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The Grundfos Group
Products
Annual production of approx. 10 million pumps.
Global distribution
The Grundfos Group is represented by 72 companies in 41 countries. The pumps are manufactured by Group production companies in 14 countries.
Founded
Grundfos was founded in 1945 by Poul Due Jensen.
Ownership
The Poul Due Jensen Foundation was set up in 1975 as an independent institution. The foundation currently owns around 86% of the share capital of Grundfos Holding AG, staff about 2% and the founder's family owns the
remaining 12%.
Key figures (DKK million)

2005 2004
Turnover 13,422 12,153
Profit before tax 1,254 1,232
Profit before tax
as % of turnover
9,3% 10.1%
Equity 5,994 5,150
Return on Equity 12,7% 14.2%
Total assets 13,166 11,798
No. of employees, year end 13,369 12,586
Quality certification
ISO 9001:2000 Environmental certification
ISO 14001
EMAS-registration