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07/11/2011
Union opens sales and service subsidiary in Dubai
November 1st Union has opened a sales office in Dubai, in order to be closer to our key markets.

17/05/2011
Article in May issue of Cryogen
Read about CO2 capture from Hydrogen Production with the patented FlashCO2 technology

21/03/2011
Read the article from Gasworld Magazine
All about increasing customer focus and continuing to develop new and better CO2 technologies.

16/11/2010
Serious Service launched at BRAU in Nuremberg
At the BRAU BEVIALE Union Engineering launced a broad service programme under the name Serious Service

 

History

Union Engineering a/s has been in the CO2 business since 1933. Over the years we have served the world's leading brewery and soft drinks groups and we have been owned by some of the leading industrial gases companies.

This history has greatly influenced our values and given us an in-depth understanding of what is important to our customers.

 1933 Founding of A/S Kulsyre- og Tørisfabrikken Union (GB: "Carbon Dioxide and Dry Ice Factory Union Ltd.").
 1971 Union Construction is established as a division of Union a/s.
 1972 Union is acquired by British Oxygen Company (BOC). 
 1984 Union is acquired by Norsk Hydro Danmark a.s.
 1991 Union Construction a/s is separated as an independent limited company and acquired by Union Industries.
 1992 Union Construction a/s moves to Snaremosevej, Fredericia, Denmark.
 1994 Union Construction a/s opens representative office with service in Shanghai, China.
 1995 Union Construction a/s starts subsidiary in Brazil with service support on the South American continent.
 1996 The name is changed to Union Engineering a/s.
 1997 Union Engineering A/S is acquired by NTR-Holding A/S.
 1998 Extension of the headquarter premises.
 2002 Management buy-out of Union Engineering a/s. Finance Director Claus Holm-Soeberg, Project Director Peter Kriklywi and Managing Director Niels Olesen together with the institutional investor company Industriudvikling (GB translation: "Industry Development") now hold all shares.
 2005 Addition of 1500 m2 workshop in Fredericia Denmark.
 2007 Opening of subsidiary in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
 2008 Opening of the second US office in New Jersey.
 2008 Opening of the second China office in Ningbo.
 2009

Generational change of management: New management team consists of CEO Peter Kriklywi, CFO Heidi Thousgaard Jørgensen, COO Niels Ammundsen and CSO Michael Mortensen.

 2010 Capidea acquires Union Engineering A/S, Fredericia, in co-operation with the management team and former shareholders.

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