AVK Holding and Niels Aage Kjær was announced Danish winner of the globally recognised growth competition which took place at the event location Lokomotivværkstedet in Copenhagen.
The entire jury fell in love with the story of the family business that is not just an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year winner, but a winner on multiple parameters. They create nice and continuous growth, are profitable, and are highly innovative too. AVK Holding is not a particularly known company to the general public, but they are renowned in the industry and are recognised as one of the world leaders in their field, says Lars Fløe Nielsen, chairman of the Danish jury in EY Entrepreneur Of the Year.
He is backed by Søren Smedegaard Hvid, a partner in EY and director for the competition:
AVK Holding is doing well in the ESG area and is in general saturated with strong values, good spirit, and propriety. Also worth mentioning is their impressive international journey. The company is truly global and has been through many phases of internationalisation.