Alectia A/S is a Danish

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company with approx. 700 employees (2014) and an annual turnover in 2014 of 623 million DKK. The company is owned entirely by the Alectia-Foundation. Alectia is headquartered in

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with regional offices in

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Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2025, the city proper had a population of 185,480 while Odense Municipality had a population of 210, ...

and

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. In addition, the company has an office in Ascot (UK), and possesses a number of companies outside Denmark. Alectia is a member of the Danish Association of Consulting

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(FRI).

Strategy

Over the years Alectia has developed from a classic engineering company to a knowledge-based company with specialised competences within process

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, occupational

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, business consulting,

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and environment.

History

Under the name Birch & Krogboe the company was founded in 1912 as the first consulting engineering company in Denmark. The founders were the two engineers Ludvig Birch and Jacob O. Pedersen Krogboe. In the early years the company dealt primarily with the construction of

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s and residential buildings, including Gentofte Hospital and

Rigshospitalet Rigshospitalet (meaning ''the National'', ''State'', ''Kingdom'' or ''Hospital of the Realm'', but not usually translated) is the largest public and teaching hospital in Copenhagen and the most highly specialised hospital in Denmark. The hospital ...

. Today, Alectia participates in the building projects Urban Mediaspace and Navitas Park, in Aarhus, Odense Research and Knowledge Park and Copenhagen Bio Science Park (COBIS).Projects
/ref> In 2008, the company changed its name to Alectia. This was part of a strategic acquisitions process, which took place primarily in Denmark: * 2005: Danbrew * 2006: Dansk Arbejdsmiljø and Byggeriets Arbejdsmiljøcenter Danmark * 2007: Jobliv Danmark, Watertech and MA Project * 2008: Penborn Technical Services (UK) * 2009: Maersk Construction and Tano FoodCon Group * 2011: Logisys and Healthy Company

References

{{reflist Engineering companies of Denmark Construction and civil engineering companies of Denmark Companies based in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1912 Consulting firms established in 1912 Danish companies established in 1912