Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S Due Diligence

Run due diligence on Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S: check compliance and get alerts when suppliers or ownership change.

Denmark · owned by MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. (Japan) · bwsc.com · 12 vendors

BWSC (Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S) is a Danish company specializing in consultancy, engineering, installation, operation, and maintenance services for power plants and green energy facilities worldwide. The company offers solutions spanning engine and hybrid plant services, boiler plant services, green hydrogen and Power-to-X solutions, and full-scale operation & maintenance. Building on over a century of Danish engineering heritage, BWSC is committed to supporting the global transition to sustainable energy.

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Compliance

14 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.

CSRD (source) — No public evidence

Evidence: https://bwsc.com/sustainability/sustainability-management/, https://bwsc.com/sustainability/governance/, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32022L2464

EU Anti-Bribery & Corruption — Evidence found

Evidence: https://bwsc.com/sustainability/governance/, https://bwsc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/BWSC-Code-of-Conduct-MAY23.pdf, https://bwsc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BWSC-Code-of-Conduct-for-Business-Associates.pdf

Danish Data Protection Act — Evidence found

Evidence: https://bwsc.com/privacy-policies/, https://www.datatilsynet.dk/english, https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2018/502

Financials

Three-year financials

Financial Resilience Score: 6/10

BWSC benefits from strong parent backing by Mitsui E&S Holdings, a listed Japanese heavy-industry group, which provides balance-sheet support, guarantees for large EPC contracts, and cross-selling opportunities. The company has a substantial installed base of over 3,800 MW of equipment operated worldwide, creating a sticky, recurring aftermarket for spare parts, overhauls, and O&M contracts that are typically higher-margin and lower-risk than EPC work. Its diversified end-markets span biomass, liquid-fuel/diesel, waste-to-energy, biogas, and increasingly hydrogen/Power-to-X, with geographical reach across the UK, continental Europe, Africa, Japan, and the Caribbean/Central America. However, BWSC faces material risks. EPC project risk has historically exposed the company to cost overruns, warranty claims, and lump-sum contract losses—Mitsui E&S itself booked material losses on overseas EPC power projects in the late 2010s, which is directly relevant to BWSC's risk profile. The company's concentration on thermal plants in a decarbonising world is a structural headwind, and the green-energy pivot is early-stage. As an unlisted A/S with a limited number of large projects, annual revenue and EBIT can swing sharply between years. Currency and country risk are also material given exposure to GBP, EUR, USD and various African/Caribbean currencies against a DKK cost base. Ownership uncertainty is another factor, as Mitsui E&S has been restructuring its energy portfolio.

Key strengths: Strong parent backing from Mitsui E&S Holdings (Japan), Large installed base of >3,800 MW generating recurring aftermarket revenue, Diversified end-markets across biomass, diesel, biogas, waste-to-energy, and hydrogen, Global geographic footprint spanning UK, Europe, Africa, Japan, Americas, Strategic pivot to green energy (P-t-X, hydrogen, carbon capture) aligned with energy transition

Risk factors: EPC lump-sum contract risk with history of cost overruns and warranty claims in parent group, Concentration on thermal plants in a decarbonising world, Small, cyclical order book causing sharp annual swings in revenue and EBIT, Currency and country risk from multi-currency project exposure against DKK cost base, Ownership uncertainty as Mitsui E&S restructures its energy portfolio, Early-stage green-energy pivot requiring build-out of new competencies

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