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NCC to construct tunnel in Telemark, Norway

NCC has been commissioned to construct a new tunnel along the E134 highway between Gvammen and Århus in Telemark, Norway. The construction period will be four and a half years and the contract is worth SEK 1.140 billion.

“We are delighted to have been selected by the Norwegian Road Administration. NCC’s leadingedge technical expertise makes us competitive when it comes to major infrastructure projects, which is a factor that will benefit those who live and work in Telemark,” says Håkon Tjomsland, business area manager for NCC Construction Norway.

The new tunnel will be 9.4km long. The contract also includes construction of 1.1km of roads on either side of the mountain, 5km of local roads and two crossings. The order also encompasses several smaller bridges and portals, as well as other structures along the section to be built.

The tunnel will facilitate traffic in two directions. Since traffic will be routed through the tunnel from Gvammen to Århus, the length of the E134 highway will be shortened by approximately 11km. Visit: Visit: www.ncc.se

Saab receives order for Gripen E support and maintenance systems

Nederman receives two orders in America

Nederman has received an order for multiple air filtration systems to a customer within the environmental recycling industry and an order for an electric power generation plant in South America. The two orders are worth SEK 69 million in total.

The environmental recycling solution is a repeat order for a Nederman customer and includes three multi module dust collection systems with associated ancillary equipment and controls. The electric power facility order includes a pulse jet self-cleaning cartridge filter system and silencer.

“We continue to strengthen our position in the USA. These orders confirm our ability to fulfil our customers’ needs for eco-efficient solutions that filter, clean and recycle, obtain repeat orders and attract new customers,” says Sven Kristensson, Nederman’s CEO. Visit: www.nederman.com Defence and security company Saab has received an order for Gripen E role equipment, along with support and maintenance equipment. The value of the order amounts to approx. SEK 5.8 billion. The order is part of Saab’s existing agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) covering activity for the Gripen E from 2013 to 2026. Delivery will begin in 2016.

This is the fourth order under the Gripen E agreement between Saab and FMV announced on 15 February 2013. Three earlier orders, linked to the development and production of Gripen E, were received during 2013. Work will be performed within the business areas Aeronautics, Electronic Defence Systems and Support & Services.

“Work with Gripen E goes according to schedule and budget. This order represents another important step in Saab’s commitment to deliver the next generation of the Gripen system to Sweden,” says Lennart Sindahl, senior executive vice-president of Saab and head of Saab’s business area Aeronautics. Visit: www.saabgroup.com

Skanska constructs new healthcare building in Sweden

Skanska has signed a contract with Uppsala County in Sweden for construction of a new healthcare building at the Uppsala University Hospital. The contract is worth SEK 1.2 billion, which will be included in order bookings for Skanska Sweden for the fourth quarter in 2014.

The new building, with a total area of 59,500m2, will strengthen the Uppsala University Hospital and meet the needs of a growing population. It creates new facilities for advanced healthcare and treatment activities in oncology, radiotherapy and surgery.

The aim is to certify the building according to the environmental classification system Miljöbyggnad at the highest level, Gold.

Construction work will start during the first quarter of 2015 and will be completed late summer 2017. Skanska Sweden is one of Sweden’s largest construction companies, with operations in building and civil-engineering construction. The business unit has approximately 11,000 employees and revenue in 2013 amounted to approximately SEK 30 billion. Visit: www.skanska.com

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Renault chooses Fortum Charge & Drive charging solution

Fortum and Renault have entered into a cooperation agreement regarding charging infrastructure in Norway, thus expanding the Charge & Drive network to around 500 smart charging stations in the Nordic countries in the coming nine months. By choosing Charge & Drive, the leading smart charging system, Renault will provide its customers with an easy and convenient solution for electric vehicles (EVs). Every Renault ZOE also comes with a 12-month charge-for-free offer.

“The fact that Renault along with other top-tier automakers and businesses choose to cooperate with Fortum in the Norwegian market is the best testimonial for our Charge & Drive platform. We are dedicated to making it easy and convenient to charge electric vehicles,” says Jan Haugen Ihle, country manager for Fortum Charge & Drive Norway. The agreement covers 100 charging stations, of which the majority will be 22-kW fast chargers to be placed in strategic and relevant locations. Fortum will be responsible for the customer offerings, system solutions, installation and servicing of the chargers. Visit: www.fortum.com

Wärtsilä’s gas handling systems chosen for world’s largest ethane carriers

Six new 87,000 cubic metres capacity very large ethane carriers (VLECs), being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea, will feature Wärtsilä gas handling systems. Wärtsilä is the market leader in cargo handling technology for gas carriers and has an extensive reference base. There is an option for additional vessels within this series.

These vessels will be the biggest ethane carriers ever built, and represent a new generation of such vessels mainly transporting ethane as feedstock to the petrochemical industry. The VLECs are being built for the Reliance Group, India’s largest private sector enterprise. The group has businesses in the energy and materials value chain, including petrochemicals. The new vessels will carry ethane from American shale gas to India to be processed for making plastic.

Wärtsilä’s scope of supply represents a complete cargo handling package for each ship. This includes the process and arrangement engineering; the deck tank; all equipment related to the cargo handling; and a purpose-built reliquefaction plant to handle the C-ethane from the American shale gas. Visit: www.wartsila.com

Vallourec provides premium line pipe for Egina

Vallourec, world leader in premium tubular solutions, has started delivering premium line pipe for the offshore Egina field, operated by Total Upstream Nigeria. The Egina oil field is located 130km off the coast of Nigeria, in 1750m water depth. The field is currently under development and the production is scheduled to begin at the end of 2017.

Vallourec has started delivering its first tons of premium subsea line pipe, out of a package of 24,000 tons that the group has been awarded for this offshore project. 16,000 tons of flowlines will be used as production, water injection and gas export lines. An additional 8000 tons of seamless line pipe will follow for a riser pipe-in-pipe construction.

Vallourec is supplying the flowlines to Bell Oil & Gas, a Nigerian oil and gas services company. As part of the Nigerian Human Capacity Development program, Vallourec is providing training for young Nigerian engineers on pipe production and their applications. Consequently, Vallourec has been proven to comply with the Nigerian local content requirements relating to this project. Visit: www.vallourec.com

Alstom to supply the city of Strasbourg with 12 Citadis trams

Alstom has signed a framework agreement with the Communauté des Transports Strasbourgeois (CTS, the Strasbourg Transport Company) for the supply of 50 Citadis trams. The first part of the agreement concerns an order for 12 trams, worth a total of 41 million euros. These trams will be added to the existing CTS fleet as part of the extension of lines A[1] and D[2]. They will serve the Illkirch-Graffenstaden town centre, which has been considerably expanded in recent years and will also run on the cross-border line linking the centre of Strasbourg in France with Kehl in Germany.

“Following an initial order for 41 Citadis trams in 2003, this new contract is confirmation of the trust which the CTS has placed in Alstom and its Citadis solution. The trams in the Citadis range, which have been adopted by 46 cities worldwide, offer a combination of tried and tested basic techniques and flexible layouts to ensure reliability, comfort and customisation,” said Ana Giros, managing director of Alstom Transport France. Visit: www.alstom.com