Private company

Danish Union of Metalworkers

Logo: Dansk Metal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Danish union based in Copenhagen, founded in 19641

The Danish Union of Metalworkers (Danish: Dansk Metal, Metal) is a trade union in Denmark. It principally represents workers in the metal industries, but also covers telecommunications, transportation and some other sectors.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1, 1964Founded1
  • Industrylabor union1
  • HeadquartersCopenhagen, Denmark1
  • Websitewww.danskmetal.dk
  • Legal formforening1
  • Kind of organizationAssociation1
  • LEI5493003D0Q453VTD8R863
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressMolestien 7, 2450 København SV, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 314071173

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Photo: Leif Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

The Danish Union of Metalworkers (Danish: Dansk Metal, Metal) is a trade union in Denmark. It principally represents workers in the metal industries, but also covers telecommunications, transportation and some other sectors.2

Corporate structure

Danish Union of Metalworkers sits at the top of its group. 13 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Danish Union of Metalworkers København SV, Denmark
    • AL Sydbank Subsidiary · Aabenraa, Denmark
      • HANDELS ApS PANOPTIKON Subsidiary · 100% · København V, Denmark
      • VB af AL SYD A/S Subsidiary · 100% · Herning, Denmark
      • Al Finans A/S Subsidiary · København SV, Denmark
    • Arbejdernes Landsbank Subsidiary · København, Denmark
    • Sampension Subsidiary · Hellerup, Denmark
      • SAMPENSION FORESTRY K/S Subsidiary · 100% · Hellerup, Denmark
      • SAMPENSION GLOBAL REAL ESTATE K/S Subsidiary · 100% · Hellerup, Denmark
      • SAMPENSION KP INTERNATIONAL A/S Subsidiary · 100% · Hellerup, Denmark
      • SAMPENSION PRIVATE EQUITY K/S Subsidiary · 100% · Hellerup, Denmark
      • SAMPENSION STRUCTURED CREDIT K/S Subsidiary · 100% · Hellerup, Denmark

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Danish Union of Metalworkers reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

The union was founded in 1888, as the Danish Blacksmith and Machine Workers' Association. It became the "Danish Union of Metalworkers" in 1972.

Over the years, numerous smaller unions have merged in to the Metalworkers' union. These include:

1957: Semi-Skilled Metal Workers' Union

1967: Danish Metal Printers' Union

1968: Metal Workers' Union of Denmark

1969: Danish Coppersmiths' Union

1970: Danish Foundry Workers' Union

1972: Danish Boilermakers' Union

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1976: Danish Vehicle Builders' Union

1976: Danish Ship Builders', Riggers' and Sailmakers' Union

1981: Danish Metal Grinders' Union

1984: Gold and Silver Workers' Union of Denmark

2003: Telecommunications Union

2011: Danish Ship Caterers' Union

From Wikipedia’s article on Danish Union of Metalworkers, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 1964Founded Founded1

Sources

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