01.11.2011

Skako sells Denka

Skako has completed the sale of the Denka trailer lift business which is moving back to its orignal Holbæk facility.

15 ex-employees from the Holbæk area have transferred to the new company. Denka Lift Denmark A/S, which is owned by four investors including the new chief executive Søren Audon, Michael Johansen and Torben Christensen
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Søren Audon

Lars Bugge, chairman of Skako Lift, which sold the Falcon spider business at the end of August, said: “I am pleased that the Denka production will be continued in Denmark and in Holbæk in the very same facilities where the company has been for decades. The conclusion of the contract took a longer time than expected at the signing of the conditional agreement on 16th March. We are pleased that the future of the Denka Trailer lift products has now been settled and that the purchasers have a thorough knowledge of both products and markets".
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The original Denka plant in Holbæk

The materials, tooling and inventory has all arrived at the Holbæk site from Odense and been unpacked, ready to restart production tomorrow – November 2nd.
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Denka moving back into the iconic assembly building at Holbæk

The first new units – Denka Juniors followed by DK18s will be completed in early to mid-December. A number of new models and improvements are also planned for the New Year.
Click here to see Skako sells Falcon
The deal was completed last month but the news somehow escaped us, until now.