aktieselskab nasdaq copenhagen dsv industry transport and logistics founded 1976 headquarters hedehusene denmark key people jens bj rn andersen ceo kurt k. larsen chairman of the supervisory board services road transport freight forwarding contract logistics revenue dkk 50.869 billion 2015 operating income dkk 3.050 billion 2015 profit dkk 2.058 billion 2015 total assets dkk 27.725 billion 2015 total equity dkk 11.809 billion 2015 number of employees 22 783 fte end 2015 divisions road air & sea solutions website www.dsv.com footnotes references financial highlights dsv a s is a danish transport and logistics company offering transport services worldwide by road air sea and train . since its foundation in 1976 by nine independent danish hauliers the company has achieved rapid expansion and international presence predominantly through a series of strategic competitor acquisitions the most important ones being samson transport 1997 dfds dan transport group 2000 j.h.bachmann 2004 frans maas 2006 abx logistics fr 2008 . 1 in october 2015 dsv signed an agreement to acquire uti worldwide inc. 2015 . 2 the deal was closed in january 2016 . with headquarters in hedehusene near copenhagen denmark and offices in more than 80 countries dsv employs more than 40 000 people and collaborates with partners and agents worldwide . 1 dsv is listed on nasdaq omx copenhagen copenhagen stock exchange and included in the omxc20 index as one of the 20 most traded stocks . 3 the company is structured in three divisions dsv road dsv air & sea and dsv solutions . its main activities lie within the european road transport trucking network and its air and sea freight forwarding business . the group also has a growing contract logistics business . 4 as part of an asset light financial strategy to maintain fixed costs at a minimum and be able to quickly respond to market fluctuations dsv does not own any ships or aeroplanes and only a relatively small number of trucks and trailers . 1 jens bj rn andersen became ceo in august 2008 . in 2015 dsv reported a net revenue of euro 6 800 million . 1 contents 1 history 2 company name 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1976 leif tullberg and nine independent haulers established dsv an acronym for de sammensluttede vognm nd af 13 7 1976 a s the joint hauliers of 13 7 1976 . 5 leif tullberg remained ceo until his retirement in 2005 . during the first decade the company mainly functioned as a cartage department for the owners handling contracting haulage and deliveries . 5 seeking a foothold on the international market dsv bought two competing export companies in 1986 borup autotransport a s and hammerbro a s bech trans . 6 next acquisitions on the road to european operations were samson transport co. a s in 1997 and svex group a s in 1999 . 5 the purchase of the dfds dan transport group in 2000 provided dsv with important road transport services in scandinavia the uk the baltics and europe and also a global network and logistics set up with a key position within airfreight and overseas transport to the us and asia pacific markets . 5 the purchase of j.h. bachmann in 2005 reinforced the position within international air and sea transport . the acquisition of the dutch frans maas group in 2006 placed dsv as a pan european road transport and logistics supplier and one of the three largest in europe . 7 with the acquisition of abx logistics in 2008 dsv has also gained presence in south america and is now represented on all continents . 5 with the most recent acquisition of uti worldwide inc. dsv is now the world s fourth largest transport and logistics company . 1 company name edit when in 2000 dsv a s acquired dfds dan transport group a s the new joint company s activities continued under the name dfds transport while the parent company remained de sammensluttede vognm nd af 13 7 1976 a s in 2003 formally shortened to dsv a s. 5 following the purchase of frans maas in 2006 the transport activities changed name from dfds transport to dsv in order to create a unified global brand as well as to minimize confusion . references edit a b c d e global transport and logistics dsv . dsv.com . business.dk . index info nasdaq omx nordic . nasdaqomxnordic.com . dsv and frans maas confirm their intend to merge . shippingline.biz . a b c d e f annual report 2009 pdf . dsv . retrieved 2010 03 31 . dsv a s company snapshot eft supply chain & logistics business intelligence . eyefortransport.com . external links edit official website v t e omx copenhagen 20 companies of denmark march 2016 a.p. m ller m rsk carlsberg chr . hansen coloplast danske bank dsv flsmidth & co. genmab gn store nord iss jyske bank nordea novo nordisk novozymes pandora tdc tryg vestas wind systems william demant retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dsv company & oldid 729762689 categories logistics companies of denmarktransport companies based in copenhagencompanies based in br ndby municipalitycompanies 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