#03 DECEMBER 2014

Cooperation among Danish ports is the way forward

160 tons of legs for repair

CO2-friendly heaps of scrap

Development well founded LOOKOUT #03 DECEMBER 2014

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LOOKOUT CONTENTS Will be published 4 times a year This passed year… /04 FRONT COVER – December 2014: All of the Blue must look beyond our borders /08 The Christmas decorated sailing ship S/Y SUMMERWIND 160 tons of legs for repair /12 (www.odenselystbaadehavne.dk) with a view to North Atlantic CO2-friendly heaps of scrap /14 House and Promenadebyen. Development well founded /16 Photo: Kennett Krebs World’s best job /18

2 LOOKOUT / DECEMBER 2014 SAME VISION – LONGER PERSPECTIVE

welve months have passed Lindø Industrial Park who have followed Cooperation, such as Lindø Apprentice- with the Port of Odense and us for several years, and not least those ship Center, across enterprises, organi- Lindø Industrial Park as one who have joined us in recent months; sations, institutions and authorities will T organisation. It has been Thank you for your very positive reception often constitute an added value for the a year of excitement and of the merger between the Port of Odense participating players and it will be part development for all of us in the two en- and Lindø Industrial Park – and thank you of the continued development of LINDØ terprises and it has been a great pleasure for all the indispensable activities you at- port of ODENSE. Clusters, networks, in- to be able to continue the high tempo of tract to our areas. terest groups etc. represent active and urban development on the Port of Odense development-focused businesses, and and industrial development at Lindø. It is a well known fact that activity re- also in future will we be an active player, quires both facilities and employees, and when The Blue Denmark is marketed We also got a new common name and new qualified staff will only come if we all both at home and abroad. logo and in future LINDØ port of ODENSE take responsibility to contribute to the will be our name for the combined areas, food chain – and not least where hopeful The Blue Denmark – and, locally, The and we are well under way with changing young people get the opportunity to ed- Blue – is a great national re- the signs on the areas. With our new name ucate and train into qualified employees. source, and we will contribute actively to we have united the well known Lindø with To support this process, LINDØ port of participate in making the many strong the ownership in Odense, and we thereby ODENSE, the Danish Metalworkers’ Union Danish competencies in this field vis- utilise the best from both worlds. (Dansk Metal) and the technical college ible, so that international projects are Syddansk Erhvervsskole have taken the drawn to Denmark and placed where The vision for the areas remains un- initiative to set up Lindø Apprentice- the facilities are the most suitable. Lo- changed, but the perspective is longer. ship Center, where Lindø-apprentices cal and regional specialities constitute We have initiated development projects; will have the opportunity of sharing their the road ahead. more housing and recreational areas on practical training between several en- the City Port; and right now, thousands terprises. In this way, enterprises that With these words I wish to thank tenants of square metres of unexploited areas at cannot manage a full apprenticeship and employees for good cooperation – and Lindø are being converted into storage can share with other enterprises for the I am confident that 2015 will be yet another areas for heavy units. We have great de- benefit of the apprentice, who will get enterprising year at LINDØ port of ODENSE. mands – and the willingness to develop. broader practise, and for society that will get more and better trained workers. I wish you a Merry Christmas I also wish to take the opportunity in this The interest in this initiative is increasing and a Happy New Year. last editorial of the year to thank the many and enterprises at Lindø are positive and enterprises at the Port of Odense and at see the opportunities. Carsten Aa, CEO

DECEMBER 2014 / LOOKOUT 3 THIS PASSED YEAR… The activity level in our area has been overwhelming in 2014. New enterprises have joined us and in the course of the year many special projects have been carried through. Here is a selection from the year that was.

4 LOOKOUT / DECEMBER 2014 SSED YEAR…

Odin’s Bridge, the much-awaited ring road around North-Odense, was opened in June, and the three employees in the Port of Odense bridge watch next to Odin’s Bridge, quickly got into their rou- tines. The bridge spans where manufac- tured in China and shipped in two 2000- ton sections to Lindø, where they were re-loaded with the assistance of the In- dustrial Park’s heavy load transporters from the ship to the barge that would take the bridge spans into the Canal to the place of mounting.

