Today, Jesper Lok assumes the position of Group CEO at ALLIANCE+, which has grown swiftly since the foundation in 2009 to become a leading Scandinavian Facility Service Group with activities in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Jesper Lok was trained in shipping and holds an MBA from Nova Southeastern University as well as continued education at [...]
As part of Configit's future growth strategy, they are increasing their focus on the strategic projects for growth and transformation, and are therefore looking for a Strategic Project Management Officer to secure effective implementation going forward. Read more about the exciting position here: Configit SPMO Job Posting
PWT Group continued their prosperity during the financial year 2015/16 with a significant improvement in EBITDA, opening of new stores, and a slight increase in revenue. The progress was driven by efforts to optimize the sales network, strengthen the sales organization, and provide customers with even better experiences across all PWT's brands. Please see the attached press release [...]
HTCs latest product within floor grinders, DURATIQ™, launched in September 2016, was last week presented at the World of Concrete exhibition in Las Vegas. Both the management from HTC and people from Polaris were there to present the new product. More information on DURATIQ™ below. The totally newly-developed floor grinder, DURATIQ™, is available in two grinding widths, 600 [...]
Compass Group Denmark and Det Danske Madhus have entered into an agreement for Compass Group Denmark to divest its business, Din Private Kok, to Det Danske Madhus. The transaction includes all activities, customer contracts, employees and facilities relating to this part of their Danish business. Activities in Din Private Kok are expected to be transferred [...]
In May 2017, Mols-Linien will expand its fleet with another fast-ferry, which will be sailing on the route between Aarhus and Odden in Kattegat. The new ferry, KatExpress 3, will increase the number of daily departures between the two cities to 30. With the extra number of departures follow an extra need for hands, resulting [...]
With Polaris as its owner since 2011, Avanti Wind Systems has proven the company’s position as the undisputed global market leader within service lifts as well as ladder and safety systems for the wind turbine industry. Avanti has doubled revenue and expanded its global sales and production platform during the period, and as of today, [...]
On Friday, November 18, Polaris hosted the annual alumni event for all current and previous members of the Polaris family. It was a great opportunity to meet with old colleagues, some collegial relationships dating back as long as 15 years. The content input for the afternoon session was provided by Martin Welna who moved on from Polaris [...]
Polaris recently sponsored Team Rynkeby 2016. In total more than DKK 65m were collected in five Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Faroe Islands) to finance the life-saving research in curing children with cancer. See sponsor certificate (støttebevis) below: Danish (click here)
As part of the Polaris Excellence Model, Polaris hosted a quarterly workshop for all portfolio companies on Wednesday, November 9th. All attendants participated in the full-day event focusing on Sales Excellence where external speakers from Widex, DSV and PA Consulting shared valuable insights on the matter. The participants had a chance to thoroughly work with the topic during the scheduled breakout sessions as well [...]