’s hospital on a 12,000 m2 plot near Rigshospitalet, the national hospital in Copenhagen. The
Nationwide improvements in the hospital service in Denmark are well underway. Currently, 44 separate construction projects are in progress at an overall cost of almost €7bn to build completely new super hospitals and renovate existing ones. The British governmental agency for international trade is making a special effort to stimulate the interest of UK companies
Over the next four years (2017-2020) more than 5,400 municipal building and construction projects will become a reality. Denmark’s 98 municipalities will invest almost €10bn, mainly for new schools and educational institutions, but also within culture, sport, leisure and health care. About €1bn euro will also be spent on new civil engineering projects annually. The local
With the opening of Copenhagen University Hospital’s new neurorehabilitation centre in Glostrup, patients with brain damage can expect a greatly improved chance to return to an active life after a stroke or accident. To be located in eastern Denmark at a cost of €80m, the new centre will provide the framework for the best care,
BaneDanmark is a state-owned company that is responsible for most of the Danish rail network in terms of the construction of new lines, the maintenance of existing rails, and traffic control. In the next two to four years, two major programmes involving electrification and signalling will require an investment of at least €288m. And depending
15 trade tenders for the new psychiatric hospital in Roskilde have now been made public. Companies wishing to prequalify for tendering must do so before 28 July 2017. The building site will be established in March 2018, with project delivery in early 2021. Forensic psychiatry takes a major step forward in defining treatment and providing
The prequalification and procurement process is already underway. But there is still room for suppliers and subcontractors eager to play a role in creating the new light rail traffic system covering 11 municipalities and servicing 13 million passengers annually. The general procurement process for the new light rail system in Greater Copenhagen is well underway
Denmark and Germany are planning to build the world’s longest immersed tunnel, allowing rail and road traffic to cross the Fehmarnbelt in less than 10 minutes. Public hearings ended two weeks ahead of schedule in mid-July, bringing the project that much closer. The €8-9bn link between Continental Europe and Scandinavia is expected to enter the
During the last 4 years, the Danish construction sector has realised projects equivalent to an overall contract sum of more than €42b. In other words, Denmark is one of the most interesting countries in Northern Europe for construction companies that are looking to extend and consolidate their business. The newsletter “Building Site Denmark” updates foreign
Since 2012, the Danish building and construction sector has realised projects equivalent to an overall contract sum of no less than €43b, and foreign businesses have good opportunities of expanding their activities in Northern Europe and improving their financial results. From 2008 to 2012, the majority of the western world experienced a financial recession. The
