Nordec signs development phase agreement for the steel frame of the main building for the Laakso Joint Hospital project
Nordec Group Corporation press release 8th of August 2023 at 9.00 UTC+2
Nordec signs development phase agreement for the steel frame of the main building for the Laakso Joint Hospital project
The Laakso hospital area will undergo renovation in the 2020s. Two new hospital buildings will be constructed in Laakso, and two protected hospital buildings will be renovated. The Laakso Joint Hospital will provide psychiatric care, services from Helsinki Hospital, as well as demanding neurological rehabilitation, among other services. Laakso Joint Hospital will become a significant educational and research hospital.
In addition, the Laakso Joint Hospital Alliance will build a hospital building for HUS forensic psychiatry in the Ohkola area in Kellokoski. More information about the project: https://laaksonyhteissairaala.fi/
Client: Laakso Joint Hospital Property Company (City of Helsinki and HUS)
Main contractor: SRV
Main and architectural design: Laakson LATU (Architectural firms Tähti-Set, AW2 Architects, Lukkaroinen Arkkitehdit, and UKI Arkkitehdit)
Structural, geo, and rock engineering: Unitas (AFRY, A-Insinöörit)
HVAC design, energy, and life cycle planning: Granlund
Nordec actively involved in the Laakso Joint Hospital (LYS) project
Nordec was selected to participate in the project's development phase after a tender process in 2022. In weekly workshops, the alliance has actively developed the structural solutions of the main building, collectively considered and optimized the project's feasibility and schedule with other alliance parties.
Nordec has extensive experience in design, manufacturing, and installation of large-scale projects.
Nordec will participate in the guidance of the main building's steel structure design in collaboration with the main contractor SRV and Unitas (AFRY, A-Insinöörit).
According to preliminary plans, Nordec's scope of delivery will include the manufacturing, delivery, and installation of the main building's steel frame structure, installation of concrete elements including joint casting, as well as the delivery and installation of the steel structure for the HVAC space. The main building will mainly consist of 8 floors and have a total floor area of over 90,000 m2.
The plans and scope will be specified in separate orders as the project transitions from the development phase to the implementation phase in autumn 2023. According to the current plans, Nordec's on-site installation work will commence in early 2024.
Ossi Inkilä, Project Manager of the Laakso Joint Hospital Alliance, on the collaboration:
"Nordec's decades of experience in significant steel structure design, manufacturing, and implementation are well known to SRV through several previous joint projects. It is fantastic to work with a reliable partner in such a landmark project that will serve the entire Helsinki metropolitan area in the future. Both parties also share a common view on the importance of safety, quality, and schedule as we move towards the implementation phase."
For more information, please contact:
Jaakko Köninki, Commercial Development Manager, +358–50–559 7129, jaakko.koninki@nordec.com
Magnus Thelm, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing, +46–70-983 3412, magnus.l.thelm@nordec.com
Information about Nordec
Nordec Group Oyj is one of the leading suppliers of steel frame structures and facade solutions for construction projects in the Nordic countries, with a strong presence in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries such as Poland, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
The company has extensive experience in the design, manufacturing, and installation of frame structures, facades, and bridges, with steel being its primary raw material. Its service offerings include single-story buildings, multi-story buildings, heavy industrial structures, bridges, and facade structures.
Nordec's revenue in 2022 was 310 million euros, with an adjusted EBITDA of 17.4 million euros.
For more information about Nordec, please visit the company's website at www.nordec.com.
