On June 24th 2026, company owner Bjarne Kock Christensen was awarded the Danish Home Guard Meritorious Service Medal (Hjemmeværnets Fortjensttegn).

The decoration was originally established on February 11th 1959 by royal resolution on the recommendation of the Ministry of Defence. Awarding may be made for particularly meritorious and selfless efforts for the benefit of the Home Guard as well as impeccable conduct in service and in private life.

Bjarne joins a very small group of civilians who have been awarded this decoration, which is normally only given to service personnel.

The video below shows the justification and the awarding of the decoration, by Commander of the Danish Marine Home Guard Henrik Holck Rasmussen.

Søby Skibselektro was founded back in 1972 by Hans Christensen, and taken over by Bjarne Kock Christensen in 2005. Ever since the beginning there has been a strong partnership with Søby Værft.

During the last 40 years we built our reputation in the industry through expertise, flexibility and competitive prices, always aiming at finding the optimal solution for the Customer.

Søby Skibselektro carry out all types of electrical installations onboard ships, aswell as sale and service of nautical equipment.

Søby Skibselektro - your professional partner.