NCC to build malting plant in Halmstad for SEK 100 million
NCC to build malting plant in Halmstad for SEK 100 million NCC has been commissioned by Viking Malt AB to build a new malting plant at the export harbor in Halmstad, Sweden. The total value of the project is SEK 96 million. NCC built the existing malting plant in Halmstad a few years ago and has now been entrusted of Viking Malt AB with construction of a twin facility. Since malt is produced in a vertical process, the building's height will be a full 90 meters, thus imposing considerable demands on, for example, foundation engineering. Accordingly, CFA (continuous flight auger) piles will be used, a method that is relatively uncommon in Sweden and involves drilling holes with a depth of 26 meters and a diameter of 700 mm and filling them with reinforced concrete. "Naturally, the fact that we built Viking Malt's existing facility gave us an edge when we tendered for the new project. In addition, large parts of the site organization will be virtually identical to the one used for the first assignment," says Tommy Zryd, NCC's Business Manager at NCC. The process equipment for the plant, which will be assembled by a German joint contractor, requires that NCC's extensive concreting work (a total of 9,000 m3) be performed with the utmost precision. Considerable amounts of project work will be conducted on a shift basis. During the most intensive phase, it is estimated that about 80 employees will be engaged in the project, which will be initiated immediately and is scheduled for completion in April 2004. Further information: Tommy Zryd, Business Manager, NCC Construction Sweden Tel +46 35 15 58 49 or +46 70 589 97 84. Dieter Nowack, Production Manager, Viking Malt AB Tel: +46 35 17 15 05 or +46 708 44 55 36 Gisela Lindstrand, Press Relations Manager NCC AB Tel +46 8 585 52346 or +46 70 392 9500 All of NCC's press releases are available on www.ncc.info NCC is one of the leading construction and property development companies in the Nordic region. NCC had in 2001 sales of SEK 46 billion, with 25,000 employees. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/07/20030207BIT01030/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/07/20030207BIT01030/wkr0002.pdf