Developing the business with knowledge sharing DBI’s considerable professional expertise was in seriously high demand in the 2000s. As a consequence, existing business areas grew, and new activities were added.
Things developed quickly in the 2000s. The
creative, proactive approach to customers’ needs
Danish construction industry was booming, and
and requirements. Besides this, actual sales
in 2004 the stakes were even higher when,
canvassing was launched. The offices in Jutland
after several years of preparation, function-
also began to offer consultancy services, which
based fire requirements were introduced in
were now available nationwide. In cooperation
building regulations. This enabled clients to
with architects, the consultancy department
disregard the previous prescriptive fire safety
took part in competition projects and business-
requirements. Now, more flexible fire safety
to-business events, in order to position itself
technology solutions were accepted, with a
as a creative, solution-oriented partner. These
more creative architectural approach – provided
efforts were successful, and since the function-
that a fully responsible fire safety level could be
based fire safety requirements were introduced,
documented.
Fire Safety Consultancy’s revenue has increased
Many used this opportunity, and the need
many times over.
for fire safety documentation therefore expanded. DBI was already known for its
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professional fire safety consultants, so
The testing area also saw a change in its
demand increased for the necessary advice
terms of competition, as Asian and eastern
and documentation. Many of the large consulting engineering firms also began to offer fire safety advisory services. Even though the workload was increasing, more parties were competing to hire competent consultants, and at this time DBI lost many competent fire safety consultants to consulting engineering firms.
DBI AS THE CUSTOMER’S PARTNER As a consequence of this new competition, DBI’s fire safety consultants changed their working method. DBI’s Fire Safety Consultancy was previously the source of answers to many
Despite greater competition in recent years, DBI’s fire laboratory’s high standards of knowledge and quality have maintained its popularity.
different questions concerning the building regulations, but now the consultants took a more
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