HedeDanmark changes name to Dalgas

Few individuals have left as significant a mark on the Danish landscape as Enrico Dalgas, who co-founded Hedeselskabet in 1866. At that time, the barren heath was transformed into fertile agricultural land to feed a poor population.

Today, the challenges are different, with ecological crises affecting the climate, environment, and biodiversity. However, Hedeselskabet's mission remains to serve society's interests, and therefore, the company's business units, HedeDanmark and several sub-brands, will now take the founder's name.

Hedeselskabet will continue to be the name of the association and the foundation – only the business will change its name to Dalgas.

^{CEO Torben Friis Lange by the Dalgas statue in Aarhus.}

- With the new name, we bring Dalgas' spirit and values into today's business. He was known for his dedication, innovation, and professionalism. The same virtues has characterised our businesses for more than 150 years. So, what name would be more fitting to unite our businesses under than the name of Hedeselskabet's first director, says Torben Friis Lange, the 12th CEO in line after Enrico Dalgas.

With the name Dalgas, the organisation unites all its business units into one. This is part of a larger rebranding to create a cohesive link between the association and foundation, Hedeselskabet, and the operating company, Dalgas.

One company, one voice, and one identity

Dalgas' business areas include everything from afforestation and forest management, ecological restoration, construction work, green maintenance, recycling of by-products to timber trade. Previously, the business was divided into HedeDanmark and a long list of sub-brands, which are now united into one entity.

By uniting the businesses under the same name, it becomes easier to offer complete solutions to Dalgas' partners and customers in all phases of their work with nature, climate, and environment.

HedeDanmark and its sub-brands currently have business activities in Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden, as well as trade with many countries in and outside Europe. The change to the name Dalgas is also intended to support the increased international ambitions, as Dalgas has more international potential than the HedeDanmark name.

Hedeselskabet remains as an association and foundation with the distribution of funds to green projects. The operating company Dalgas' visual identity and logo will be the same as Hedeselskabet's, thereby creating a closer connection between the two. Both the association and the business will continue to work under the vision "We create a sustainable future - partnering with nature."