DECEMBER 2014 / LOOKOUT 5 In May, the first wind turbine foundation manufactured at Lindø was hoisted by Lindø Industrial Park’s 1000-ton gantry crane. Bladt Industries were in the process of manufacturing 41 jacket foundations for Baltic 2, the offshore wind turbine farm in the , and the interplay with Lindø Industrial Park crane division was in full swing.

In March, Mogens Jensen, Danish Minister for Trade and Development, visited Lindø Industrial Park and was on a tour of LORC’s testing hall.

The MÆRSK GALLANT rig arrived at Lindø in the early summer and was berthed for about three months. Fayard repair yard had landed this extensive order and a large number of employees, both local and from outside, participated in the tasks. Local hotels, youth hostels, summer cottages and similar housing were filled to capacity to house the hired mobile workforce.

Henrik Sass Larsen, Minister for Business and- Growth, was the main speaker, when LINDØ port of ODENSE and Funen Maritime Cluster held a confer In September, LORC – Lindoe Offshore Renewables Centre - inaugu ence in June about The Blue Funen. The theme was - rated its testing hall by testing a Vestas nacelle. People were invited to visualise the strong Funen competencies as a to an extensive programme including a conference as well as fes- corner stone of The Blue Denmark, and a vast num tivities. More than 300 people had accepted the invitation and Ane ber of businesses and educational institutions from Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla held the highly praised inauguration speech.- all over Funen participated. (Photo: LORC)

66 LOOKOUT / DECEMBER 2014 In June, the Royal Yacht DANNEBROG, called at Odense, and along Odense Canal, big and small were standing with flags and cheered the Royal Couple. On the terrace of the new administration building of the Port of Odense at Noatunvej, The Sixtus Battery was ready to salute when DANNEBROG sailed by. The Royal Couple also visited the North Atlantic House and the .

- In May, the French company Technip started assem bling a very large marine crane which Fayard was to mount on the special vessel the North Sea Giant, which called at Lindø in early December. In addition to Fayard’s many activities on crane and vessel, Lindø’s transport division participated on a large scale in the process with technical calculations and complicated lifts.

SH Group brought four 54-metre long jackup legs to Lindø, which had to be worked on before re-mounting in the rig that is expected to berth at Lindø in early 2015. The transit took place with two legs at a time on Lindø Industrial Park’s heavy) load transporters. See the article on (Photo: SH Group pages 12-13.

And this is what Lindø Industrial Park looked like one summer morning Danish Maritime Days is the new international event in in 2014. The jackup rig with Fayard and the wind turbine foundations- Denmark which was held in October for the first time. with Bladt Industries were particularly visible in these first weeks of dis Various maritime events were scattered over the four charging the foundations. The rental percentage at Lindø in this period days and in the Bella Centre, the Danish Maritime Fair was almost 100. took place. LINDØ port of ODENSE participated on a common stand under the Funen Maritime Cluster – a positive exposure of The Blue Funen.

DECEMBER 2014 / LOOKOUT 7 Text: Finn Bruun / Photo: Maroinca Lauridsen WE ARE ALL WORLD CHAMPIONS, BUT… ALL OF THE BLUE DENMARK MUS LOOK BEYOND OUR BORDER The Danish ports have a substantial potential, if, in internal cooperation and together with the maritime and offshore industries, they can attract more projects to Denmark, rather than struggle to become the one and only. LINDØ port of ODENSE wishes to fight harder to strengthen the common efforts externally and then have the ports concentrate on their individual competencies.

