Lemvigh-Müller

Lemvigh-Müller is the largest wholesaler of steel and technical installations in Denmark.

Lemvigh-Müller
TypePrivate limited company
Industrysteel and technical installations
Founded1846
FounderJ. F. LEMVIGH MÜLLER
Headquarters
Herlev, Copenhagen
,
Denmark
Key people
Morten Trolle (CEO), Christian Lemvigh-Müller (chairman)
ServicesWholesale
RevenueDKK 5.545 billion (2015)[1]
Number of employees
+1,200
Website

History

J. F. Lemvigh Müller

The company traces its history back to 1846 when J. F. Lemvigh-Müller (1823–1888) established a store at Kultorvet 13 in Copenhagen. The company later specialized in trade with iron and steel products. J. F. Lemvigh Müller's widow ran the company from his death in 1888 and until her own death in 1906 and it was then passed on to their son Valdemar Lemvigh Müller.

Another son, A. C. Lemvigh-Müller (1853–1929), founded the company A. C. Lemvigh-Müller on 1 October 1878.

Lemvigh-Müller & Munck
Lemvigh-Müller & Munckøs site in the Southern Docklands

On 1 January 1920, Valdemar Lemvigh-Müller merged J. F. Lemvigh-Müller with A/S P.G. Munck under the name Lemvigh-Müller & Munck. The company was from then on headquartered in P.G, Munck's old building at Vestergade 16.[2] The company also acquired a large site at the Frederiksholm Dock in the Southern Docklands.[3]

Carl Nielsen and Elon Rasmussen (1877-1954) took over the management of the company after Valdemar Lemvigh-Müller's death in 1928. Lemvigh-Müller & Munck acquired several competing iron companies in the 1940s. It established the subsidiaries Dansk Lecabeton in 1939 and Jysk Lecaværk in 1953. Nielsen served as chief executing manager of the company until 1960.[4] The company inaugurated a new headquarters at its site in Copenhagen's South Harbour in 1987.

Recent history

In 2002, J-F. Lemvigh-Müller Holding A/S merged Lemvigh-Müller & Munch A/S with SC Sørensen A/S under the name LMG Stål A/S.[5] The name LMG Stål disappeared after J.-F. Lemvigh-Müller merged 15 companies under the Lemvigh-Müller name in 2004.[6]

In April 2005, it was announced that Lemvigh-Müller would build a new headquarters in Herlev. In July 2005, the company acquired Louis Poulsen El-teknik.[7] In November 2005, Lemvig-Mïller sold its site in Copenhagen's South Harbour to Nordea Pension.[8]

In October 2007, it was announced that Lemvigh-Müller had had sold Dansk Leca to Maxit after 67 years of ownership.[9]

In 2007–2008, Lemvigh-Mïller attempted an attempted take-over of its competitor A&O Johansen but had to give up after it was blocked by the Danish Competition Authority.[10]

Location

The head office is located at Stationsaléen 40 in Herlev. It was inaugurated in 2010.[11]

Lemvigh-Müller operates 23 sales departments across Denmark. It has three central storage facilities located in Odense, Kolding and Randers as well as four metal processing facilities located in Køge, Randers, Skjern and Świnoujście in Poland.

Products

The company sells a total of approximately 350,000 products of which about one third are in stock.

LMnet

Lemvigh-Müller's intranet LMnet was launched in the summer of 2013. It was developed by Guideix and is based on IB;'s Connections software.[12]

Ownership

Lemvigh-Mïller Holding A/S, the parent company of Lemvigh-Müller A/S and Lemvigh-Müller Ejendomme Aps., is owned by the two foundations Lemvigh-Müller Fonden and L.-F. Lemvigh-Müller Fonden.

L.-F. Lemvigh-Müller Fonden was established by Valdemar Lemvigh-Müller in 1936 and owns one third of the holding company. It supports needy, elderly members of the Lemvigh-Müller family as well as their spouses and younger members of the family that are students.

Lemvigh-Müller Fonden was established in 1946 to mark the 100 years' anniversary of the company and owns two thirds of the holding company. It supports cultural, social and productive initiatives as well as scholarships for students at several Danish educational institutions

References
  1. "Guld 1000 2016" (in Danish). Berlingske Business. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. "FAKTA Chr. Olesen & Co" (in Danish). coneliand.dk. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. "Pensionskæmper klar til rekordbyggeri i Sydhavnen" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  4. "PensCarl Nielsen" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  5. "Stor dansk stål-fusion" (in Danish). Dagbladet Børsen. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. "Ny dansk grossistgigant med milliard-omsætning" (in Danish). Dagbladet Børsen. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  7. "Lemvigh-Müller bliver el-grossist" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. "Nordea i ejendomsprojekt til 2 milliarder" (in Danish). Dagbladet Børsen. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  9. "Dansk Leca til Maxit" (in Danish). Dagbladet Børsen. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  10. "Lemvigh-Müller opgiver at købe Brødrene A&O" (in Danish). Dagbladet Børsen. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  11. "Lemvigh-Müller i nyt hovedsæde" (in Danish). Metal Supply. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  12. "FAKTA Facebook for grossister" (in Danish). Dafbladet Børsen. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
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