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New contracts and orders in industry
NCC to construct Dansmästaren project in Uppsala
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Bombardier to provide additional coaches to Israel Railways
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ail technology leader Bombardier Transportation is to provide 54 additional BOMBARDIER TWINDEXX Vario double-deck coaches to Israel Railways (ISR). This call-off is part of a framework agreement signed in October 2010 and is valued at approximately €104 million. Delivery of the new coaches is scheduled to be completed by August 2020. “The new coaches will be fully compatible for revenue operation on ISR’s first electrified line, the A1, which connects Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem. Together, ISR and Bombardier teams collaborated closely to develop the necessary technical adjustments required to enable the trains to operate in tunnels and on electrified lines,” said Avi Zalman, head of Development and Engineering Rolling Stock Division, Israel Railways. The new order consists of 11 control cars, 11 intermediate coaches with dedicated space for people with reduced mobility and 32 trailer cars. The control cars will no longer use diesel generators to feed auxiliary systems like air-conditioning as the BOMBARDIER TRAXX locomotives will provide more than enough power for both traction and auxiliaries. Visit: www.bombardier.com
CC is to construct the Dansmästaren project with Uppsalahem AB and Uppsala Parkerings AB. The project will include 133 rental apartments, a parking facility and large premises in the Rosendal district of Uppsala, Sweden. The order value is SEK 290 million. “Uppsala is expanding at a rapid rate and there is still substantial demand for rental units. With NCC as a partner, we will be able to add a number of much-needed rental units in a new city district,” says Niosha Baghaei, Construction Manager, Uppsalahem AB. Dansmästaren will have a strategically important location at the northern entrance of the new Rosendal district. The district will be close to transport links and, particularly, the university campus area, which is also likely to be reflected in the people who will live, work and study in the area. Dansmästaren will consist of a six-storey building with 133 rental apartments ranging from studios to one-bedroom apartments and adapted for student living. The apartments will be built to meet a Silver environmental rating from the Sweden Green Building Council. Visit: www.ncc.se
Serbia’s Sinvoz wins ten-year order from Bombardier
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erbian rolling stock production and repair company Sinvoz has signed a ten-year agreement to produce train roofs and cabs for Canada-based aerospace and transportation group Bombardier. The train roofs and cabs produced by Sinvoz will be assembled by Bombardier at its factories in western Europe. Moreover, Sinvoz is currently working on a one-year contract worth €3.5 million ($4.1 million) for the overhaul and modernisation of five electric train sets of Srbija Voz. Sinvoz plans to install a specialised serial production line at its factory in Zrenjanin, in the north of the country, in the coming weeks, and to hire 150 welders and locksmiths. The company currently operates a factory with a production area of 20,000m2 and office space of 2000m2. Visit: www.sinvoz.rs
Vattenfall signs major supply agreement with Ovako
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attenfall has signed an electricity supply agreement of approximately 1 TWh annually with leading Finnish steel manufacturer Ovako, enabling improved transparency and electricity cost control for Ovako. Vattenfall will supply all Ovako’s production facilities in the Nordic region with 22 Industry Europe
electricity, the three largest being Hofors and Smedjebacken in Sweden and Imatra in eastern Finland. Ovako is committed to sustainability with its steel production based on recycled scrap, making them one of largest steel scrap recyclers in the Nordics. “We have a clear strategy for efficient communications with our customers, who know that we take responsibility and deliver what
we promise,” says Branislav Slavic, head of Business Sales, Vattenfall. Vattenfall is committed to reducing its climate impact across the entire value chain and offering climate smart solutions, with a special focus on supporting customers and society by lowering their emissions and to reach their climate targets. Visit: www.vattenfall.com
