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2023
27
November
2023
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20:20
Europe/Copenhagen
The Paris agreement was signed in 2015 and this year marks the halfway point to 2030, when many of the world’s governments have set targets to limit the rise of global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. As with previous COP attendance...
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14
November
2023
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The groundbreaking housing project, Living Places Copenhagen, wins two international architecture awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) thereby confirming the importance of the project on the international architecture scene....
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09
October
2023
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06:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group has entered a partner agreement with the Dutch house builder Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma on building more sustainable housing in the Northern part of the Netherlands. With this partner agreement, Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma is the first...
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03
July
2023
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
As part of the VELUX Group’s commitment to accelerate sustainable development, expressed in the Group`s Sustainability strategy 2030, the group has taken the role of Impact Partner to the UIA World Congress of Architects 2023 in Copenhagen....
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13
June
2023
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
As part of the VELUX Group’s target to capture the historical emissions from operations, the group will finance two additional forest conservation and restoration projects in tropical landscapes. Together with the first project in Uganda, the new pro...
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14
April
2023
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group and partners open the doors to Living Places Copenhagen – seven prototypes that show how we can develop sustainable buildings with a three times lower CO2 footprint and a first-class indoor climate. Living Places concept holds the low...
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2022
15
November
2022
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08:30
Europe/Copenhagen
First ever solar plant symbiosis in Spain, integrating agriculture, biodiversity, and community with renewable energy generation. The electricity generated will address 100% of the VELUX Group’s European operations and up to 90% of global consumption...
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14
September
2022
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group has won Sustainability Award in the climate strategy category hosted by EY and the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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31
August
2022
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13:05
Europe/Copenhagen
Lars Petersson comes from a position as President and CEO in Hempel, a Danish-based global company in the coating industry. Prior to Hempel, Lars Petersson has held top management positions in Inwido, a Swedish windows and doors manufacturer, and Fre...
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05
July
2022
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The judgement conclusively ends more than a decade of unfounded complaints by Fakro to EU authorities concerning the VELUX Group.
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31
March
2022
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
VELUX Group has decided to permanently close its operations in Russia and Belarus. This decision follows VELUX Group’s suspension last month of all activities in Russia and Belarus in connection with the invasion of Ukraine....
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23
March
2022
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The Healthy Homes Barometer 2022 provides data on indoor climate, its impact on health and life satisfaction and the economic benefits of investing in healthy buildings.
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15
March
2022
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group announce that 90 percent of its sloped roof window packaging is now plastic-free and instead made of a paper-based single material
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02
March
2022
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
All VELUX operations in Russia and Belarus are suspended until further notice. This includes taking, delivering and servicing orders. IT systems are closed, all financial transactions between VELUX and these countries are suspended and all employees ...
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2021
08
December
2021
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10:05
Europe/Copenhagen
Anders Götzsche will join the VELUX Group by 1 June 2022. As Group CFO, Götzsche will be part of the VELUX Group management team.
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21
September
2021
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07:10
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group has selected Schneider Electric to build an accelerated decarbonisation strategy to enable fast delivery on its Lifetime Carbon Neutral commitment. The extended partnership builds on previously announced renewable energy advisory serv...
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2020
03
April
2020
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17:04
Europe/Copenhagen
Facilities in Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Denmark closed on March 29 for two weeks, due to declining European demand and mounting stock across Europe, as well as component supply shortages caused by the Corona (COVID-19) virus situation. Four...
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16
March
2020
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15:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group constantly monitors the risk situation in adherence with authorities' guidelines and takes measures accordingly. Our focus is on keeping our employees safe, on keeping our business partners’ employees safe, on our societal duty to ass...
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20
January
2020
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10:21
Europe/Copenhagen
The 20th of January is said to be the most depressing day of the year, occurring at a time when the Christmas festivities have become a distant memory, our bank accounts scraped bare and the days dark and cold.
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2019
06
December
2019
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
For some time, Søren Bjerre-Nielsen has wanted to step down from the Board of Directors of VELUX A /S. He has been a member of the board since 1997 and has been chairman for the last six years.
During Søren Bjerre-Nielsen's term of office, the VEL...
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20
November
2019
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08:30
Europe/Copenhagen
Nicolas Limbach will join the VELUX Group as Senior Vice President for VELUX Commercial as of December 1. As SVP, he will have the overall responsibility for the full scope of activities of the Commercial Division and also be part of VELUX Management...
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14
May
2019
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13:37
Europe/Copenhagen
About the award to VELUX
The jury made the following remarks about the award to VELUX:
“Since 1941, the VELUX window has transformed architecture by enabling healthy and comfortable living under the roof. Every day, it brings daylight and fresh...
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2018
11
October
2018
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11:00
Europe/Copenhagen
VELUX A/S and Dutch investment firm Egeria have reached an agreement concerning the sale of JET-Group to the VELUX Group. The decision to acquire JET-Group, a European leader in industrial roof light systems, is in line with the VELUX Group’s growth ...
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23
July
2018
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14:08
Europe/Copenhagen
The case was raised in 2012 by Fakro. The formal decision has now been published, stating that the European Commission has come to the conclusion “that there are insufficient grounds for conducting a further investigation into the alleged infringemen...
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03
July
2018
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07:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group, the globally leading roof window manufacturer, has released the world’s first ‘plug-and-play’ system for smart sensor-based operation of roof windows, blinds and shutters for use in homes worldwide.
VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO - an ...
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22
May
2018
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10:24
Europe/Copenhagen
More than 1,000 teams of youths aged 8 to 14 years have received new select handballs in connection with the VELUX Group’s title sponsorship of the EHF Champions League. The giveaways are part of the VELUX Group’s ‘Let’s Play’ campaign, initially lau...
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19
April
2018
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10:18
Europe/Copenhagen
VELUX America LLC, the U.S. sales company of the VELUX Group, has acquired Wasco Products Inc., one of America’s oldest and largest skylight manufacturers.
Wasco Products Inc, known as Wasco Skylights, has manufacturing facilities in Wells, Maine ...
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19
March
2018
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15:22
Europe/Copenhagen
The focus areas are:
Energy and climate
Zero-waste production
Sustainable sourcing
A safe and healthy workplace for all VELUX employees
Our main achievements in 2017 include:
34.2% reduction in carbon footprint in all VELUX factorie...
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29
January
2018
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07:00
Europe/Copenhagen
A must for anyone considering a home makeover or attic conversion, the VELUX Group's new MyDaylight app virtually brings your room to life.
From today, you will be able to see how daylight can reinvigorate and benefit your home on your iPhone or A...
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02
January
2018
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10:27
Europe/Copenhagen
The change in leadership was first announced at the VELUX World Conference in September 2017. The VELUX World Conference takes place every four years and sets out the strategy for the coming period. At the Conference, Briggs laid out an ambitious gro...
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