8 LOOKOUT / DECEMBER 2014 ALL OF THE BLUE DENMARK MUST OND OUR BORDERS

DECEMBER 2014 / LOOKOUT 9 Port of LINDØ port of ODENSE

oday, Danish ports have a strong foothold in a The Danish climate profile is also an asset in relation to ports. number of fields. This applies to both traditional With the most recent climate reports and CO2 agreements be- tasks and the many special tasks such as offshore, tween the US and China, the international focus on green en- cruises, wind energy, cars, oil and production. In ergy – not least the offshore wind power – is rapidly regaining T spite of the crisis, massive investments into the its high position on the agenda of world politics. This provides future have been made and still more millions may come into export potential. And it provides activity – in production, testing play, at the very moment when commercial circumstances give and transport alike: Activities both in port and in industry. the go-ahead. Just like Vestas and Siemens are attracting the eyes of the world Prognosis very clearly show that even though our part of the to Denmark, the ports have become aware that it is not enough world has seen an economic trough, we may in the longer to concentrate on one’s own national “village pond”. If Danish international run expect major increases in cargo as well as ports get better at solving tasks effectively and cost-conscious- other port-related tasks. In Denmark, the prospects are also ly, they will see an increasing need to develop their own hallmarks interesting; not least as a result of the increasing commitment – and then they will need to work together in their efforts to offer of the ports in their role as generators of business. It will not the outside world a combined palette with all shades of Blue. take much of an upswing before growth is felt, and everyone, who has the right strategy, can see demand hovering in the All of The Blue Denmark horizon. The Danish ports can find no pleasure in competing each other to exhaustion by offering exactly the same domestic services. LINDØ port of ODENSE has taken stock of that. The close coop- As Carsten Aa, CEO of LINDØ port of Odense, illustrates, it makes eration between port and industry is now creating some addi- no sense that everyone does the same: - Everyone today agrees tional opportunities of combination by connecting competen- that the Great Belt Bridge is a very good idea. But that does not cies, knowledge, sales potential, creativity and vision. mean that it’s a good idea to build another one right next to it.

Better overview of clusters tracts and they want to produce them in Denmark - then Gitte Lillelund Bech, President of the National Association they need to be certain that they will be able to haul them. of Danish Ports, sees a trend towards increased coopera- And in stead of all ports fighting one another, it is impor- tion among ports and players. - A fine example is in fact the tant to define which ports are relevant, and it is my belief wind turbine production, where it is obvious that coopera- that we will see more of that, she says and stresses that in tion takes place around what is required to discharge even 2015 she will work for a far better overview of the cluster more wind turbines from the ports. Here the industry has cooperation: - Which ports have the same types of cargo, also indicated that there are certain stretches of road that and what can we do to attract more of that cargo to make need improvement so as to allow transport from production it arrive in a Danish port in stead of one in , Norway facilities to the ports, she says and mentions that Siemens or Germany. I have great expectations of this. The underly- and Vestas have said that if they are to discharge more ing basis is to make the cake bigger. In that way things can wind turbines – and they want to do that as they win con- only improve.

10 LOOKOUT / DECEMBER 2014 Port of

Therefore LINDØ port of ODENSE has entered into dialogue with, for instance, the Port of Esbjerg in the offshore area. Not Now is the time to be alert to wrestle with the West- port’s success, but to obtain Director Morten Basse, Offshoreenergy.dk, says that cooperation around new opportunities for the benefit of both. during a recent offshore visit to the US east coast he LINDØ port of ODENSE is therefore putting its mark on a network represented the combined Danish national compe- around the presentation of Danish ports and maritime/offshore tencies. industries as a collective offer to the international market. And therefore Lindø targets its efforts to make the whole cake big- - Businesses and ports have been profiled on their ger, based on the motto: It’s better to have a smaller slice of a special skills and marketed as a combined Danish very big cake than having all of the small cake. So the ports will offshore port competence. That’s the road ahead, he still compete, but they are also colleagues in the efforts of pull- says. ing projects home to Denmark - The ports are infrastructure and tied to their loca- One port can see where the neighbouring port succeeds and tion. To them it is a matter of attracting projects to then think; we also need to have that activity, rather than Denmark, and I believe it is worth while to make a seeing how best to supplement one another. LINDØ port of combined effort on the big markets where one can ODENSE has its areas of speciality, Esbjerg has other areas, envisage that the important players will come to Den- and Grenaa others again. When it comes to the big projects, mark. But we have to move further away: The US is the distance between the ports is no bigger than it gives sense relevant, but Asia is further ahead. to place the task at the best location and then consider the op- portunities of combination when several locations are involved. - We have said to the world out there that Denmark takes a leading position which includes our ports. And Clusters and network have proven effective, and Denmark is next year we will make an effort in China. The big com- no bigger than one can very well see all maritime and offshore panies in Asia are considering where to place their activities here as one big cluster. We are capable of it all, but European operations, and that’s when we need to be not everyone can do the same. On Funen alone, there are ap- alert, he states. proximately 8,000 people employed within the maritime trade, and the ground is prepared for an increase by at least 50 per - When we look at the outside world, we are no big- cent towards 2020, and 24,000 new jobs are anticipated within ger than we have to work together. Our competent offshore in Denmark. offshore ports each have their strengths based on their location. Esbjerg is big on the west coast, Gre- The commitment of LINDØ port of ODENSE naa is big on the east coast, and Lindø has some LINDØ port of ODENSE believes that the increased activities in really big competencies and unique facilities which the national cooperation fora will contribute to making The Blue also fit into the trend in offshore that components Denmark focus outwards and market the entire country outside must be built closer to the point of discharge. This our borders. Presently, LINDØ port of ODENSE is active in clus- provides big ports with plenty of room with an obvi- ters and networks such as Offshoreenergi.dk, EMUC and Fyns ous advantage Maritime Klynge. u

