Working at Vikan
Vikan is headquartered in Denmark and has employees in 9 additional countries, the UK, USA, Canada, Germany, Estonia, Sweden, France, Australia and New Zealand.
Vikan is an innovative company with a flat organisational structure and a positive atmosphere with open dialogue.
We are a team-oriented workplace and our approximately 315 employees take pride in welcoming new colleagues into our company and community. As a new employee, you will be part of our comprehensive onboarding programme, which places particular emphasis on preparing you for your new role, getting to know your colleagues and quickly making you feel at home at Vikan.
At Vikan, we prioritise our employees through:
a structured and thorough onboarding process
a wide variety of flexibility in working structures
extensive benefits, health insurance and pension plans
embracing the life balance of the individual employee
a workplace rooted in diversity and respect
embedding fairness and equality into our workplace practices
creating a workplace where you feel safe and supported
fostering collaboration and relations between colleagues
making learning and development a natural part of your career
cultivating leaders who listen, challenge and innovate
Vikan employee values
“Vikaners” share a set of long-held values about the ways we want to work together, and in relation to our customers.
Integrity
Diligence
Ingenuity
Drive
+ 20
Nationalities
10
Countries with employees
+315
Employees worldwide
+90
+10 years of employment
+650M DKK
Turnover 2024
144M DKK
EBITDA 2024
+125 years
of experience in the industry
The Vissing Foundation
Vikan is proudly owned by the Vissing Foundation - a Danish, charitable family foundation established in 1979. The Foundation supports medical research, sustainable energy, and marginalised children and young people.
This unique ownership structure shapes our long-term values and commitment to making a difference.
Medical Research
Energy Research
Marginalised Children & Young People
Employee stories
Andy Freer
Andy Freer began his career at Vikan as an area sales manager 18 years ago. Almost 4 years later, he was given responsibility for the larger national UK distributors, and 2 years after that, he was promoted to UK Sales Manager. For the last few years he has also been responsible for leading the International Food Group team.
Ally Scott
Ally started working at Vikan back in 2015 as an area sales manager and was responsible for Scotland, Ireland, and Northern England. This is a large geographic area and gave him plenty of opportunities to work with a variety of customers and provide quality cleaning solutions.
Mihkel Lossmann
Mihkel started his journey at Vikan on the 7th of August 2023 as Microfiber Product Manager, where he looks after all products from the microfiber range, maintaining market overview, and driving product development, testing and commercial focus. Mihkel is located at the Vikan facilities in Estonia.
Daniel Ibrahim
Daniel works at Vikan North America (previously Remco) as a Warehouse Associate and has been with the company since 2008. Remco became a Vikan company in 2018 after the two companies had been partners for 35 years.
Mona Lauritsen
Mona started at Vikan in 1979 and will this year retire after 44 years of service. Mona started at Vikan as an “all-around office trainee”. At that time, part of the training was to try out different departments and tasks.
Børge Rasmussen
Børge Rasmussen started at Vikan back in 1971 as a machine fitter and through the over 40 years he was an employee at Vikan, he held many titles and responsibilities. Among others, he was Chairman of the Personnel Association, union representative, foreman, and board member.
Who we hire...
...and maybe you?
Vikan employees
For over 125 years, Vikan has built its legacy through the dedication and passion of our people.