Give Steel
Give Steel A/S is a Danish manufacturer designing, fabricating, and erecting load-bearing steel structures for data centers, logistics buildings, stadiums, and multi-storey buildings across Northern Europe, operating a single-site production facility in Brande with 54,000 tons annual capacity and 600+ employees in three countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersBrande, Denmark
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Give Steel does
Give Steel A/S is a Danish privately-held steel structure manufacturer founded in 2003 and headquartered in Brande, Denmark, designing, fabricating, and erecting load-bearing steel structures for buildings and infrastructure across Northern Europe. The company operates from a single integrated production site in Brande with an annual capacity of 54,000 tons of steel structures across 29,500 m² of indoor production area and ~80,000 m² of open space, supported by sales and engineering offices in Aarhus, Stuttgart (Germany), and two offices in Katowice (Poland) for BIM and structural design services. The firm employs 600+ people across five locations in three countries and serves main contractors and developers in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Poland, Finland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland.
Give Steel's product portfolio centers on a single integrated offering — load-bearing steel structures — with named sub-products: GSY BEAM® (a registered integrated steel composite beam, available in a low-carbon variant manufactured from up to 98% recycled steel), gitterspær trusses, stålspær steel frames, and søjle-bjælkekonstruktioner column-beam systems. Two newer thematic solutions have been layered onto this base: POD (Performance Optimized Datacenter) — a modular prefabricated steel module for hyperscale and colocation data centers — and CO2-reduced steel supplied with verified EPDs. Production relies on advanced robotic welding and handling lines, water-based paint systems, and electrically-powered machinery. Execution is certified to EN 1090-1 up to execution class EXC4 (highest structural class), with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 management systems, EN ISO 3834 welding quality, Norwegian Sentral Godkjent approval, and SBTi-validated net-zero climate targets.
The revenue model is project-based: one-off tenders for design, engineering, fabrication, and delivery of custom steel structures, with optional on-site assembly governed by separate sales-and-delivery terms. Pricing is quote-based and non-publicly disclosed, with BIM/structural design services (delivered from Poland) often bundled with steel supply or sold stand-alone. Customer segments include data center contractors (a stated growth vertical), logistics and industrial building contractors, public and sports venue builders, and commercial and multi-storey residential developers. Notable reference projects span the Carlsberg Byen district (1,400+ GSY beams and 1,600+ tons delivered 2019-2023), Copenhagen Airport Terminal 3 expansion (handover 2027), the Ilulissat Isfjordcenter in Greenland (Tekla BIM Award 2020), the AAK biomass boiler house in Aarhus, and the Fehmarnbelt immersed tunnel link. Sales are direct, with country-specific sales engineers in each export market, supported by an inbound CO2 hotline and dedicated sustainability engineering staff that engage customers pre-tender for material and design optimization.
Give Steel firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Give Steel
- Legal name
- Give Steel A/S
- Website
- https://givesteel.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Give Steel A/S is a Danish manufacturer designing, fabricating, and erecting load-bearing steel structures for data centers, logistics buildings, stadiums, and multi-storey buildings across Northern Europe, operating a single-site production facility in Brande with 54,000 tons annual capacity and 600+ employees in three countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Give Steel industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Structural Steel Fabrication
- NAICS
- Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231), Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing (332311)
- SIC
- Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA), Steel Joists, Joist Girders & Decking (IMADACAC), Metal Roofing & Wall Panels (Architectural/Structural) (IMADACAG)
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Where Give Steel is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Brande
- HQ country
- Denmark
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices5 records
Markets served
Give Steel business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Project-Based Steel Structure Contracts: Primary revenue from one-off project contracts for the design, engineering, production and delivery of load-bearing steel structures (steel frames, trusses, column-beam structures, GSY composite beams, facades) to contractors and developers across Northern Europe. Each project is custom-engineered and tendered.
- Assembly and Installation Services: Optional on-site assembly and installation of the steel structures produced in Brande. Provided as an add-on to the steel supply contract, governed by separate "Sales and delivery conditions including assembly" or "Sales and delivery conditions excluding assembly" terms.
