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  | | Skanska is continuing with development of the Universitetsholmen in central Malmö. The office building, designated “Bassängkajen,” will be built in seven stories and comprise a total of 19,000 square meters in two stages. Skanska’s investment in the first stage involving 10,000 square meters amounts to about SEK 240 M and is scheduled to be completed in autumn 2010.
Contact: Richard Hultin, President, Skanska Öresund, +46 70 673 15 56
Source: Press release, September 4, 08:30 CET
Published: 2008-09-04
Read more: Link to the complete press release |
| | | | Skanska has secured a design-build contract for a bridge in Delaware in the U.S. The contract amounts to USD 150 M, about SEK 915 M, which is included in order bookings for the third quarter. The customer is the Delaware Department of Transportation.
Contact: Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, +46 8 753 88 99
Source: Press release, August 26, 1:15 pm CET
Published: 2008-08-26
Read more: Link to the complete press release |
| | | | Skanska has been awarded a contract by BT’s Openreach division for the recovery of redundant underground cables from within the North and Scotland Regions of the Openreach Network. The contract is valued at around a total of GBP 76.5 M, about SEK 925 M, and GBP 25.5 M, about SEK 310 M, will be included in Skanska’s order bookings for the third quarter.
Contact: Tanya Barnes, Head of Communications, Skanska UK, +44 1923 423 905
Source: Press release, August 11, 08:45 CET
Published: 2008-08-11
Read more: Link to the complete press release |
| | | | Anders Danielsson has been appointed new President of Skanska Sweden. He will take office immediately, thus replacing Mats Williamson who recently assumed the position of President of Skanska UK.
After joining Skanska in 1991, Anders Danielsson has held a variety of positions in Skanska Sweden. Since 2003, he has been Executive Vice President and member of the business unit’s management team. He has also participated in the development of the Group’s diversity efforts.
Contact: Per-Lennart Berg, Press Officer, Skanska Sweden, +46 8 504 350 50
Source: Press release, August 11, 08:30 CET
Published: 2008-08-11
Read more: Link to the complete press release |
| | | | Skanska has been contracted to construct a recreation and sport center in Zielona Gora, Poland. Skanska’s contract amounts to PLN 141.4 M, about SEK 390 M, which has been included in order bookings for the third quarter.
Contact: Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, +46 8 753 88 38
Source: Press release, August 6, 15:15 CET
Published: 2008-08-06
Read more: Link to the complete press release |
| | | | Skanska has been awarded a contract for construction of the stretch of the North Wroclaw Bypass in Poland. Skanska’s contract amounts to PLN 257.6 M, about SEK 700 M, which has been included in order bookings for the third quarter. The client is the Municipality of Wroclaw.
Contact: Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, +46 8 753 88 38
Source: Press release, August 6, 15:00 CET
Published: 2008-08-06
Read more: Link to the complete press release |
| | | | Skanska has won a contract for the construction management of the new North American headquarters for Almac Group, the pharmaceutical-services company. The contract amount is USD 78.5 M, about SEK 480 M, which is included in order bookings for the third quarter.
Contact: Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, +46 8 753 88 38
Source: Press release, July 25, 08:45 CET
Published: 2008-07-25
Read more: Link to the complete press release |
| | | | Skanska has been awarded the construction management assignment for a new hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee. The contract amount is USD 75 M, about SEK 460 M, which is included in order bookings for the third quarter. The customer is Franklin Woods Community Hospital.
Contact: Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, +46 8 753 88 38
Source: Press release, July 25, 08:30 CET
Published: 2008-07-25
Read more: Link to the complete press release |
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| | Skanska is the number one green builder in the U.S. The U.S. trade magazine ENR (Engineering News-Record, published by McGraw Hill Construction) has released its first-ever survey of the Top Green Contractors. The ENR list is based on contractors’ 2006 revenue from projects registered with, or certified by, third-party ratings groups under objective environmental or sustainable development standards. The results of the survey determined ENR’s ranking of the Top 50 Green Contractors.
