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Construction and the Construction Products Industry:
WIDE RANGE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED
SERVICES
Skanska is a global construction services group committed
to finding innovative solutions for its clients. Skanska Oy’s
market areas are Finland, Russia and the other CIS countries,
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Hungary. Skanska Oy’s
activities include building construction, civil construction,
building services and facilities management. Some examples
of the Skanska projects in Finland are office buildings for
KONE in Espoo and Helsinki, Oracle House and an office building
for Pfizer in Helsinki. In office construction as in other
sectors, Skanska develops new solutions for the changing needs
of the business community. Turvalaakso (Security Valley) is
another to highlight. It is a new Business Park being developed
in partnership with the Bank of Finland. Great emphasis is
placed on data security in particular. During the past few
years Skanska has also carried out a number of commercial
projects for the leading Finnish retailers Kesko and Prisma.
Operations Expanding in Russia
Skanska provides project development and construction services
in Russia and the other CIS countries. The key clients are
both local and international corporations. Skanska has completed
over 60 projects in Russia and is the leading foreign construction
company in the country. The first Ikea store in Russia was
built in 1999 by Skanska in Moscow. Skanska has built two
well-known multifunction arenas in Russia, one in St. Petersburg
and one in Yaroslavl. In St. Petersburg Skanska is developing
Russia’s first industrial and technology business park.
Known as Nova Park, the project involves 60 hectares in an
excellent location north of the city and next to the new ring
road. In Estonia Skanska is the second-largest construction
company. In Vilnius a major ongoing project is the new Vilnius
City Hall.
Published
2003
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