- Engineering and BIM Design Services: BIM modelling and structural design services performed in-house and by the Polish office (Give Steel BIM & Structural Design) for projects across Northern Europe. Often bundled with steel supply but can be a stand-alone design service.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | — | Project-based quote pricing for steel structures (no public list price) |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels8 records
Give Steel product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Give Steel designs, engineers, fabricates and erects load-bearing steel structures — including steel frames, trusses, column-beam systems, facades and the proprietary GSY BEAM® composite floor system — for buildings and infrastructure projects across Northern Europe. All steel is produced at a single automated facility in Brande, Denmark (54,000 tonnes/year), with project delivery supplemented by an in-house BIM and structural design hub in Poland and optional on-site assembly.
Product overview
Give Steel is a Danish steel-structure manufacturer operating a single integrated offering centered on the design, fabrication and erection of load-bearing steel structures, rather than a multi-tenant software platform. The portfolio combines a core structural-steel delivery (Stålkonstruktioner) with a set of named sub-products: GSY BEAM® / CO2-Reduced GSY® integrated composite beams, Gitterspær trusses, Stålspær steel frames, and Søjle-bjælkekonstruktioner column-and-beam frames. Layered on top of this base offering are two thematic solutions: POD Performance Optimized Datacenter solutions, a modular prefabricated concept for hyperscale data centers, and a CO2-reduced steel (CO2-reduceret stål) material line supplied with verified EPDs. All sub-products share the same delivery backbone — Give Steel's own factories, BIM-based design services, and project execution — so the portfolio is best understood as one core product with branded variants rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- GSY BEAM®: Integrated steel composite beam product for floor constructions; a registered trademark of Give Steel A/S.
- CO2-reduceret GSY®
Products and services
- Steel Structures (Stålkonstruktioner) Core design, fabrication and erection of load-bearing steel structures for buildings, infrastructure, logistics centres and data centres across Northern Europe; delivered through the company's own Brande factory and project execution organization.
- GSY BEAM® and CO2-Reduced GSY® Composite Beams Proprietary integrated steel-and-concrete composite beam system for slim floor decks and additional room height in long-span floor solutions; the CO2-reduced variant is manufactured from up to 98% recycled steel for lower embodied-carbon projects.
- Trusses (Gitterspær) Prefabricated steel trusses used as load-bearing roof trusses where large free spans without obstructing interior columns are required, for stadium halls, industrial buildings, production halls and warehouses.
- Steel Frames (Stålspær) Hot-rolled and fabricated welded steel frames used as primary load-bearing elements in industrial, commercial and agricultural buildings, produced to custom dimensions and geometries.
- Column and Beam Structures (Søjle-bjælkekonstruktioner) Conventional steel column-and-beam framing systems for multi-storey buildings, with connections designed to EN 1993 (Eurocode 3); produced for office, residential and mixed-use multi-storey developments.
- POD (Performance Optimized Datacenter) Modular Solutions Prefabricated, container-like datacenter module (~17 x 3.1 x 3.8 m) with integrated power, backup, cooling, networking and control systems; top and base sections are factory-finished in Brande and flat-packed for efficient transport and rapid on-site assembly. Designed for scalable, modular datacenter deployment for hyperscale and colocation operators.
- CO2-Reduced Steel (CO2-reduceret stål) Low-embodied-carbon structural steel grades with verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), offered as a drop-in alternative to standard structural steel for projects targeting reduced global warming potential; typically carries a ~5–10% cost premium versus conventional steel.
- Steel Structure Assembly and Installation Services Optional on-site assembly and installation of the steel structures produced in Brande; offered as an add-on to the steel supply contract under separate terms including or excluding assembly.
- BIM and Structural Design Services BIM modelling and structural design services performed in-house and by the Polish office (Give Steel BIM & Structural Design) for projects across Northern Europe; often bundled with steel supply but available as a stand-alone design service.
- Steel Structure Façade Systems Steel façade structures delivered as part of Give Steel's project scope, alongside the main load-bearing structure.
