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2007

SWECO chosen to electrify 100 villages in Botswana

November 30, 2007 Press release

”At the moment, we are carrying out a number of similar assignments in Africa, where rural electrification is contributing to improved quality of life, social development and the creation of new jobs,” says Anders Ståhl, Overseas Manager, at SWECO Energuide. SWECO will study electric power needs in the 100 villages and propose a suitable route… Read more

SWECO to plan new biofuel-fired CHP plant in Finland

November 20, 2007 Press release

The CHP plant will be built in Kerava, a city of 30,000 inhabitants some 30 km north of the capital of Helsinki. The plant will be fired with biomass fuels and will combine electricity and thermal production, covering about 75 per cent of district heating requirement in the city of Kerava. The plant is scheduled… Read more

He teaches future engineers to save energy – now he is being honoured with Swedish Energy Prize

November 13, 2007 Press release

”For his entire life Enno Abel has sought solutions for reducing energy usage in buildings, first as an engineer and later as a professor. He has also inspired many students and researchers at Chalmers,” says Karin Annerwall Parö, Managing Director of SWECO Theorells. Enno Abel has worked as a Professor at Chalmers University of Technology,… Read more

SWECO acquires Probeko in Gothenburg

October 24, 2007 Press release

“We will gain a valuable resource and reinforcement of our electrical expertise. Probeko has a prominent position in the health care sector and will be an excellent complement to our consultants who are also very strong that sector,” says Karin Annerwall Parö, Managing Director of SWECO Theorells. Probeko was established 20 years ago and provides… Read more

SWECO AB (publ)Interim report January-September 2007

October 23, 2007 Interim report

• Operating profit improved by 26 per cent to SEK 296.8 million (236.1). • Operating margin strengthened to 9.1 per cent (8.6). • Net sales increased by 19 per cent to SEK 3,259.6 million (2,732.8). • Profit before tax was SEK 292.4 million (239.2). • Profit after tax was SEK 209.3 million (167.2) equal to… Read more

SWECO helping to alleviate water shortage in Kenya

October 15, 2007 Press release

“We have longstanding experience of working with water projects in Africa. In many cases, our assignments are focused on optimising use of the available water resources,” says Kaj Möller, Overseas Manager at SWECO VBB. The catchment area of the Ewaso Ng’iro River is the largest in Kenya, with an area of approximately 210,000 cubic km… Read more

SWECO awarded major contract for Förbifart Stockholm

October 10, 2007 Press release

“This is the biggest road project and the largest consulting procurement ever carried out for a road project of this type in Sweden. Many road investments are carried out in stages, but in this case the client has chosen to procure all consulting services at once,” says Mats Påhlsson, Managing Director of SWECO VBB. Förbifart… Read more

SWECO acquires Stockholm Vatten Byggprojekt AB

October 8, 2007 Press release

Stockholm Vatten Byggprojekt, a unit within the City of Stockholm’s municipal water utility, provides studies, planning, design and construction management services in the water and wastewater area. The motive for the acquisition is to strengthen SWECO’s capabilities primarily in mains engineering. “There is a real need to investigate the quality of the mains networks, not… Read more

SWECO to plan 4 km tunnel in Norway

September 28, 2007 Press release

With many years of experience in traffic planning, SWECO Grøner has established wide-ranging expertise in tunnel planning and design. ”It is exciting to have been given responsibility for planning this road section, with the long tunnel. We see it as further proof of our leading-edge position in tunnel engineering,” says Snorre Laegran at SWECO Grøner.… Read more

SWECO chosen for wind power venture in northern Sweden

September 25, 2007 Press release

“This is Sweden’s largest wind power investment by far, and we are naturally glad to be playing such a central role in the project,” says Erik Severin, Managing Director of SWECO Energuide. In the first phase, SWECO will perform studies on the intended sites and drive the necessary permitting processes including environmental impact assessments (EIA).… Read more

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