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Desmi

DESMI A/S is a Danish manufacturer of pumps and pumping solutions, headquartered in Nørresundby. The company was founded in 1834 in Aalborg by Henning Smith under the name De Smithske Jernstøberier og Maskinværksteder (The Smith Ironworks and Machine Shops) and is considered Denmark's oldest active joint-stock company. In 1875, the company was converted into a joint-stock company registered as number 538, and in April 2003 it officially changed its name to DESMI A/S. DESMI manufactures centrifugal pumps, ROTAN gear pumps, ballast water systems and oil spill response systems. According to private equity firm One Equity Partners, the company's pumps and systems are sold to more than 150 countries through a network of subsidiaries and distributors on six continents. In the 2025 financial year, DESMI recorded net revenue of DKK 1,865 million and a net profit of DKK 114 million, with 1,033 employees.

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DESMI A/S is a Danish manufacturer of pumps and pumping solutions, headquartered in Nørresundby. The company was founded in 1834 in Aalborg by Henning Smith under the name De Smithske Jernstøberier og Maskinværksteder (The Smith Ironworks and Machine Shops) and is considered Denmark's oldest active joint-stock company. In 1875, the company was converted into a joint-stock company registered as number 538, and in April 2003 it officially changed its name to DESMI A/S. DESMI manufactures centrifugal pumps, ROTAN gear pumps, ballast water systems and oil spill response systems. According to private equity firm One Equity Partners, the company's pumps and systems are sold to more than 150 countries through a network of subsidiaries and distributors on six continents. In the 2025 financial year, DESMI recorded net revenue of DKK 1,865 million and a net profit of DKK 114 million, with 1,033 employees.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1834 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. employees: 1,033 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1834". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the employees is "1,033 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370579637

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