NCC to refurbish hospital in Halmstad for SEK 154 million

NCC to refurbish hospital in Halmstad for SEK 154 million Halland County Council has commissioned NCC Construction to refurbish the hospital in Halmstad. The assignment is worth approximately SEK 154 million. NCC will initiate work on modernizing parts of the hospital in Halmstad on October 4. Several existing buildings will be demolished and replaced by new ones. "The hospital is our largest project to date in Halmstad and we are gratified that Halland County Council has entrusted us with the assignment. Building hospitals adds extra motivation," says Lennart Nilsson, Department Manager for NCC Construction in Halland, Southern Region. The new extension - the hospital's entrance and reception building - will include such facilities as a café, information services and a pharmacy. NCC's assignment includes demolition, landscaping, excavation, molding of basements and construction of the actual concrete building. NCC will also be responsible for interior design. The extension is scheduled for completion in August 2007 and an average of 15 NCC employees will be engaged in it. For further information, please contact: Lennart Nilsson, Department Manager, NCC Construction, Southern Region, tel +46 35 15 58 15 or +46 70 579 01 32 Ulf Thorné, Press Relations Manager, NCC Group, +46 8 585 523 46 or +46 70 214 77 27 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 2003 sales of SEK 45 billion, with 24,000 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/2004/10/01/20040930BIT21670/wkr0001.pdf