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NCC secures assignment from Alecta to build new block in Sundbyberg
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CC Construction Sweden has secured an assignment to refurbish and construct new premises in the Plåten block in central Sundbyberg. The customer is Alecta, which is planning a new property block featuring housing, offices, shopping, hotels and restaurants. The order is worth about SEK 550 million and will be registered not later than in the fourth quarter of 2011. The project will be conducted as a coordinated contract with Alecta. The premises will total about 36,000m2 gross area, of which about 18,000 will be newly constructed. The block Plåten, also known under the name Signalfabriken, currently consists of vacant industrial and office premises. “Since Alecta has chosen to engage our services at an early stage, NCC’s full range of expertise will be of use to the project. We will construct a full block with various types of buildings,” says Claes Magnusson, business unit manager, NCC Construction Sweden Stockholm/Mälardalen region. The project has commenced and is scheduled for completion during autumn 2013. The project will be climate declared. Visit: www.ncc.se
Taiwan’s UNI Air signs contract for 10 ATR 72-600s Metso to deliver biomassaiwan-based UNI Air, a subsidiary of EVA Air, has signed a contract with European regional turboprop fired boiler plant for Eneco
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manufacturer ATR to purchase 10 ATR 72-600s. Deliveries are scheduled to start in third quarter 2012. UNI Air will use its new ATR-600s to progressively replace the Dash-8-300 aircraft it now has in its fleet. The regional carrier’s new ATRs will be equipped with advanced technologies such as a glass cockpit avionics suite and redesigned cabin interiors. The aircraft will feature Armonia cabin especially created for ATR by Italy’s Giugiaro Design and equipped for passengers’ enhanced comforts with lighter-weight slim-line seats and larger overhead bins that will accommodate a maximum number of carry-on bags. UNI Air Chairman Tony Su said, “We are pleased to update our regional fleet with the most modern aircraft on the market. The new ATR -600 series will enable us to give our passengers the highest standards of comfort and, at the same time, optimise our fuel and operating costs. We are looking forward to introducing our new ATR aircraft and operating them in Asia.” Visit: www.atraircraft.com
Skanska awarded road assignment in Norway
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kanska has been awarded the assignment to widen a 10.2 kilometre section of the E18 highway in Norway. The contract value is NOK 764 million, about SEK 880 million, which will be included in order bookings for the third quarter. The customer is the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens Vegvesen).
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The assignment means Skanska will expand the existing E18 section to a four-lane highway. The project covers new southbound lanes and upgrades for northbound traffic. Work will start in September and is scheduled for completion in autumn 2014. Skanska Norway focuses on construction and civil engineering operations. The
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etso will supply a biomass-fired boiler plant for the leading dutch utility company Eneco, in Delfzijl in the Netherlands. The construction of the power plant will be carried out by a consortium consisting of the German company Areva Renewables GmbH, Finnish Metso Power Oy and Dutch Ballast Nedam Industriebouw. The value of the power plant project order is €155 million, of which Metso’s share is approximately one third. Metso’s delivery includes a 49 MWe biomass-fired boiler plant, a flue gas cleaning plant and stack, a feedwater system and a distributed control system. The boiler will utilise circulating fluidised bed (CFB) technology and use mainly recycled wood as fuel. The power plant will need around 300,000 tonnes of wood a year, among others recycled waste wood chips. Start-up of the new power plant is scheduled for the third quarter of 2013. The order is included in Energy and Environmental Technology’s third quarter 2011 orders received. Visit: www.metso.com unit has approximately 4200 employees. In 2010, Skanska Norway reported revenue of about SEK 11 billion. In Norway, Skanska is also active in the development of residential, commercial properties and public private partnerships (PPP) projects. Visit: www.skanska.com
