Søren Knudsen Entreprenørforretning A/S

What Søren Knudsen Entreprenørforretning A/S does

Søren Knudsen Entreprenørforretning A/S is a privately held Danish underground-infrastructure contractor founded in 1960, headquartered in Herning with regional offices in Holstebro, Vejen, Hasselager, and Esbjerg, and approximately 200 employees following the March 2025 acquisition of Svane Entreprise. The firm specializes in trenchless and minimally invasive cable and pipe installation for Danish utility companies, including electricity, district heating, fiber, and water supply networks. Its service portfolio covers directional drilling (styret boring), pipe bursting and cracking, cable and pipe plowing, fiber blowing and water-jet cable flushing, traditional excavation burial, and digital measurement of installed cable infrastructure.

The company's technical core is a specialized equipment fleet: seven directional drilling machines with 4–45 ton pulling capacity capable of boring up to 700 meters and handling pipes up to Ø800 mm, eight cable plows operating at 40–150 cm depth, and pipe-bursting rigs exerting up to 80 tons of pulling force. It performs roughly 1,000 directional borings per year and holds gating certifications including NO DIG-kontrolordningen membership and Banedanmark-approved contractor status. Service delivery is project-based and quote-driven, executed via direct enterprise contracting with utility customers; named clients include Jysk Energi, Norlys, N1, MES, Vestforsyning, Herning Vand, Struer Energi, RAH, Vestjyske Net, VTV, and Strukton, typically under long-term framework agreements.

Revenue is generated entirely from professional services: installation, renovation, and emergency response for supply-line infrastructure, with each project managed end-to-end by a dedicated project manager. The firm is owner-managed, with Anders Hornshøj as CEO (Direktør) and Anton Hornshøj as Chairman of the Board, and operates a 24/7 emergency hotline for fault response. The business model is asset-intensive (specialty fleet, certified crews, multi-region offices) and contract-driven, with growth levers concentrated in Denmark's ongoing fiber rollout, district-heating expansion, and utility grid renewal programs.

Name

Søren Knudsen Entreprenørforretning A/S

Legal name

Søren Knudsen A/S

Website

https://skent.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Søren Knudsen Entreprenørforretning A/S is a privately held Danish contractor specializing in trenchless underground infrastructure—directional drilling, pipe bursting, cable plowing, fiber blowing, and digital measurement—for electricity, district heating, fiber, and water utility companies across Denmark. Founded 1960, ~200 employees, headquartered in Herning.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Underground Utility Infrastructure Construction

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Site Preparation Contractors (238910)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Underground Duct, Conduit & Manhole/Vault Construction (Telecom Civils) (IMAFAIAK), Cable Installation & Construction Services (trenching, duct banks, HDD, pulling, cable laying) (EUADADAI), Rehabilitation, Lining & Renewal (Pipe Relining, Trenchless Rehab, Asset Renewal) (IMAFAGAL)

Keywords

• Directional drilling services
• Trenchless pipe replacement
• Underground cable installation
• District heating construction
• Utility infrastructure contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Herning

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure Construction Services: Project-based revenue from establishing and maintaining supply lines for electricity, district heating, fiber networks, and water. Work includes traditional excavation, directional drilling, pipe bursting, cable plowing, and digital measurements. Revenue is generated through contracts with utility companies for both new installations and renovation projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Danish contractor specializing in trenchless (NO DIG) underground infrastructure construction for utility companies. Performs directional drilling, pipe bursting, cable plowing, and district heating pipe-laying for water, gas, district heating, and fiber networks across Denmark. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Herning with approximately 200 employees.

Product overview

Søren Knudsen A/S is a construction contractor offering specialized underground infrastructure services. The company operates seven core service offerings: (1) Styret boring - directional drilling as their core specialty with 30 years of experience; (2) Nedgravning af rør og kabler - burial of pipes and cables for fiber, district heating, water and charging infrastructure; (3) Spuling og iblæsning af kabler - cable flushing and fiber blowing services; (4) Pipe bursting og cracking - trenchless pipe replacement; (5) Pløjning - cable and pipe plowing; (6) Indmåling af kabler - digital cable measurement and documentation; and (7) Fjernvarme - district heating installation and maintenance. The services are offered as an integrated full-service solution where the company handles projects from planning through execution to final digital measurement. The company has approximately 200 employees, operates from headquarters in Herning with branches in Holstebro and Vejen, and serves utility companies throughout Denmark.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Directional drilling services
• Pipe bursting / trenchless pipe replacement

Quantifiable outcome

• 30+ years experience in directional drilling, ~1,000 borings/year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dansk ByggericoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Dansk Byggeri, the Danish Construction Association. This membership provides industry representation, professional development resources, and participation in industry standards and initiatives.
• NO DIG-kontrolordningencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the NO DIG control scheme for directional drilling and jacking. This is a quality assurance certification system for trenchless pipe installation methods, demonstrating commitment to industry standards and quality control.
• BanedanmarkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved contractor for working on Banedanmark's areas. This regulatory approval allows the company to perform directional drilling projects on and near Danish railway infrastructure.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Strukton: Dutch-headquartered infrastructure firm operating in rail and civil works, and an existing partner/customer of Søren Knudsen on Banedanmark railway drilling projects. Adjacent rather than directly competing on Danish utility contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Veidekke ASA: Nordic contractor with infrastructure and civil engineering operations in Scandinavia. Overlaps with Søren Knudsen on utility and civil works, but operates across multiple Nordic geographies and segments.
• MT Højgaard A/S: Major Danish construction group covering buildings, civil works, and infrastructure. Competes on larger Danish civil and utility tenders as a generalist; less specialized than Søren Knudsen in trenchless/no-dig methods.
• NCC AB: Large Nordic construction and infrastructure group. Competes indirectly through its Nordic infrastructure division for larger utility and civil works contracts; broader portfolio including buildings and asphalt dilutes trenchless specialization.
• Skanska AB: Global construction and infrastructure group with strong Nordic presence. Indirectly comparable through Nordic civil infrastructure bids; broader portfolio makes trenchless utility work a small share of total revenue.

Direct peers

• Per Aarsleff A/S: Largest Danish infrastructure contractor offering trenchless pipe-laying, utility installation, and foundation works. Directly competes with Søren Knudsen on directional drilling and underground utility contracts in Denmark, while operating at significantly greater scale.
• Munck Gruppen A/S: Danish contractor focused on underground utilities, district heating, fiber, and earthworks. Highly comparable to Søren Knudsen on customer base (Danish utilities), service mix, and project-based delivery model.
• Barslund A/S: Danish contractor specializing in cable laying, pipe installation, and trenchless methods for utilities. Competes with Søren Knudsen for the same fiber, electricity, and district-heating framework contracts in Denmark.
• Arkil A/S: Danish infrastructure contractor with utility, road, and civil works divisions. Overlaps with Søren Knudsen on underground cable/pipeline installation projects for Danish municipal and energy customers.
• Entreprenørfirmaet M.J. Eriksson A/S: Danish utility and earthworks contractor performing cable and pipe installation for energy, telecom, and water customers. Comparable to Søren Knudsen on service portfolio and target utilities in Denmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/skent.dk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/s%C3%B8ren-knudsen-entrepren%C3%B8rforretning-a-s

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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