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2010
COMPLETED CONVERSION OF CLASS C SHARES TO CLASS B
2,500,000 class C shares, which have been issued and repurchased within the framework of Sweco’s share bonus programme, have been converted to shares of class B. The number of shares in the company after conversion amounts to a total of 92,002,110, of which 9,389,075 are class A shares and 82,613,035 are class B shares. After… Read more
SWECO TO STUDY POWER SHORTAGE AROUND LAKE VICTORIA
Sweco will study the potential and present proposals for interconnection of the power grids between Uganda and Tanzania in order to reduce the current shortage of power in the region. The contract is worth around EUR 1,227,000. ”Over the past 50 years Sweco has worked in many African countries to improve access to electricity in… Read more
SWECO AB (publ) Year-end report 2009
Comments from CEO Mats Wäppling: “The majority of Sweco’s operations delivered robust earnings in spite of a weak market. Sweco Sweden and Sweco Norway reported strong operating margins. Our operations in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria have shown stable development and we also noted a slight increase in activity in the Baltic countries at the… Read more
SWECO ACQUIRES WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANCY IN POLAND
Hydroprojekt Kraków has more than 50 years of experience in providing qualified consulting engineering services for hydraulic engineering and water resource management. Sweco has previously collaborated with Hydroprojekt Kraków, which has an excellent reputation on the Polish consultancy market. ”Poland is perhaps one of the most interesting countries in Eastern Europe, with a healthy macroeconomy… Read more
Sweco to upgrade District Heating System in Ukraine
“The contract is further proof that our engineers with energy and environmental expertise are in high demand around the world,” says Eva Nygren, President of Sweco Sweden. Sweco has longstanding experience in assisting public authorities and companies in need of help to modernise their systems and strengthen their capacity to manage and steer their operations.… Read more
SWECO WINS NEW ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACT IN RUSSIA
Sweco has been commissioned to modernise St. Petersburg’s northern wastewater treatment plant, a facility that will take care one fifth of the city’s water. Among other things, the project will lead to reduced emissions of phosphorous and nitrogen in the Baltic Sea. The contract is worth over EUR 730,000. “Sweco carried out its first international… Read more
2009
Øystein Løseth to leave board of Sweco
Øystein Løseth has today announced his resignation from the board of directors of Sweco AB. He has been a member of Sweco’s board since 2008. Øystein Løseth will leave the board of Sweco in connection with his appointment as First Senior Executive Vice President of Vattenfall AB. Read more
Arlanda wins prize for energy-efficient business model
“We have focused determinedly on energy issues for several years and the results speak for themselves. We have managed to reduce our heating and electricity requirement by an amount of energy equal to that used by all of Landvetter Airport, an mid-sized Swedish airport,” says Kent Arvidsson, President of Arlanda Energi. Arlanda Energi was established… Read more
Christer Fuglesang to present Sweco prize to Chalmers students
John Helmfridsson and Mikael Mangold have carried out their thesis project in association with Peab in Gothenburg. The goal has been to develop models that can inspire Peab to create energy- and cost-efficient homes in the future. ”John Helmfridsson and Mikael Mangold have succeeded in designing and modelling a single-family home that meets the new… Read more
SWECO AB (publ) Interim report January-September 2009
Comments from CEO Mats Wäppling: “Sweco posted robust earnings for the first nine months of 2009 in spite of a weak economy. Adjusted for the calendar effect with a lower number of billable hours and Alecta’s premium rebate for 2008, operating profit is essentially on par with the previous year. “Market development is difficult to… Read more
Anna Elisabeth Olsson
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