DECEMBER 2014 / LOOKOUT 11 By: Suzette Frovin Photo: Julie Høj Jensen, 160 TONS OF SH Group LEGS FOR REPAIR SH Group has fair winds. Lately the company has become a tenant of one of the big halls at Lindø Industrial Park for the purpose of handling an extensive project with repair work of more than 430-metre long racks on four rig legs

n October, a ship berthed at Lindø bility of leasing one of the big halls in case “It is an exciting project with many Industrial Park with four 160-ton of large projects is one of the advantages challenges. For instance we need to heavy tubes of rust red high-ten- of being a tenant in the Industrial Park. balance between finding the most du- sile steel. The tubes, which act as rable solution that meets the official I legs on a jack-up rig, were lifted A challenging project offshore classification requirements, onto a heavy load transporter and carried Klaus Rasmussen of SH Group is the and at the same time landing on a rea- to hall B6. SH Group has leased the hall project manager of the repair work. He sonable price for the client,” says Klaus from Fayard; the two companies are close has followed the project for 18 months, Rasmussen. cooperation partners of long standing. and since the legs arrived at the big hall he has had his office in a blue site hut The new racks are welded together at the The project of producing racks for the four right next to where the men of SH Group workshop in and then trans- rig legs is far bigger than projects normally are working. With a project of this size it ported to Lindø Industrial Park. Each rack solved by SH Group at Lindø Industrial is paramount that he can follow the work arrived to Munkebo in two pieces of well Park, where the company has a workshop closely and be there to make decisions, over 27 metres, and then they were weld- of 1,000 square metres. The flexible possi- when this is needed. ed together in the hall.

12 LOOKOUT / DECEMBER 2014 Two 160 tons rig legs are transported on one of the industrial park’s heavy load transporters.

Quality assurance On a table next to the 2.3-metre thick and 54-metre long legs is an approved welding sample of a rack.

“Both legs and racks are made of high- tensile steel which requires special treatment and handling when the racks are welded. We need to weld approxi- mately eight times in the full length on each side of each individual rack. It is both expensive and laborious to rectify errors afterwards. Therefore we ensure that we succeed with the welding in the first go,” he states.

Up till now the employees have worked in 12-hour day shifts, but soon they will The gantry crane will lift the legs in place Albér of DBB Jack-up, who owns the rig. start working in 24-hour shifts. When At the beginning of 2015, once the eight “It is easy for us to solve big jobs of this the racks are going to be welded to the racks are welded to the four legs, the rig calibre in Lindø Industrial Park. The area rig legs, the legs are heated to 120o C, will berth at the Industrial Park, where is specialised in handling voluminous and that is a very expensive and energy- the mounting of the legs will take place. and heavy structures like the ones we intensive process. That part of the project will take place in work with, and at the same time we have cooperation with Lindø Industrial Park. access to a supplier like SH Group, who SH Group work with a Danish sub-con- The cooperation partner is the big gantry are experienced in complex work in steel tractor who will heat up the tubes. SH crane of the Industrial Park which has to and specialists in hydraulics. Altogether Group are specialists in complex weld- place the four legs on the rig. A precision this ensures that the operation lives up ing, particularly in high-tensile steel. The exercise that is possible only after care- to our quality requirements and that the detailed work around heating the tubes ful calculations which Lindø Industrial process is as efficient as possible,” says is left to other experts Park is in charge of together with Mads Mads Albér, DBB Jack-Up. u

