Ramboll

Rambøll Group A/S, also known as "Ramboll", is a Danish multinational architecture, engineering, and consulting company. In the past 25 years, the company has expanded from being a business mainly focused on the Nordic region, to having offices in more than 35 countries, with more than 18,000 employees working on projects across the world. Much of the company's activity is centred on Europe, North America, but also in emerging markets. Ramboll has been listed among the world's top 15 international design firms in 2023.[5]

The company's main work is for clients in the Buildings, Transport, Energy, Environment & Health, Water, Management Consulting, and Architecture & Landscape sectors.

History

1945–1991: Foundation and initial growth

Ramboll was founded in October 1945 as Rambøll & Hannemann in Copenhagen by a pair of engineers, Børge Johannes Rambøll (1911–2009) and Johan Georg Hannemann (1907–1980). Both had studied at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and were heavily motivated to be involved in the rebuilding effort following the devastation of the Second World War. One of the first undertakings of the newly-formed company was the construction of a

Large scale projects

Ramboll had been involved in many large-scale projects, both domestically and internationally. During the early 2010s, the company announced that it was re-orientating itself towards major infrastructure works in regions such as the Middle East, Russia and eastern Europe.[25]

In Denmark, one of the company's most significant undertakings has been the Oresund Bridge (1995–1999), connecting Copenhagen, Denmark with Malmö, Sweden.[26] The bridge is one of the most important infrastructures in Denmark. The international European route E20 runs across the bridge, as does the Oresund Railway Line. The firm was also involved in the planning and construction of the Great Belt Bridge (1988–1998).[27] This bridge connects Halsskov on Zealand with Knudshoved on Funen, 18 kilometres to its west, a two-track railway and a four-lane motorway had to be built, aligned via the small islet Sprogø in the middle of the Great Belt.

Ramboll was the leading engineer on the new Royal Danish Opera, The Copenhagen Opera House.[28] As the lead consultant on the project, Ramboll delivered engineering design, fire & safety, project management, structural engineering, geophysical engineering, geotechnical engineering, HVAC engineering, electrical engineering, bridge engineering, traffic engineering, traffic planning and traffic safety services.[29] This was carried out between 2001 and 2004. A characteristic feature of the Opera building is the gigantic roof covering the entire building stretching all the way to the harbour front. Measuring 158 metres x 90 metres, the Opera roof is one of the largest roof constructions in the world. The innovative design of the roof, which Ramboll has projected in cooperation with Henning Larsen Architects, was the reason for the Opera winning "The 2008 IABSE Outstanding Structure Award".[29]

Ramboll were the structural engineers for the new Tate Modern extension, opened on 17 June 2016 in London, the world's most visited museum of modern art.[30] The company has also provided services to Network Rail's Digital Railway programme.[31]

Ramboll is currently working on several projects concerning linking the infrastructure of the Nordic countries.[32] Among these are projects under the Trans-European Networks and the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, the world's longest immersed tunnel.[33][34]

Internationally, Ramboll has also marked itself by being involved in projects such as Chicago Lakeside Development,[35] Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi,[36] King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Saudi Arabia, the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo,[37] and infrastructure upgrades on the Falkland Islands.[38] Perhaps most unusually, Ramboll has undertaken work in Antarctica.[39]

type	Private
foundation	1945, in Copenhagen, Denmark
founder	Børge Johannes Rambøll and Johan Georg Hannemann
owner	Rambøll Foundation ‡R1R‡
location city	Copenhagen
location country	Denmark
key people	Jens-Peter Saul (CEO)‡R2R‡
industry	Architecture Engineering Consultancy
revenue	▲ DKK 16,000 million (2022)‡R3R‡
net income	▲ DKK 937 million (2022)‡R3R‡
num employees	18,000+ (2022)‡R4R‡
homepage	ramboll.com

History

1945–1991: Foundation and initial growth

1991–2003: Expansion in the Nordic region

2003–present: International growth

Ownership

Organisation

Management

Business units

Large scale projects

External links

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