NCC to construct eco-classified buildings for ABB valued at SEK 300 million

NCC Construction Sweden has been commissioned to construct a new workshop and offices for ABB in Ludvika. The buildings will be environmentally classified according to LEED. The order value is approximately SEK 300 million.

The workshop and offices are part of ABB’s High Voltage Direct Current, HVDC, and its approximately 20,000 square meters will house slightly more than 800 employees.

“ABB set high environmental demands and NCC had the right competency to offer excellent environmental solutions,” says Bo Karlsson, Business Manager at NCC Construction, Stockholm/Mälardalen Region.

The buildings will be classified according to LEED and are intended to achieve the gold level. LEED is an international environmental classification system and a systematic way of focusing on environmental issues in the project. The classification includes materials, energy consumption and indoor climate.

“The new premises will provide the perfect background for ABB’s future HVDC technology and expansion in the field of power transmission. In cooperation with NCC, we will now build eco-adapted office and production premises in which we will gather all HVDC’s employees in Ludvika under one roof,” says Lars Åkerstedt, Head of ABB’s property department.

The project is scheduled to commence in May/June 2011 and will be completed in October 2012. The order is conditional upon standard building approval.

The order will be registered during the second quarter of 2011 and the project will employ an average of 60-80 people.

For further information, please contact:
Bo Karlsson, Business Manager, NCC Construction, Stockholm/Mälardalen Region, Tel: +46 21 10 55 01

NCC’s media line: +46 8-585 519 00 or e-mail: press@ncc.se

This is the type of information that NCC could be obligated to disclose pursuant to the Securities Market Act. The information was issued for publication on May 19, 2011, at 3.30 p.m.

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NCC is one of the leading construction and property development companies in the Nordic region. NCC had sales of SEK 49 billion in 2010, with 17,000 employees. NCC Construction Sweden builds residences, offices, roads, civil engineering and other infrastructure in Sweden.