Review of 2010 – USD version - Skanska

November – December 2010
11/2/2010
Skanska starts work on Budapest’s
greenest office project – invests
EUR 32.5 M
Skanska is developing a new office property with
a strong environmental profile in Budapest,
Hungary. Skanska’s investment amounts to
EUR 32.5 M, about SEK 300 M.
11/11/2010
Skanska receives U.S. Green Building
Council’s 2010 Leadership Award
Skanska has been awarded the U.S. Green Building
Council’s 2010 Leadership Award for the company’s
vision, leadership and commitment in promoting
the development of the design and construction
of green projects. The U.S. Green Building Council
(USGBC), an independent environmental
organization, annually recognizes individuals or
organizations that work actively for green design
and construction.
11/18/2010
Skanska to construct school facility in
New York for USD 61 M
Skanska has secured an assignment to construct
an intermediate and high school facility in Long
Island City, New York. The contract amount totals
USD 61 M, approximately SEK 425 M.
12/2/2010
Skanska to construct Brent Council’s
green Civic Centre in London for
GBP 85 M
Skanska has been assigned to construct Brent Civic
Centre in the Greater London Area. The contract
amount is around GBP 85 M, about SEK 930 M,
which will be included in fourth quarter order
bookings. The customer is Brent Council.
12/7/2010
Skanska acquires leading construction
company in Slovakia in the field of
cast-in-place concrete structures
Skanska is to acquire all shares in the Slovakian
company SkyBau, which builds cast-in-place
concrete structures. The acquisition strengthens
Skanska’s position in the building construction
sector in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
12/8/2010
Skanska to commence new phase
of office project in Helsinki – invests
EUR 23 M
Skanska Commercial Development Nordic is to
initiate the second phase of its Ruskeasuo office
project in Helsinki. The investment amounts to
EUR 23 M, approximately SEK 210 M and Skanska
Finland’s construction contract amounts to
EUR 16.4 M, about SEK 150 M.
12/9/2010
Skanska to launch Stockholm’s largest
green office project, Lustgården,
invests SEK 1.4 billion
Skanska is starting the first phase of the Lustgården
office project on Kungsholmen in Stockholm. The
property will be the largest green office project in
the Nordics and the most environmentally compatible
project developed by Skanska to date.
The investment amounts to approximately
SEK 1.4 billion.
12/9/2010
Skanska to expand in residential
development – launches operations
in the UK and Poland
Skanska’s new business plan up to 2015 will focus
on profitable growth. One of the areas with the
best growth potential and in which Skanska plans
to invest the most in coming years is residential
development. The goal is to sharply increase the
number of residential development projects in
Skanska’s existing markets and to assume the
position as the leading residential developer in the
Nordic region. At the same time, the operations
in the Czech Republic and Slovakia will return to
former volume levels. As a phase in the expansion,
Skanska is now starting an entirely new unit for
residential development in the U.K., and will also
start a residential operation in Poland.
12/29/2010
Skanska sells its 50 percent share in
PPP highway Autopista Central with
a gain after tax of approximately
SEK 5 billion
Skanska is selling its 50 percent share in the
company that owns the PPP highway concession
Autopista Central in Santiago, the capital of Chile.
The buyer is Alberta Investment Management
Corporation (AIMCo), one of Canada’s largest
institutional management firms managing funds
on behalf of the Province of Alberta, certain public
pension and endowments.
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