VERDO SELLS MAJORITY OF VERDO ENERGY SYSTEM’S ACTIVITIES TO LINKA GROUP

Energy group Verdo has agreed to sell the majority of the activities of Verdo Energy Systems A/S to Linka Service A/S, part of Linka Group. The transaction includes 50 employees and the Aalborg site, and takes effect on 19 October 2026. Verdo’s operations in service, automation, industry and smaller energy plants will thus continue under an owner with extensive experience and expertise in the technological solutions, products and markets in which Verdo Energy Systems operates.

PRESS RELEASE | 20 October 2026 |  Original Danish article, VIA.RITZAU

The sale provides clarity for Verdo Energy Systems’ customers and employees, just two months after Verdo announced in August that the company would be wound down in a controlled manner, that service contracts and ongoing projects would be completed as planned, and that Verdo would also seek to sell parts of the business.

An important step in the controlled wind-down of Verdo Energy Systems has now been achieved: Linka is taking over Verdo Energy Systems’ service, automation and industrial operations, along with its portfolio of smaller projects, and will lease premises at Verdo’s current Aalborg headquarters. Employees will continue to work there, and customers will continue to be served by the same people and expertise. The transaction also includes the Polish office.

One step closer to a focused Verdo – and the right owner for Verdo Energy Systems

The sale is part of the strategy A Focused Verdo, launched by Verdo in April 2026. Going forward, Verdo will concentrate on its core business: supplying water and heat, generating electricity at the combined heat and power plant in Randers, and commercial activities closely related to the core business. In this context, a clear objective has been to find a suitable new owner for the company, enabling Verdo Energy Systems’ activities to be developed rather than wound down.

Verdo will complete the larger ongoing projects itself, with assistance from Linka, while selected industrial projects will transfer to Linka.

Verdo CEO: Delighted that jobs are being retained

“This is a very good day for the employees of Verdo Energy Systems and for Verdo. When we announced in August that Verdo Energy Systems’ activities would no longer form part of Verdo’s core business, we also said that we would, of course, fulfil existing agreements and contracts and seek to sell parts of the business. We have now succeeded on both counts, but what pleases me most is that 50 skilled colleagues can continue their work and look forward to a new future at Linka Service, a subsidiary of Linka Group,” says Jesper Vinter Barslund, CEO of Verdo.

“Linka is the right owner for Verdo Energy Systems. The two companies are closely aligned in terms of technological solutions, products and customers, and the synergies between Verdo Energy Systems and Linka are far greater than they would be with the Verdo we are now building, whose core business is primarily supplying water and heat and generating electricity. At Linka, the company will become part of a growth strategy rather than a peripheral activity. This is good for employees and customers, and for Verdo it marks another important step towards a focused Verdo,” emphasises Jesper Vinter Barslund.

Linka: A good match and an important step into Aalborg

Linka sees the acquisition as a natural expansion of its business, which currently supplies biomass and energy plants to district heating utilities, industry and agriculture in Denmark and abroad.

“We are strongly focused on being able to deliver energy-efficient solutions to heating customers in the future, and Verdo Energy Systems has been a very attractive acquisition candidate and a good match for us. There are many synergies between our existing products and the services, expertise, and products we are now acquiring. At the same time, as owners, we have an ambitious growth strategy for Linka Group, aiming to grow both in Denmark and internationally, and the acquisition fits perfectly into that plan,” says Christoffer Lassen, Chairman of Linka.

With the acquisition of Verdo Energy Systems, Linka Group grows from approximately 100 to approximately 150 employees across its headquarters in Lem, its Swedish sites, and now offices in Aalborg and Poland.

“We very much look forward to welcoming our new colleagues, and we are confident that we have a great future together in Linka Group. The Aalborg site is also a significant gain for us: it gives us a wider geographical presence in Denmark and a strong foothold in a university city, making it easier to recruit the technical expertise we will need in the future. The Polish office also gives us an important springboard into one of our growth markets,” says Thomas Gaardbo, CEO of Linka.

Further information

Verdo:

Jesper Vinter Barslund, CEO of Verdo, mobile 2255 6191, email jeba@verdo.com
Tine Martlev Pallesen, Head of Communications, mobile 4174 8917, email tipa@verdo.com

Linka:

Thomas Gaardbo, CEO of Linka Group; mobile 2036 0426, email thg@linka.dk
Christoffer Lassen, Chairman of Linka Group, mobile 6038 1636, email christofferlassen@gmail.com