Veidekke ASA: New construction contract for Veidekke in Stockholm
Veidekke Entreprenad has been commissioned byAB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) to perform foundation and concrete work for a new tram depot at Lindingö outside Stockholm. The value of the contract is SEK 150 million excluding VAT.
"We are pleased to have been given the confidence and opportunity to further develop our good cooperation with SL. We had a major contract in connection with construction of Tvärbanan in Stockholm a couple of years ago (approx. SEK 440 million). We are also very pleased that our collaborative model is appreciated and preferred," says Anders Bergsten with Veidekke Entreprenad Anläggning Öst.
The new tram depot will be next to AGA station and shall be designed to accommodate 30 town trams operating on the Lidingö line. Construction will start in April, and Veidekke's part of the project will be completed in May 2015.
For more information please contact:
Marcus C Nilsson, Regional Manager Veidekke Entreprenad Anläggning Öst, +46 768 40 05 56
Anders Bergsten, Project Manager Veidekke Entreprenad Anläggning Öst, +46 768 40 11 66
Communications Manager Helge Dieset, tel. +47 21 05 77 91 / +47 90 55 33 22, helge.dieset@veidekke.no
Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's leading contractors and property developers with a turnover of 20 billion (2012) and 6,300 employees. Activities include building and construction projects, residential developments, asphalt plants, gravel and aggregates and road maintenance. Our values are professional, honest, enthusiastic and pioneering. Our goals for health, safety and the environment, HSE, have equal status with our financial goals. Veidekke is characterised by a strong corporate culture with employee involvement and co-ownership as important cornerstones. More than half of the employees are co-owners, holding around 20% of the Group's shares between them. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has never declared a loss since it was founded in 1936.