Sweco acquires Metro Arkitekter

Sweco is strengthening its position within architecture with the acquisition of Metro Arkitekter, with 30 employees and offices in Malmö and Gothenburg. Following the acquisition Sweco’s architect operations will have 650 employees at 25 offices in the Nordic region.

– With the acquisition of Metro Arkitekter, Sweco is strengthening its position in western and southern Sweden. Above all, we will become even stronger within architecture in the infrastructure segment. The merger is fully in line with Sweco’s focus on offering start-to-finish solutions for sustainable cities and societies, says Jan Mattsson, President of Sweco Architects.

Metro Arkitekter was founded in 1999 and has a broad architecture offering. The company’s achievements have been acknowledged with several significant projects, including Station Hyllie, Malmö’s Central Station and the Magasinet office building in Malmö. Major on-going projects include Gothenburg’s Central Station and the Olskroken bridges, part of the Western Link railway project in Gothenburg.

– We see major opportunities to continue to develop within Sweco. Our employees and clients alike will have access to Sweco’s collective expertise and a larger geographic presence, particularly internationally, says Claes R Janson, CEO of Metro Arkitekter.

Sweco’s architect operations have performed strongly in recent years and have grown organically and through acquisitions in both Sweden and Finland.

For additional information, please contact:

Jan Mattsson, President, Sweco Architects, tel: +46(0)8-522 952 65, jan.mattsson@sweco.se

Claes R Janson, CEO, Metro Arkitekter in Malmö, tel: +46(0)40-665 59 65, claes.janson@metroarkitekter.se

Veronika Gustafsson, Press Officer, Sweco, tel: +46(0)8-695 65 43, veronika.gustafsson@sweco.se

Sweco is the Nordic region’s leading sustainable construction consultancy. Our 9,000 engineers, architects and environmental experts develop sustainable, value-added solutions for our clients and for society. Sweco is among the ten largest engineering consultancies in Europe, carrying out projects in 80 countries annually throughout the world. The company has yearly sales of approximately SEK 9 billion and is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm AB.