Experience has no Expiry Date at Mark & Wedell
May 22, 2026
Mark & Wedell has been part of the local community in Kvistgård and the Greater Copenhagen area since the company was founded in 1974 by Ole Mark and Anders Wedell. Today, we export specialized industrial equipment to more than 85 countries, but development and production still take place under the same roof in Kvistgård.
We maintain the complete value chain on a single site, from product development and 3D modelling to CNC machining, welding, electrical and automation work, and final assembly. It is not just a production model. It is a culture. And that culture requires people who have mastered it.
Several of our current employees have been with Mark & Wedell for many years. Several have been with the company for more than 20 years, and some for over 40 years, meaning they have experienced both the ownership transition in 2018 and the growth that has turned us into a global industrial partner.
That continuity is no coincidence. It’is the result of a workplace where craftsmanship pride, strong collegial bonds, and professional development carry more weight than rapid turnover. Our employees range from experienced CNC operators and certified welders to mechanical and electrical engineers and automation specialists, and it is the interplay between these disciplines that allows us to solve complex challenges as a single-source supplier.
In December 2025, the local newspaper Helsingør Dagblad published the story of Erik Holze Larsen (cover photo: Kirsten Moth, Helsingør Dagblad), a precision welder specializing in stainless steel, who returned to Mark & Wedell after retiring. Erik, known in the trade as “Millimeter Larsen” for his uncompromising precision, worked with us for 10 years before taking early retirement under Denmark’s “Arne pension” scheme. When we called and asked if he could help, he said yes.
“If the job had been a pain, I wouldn’t be here,” Erik told Helsingør Dagblad. Today, he is close to full-time and serves as a resource that both seasoned and younger welding colleagues, as well as our engineers, rely on, particularly when it comes to welding-technical questions for demanding industries such as pharmaceuticals, medtech, and process plants.
For us, this is not about filling a vacant position. It’s about making sure that the knowledge Erik has built over more than 50 years in the trade does not disappear. When an experienced precision welder shares his expertise with a younger colleague, or consults with an engineer on how a complex structure is best welded, the quality of our deliveries grows stronger. It is the transfer of competence across generations and professional boundaries, and it is part of our responsibility as an employer.
Nationally, Erik is far from alone in returning to work. According to the Danish Employers’ Association (Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening), the number of employed people over 60 in Denmark has doubled since 2010, and in October 2025, the number of working retirees surpassed 100,000 for the first time.
Erik’s story is an example of a connection we see throughout the company: precise craftsmanship and deep professional expertise are prerequisites for solving complex industrial challenges.
Last week, Mark & Wedell was selected as a Bæredygtig (“Sustainability”) Case 2026 by Børsen (the leading Danish business newspaper) for our work with superconducting current leads, a technology that can replace heavy copper cables with more compact superconducting cables for power transmission, contributing to a more efficient energy infrastructure. It is advanced engineering combined with precision-machined CNC components and demanding welding work, but it builds on exactly the same craftsmanship competencies that Erik represents: tolerances measured in millimetres, flawless welds, and a professional pride that cannot be automated.
The connection between Erik’s precision work and our contribution to the green transition is no coincidence. It’s the same culture, the same demand for quality, and the same hands that make both possible.
“We have spent many years developing superconducting current leads for research projects at CERN, CEA, and GSI, among others. Now, for the first time, we see our technology making a tangible difference in the commercial energy sector,” says Torben Ekvall, Co-CEO of Mark & Wedell.
May 5, 2026
Mark & Wedell has today been selected as one of this year's cases in Børsen Bæredygtig 2026 for the company's work on superconducting current leads for Irish technology company SuperNode.
July 30, 2025
Mark & Wedell (M&W) and SuperNode are proud to announce that M&W’s custom-engineered highcurrent leads have played a key role in SuperNode’s historic demonstration of a superconducting power cable using a polymeric cryostat—the first of its kind globally.
September 10, 2025
Through a strategic partnership, Mark & Wedell will integrate Faraday Factory Japan‘s cutting-edge REBCO 2G HTS tape into our superconducting current leads, powering the future of fusion energy.