Source: Engineering News-Record, September 24
Published: 2007-09-21
Read more: Link to the ranking from Engineering News-Record |
| | | | In Fortune’s annual ranking of the world’s most admired companies, Skanska places second among construction companies. Skanska also gained the second highest place in the ranking among the Nordic companies, after Nokia. The list is based on a survey of slightly more than 1,500 senior executives and analysts in 26 countries.
Source: Fortune, March 26
Published: 2007-03-22
Read more: Link to the Fortune ranking |
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Interest in the environment is at a high in Skanska. Mats Williamson, President of Skanska Sverige, believes that it is important to maintain interest in this issue. He sees it as his task to stimulate environmental initiatives and to ensure that excellent examples are promoted.
As an example of reducing its impact on the environment, Skanska has become more cautious in its use of resources in construction processes. An example of this is Moderna Hus, where Skanska has reduced energy costs by 30 percent due to a well thought-out process and smart components. Climate changes are at the top of the agenda, meaning that the company looks at how buildings are designed and whether the land is suitable. In addition, it is important for Skanska to coordinate transportations to its 3,000 building sites in Sweden.
“Many believe that we work with pouring concrete, but it is more a case of making it simpler for people to travel, and enjoy a better school environment and improved housing,” says Mats Williamson to Dagens Miljö.
Source: Dagens Miljö, January 19
Published: 2007-01-23
Read more: Link to the article from Dagens Miljö (only available in Swedish) |
| | | | In Fortune’s annual ranking of the world’s most-admired companies, Skanska places second among construction companies (Editor’s comment: Skanska placed eighth in the ranking last year). Skanska gained the second highest number of points in the ranking among Swedish companies, after Ericsson. The list includes a total of 351 companies in 30 industries and is based on a survey of slightly more than 8,600 senior executives and analysts.
Source: Fortune, March 6
Published: 2006-03-02
Read more: Link to the Fortune ranking |
| | | | For the second consecutive year, Skanska has gained a position in the Global 100 list of the world’s 100 best companies, out of a total of 1,800 companies, in terms of sustainability. The list, which was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos, was prepared by the media company Corporate Knights and the research company Innovest Strategic Value Advisors.
Source: Press release from Innovest & Corporate Knights, January 27
Published: 2006-01-31
Read more: Link to more information about Global 100 |
| | | | In recent years, Skanska Poland has received a large number of awards, including “Employer of the Year” for 2003 and 2004, the country’s most highly-valued construction company for 2004 and 2005, and a number of awards in the annual “Construction of the Year” competition. According to Polish business newspaper, Puls Biznesu, Roman Wieczorek, Vice President of Skanska Poland, says that these awards are seen as signs that the company and its employees are working in the right direction. Employees form the foundation of Skanska’s success in Poland and the company considers it important that employees feel involved and are given opportunities for development. Skanska Poland is also responsible for work carried out by sub-suppliers. In such cases, it is important to ensure that sub-suppliers adhere to Skanska’s Code of Conduct, which has worked very well, according to Roman Wieczorek in Puls Biznesu.
Source: Puls Biznesu, September 27
Published: 2005-09-29 |
| | | | On Thursday, a new waste-water treatment plant was officially opened in St. Petersburg by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Finnish President Tarja Halonen, and the Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson. This is one of the most significant milestones in the work to combat pollution in the Baltic Sea, according to Finnish daily, Hufvudstadsbladet. The treatment plant will process waste water from 700,000 inhabitants and has a capacity of 330,000 cubic meters per day. The plant was constructed by the Nodvod project company, which is owned by a Nordic consortium that comprises Skanska, NCC and YCC, as well as Nefco and Vodokanal.
Source: Hufvudstadsbladet, September 23
Published: 2005-09-26
Read more: Link to the article from Hufvudstadsbladet (only available in Swedish) |
| | | | US President George Bush has now signed a highway bill that will generate US construction projects valued at USD 286 billion, reports Swedish business daily, Dagens Industri. He has thereby given the go-ahead to investments in American roads and public transport. George Bush’s signature was the only requirement that remained after Congress voted in favor of the highway bill last week.
“This was not a surprise, but it is satisfying that it is signed and ready. Only now can we be entirely certain of implementation,” says Anna Wenner, Press Officer at Skanska AB.
Source: Dagens Industri, August 11
Published: 2005-08-12 |
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