LM Wind Power
{{Short description|Danish manufacturing business}}
{{Infobox company
| name = LM Wind Power
| logo = LM Wind Power logo.svg
| type = Subsidiary
| slogan =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1940}}
| founders = Ejner Lorentzen
Aage Skouboe
| location = Kolding, Denmark
| key_people = Hanif Mashal (CEO)
| industry = Wind
| products = Wind turbine blades
| owner = GE Vernova (2017-present)
| num_employees = ~14,000
| revenue =
| net_income =
| parent = GE Wind
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.lmwindpower.com/}}
}}
LM Wind Power (formerly LM Glasfiber{{citation| url = http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/8866/lm-glasfiber-changes-name-to-lm-wind-power/| title = LM Glasfiber changes name to LM Wind Power| date = 21 April 2010|work = www.renewableenergyfocus.com}}) is a Danish manufacturer of wind turbine blades, and a subsidiary of GE Vernova.{{Cite web |url=http://2014report.lmwindpower.com/menu/annual-report-2014/corporate-profile |title=LM Wind Power - Corporate Profile |access-date=2015-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113062300/http://2014report.lmwindpower.com/menu/annual-report-2014/corporate-profile |archive-date=2015-11-13 |url-status=dead }}
History
LM Wind Power was founded in 1940, as Lunderskov Møbelfabrik (Lunderskov furniture factory) in the small town Lunderskov, Denmark.{{Cite web |last=Larson |first=Aaron |date=2016-10-12 |title=GE Is Acquiring World's Largest Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturer |url=https://www.powermag.com/ge-is-acquiring-worlds-largest-wind-turbine-blade-manufacturer/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=POWER Magazine |language=en-US}} In 1952, they investigated the possibilities of commercial exploitation of glass fiber technology, which made them change their name to LM Glasfiber and abandon their original plan of manufacturing wooden furniture. In the 1970´s the company produced a series of sailboats, for example the LM 24.{{Cite web |title=LM Glasfiber A/S - www.yachtdatabase.com |url=https://www.yachtdatabase.com/en/manufacturer.jsp?id=LM+Glasfiber+A/S |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=www.yachtdatabase.com}} It was not until 1978 they started making wind turbine blades.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lmwindpower.com/About-Us/History |title=About Us – LM Wind Power History |access-date=2017-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330230021/http://www.lmwindpower.com/About-Us/History |archive-date=2014-03-30 |url-status=dead }}
On 11 June 2010, LM Wind Power took part in setting an aviation record. They commissioned the An-225 to carry the world's longest piece of air cargo, as it flew two new 42-meter wind turbine blades from their factory in Tianjin, China, to their test facility in Lunderskov, Denmark.[http://www.renewable-energy-sources.com/2010/06/11/lm-wind-powers-globlades-on-record-breaking-journey/ Record breaking journey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614024755/http://www.renewable-energy-sources.com/2010/06/11/lm-wind-powers-globlades-on-record-breaking-journey/|date=2010-06-14}} Renewable Energy Sources, 11 June 2010. Pictures: [http://www.jv.dk/artikel/896389:Haderslev--Se-billederne--Verdens-stoerste-fly-landede-i-Skrydstrup-i-aftes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109031318/http://www.jv.dk/artikel/896389:Haderslev--Se-billederne--Verdens-stoerste-fly-landede-i-Skrydstrup-i-aftes|date=2016-11-09}} [http://www.jv.dk/artikel/897243:Haderslev--Se-brugernes-billeder--Verdens-stoerste-transportfly-i-Skrydstrup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613071401/http://www.jv.dk/artikel/897243:Haderslev--Se-brugernes-billeder--Verdens-stoerste-transportfly-i-Skrydstrup|date=2013-06-13}} Retrieved: 13 June 2010.
Organization
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LM Wind Power employed approximately 4,505 employees worldwide at the end of 2014.[http://2014report.lmwindpower.com/ LM Wind Power 2014 annual report] The company is headquartered in Kolding, Denmark and has a global business office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. LM Wind Power has built production facilities in the major wind energy markets – 13 locations in 8 countries (Denmark, Spain, United States, Canada, India, China, Poland and Brazil). In addition to this, the company has a global network of R&D Centres in Denmark, the Netherlands, and India.
Ownership
From 2001 to 2017, the main stakeholders of LM Wind Power were investment partnerships organized by Doughty Hanson & Co. Ltd., presenting LM as the largest independent blade provider globally.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.dhpep.com/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=www.dhpep.com |language=en}} In April 2017, GE Renewable Energy purchased LM Wind Power for a total cost of €1.5 billion.{{Cite web |title=Latest Power Generation News and Insights |url=https://www.power-eng.com/news/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=Power Engineering |language=en-US}} This acquisition facilitated GE's ability to distribute wind energy to customers around the world.
References
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External links
- {{citation|url = http://www.lmwindpower.com| title = LM Wind Power}}, official website
{{GE Vernova}}
{{General Electric}}
{{Wind power}}
Category:Companies based in Kolding Municipality
Category:Danish companies established in 1940
Category:2017 mergers and acquisitions