Looking to the future
USTC today
In March 2022, Selected Car Group merges with Solid Leasing, owned by Lars Larsen Group, under the brand Selected Car Group and becomes the largest company for leasing premium cars and investing in special cars in Denmark.
In June 2022, Nina Østergaard Borris takes over from her father as CEO of USTC, while Torben continues as Chairman of the company’s board and remains actively involved in the Group. Mia Østergaard Rechnitzer steps into USTC’s executive management as Chief Governance Officer, and the circle is complete.
Unit IT buys solvo it and ESG is a focus point in all USTC companies. The Group’s first Sustainability Reports are launched in September 2022 and September 2023.
In 2024 Unit IT buys GlobalConnect Outsourcing Services and almost doubles the number of employees.
On 21st of June 2024 USTC founder Torben Østergaard-Nielsen celebrates his 70th birthday.
Unit IT buys Solvo IT and ESG is a focus point in all USTC companies. The Group’s first Sustainability Reports are launched in September 2022 and September 2023.
In 2024 Unit IT buys GlobalConnect Outsourcing Services and almost doubles the number of employees.
On 21st of June 2024 USTC founder Torben Østergaard-Nielsen celebrates his 70th birthday.
The next generation
2020 is a milestone for the USTC Group in many ways
In January, Nina Østergaard Borris takes on the role as COO of USTC.
In June, the Østergaard family announces a successful generational handover. The three family members now control one third each.
Later the same year, SDK (former Julius Mortensen) buys FREJA Transport & Logistics and forms SDK FREJA, which catapults the group’s shipping & logistics activities to new heights.
And in 2021, USTC adds an exciting sustainable activity to the Group, when the majority ownership of CM Biomass is acquired. CM Biomass is the largest independent trader of wood pellets and the 5th largest producer in the world.
The pieces of today are coming together
Establishing Self Invest as the new family office
In 2015, the Østergaard family establishes Selfinvest as their family office. Besides asset management and investments, the family office’s purpose and objective is to create the framework for the Østergaard family’s active ownership of the Group.
Outforce buys MindZet and IT-Craft, and forms Unit IT as we know it today and adds HostHouse to the group.
SDK United
Shipping.dk (the former Julius Mortensen) continues its acquisition spree, and in 2018 unites all companies under one name – SDK. The companies include:
TransFargo, FAC, Waterway Shipping, Frederikshavn Shipping, Rasmus Christensen Shipping APS, DK Control, Chr. Rørholms Eftf. ApS, Thomas Wang A/S, Dansih Stevedone A/S, TF Freight, JGJ, Randers Agencies ApS og Franck & Tobiesen.
Business and passion
Selected Car Group
In 2018, Torben Østergaard becomes the sole owner of Selected Car Group – a business and a universe built on the passion for cars – premium leasing cars, sports cars, collector’s items, investment cars, and race cars, just to name a few.
Fuelling the shipping industry
While Bunker Holding buys and opens companies in USA, South Africa, Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Dubai and Denmark, Dan-Bunkering expands to Dubai, Chile, Uruguay, USA and Singapore, and Brilliant Maritime Services (today Baseblue) opens offices in Hong Kong and Indonesia. The Bunker Holding Group is literally fueling the shipping industry on every continent.
Back in Middelfart, our very own internal IT-department becomes an independent company – Outforce – offering its strong IT competencies and services to clients across Denmark. In 2007, Outforce (today Unit IT) moves into our newbuild at Strandvejen 7 to gain their independence and grow their business.
Uni-tankers and many more
Uni-Tankers – our oil & chemical tanker shipping company – was founded in 1995. With a combined fleet of owned and chartered vessels they operate worldwide as experts in liquid cargo.
In 1998, Torben Østergaard becomes the sole owner of the USTC Group that includes Uni-Tankers, Bunker Holding, and Julius Mortensen Shipping (today SDK).
The bunker activities continue to grow under the Bunker Holding umbrella. Bunker Holding buys Topoil in Sweden (today Bunker One) and Bridge Oil in London (today KPI OceanConnect).
Dan-Bunkering adds an office in China and Brilliant Maritime Services (today Baseblue) is now present in Singapore and Argentina. Global Risk Management is formed as a separate company providing customised hedging solutions.
M/T Fionia Swan
M/T Fionia Swan – Uni-Tankers’ first newbuild tanker is named by Mia Østergaard in Middelfart Harbour in 1995.