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October 10, 2019

Vestergaard Company is bringing a new and ambitious goal to inter airport Europe this year of being able to supply fully sustainable and CO2-neutral equipment by 2030.

The first two true ”green” solutions on this journey, which are presented at the exhibition, are a new fully electrical chassis for water and toilet service units and a plug-in hybrid version of our iconic Elephant® BETA deicer, which will be the first of its kind on the market.

The electrical chassis is fully electric with capacity of 50 km driving range and up to 12 hours of operation on a single charge. The Hybrid BETA-deicer will with a fully-charged battery be able to deice 15-20 aircraft without starting the chassis engine.

”The environmental challenges in the world are unequivocal and in recent years airports across the world have accepted their role and share of the challenges. Many airports have initiated environmental strategies and have put forward specific goals for making their airports sustainable and CO2-neutral within specific timelines. Vestergaard Company wants to be part of the solution for environmental challenges in airports and we will latest in 2030 be able to supply solutions that enable our customers to operate fully sustainable and CO2-neutral. We are already now developing and investing in electrical solutions for our equipment and at the same time working on minimizing the energy consumption in operation.” says Stefan Vestergaard, CEO for Vestergaard Company, and continues ”Our deadline is ambitious but we feel that it is realistic. Some of the technology needed does not exist yet, and the update of both infrastructure and regulations in the airports is massive. Nevertheless, we are determined that we shall achieve our ambition.”

October 9, 2019

Vestergaard Company has an ambition to provide cleaner and greener deicing. The Elephant® BETA deicer has been around since the early 80’s and continues to be a workhorse in major airports around the world. Vestergaard Company now introduces a plug-in hybrid version of the iconic deicer.

With a fully charged battery, the new plug-in hybrid deicer will be able to deice 15-20 aircraft without running the truck’s chassis engine. All is run electrically.

“The push has been on for a long time at environmentally-conscious airports”, notes Stefan Vestergaard, CEO of Vestergaard Company, “ We took on the challenge at Vestergaard to explore possibilities to reduce emissions in deicing and we believe that we have at the same time found significant economical savings for our customers using this new technology”.

Technically, Vestergaard Company has equipped the Elephant® BETA with an OEM lithium-ion battery, which charges either via an on-board charger or via a generator on the PTO of the chassis diesel engine. Electric motors run movements, spraying and low-speed maneuvering around the aircraft with diesel engine turned off.

Operators can drive to gate areas using the truck’s diesel engine, turn off the engine and perform the deicing jobs. Without the diesel engine, small particle pollution is all but eliminated from gate areas and noise levels are reduced. The operator can drive short distances between gates using the electric motor.

Likewise, on remote pads, the operator can use the diesel engine to drive to the pad, then shut off the engine and continue to perform deicing operations using only the electric motors and the battery.

Fluid is heated with diesel in the current version, however, as soon as the desired temperature is reached, the heater turns off, and temperature drop is only about 1 degree Celsius per hour. In future versions, larger battery capacity will enable heating without diesel.

Come see the revolutionary new plug-in hybrid Elephant BETA on the Vestergaard inter airport outdoor stand G30

October 8, 2019

PRESS RELEASE

Vestergaard Company is launching a fully electric 12 t chassis able to carry a number of GSE applications, e.g. water and lavatory. The first version is equipped with a 40 kWh lithium-ion battery with enough capacity to drive up to 50 km and operate for approximately 12 hours.

The electrical chassis is based on standard industrial, electronic components, which are thoroughly tried and tested. The unit can be equipped with a fully-enclosed cabin with heat and air-condition, or it can be delivered without doors in an open-configuration.

The unit comes with an on-board charger, which depending on the power available in the airport can charge the battery fully in 4-9 hours. The unit also has a plug for fast-charging which can charge the battery to 80 per cent capacity in 60 minutes. Optionally, customer can choose a range extender with a gasoline generator that charges the battery.

With an electric chassis, operators can now operate equipment in closed gate areas with zero emission and no small particle pollution. Furthermore, noise is practically eliminated, as there is no need for engine idle on the ramp.

“Introducing a fully electric chassis is part of our overall CSR-strategy and our goal of carbon-free ramp handling by 2030” says Stefan Vestergaard, CEO of Vestergaard Company

The new electrical chassis will go into full operational testing in five airports over the coming Winter.

September 18, 2019

After 17 years as Chairman of Vestergaard Company, Peter Langkjær has decided to retire his position. During Peter Langkjær’s tenure, the company has grown from a turnover below 200 MDKK to well over 800 MDKK and a staff of over 300.

The new Chairman of the Board is Jesper Lok, who has been on the board as a member for about a year. Jesper Lok has extensive experience from other boards, e.g. Dagrofa, J. Lauritzen, Santa Fe, Post Nord, Esvagt and Danish Crown, plus organisations such as Unicef.

Furthermore Jesper Lok has a long career in Maersk and a number of large CEO positions on his curriculum, including DSB (Danish State Railways). Svitzer and Falck Emergency.

Vestergaard Companys board consists of Jørgen Frost, vice-chairman, Frida Vestergaard and Tais Clausen other than Jesper Lok.

Vestergaard Company, 18 September 2019

September 18, 2019

Vestergaard Company is experiencing increased demand for our products. The fiscal year 2018/19 has for the second year in a row resulted in a record turnover. More customers have focused on the benefits of time and fluid savings achieved with the our products and solutions, which on top of increasing efficiency and profitability also lead to a massive reduction of the environmental impact.

