VEIDEKKE MAIN CONTRACTOR FOR NORWAY TRADE FAIRS
"We are very pleased that Veidekke, a Norwegian contracting company, submitted the best tender on price and quality," says Mr Stig Nitter Foss, Managing Director of Norway Trade Fairs.
Norway Trade Fairs
The new congress and exhibition centre has a total floor area of 50,000 m2, with 30,000 m2 allocated for exhibition purposes. The budget, including purchase of land and services, is for NOK 902 million. The construction work has a total value of NOK 580 million.
"With the new congress and exhibition centre in Lillestrøm, we will have considerably bigger areas on one floor than we have today," says Mr. Nitter Foss. "This will allow us to arrange large conferences in combination with large exhibitions. The concept is the same as elsewhere in Europe where the focus is on combining large conferences and exhibitions with events.
Sjølyst
At the old exhibition site at Sjølyst in Oslo, Veidekke and OBOS (a housing association) are going to build 500 new flats. There are also plans for 40,000 m2 commercial space, mainly offices and shops. Sjølyststranda, which is the name of the project, has a unique location on the Oslo fjord. An environmental span (enclosure) over the highway, E18, has been planned. This will reduce both air and dust pollution while providing a view of the fjord, undisturbed by traffic.