Veidekke ASA: To build Unitech Technology Centre north of Haugesund
Today Veidekke has signed a contract with SIVA AS to build an environmentally certified commercial building with a technology centre for Unitech and an upper secondary school for Vestland county municipality. The contract is a design and build contract valued at approx. NOK 150 million excluding VAT.
“We greatly appreciate the contract and the trust placed in us. We have completed a good interaction phase and are now looking forward to continuing the good partnership with everyone involved in the rest of the project implementation,” says district manager Ove Nedrebø of Veidekke Bygg Haugesund.
This will be a unique centre for learning, problem solving and technology development for ocean-based industry. The technology centre comprises a research and development centre and an educational section with workshop premises for Bømlo upper secondary school. The building will be around 7,500 m2 in size, and will be environmentally certified in accordance with the BREEAM NOR Very Good standard.
Construction work starts in January, and completion is scheduled for the summer of 2022.
For more information please contact:
District Manager Ove Nedrebø, tel. +47 95 70 29 06, ove.nedrebo@veidekke.no
Communications Manager Helge Dieset, tel. +47 90 55 33 22, helge.dieset@veidekke.no
Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest construction companies. The company undertakes all types of construction and civil engineering contracts, maintains roads, and produces asphalt and aggregates. The company is known for its engagement and local knowledge. Its annual turnover is approx. NOK 37 billion, and around half of its 8,200 employees own shares in the company. Veidekke is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has always posted a profit since it was founded in 1936.