”We have continued to win market share and increase our sales in the past year, and we are well on the way to reaching our goal of 1 billion DKK in turnover” says Vestergaard Company’s CEO Stefan Vestergaard. ”As a positive consequence of our LEAN-efforts, we have succeeded in increasing our turnover significantly within the same square meters of production.

We have for many years focused on energy-saving efforts at our company headquarters, and this work continues at high pace. Over the past years, we have particularly focused on reduction of diesel and water consumption, and we are in the planning stages of putting solar panels on the roofs of our production halls. Furthermore, our product development efforts focus on sustainability and this year we launch new equipment based on electrical and hybrid solutions.

A benefit of our financial success is that we can allocate more resources to increasing sustainability for both ourselves and our customers.”

April 29, 2019

Vestergaard Company’s skilled and efficient Customer Service Team is just about to start the SERVICE TOUR 2019.

If you have not yet ordered your summer service, please contact us +45 4642 2370 as soon as possible to benefit from one or more of following options:

• Summer overhaul (B)
• Status-inspection (A)
• UVV Check (for Germany only)
• DGUV V3 (for Germany only)
• Heater Service (C)
• Oil Analysis (D)
• Training of staff
• Upgrade of units to new developed features
• Major refurbishing of units on fixed prices

Another option – and a consideration that pays well: Vestergaard Company’s SERVICE CONTRACT

We encourage you to consider taking advantage of a SERVICE CONTRACT as it will simplify and secure your yearly service – and give substantial improvement such as:

• Flexible contract duration (3-5 years duration)
• Fixed prices for the whole contract period (incl. hourly wage price for evtl. extra works in connectin with the service)
• No annual price negotiations with your cost centre thus giving you an easy overview regarding costs
• Easier & earlier planning
• No delay in execution

Be ready for the winter!

March 25, 2019

The employees at Vestergaard Company play an important role in ensuring that our customers have the best and sustainable ground handling solutions.

This implies that we need to have highly skilled employees where the health and well-being of the individual employee are essential.

Because we care about our employees’ health and well-being, Vestergaard Company has initiated ‘Vestergaard health project 2019’ aiming to contribute to a culture supporting a healthy lifestyle among our employees and managers.

We all know that it can be difficult to break bad habits and build up new, good habits in the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. From research we know that workout together with colleagues at the workplace positively influences wellbeing and sick leave.  

That’s why ‘Vestergaard Health project 2019’ focus both on changing habits through individual coaching sessions and joint workout at the workplace with colleagues.  

For 12 weeks, employees and managers are participating in ‘Vestergaard health project 2019’, which consists of:

• 4 individual coaching sessions
• Joint workout twice a week at the workplace

We kickstarted ‘Vestergaard health project 2019’ with an inspiring lecture on motivation and well-being by American born health researcher, Chris MacDonald, with around 130 participants from Vestergaard Company.

Vestergaard company initiates and creates the framework to a healthy lifestyle of our employees and managers – because we care!

December 19, 2018

2018 has been quite a year for Vestergaard Company. We are proud to have the support of our customers who have paved the way for record-breaking sales to both existing and new customers all over the world. Our production has been busy as never before with more units than ever produced in a year. Our service teams have visited 36 countries and performed service on more than 500 deicers during our annual service tour, and our engineers have constantly been working on new and improved solutions, which we are eager to present to you in the years to come.

Vestergaard Company shall continue to challenge the norms and to use new technology to develop groundbreaking products and features to benefit customers and users of our ground support equipment. We look forward to seeing you all out there in 2019 – maybe at the inter airport in Munich in October or maybe somewhere else. Remember to follow our social media channels for updates on our products and events.

November 8, 2018

Godtfred Vestergaard, founder of Vestergaard Company, has peacefully passed away at 89, surrounded by his family. Godtfred founded Ingeniørfirma G. Vestergaard in 1962, which was renamed to the current Vestergaard Company as part of the company’s 50^th anniversary in 2012.

Godtfred was an entrepreneur all of his life and laid the foundation to his later career as early as 1936, where he at the age of 7, built a mechanically-advanced pedal car.

Throughout his life and career, Godtfred was renowned for recognizing engineerical challenges and finding the right combinations of technique and talent to achieve innovative solutions. He was deeply passionate about driving his company and motivating his employees towards finding and utilizing the best possible technical solutions in the development of his company and its products.

After handing over the daily management of Vestergaard Company to his son Stefan in 1996, Godtfred stayed involved with Vestergaard Company as a member of the board. He also stayed active during his retirement with runs in the local area and renovating and restoring old tractors to their former glory at his workshop.

Godtfred will be fondly remembered as a great entrepreneur, manager/colleague and inspirator and – not least – for his dry sense of humor. He is survived by his three children, ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Godtfred Vestergaard 1929-2018

October 4, 2018

Vestergaard Company is pleased to announce the receipt of a 19 Elephant^® BETA Flex-liner order from AeroMag.

The BETA units, scheduled for delivery over the next few weeks, will assist AeroMag in upgrading United’s ageing fleet of deicing vehicles in Denver and Newark.

Brock Crocker, Country Manager for Vestergaard Company’s North American Operations is quoted as saying “The BETA Flex-liners will assist AeroMag and United towards significant improvement in deicing efficiency and a major reduction in glycol, fuel, maintenance costs and off-block time.”

Vestergaard Company A/S designs, produces and services airport equipment based on advanced technology. The Vestergaard product line sets the standard for quality, functionality and durability in the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) industry, primarily supplying: Deicing Systems,Vacuum Toilet Service systems, Water Service Systems and Aircraft Washing Systems.

Vestergaard Company, October 4^th, 2018