SH Group – offshore specialists in hydraulic solutions SH Group is an enterprise of 40 years stan- ding with its headquarters in Svendborg. The company develops, produces and ser- vices hydraulic solutions, for instance to the offshore sector, and has thorough know- ledge of high-tensile steel. Since 2010, SH Group has had a workshop of 1,000 square metres in Lindø Industrial Park, where the company services mainly the maritime sec- tor at Lindø and the industry in and around Odense. With its most recent acquisition of a Norwegian mpany, the enterprise has well over 300 employees

Repair work of more than 430-metre long racks on four rig legs is solved by SH Group in one of the large production halls in Lindø Industrial Park. DECEMBER 2014 / LOOKOUT 13 C02-FRIENDLY

Text: Suzette Frovin HEAPS OF SCRAP Photo: Nils Lund Pedersen

Every month, H.J.Hansen Recycling Industry loads tons of cleaned and ground ferrous and non-ferrous scrap for the steel industry around the world. Recycling is good for the climate because recycling of scrap emits less CO2 than traditional extraction of iron ore from mines.

nce or twice a months, gigantic ships call at the There are no longer any steel mills in Denmark, and therefore port terminal off H.J.Hansen Recycling Industry, scrap is shipped from the site at Lindø to steel mills around the which is located on approximately 15,000 square world. A substantial part ends up in Turkey which has the world’s metres of land leased at LINDØ port of ODENSE. largest consumption of recycled scrap for new productions in O Over a period of 48-60 hours, the ship is loaded the steel industry. with 25,000 to 35,000 tons of recycled scrap which is then shipped up through the Kattegat destined for the world’s steel Cooperation with LINDØ port of ODENSE mills. Today approximately one third of global steel production The day-to-day operation on the area at the port terminal at is based on ferrous scrap which is good for the environment. Lindø is in the hands of six employees. They meet in the site hut for a quick cup of coffee which warms the body a bit on a cold day, “Considerable amounts of energy, thus also CO2, may be saved when the wind comes in from the fjord. For loading and discharg- by recycling scrap rather than using the traditional extraction ing the ships, H.J.Hansen uses cranes and lifting gear from LINDØ of steel from iron ore with coal. Around one ton of CO2 for each port of ODENSE. Access to equipment that can handle volumi- ton of recycled scrap,” says Erik Møller Nielsen, production nous tasks like those handled by H.J.Hansen every day, is one of manager of H.J.Hansen. the benefits of being part of LINDØ port of ODENSE.

Since 1995, H.J.Hansen has had activities in the area around “We are very pleased with our cooperation with LINDØ port of Lindø, and today the land at the port terminal serves as a pick- ODENSE. To us, particularly the deep-sea access is very im- up place for the 20+ scrap sites which H.J.Hansen has in Den- portant because our customers take very large quantities of mark and in Sweden. In addition to the big deep-sea transports, scrap at a time. In the long term, we would like the channel coasters regularly call at the port terminal to discharge and and the port facilities to be geared for receiving still bigger load scrap, typically in bulks of 3000 tons. Annually, H.J.Hansen ships. That would certainly be of interest to our customers,” moves around 1.5 million tons of scrap. says Erling Møller Nielsen. u

Bulk-business The company’s activities in the inner harbour at Odense also include the biggest shredder facility in Northern Europe which grinds scrap, for instance, from cars and refrigerators. The fa- cility sorts the scrap into iron, cupper, plastics, etc. The scrap resulting from a round in the facility is more than 95% pure. Once the scrap is ground and sorted, it is loaded and shipped to the port terminal at Lindø.

On the area at Lindø, the scrap is discharged and placed in me- tre-tall heaps. There are heaps of scrap remains from produc- tion companies. There are heaps of cars split into atoms. And gi- ant heaps of scrap from equipment and demolition of buildings. A gigantic ship with scrap from H.J.Hansen at the port terminal Everything here is measured and sold by the ton. at Lindø

1414 LOOKOUT / DECEMBER 2014 From grocery shop to scrap industry To many fellow townsmen of Odense, H.J.Hansen is first of all known for the wine and specialist store at Vestergade in central Odense. The store is located where, in 1829, the merchant Limkilde established a merchant’s house which later on started collection and re-use of old rags and horseshoes.

