SEA TOWN:An honored North Jutland company with a long history behind it has made a big decision.
A new Polish factory will accommodate a large part of the production that has so far taken place under domestic skies. The big question now is how many Danish jobs it will cost.
According to TV 2 Nord’s information, the Sæby company Skiold A/S plans to move part of its activities to Poland with effect from next year.
Since 1877, Skiold has belonged to Sæby, where the company was established as “Sæby Jernstøberi og Maskinværksted”. Skiold is today a sub-supplier to the agricultural sector over most of the world – and works, among other things, with the development and production of both machines and complete automated systems.
Nordjyske has contacted Søren Overgaard, who until now has been Skiold’s managing director. He states this in a text message:
“I have resigned from my position at Skiold and will therefore refer you to Jørn Mørkeberg Nielsen, who is interim manager of Skiold”.
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Søren Overgaard informs Nordjyske that he has resigned as director of Skiold. Archive photo: Bente Poder
In addition to now being appointed as temporary manager, Jørn Mørkeberg Nielsen is also a board member of Skiold A/S.
Nordjyske has so far been unsuccessful in getting a comment from Jørn Mørkeberg Nielsen.
Three Danish locations are threatened
The new Polish factory will reportedly be 24,000 square meters, and in that space they will gather production from three Danish locations – Ølgod, Bur and Sæby.
In Bur, 45 men will lose their jobs when that part of the production moves to Poland. To Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer, the factory manager in Bur, Tom Bach Nielsen, says this regarding the relocation:
– We have all noticed that there is a big decline in pig production, and it also affects us. Skiold has three production units, and that is far too many. Therefore, it has been decided to gather them in Poland, where wages are lower. That is the simple and honest explanation, says Tom Bach Nielsen.
There are currently around 40 employees in production in Sæby, where, among other things, equipment and technology solutions for the agricultural sector are produced. According to TV2 Nord’s information, the administration or parts of it must continue to have an address in Sæby, which is the head office of Skiold A/S in Denmark.
According to Nordjyske’s information, the employees have been informed regarding the changes at a joint meeting.
In 2021, Skiold A/S delivered a profit of DKK 18.5 million, and the company has equity of DKK 166 million. In the latest annual accounts, it was stated that there are 816 employees in the group.
Skiold A/S is owned by the capital fund Solix Group and has subsidiaries in ten countries.
About Skiold
Skiold is a Danish-owned company that was established in 1877 as “Sæby Jernstøberi og Maskinværksted”.
Skiold is a sub-supplier for the agricultural sector over most of the world – and works with the development and production of machines as well as the design of complete plants and solutions within several different business areas. The business areas cover, among other things, poultry equipment as well as complete pig houses and cattle houses. In addition, feed and seed producers all over the world use the company’s grain, seed cleaning and sorting machines. Skiold also offers solutions for grain storage and handling. Most recently, Skiold has also started to offer products within aquaculture.
The owner is the capital fund Solix Group, which in 2017 bought the majority of the company from the Hougaard family. The Hougaard family had run the company since 1927 – but for a price of around half a billion kroner they gave up 90 percent of Skiold.
The headquarters is in Sæby, but there are subsidiaries in ten different countries – and the export share is 90 percent.
According to the annual report for 2021, there were 816 employees in the company.
You can read more at www.skiold.dk
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