This year's skilled crafts delegation trip (21 to 23 May), which was organised by Handwerk International Baden-Württemberg, the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism and HANDWERK BW as part of the EEN, went to Copenhagen and Malmö. The trip was led by Minister of Economic Affairs Dr Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut MdL and HANDWERK BW President Rainer Reichhold.
Company visits and tours
During our trip to Denmark and Sweden, we not only listened to lots of exciting presentations, such as on the green energy transition, the Danish construction industry and the economic structure of southern Sweden, but also visited interesting companies and projects.
Inission Syd: The Malmö-based company is a full-service provider of electronics and mechanics. Managing Director Carl Lidén gave the delegation a tour of the company together with his colleagues and provided exclusive insights into the day-to-day operations of the all-rounder.
Building project from JAH & De Blå Mænd: It was up high here, as Managing Director John Allan Hansen took the participants up to the copper roof of a school on which the company is currently working. He gave details of the history and activities of the long-established Copenhagen-based trades company, which specialises in VAV installations (plumbing, heating, ventilation), masonry work, sewer technology and building services.
LOGIK & CO: The Copenhagen-based construction company, which is mainly active in the renovation and remodelling sector, places particular emphasis on reuse, recycling and the preservation of existing structures. Balder Johansen, operations manager and founder of the company, explained the company's sustainability strategy and gave us a tour of the workshops.
An absolute must-do on our trip was, of course, a visit to the Børsen in Copenhagen, which fell victim to a fire in April 2024 that burnt half of the historic building to the ground.
A visit to the Turning Torso, the landmark of the city of Malmö, was also a must during our trip. With a height of 190 metres and 54 floors, the building is the second tallest skyscraper in Scandinavia and the fourth tallest residential building in Europe. What makes the tower particularly striking is its curved construction.
Talks and networking
As always, the focus of the delegation trip was on personal dialogue between the participants from Baden-Württemberg and local entrepreneurs and partners. This was optimised in a wide variety of networking formats. From networking lunches to the evening event organised by the skilled crafts sector, there were no limits to the networking opportunities.
Further information and pictures of the trip can be found→ here.
Photo: Handwerk International BW
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