Later, the family moved the scrap store to the Port of Odense, where the big assort- ment facility of the business is located today, and in the mid-1990s, H.J.Hansen moved to Lindø to have easier access to the sea and the port terminal, which can manage quite different ship types than the inner harbour of Odense.

DECEMBER 2014 / LOOKOUT 15151515 Text: Suzette Frovin / Photo: Nils Lund Pedersen DEVELOPMENT WELL FOUNDED

Director Jan Falck-Schmidt does not measure the success of his business in growth alone. Every day, his ambition is that FALCK SCHMIDT Defence Systems must be the world’s best in its field. Therefore the company invests millions of Danish kroner every year in research and development

16 LOOKOUT / DECEMBER 2014 The aim of the business is to be the best at what they do. Ongoing With funds from the European Space Agency (ESA), the Odense com- tests ensure that FALCK SCHMIDT Defence Systems’ products always pany is working on the development of a carbon fibre material that will perform better than those of their competitors. replace items of metal, for instance on satellites

t the address of Oslogade Schmidt predicts a big future market for access to the airport and, not least, to 1 on the Port of Odense, UAVs, particularly in combination with the port. In that way the infrastructure the headquarters of FALCK light-weight technology; a field in which around our headquarters is optimal,” SCHMIDT Defence Systems FALCK SCHMIDT Defence Systems are says Jan Falck-Schmidt. A is housed in a red building. specialists. The drone technology is inter- In the direction of the city are four other esting, not only in military connections, Investment in research and development buildings with room for development, but also as an effective and cheaper al- The growth of FALCK SCHMIDT Defence production and stock. The company owns ternative for instance to traditional en- Systems and the company’s generation the buildings, but the site is leased on a vironment surveillance of Danish waters. of considerable profit is a precondition for 30-year contract from the Port of Odense. the annual allocation of millions of kro- International player ner for the development of new systems FALCK SCHMIDT Defence Systems is a 95% of sales of FALCK SCHMIDT Defence and materials. To Jan Falck-Schmidt, the business in rapid development, and in Systems are exports. The European de- development projects and the two-digit less than 10 years it has successfully fence budgets constitute around 18% of million kroner amount invested each year established itself as a significant player in the total global defence budgets, whereas in cooperation with research institutions the defence and space industries. With its the US figure is 42%. So even though the at home and abroad are decisive for the purchase of a factory in , FALCK company operates out of Odense, it has business to achieve its goal. SCHMIDT Defence Systems has seriously been necessary to open an office in the US entered the international stage as a pro- to be close to the North American market In addition to being a significant purveyor vider of specialised patented systems. which generates a large part of earnings. in the defence industry, the company also In addition, a number of Western Euro- has success in developing specialised The systems are produced primarily in pean countries and countries such as Po- products for the space industry. Most re- carbon fibre, and the company works land and Turkey are among the clientele of cently the company has received funds with targeted efforts to develop the the Odense company. from the European Space Agency (ESA) for product portfolio. It is a constant strug- the development of a carbon fibre material gle to be one step ahead of competition. Jan Falck-Schmidt, who owns the busi- which is stable both in temperature and ness, was born in Odense, just like the humidity. Eventually this will provide the “We work with long time frames. It takes branch of the family which goes back opportunity of replacing relatively heavy years from our initial negotiations for all the way to Sophus Falck, his great- metal parts, for instance on satellites, with supply or development of new products, grandfather, who was the founder of Falck solutions exclusively made of carbon fibre. for instance to the Danish Defence, until Rescue Services. So there is no doubt as the decision is made and the product is to the favourite location of the business. “To me it is always paramount that we ready for delivery. In our business we need have to be the best in the world at what constantly to look into the future and try “In fact, there are many advantages of we do. It is not interesting to be number to predict what soldiers may need in per- being at this location. We have good co- two; in that case you end up competing haps 10 years,” says Jan Falck-Schmidt. operation both with the Port of Odense, on price rather than quality. Therefore I from whom we lease the land, and with need the best people in our field. We do Drones, or UAV/UAS in the technical . We are close to the not become the best, if we don’t have jargon, is one of the areas that preoccu- railway, so it is easy to receive guests the best qualified employees,” says Jan pies the company right now. Jan Falck- here, and at the same time we have Falck-Schmidt. u

