Karsten Haahr
A veteran returns!
Karsten is a former sales manager at Treffco A/S, as well as director and owner of KK Materiel A/S – which was the former UpRight/Snorkel dealer in Denmark.
He is still the director and owner of KH Lift ApS, of which he sold 75% to Ahern Denmark in 2021. We still benefit from his extensive experience and industry knowledge, as he is a consultant for the sales team.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:karsten.haahr@aherndenmark.dk
Lisianne Jakobsen
Accountant
Lisianne has been an independent accountant/auditor since 2002 and has worked in the lift industry since 2000. She started with Ahern Denmark as a freelancer and is now a permanent employee.
When she was self-employed, Lisianne worked with many different professional groups. This has provided important experience in many industries, making it easy to adjust.
Lisianne enjoys being part of a growing team at Ahern Denmark.
T: +45 2931 6078
E:lisianne.jakobsen@aherndenmark.dk
Charlotte Kær
Administrative Coordinator
Charlotte is an administrative coordinator, and helps with sales support and HR-related tasks.
Charlotte comes from the municipal world, where she has worked with refugees for 12 years. The structure and the coordination skills she uses in her everyday life with us, having a lot of hands on administrative and practical tasks.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:charlotte.kaer@aherndenmark.dk
Ronny Sørensen
Sales Manager
Ronny Sørensen has several years of experience with rental and customer support within the equipment, rental and construction industry and with a focus on machines such as lifts, boom lifts, telescopic loaders and much more.
He has a background as a lift/contractor mechanic and later a sales consultant and now a sales manager with his own district and a large customer base. Everyday life consists of sales and service, always with the customer in focus.
T: +45 2463 9379
E:Ronny.Sorensen@aherndenmark.dk
Louise Thyrring
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Louise has worked with marketing and communications for 20 years. She has experience from a wide range of companies and industries, including food, furniture and workwear, and most recently comes from a position as Brand and Marketing Manager at a textile company in Herning.
Louise is passionate about text, communication and not least sustainability, which will also be part of her areas of responsibility at Ahern Denmark.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:louise.thyrring@aherndenmark.dk
Henrik Damsgaard
Service Manager
Henrik Damsgaard is a trained car mechanic and mechanical engineer and has more than 25 years of experience within the work platform industry in Denmark.
Henrik started as a technician in the field, where he gained important knowledge and experience before switching to the Danish UpRight distributor, KK Materiel. Here he was responsible for service technicians and spare parts, and since then Henrik has been service manager for both JLG Denmark and KH Lift ApS, before he started at Ahern Denmark.
T: +45 2383 8596
E:henrik.damsgaard@aherndenmark.dk
Annette Krogh
Service Coordinator
Annette coordinates the service team by scheduling field visits and handling incoming customer service requests.
Annette previously worked for the car rental company Avis for 19 years before she came to Ahern Denmark.
She enjoys working with clients and ensuring a timely response and finding the best solution to any challenges.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:annette.krogh@aherndenmark.dk
Kim Brøgger Sørensen
Teamleader/ Service and spareparts
Kim is originally trained as a blacksmith and has more than 13 years of experience in servicing work platforms and building crane trucks on the Danish market. He most recently came from a similar position at KH Lift ApS.
He works with service and maintenance, repairs and conversions, as well as troubleshooting support and technical training for customers.
Kim is the team leader for the service technicians and spare parts, and also functions as health and safety representative.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:kim.sorensen@aherndenmark.dk
Peter Skarby
Service Technician
Peter is a trained car mechanic and master diagnostic technician, but started in the rental industry as a mechanic after 13 years in the car industry.
With extensive experience in repairing all types of equipment from small lawnmowers to large excavators and boom lifts, he has been employed as a workshop manager and held several service technical roles, e.g. for JLG Denmark and KH Lift ApS.
Peter loves a good challenge and is always ready to help customers.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:peter.skarby@aherndenmark.dk
Michael Christiansen
Service Technician
Michael brings experience from both agriculture and the construction industry and has always had a great interest in repairing machines. He started in the lift industry back in 2020, where he most recently comes from a position at Horsens Lift ApS.
Michael finds it exciting with all the challenges, that comes with a job where 2 days are never the same. He also appreciates a good dialogue with the customers and giving them the best possible service.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:michael.christiansen@aherndenmark.dk
Bjarke Bak Skousen
Service Technician
He was trained as an agricultural machine mechanic in 1998, but Bjarke has been servicing lifts and other equipment for the past 17 years, especially JLG Lifts.
Bjarke enjoys having to think creatively to solve the task. He is happy about the close dialogue with the customers, and takes pride in communicating both before and after the task is completed.
Bjarke primarily drives in Central and Northern Jutland
T: +45 7582 2200
E:Bjarke.skousen@aherndenmark.dk
Mattias Pettersson
Service Technician
Per Mattias Pettersson, on a daily basis only called Mattias, is Swedish and services customers and machines in Zealand.
In previous jobs, he has been with Kiva and Dekra and before that in the lift industry at JLG, Denka Lift and several liftrentals in Sweden.
Mattias takes pride in having everything under control, and finds a broken down machine a great challenge.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:per.matthias.pettersson@aherndenmark.dk
Holger Fehring
Service Technician
Holger comes from Germany and is learning Danish – so speak s l o w l y and it will be fine.
He is a former ship mechanic and has worked for 14 years as a service mechanic at e.g. construction machinery, including 6.5 years at Collé.
Troubleshooting is what he knows best in his job as a service technician. Our Zealand customers benefit from this, as Holger will primarily be driving on Zealand.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:holger.fehring@aherndenmark.dk
Lasse Sørensen
Service Technician
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T: +45 7582 2200
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Lars markussen
Service Technician
Lars has worked with lifts and machines since 1994, and has a solid industry experience, e.g. with 14 years at JLG.
He loves that he never knows what the day will bring and that not two days are alike.
He can be found both at the workshop in Vejle and out assisting customers.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:lars.markussen@aherndenmark.dk
Dorthe Bro
Spare Parts Coordinator
Dorthe works in the spare parts warehouse. She has almost always worked in a warehouse, and thrives when the job really requires her to think creatively.
Dorthe has most recently been in the goods reception at Besko, and is looking forward to having a weekday where the focus is on helping customers.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:dorthe.bro@aherndenmark.dk
Heidi Lorentzen
Spare Parts Assistant
Heidi works with spare parts and has a lot to do with our warehouse. She has worked for Sanistål/Tibnor as a crane operator for 14 years before coming to Ahern Denmark.
For Heidi, a job is not just a job, she always does her best and always tries to make the customer satisfied.
Heidi can be found in the office in the morning.
T: +45 7582 2200
E:Heidi.lorentzen@aherndenmark.dk
Kim Nielsen
Workshop Assistant
Kim is employed as a workshop assistant.
He does all sorts of tasks – both in the workshop and around the property.
No task is too big or too small.
Kim takes good care of our outdoor areas – and does it with a smile.
Kim has varied working hours.
Jake T. Bartolomei
Workshop Assistant
Jake is from California and is determined to learn Danish, and he is well on his way.
He is a workshop assistant and helps with the preparation and repair of machines at the workshop in Vejle.
Jake is originally trained as an aircraft mechanic, and has also driven a truck for five years.
Bettina E. Eskildsen
House Assistant
Bettina is our house elf. She in charge of cleaning, and does our shopping. Making sure that the office is generally a nice place to be for both colleagues and guests visiting the house.
Previously, Bettina has worked with B2B sales and support, and has a history in different care professions.
Her distinct sense of order, structure and commitment now come in handy three days a week.