COWI A/S

COWI A/S

COWI A/S is an international consulting group, specialising in engineering, environmental science and economics, based in Lyngby, Denmark.

It has been involved in more than 50,000 projects in 175 countries. It has over 3,500 employees, including engineers, biologists, geologists, economists, surveyors, anthropologists, sociologists and architects. [http://www.cowi.com/cowi/en/topmenu/aboutcowi/]

History

COWI was founded in 1930 by civil engineer Christen Ostenfeld (Dr Tech). [http://www.cowi.com/cowi/en/topmenu/aboutcowi/ThestoryofCOWI/193040/] Wriborg W. Jønson became a partner 16 years later. From 1946 to 1973, the company operated as a partnership under the name of Chr. Ostenfeld & W. Jønson. The initials of the two senior partners lent the company its name.

In 1973, the company became foundation-owned and was renamed COWIconsult, Consulting Engineers and Planners AS. In 1995, the company changed its name to COWI Consulting Engineers and Planners AS, eventually becoming COWI A/S in 2001.

Ownership

COWI A/S is the parent company of the COWI Group. COWI is a Danish private limited company, with the COWI Foundation as the majority shareholder. [http://www.cowi.com/cowi/en/topmenu/aboutcowi/organisation/ownership/]

External links

* [http://www.cowi.dk Official site (Danish)]
* [http://www.cowi.dk/cowi/da/topmenu/aboutcowi/Historienomcowi/ Historien om COWI (Danish)]
* [http://www.cowi.com Official site (English)]
* [http://www.cowi.com/cowi/en/topmenu/aboutcowi/TheStoryofCOWI/ In-depth company history (English)]


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