Skanska sells residential development land in Bath, UK, for GBP 8 M, about SEK 89 M

Skanska has sold the third plot of its UK residential development land bank for GBP 8 M, about SEK 89 M, to Kersfield Developments Limited. The transaction is recorded in the fourth quarter of 2014.

The site is in the city of Bath and is sold with planning permission for 39 homes.

The land sale follows Skanska’s decision to focus its UK business on other investments, such as infrastructure and commercial developments.

Skanska UK reported revenues of about SEK 12 billion in 2013. It has around 5,200 employees. The company is active in building and civil construction, utilities and building services, as well as facilities management and commercial development. In the UK, Skanska is a leader in public private partnerships, PPPs, also known as Privately Financed Initiatives, PFIs.

For further information please contact:

Tom Flynn, Communications, Skanska UK, tel +44 (0)1923 423643 

Edvard Lind, Head of Media Relations, Skanska AB, tel: +46 (0)10-448 88 08

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Skanska is one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups with expertise in construction, development of commercial and residential premises, and public-private partnership projects. Based on its global green experience, Skanska aims to be the client’s first choice for green solutions. The group currently has 57,000 employees in selected home markets in Europe, the US and Latin America. Skanska's sales in 2013 totaled SEK 136 billion.