DECEMBER 2014 / LOOKOUT 171717 By: Suzette Frovin Photo: Nils Lund Pedersen

Henrik and Dennis have just switched on the lights on the Christmas tree on the top of the gantry crane. WORLD’S BEST JOB

Dennis Rødsgaard and Henrik Andersen are employed to do light duties in LINDØ port of ODENSE. They keep the area tidy and give a hand where needed. Feeling useful is the biggest pat on the shoulder one can wish for, they both say after a year in the job

very morning, Dennis Røds- pull our legs. I like that,” says Henrik. Re- mas party and other social gatherings, gaard (32) and Henrik Anders- cently he asked to increase his working and they are in the lunch programme of en (33) go together to Lindø hours and now works four days a week in the Industrial Park. Industrial Park. They have stead of three. Eknown each other since school, Great help and now they work together four days a “It is so good to have something to get up To the service technician Carsten Hans- week. The work day starts at 9, usually to, and we now know the routine,” he says. en, Dennis and Henrik are of great help with a round on part of the one-million every day. square-metre area, where they keep the Henrik Andersen has worked in several open areas tidy. This is the first time, they other places, but the job in Lindø Indus- “They are both working very indepen- seriously feel at home in a workplace. trial Park is something very special. Al- dently. We talk about the various jobs in though regard is shown, both Henrik and the morning, and then they set out. They “The atmosphere out here is very good. Dennis find that they are part of the work know the place and know what needs to Everyone says hello and people are good site on equal footing with the other em- be done. My job is first of all to help them at asking us how we are doing and to ployees. They are invited to the Christ- prioritise the tasks,” he says.

18 LOOKOUT / DECEMBER 2014 Henrik on his round in the morning to keep the area clean.

In addition to the outdoor areas, Dennis and Henrik look after the Lindø Industrial Park conference centre. They know the exact layout of chairs, and gradually they have found a rhythm, so that without too much ado they can prepare the big hall for meetings in a couple of hours.

“It is nice to have a colleague you know. That makes everything much easier. I like the days when we are told that there is going to be a meeting in the confer- ence centre, and then we just go there and prepare everything. It runs all by it- self,” says Henrik.

Working means quality of life Dennis and Henrik are affiliated to CUBA tion required when you employ people to the employee and to the workplace. (Danish abbreviation for centre of edu- for light duties,” says Stine Andersen. The workplace gets concrete jobs done cation, employment and activity) in Ker- and at the same time it is essential to teminde, and pedagogic job consultant Stine Andersen is confident that the em- people’s well-being that they feel useful Stine Andersen is happy with the coop- ployment of the two men in the Indus- and appreciated,” says Stine Andersen. eration with LINDØ port of ODENSE. trial Park has improved the two men’s quality of life: every day Henrik and Den- Own workshop “To me it is obvious that LINDØ port of nis feel that the efforts they make have Some time ago, Dennis and Henrik asked ODENSE has entered the cooperation a meaning. if they could tidy up the workshop close because they really wish to be socially to the administration building of the In- responsible. From the beginning, they “When you take social responsibility in dustrial Park. Service technician Carsten have stressed that Dennis and Henrik the way that LINDØ port of ODENSE has Hansen took this literally and gave them join on equal terms with the other em- done, there is no doubt in my mind that a the responsibility of getting things done. ployees, obviously with the considera- light duty job is a good investment, both It takes time to find a good system and everything is not yet in place, but the tools are already meticulously hanging on the wall above the work table. Before long, an entirely new, specially manufac- tured system of drawers will move into the workshop, with room for all the nails and screws that await sorting.

“I am quite pleased with what we have achieved so far, and I like that we can go over here and tidy up when we need a lit- tle quiet,” says Henrik. Dennis Rødsgaard proudly nods and adds with a smile, “I’ve always said that I would never work at Lindø. But now I’m here and it’s the best job, I have ever had. I hope I can stay here forever.” u

Henrik and Dennis are responsible for tidy up the workshop.

DECEMBER 2014 / LOOKOUT 191919 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year