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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.
2006
SWECO to plan new paper mill in Russia
”SCA has chosen to team with us in Russia. With our longstanding experience of large and complex projects for the industrial sector, I believe that we can provide security in development of the project. In addition, we have been collaborating successfully in Sweden for many years,” says Sören Hed, Managing Director of SWECO BLOCO. SWECO… Read more
SWECO acquires energy consultancy with 100 employees
Eltel Networks’ consulting operations will strengthen SWECO Energuide’s power networks capabilities with services in distribution, planning, transmission line design and maintenance of power line routes. “Extensive upgrading and refurbishment of the Swedish electrical network is generating increasing demand of qualified consulting services throughout the power supply sector. The acquisition of Eltel Networks’ consulting business will… Read more
SWECO wins new major contract from Swedish Road Administration
The assignment includes preparation of building, tendering, work and contract documents. ”We are very pleased to be taking part in yet another large and prestigious infrastructure project in Stockholm, where our expertise can contribute to a better traffic situation,” says Mats Påhlsson, Managing Director of SWECO VBB. The E18’s upgrade to highway standard on the… Read more
SWECO continues to grow in Eastern Europe – acquires engineering consultancy in Lithuania
SWECO’s Lithuanian subsidiary SWECO BKG, with 40 employees, has acquired more than 70 per cent of LSPI to form a new market-leading company. The new company will offer qualified consulting services in areas such as water and environment, structural engineering, infrastructure, energy and building service systems. “The acquisition represents an additional step in our focus… Read more
SWECO AB (publ) Interim report January-June 2006
Comments from the CEO, Wigon Thuresson: “SWECO showed impressive performance during the period, with a 30-per cent improvement in operating profit. Net sales were up by 11 per cent and we have further increased our market shares.” “The new organisational structure that was introduced in May will give us a better platform for ongoing international… Read more
SWECO wins major contract from Ringhals AB
Ringhals AB, part of the Vattenfall Group, plans to modernise the switchgears at nuclear reactors 1, 3 and 4. The upgrade will take place within the framework of an ongoing and very large-scale investment programme. In the first stage, SWECO Energuide will be responsible for project and assembly management, engineering design and testing of the… Read more
SWECO grows in Eastern Europe – forms Estonia’s largest engineering consultancy
The formation of the new company represents an additional step in SWECO’s strategy to expand in the growth markets of Eastern Europe. “We are now advancing our position in Estonia by forming the country’s largest engineering consultancy. As the market leader the new company will be able to offer clients a wider range of consulting… Read more
SWECO chosen for hydropower project in Laos
SWECO’s Swedish and Norwegian hydropower experts will analyse the technical and economic feasibility of a capacity increase in the existing hydropower plant. The enlargement is intended to be accomplished by a new dam with upstream reservoir and possibly a new power plant. The assignment will be carried out on behalf of the privately owned Theun-Hinboun… Read more
SWECO wins contract from Svenska Kraftnät
The Sydlänken transmission line runs between Hallsberg in Närke and Hörby in Skåne, a distance of 400 km. SWECO’s task is to compare two different alternatives – a traditional technical solution consisting of a 400 kV overhead alternating current line, and another based on an underground direct current line. The assignment also includes studies on… Read more
SWECO forms new company for eastward expansion
SWECO Eastern Europe encompasses SWECO’s existing operations in Estonia, Lithuania and Bulgaria. The new company will be headed by Per Johansson, currently Managing Director of SWECO VIAK, who will take up his new duties on 1 June. Central and Eastern Europe is showing a particularly strong demand for SWECO’s services in water and environmental technology,… Read more
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