Creating value through long-term business development within building-related activities.
Business strategy
Monberg & Thorsen is exercising active and significant influence on strategy, acquisition activities, management and finance within its business areas. It is doing so through representation on the Supervisory Boards of the Group companies and by setting financiel requirements and objectives. The parent company's functions are taken care of by a small organisation.
The core areas are characterised by a strong market position in their respective sectors. Acquisitions will be made in related sectors only if this can be done on particularly favourable terms.
- Dyrup
The strategic objective is for Dyrup to strengthen its market positions within wood care in general and within paints especially in Denmark and Portugal. Dyrup must be among the top three in each market measured in terms of market share.
The organic growth must be supplemented by strategic acquisitions in the local markets that can strengthen Dyrup's strategic position. Alternatively, relevant business partners are being considered.
- MT Højgaard
The MT Højgaard Group's strategy features a Group revenue target in the order of DKK 12 billion by 2010 and a target of achieving a pre-tax margin of 2-2.5% within a few years. In pursuing the first target, the MT Højgaard Group's risk management guidelines must be observed. It is MT Højgaard's ambition to meet the pre-tax margin target in 2008 and to develop the strategy still further in 2008 with a view to meeting the ambitions of a further increase in the pre-tax margin.
The organic growth must be supplemented by strategic acquisitions that will broden MT Højgaard's market coverage in Denmark.
| Management President and CEO Jørgen Nicolajsen |