Quantifiable outcome
- Design optimization can save up to 34% CO2 in steel construction
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Give Steel
Customer profileNamed customers18 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Give Steel technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Give Steel partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators11 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Give Steel competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- SSAB: Swedish steel major producing structural steel, plate and tubular products with a construction-focused division. Overlaps with Give Steel on Nordic structural steel supply and competes indirectly through its SSAB Greenhouse™ low-carbon steel offering targeting the same sustainability-driven Nordic contractors.
- ArcelorMittal: Global steel giant with significant European structural steel and construction solutions presence, including low-carbon XCarb® offering. Competes with Give Steel at scale in the Northern European structural steel market and increasingly in sustainability-positioned products.
- Voestalpine AG: Austrian-headquartered steel and steel-processing group with a dedicated Steel Division producing structural sections and welded assemblies. Overlaps with Give Steel's fabricated structural steel offering in European markets and competes on engineering-led steel solutions.
Direct peers
- Severfield plc: UK-listed structural steel fabricator (~£400-500m revenue range) operating a multi-site production model for commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects. Closely comparable to Give Steel on business model (design-fabricate-erect steel structures) and target customers (main contractors and developers).
- William Hare Group: Privately-held UK structural steel fabricator with similar design-fabricate-erect model serving commercial, nuclear, infrastructure and industrial clients. Comparable scale, comparable project complexity, and similar single-region production concentration dynamics.
- Contiga AS: Norwegian steel structure fabricator serving Scandinavian contractors on commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects. Directly comparable on geography, product mix (steel frames, beams, trusses) and customer base.
- Lindab Group: Swedish-listed manufacturer of steel building products (profiles, roofing, rainwater systems) and prefabricated steel building systems. Adjacent product overlap with Give Steel's standard stålspær and facade offerings for the Nordic industrial/warehouse segment.
- Peikko Group: Finnish-headquartered manufacturer of steel connection systems, composite beams (DELTABEAM) and wind-tower foundations. Closest direct competitor to Give Steel's GSY BEAM® integrated composite beam product and shares the Northern European structural steel customer base.
- Normek AS: Norwegian steel structure and building envelope contractor with multi-site Nordic production, comparable scope (steel frames, trusses, facades) and overlap with Give Steel on Scandinavian commercial, industrial and sports-venue projects.
Others
- Stålbyggnadsinstitutet (SBI) member fabricators: Swedish Steel Construction Institute and its network of certified structural steel fabricators. Ecosystem-level peer relevant to Give Steel's Swedish sales motion and Tekla BIM/EU Steel Design Award positioning in the Nordic market.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance10 records
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Give Steel leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles16 records
Give Steel subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Give Steel funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Give Steel
What does Give Steel do?
Give Steel designs, engineers, fabricates and erects load-bearing steel structures — including steel frames, trusses, column-beam systems, facades and the proprietary GSY BEAM® composite floor system — for buildings and infrastructure projects across Northern Europe. All steel is produced at a single automated facility in Brande, Denmark (54,000 tonnes/year), with project delivery supplemented by an in-house BIM and structural design hub in Poland and optional on-site assembly.
Is Give Steel a public or private company?
Give Steel is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Give Steel founded?
Give Steel was founded in 2003. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Give Steel based?
Give Steel is headquartered in Brande, Denmark, in the Europe region.
How does Give Steel make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Project-Based Steel Structure Contracts are the primary driver. The others are assembly and Installation Services and engineering and BIM Design Services.
Who are Give Steel's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are SSAB, ArcelorMittal and Voestalpine AG. Direct peers are Severfield plc, William Hare Group, Contiga AS, Lindab Group, Peikko Group and Normek AS. Stålbyggnadsinstitutet (SBI) member fabricators is listed as an others.
Does Give Steel have an API?
No public API is recorded for Give Steel.
What industry is Give Steel in?
Give Steel's product category is Structural Steel Fabrication. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMADACAD, Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies, with a secondary code of IMADACAA, Structural Steel Fabrication. Its NAICS code is 332312 and its SIC code is 3440.