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The latest corporate and financial news from Sweco Group. For press enquiries, please contact our head of press and public affairs.
2011
Sweco to analyse development opportunities in southern Sweden in connection with the establishment of new research centres in Lund
“Our analysis will take a holistic approach to the region’s development and how its international competitiveness can be strengthened. This is a highly complex assignment where we will look at everything from attractive living environments and infrastructure to the conditions for business development and growth,” says Henrik Mattsson, Project Manager at Sweco. The stakeholders currently… Read more
Sweco studying station sites for high-speed rail in Skåne
Sweco will investigate station sites in Lund, Malmö, Helsingborg, Perstorp and Hässleholm. Among other things, Sweco will study whether the stations should be located in the city centres or whether they should be reached by buses or regional trains. “Central locations are naturally easier to access for most people and they connect to the existing communications,… Read more
Sweco signs Cooperation Agreement with Mitsubishi Research Institute
Many Japanese cities are facing the challenge of planning cities for an aging population. At the same time work is underway to rebuild the areas affected by the disaster earlier this spring. Recently Sweco was invited to Tokyo to lecture on sustainable urban development and to discuss future business with Mitsubishi Research Institute. “In Japan… Read more
Sweco acquires industrial consultant PROWS
“The acquisition will strengthen Sweco’s offering to industrial clients in central Sweden. Like Sweco, PROWS is also advanced in the use of efficient 3D tools for visualisation and design,” says Lars-Göran Sporre, President of Sweco’s industrial consultants in Sweden. PROWS was established in 1992 and works with technical advisory services. The majority of the company’s… Read more
Sweco wins energy contract in Russia
Sweco’s industry consultants have together with the Russian company Soyuz been chosen to lead and supervise the rehabilitation of three major CHP plants in Moscow. The contract is worth in total about SEK 34 million and Sweco’s share amounts to approximately SEK 22 million. The client is the Russian energy company Mosenergo and the assignment… Read more
Sweco wins contract from Stockholm Public Transport, SL
“There is a lot happening in Sweden in the infrastructure area and clients are continuing to choose Sweco for projects throughout the country,” says Eva Nygren, President of Sweco Sweden. The Roslagen Line has undergone extensive refurbishment in recent years and is today one of Sweden’s most modern railway lines. Large parts of the Roslagen… Read more
SWECO AB (publ) Interim report January – March 2011
January – March 2011 Net sales of SEK 1,420.7 million (1,339.0). Operating profit of SEK 136.6 million (122.4). Operating margin of 9.6 per cent (9.1). Profit after tax of SEK 97.1 million (86.6) and earnings per share of SEK 1.07 (0.97). Strong financial position, net receivable of SEK 192.0 million (318.2). Comments from CEO Mats… Read more
Sweco expands in Russia – acquires infrastructure consultancies with 260 employees
The acquisition represents a further step in Sweco’s initiative to expand in Eastern Europe and Russia in the infrastructure, environmental and energy segments. Sweco now has close to 1,300 employees in Eastern Europe and Russia. “Russia represents an attractive opportunity for Sweco. The country has an extensive need to modernize its infrastructure, particularly in the… Read more
Sweco acquires City of Stockholm’s Office of Research and Statistics
Since 2007 Sweco has a company that is specialised in analysis and strategy, Sweco Eurofutures. In a single stroke, the company’s President Maria Gårdlund has more than doubled her staff to over 50 employees. The company will thus be one of the largest private providers of qualified analysis services to Swedish municipalities. “We provide evaluation,… Read more
Resolutions at Sweco AB’s annual general meeting and resolution on redemption of company shares
Resolutions at the annual general meetingThe annual general meeting resolved, as proposed by the nominating committee, that the Board of Directors shall comprise of eight Directors elected by the general meeting. The annual general meeting re-elected Anders G. Carlberg, Gunnel Duveblad, Aina Nilsson Ström, Olle Nordström, Pernilla Ström, Mats Wäppling and Kai Wärn. Carola Teir-Lehtinen… Read more
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