Siemens has built a strong working relationship with DONG Energy, Denmark’s largest power generator. Having successfully delivered a number of diverse projects for the company, the most recent has seen Siemens work with DONG to establish one common access control system across all of the company’s 85 sites throughout Denmark.
Producing more than 50% of Denmark’s power and approximately 40% of its heat, DONG is one of the leading energy companies in Northern Europe. Its business is based on producing, distributing and selling energy and energy-related products through traditional power plants and wind farms, not only in Denmark but also in the UK, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Poland and France, as well as through hydro-electric plants in Sweden. The publicly owned company today employs around 6,000 personnel mostly working at its Danish sites.
DONG believes that maintaining a good working environment and a high level of safety for employees and suppliers is a prerequisite for operating a healthy and efficient business. This corporate responsibility being an integral part of its values and vision, the company requires all staff to undergo a safety and security certification course for each of its sites at which they work or visit. This attitude was the major driving force behind a move to improve the access control systems deployed at the 85 sites in its homeland, though the initiative also addressed recommendations made by the Danish authorities that regularly monitor security and safety at Denmark’s critical infrastructure facilities.
