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Nomination Committee appointed for Skanska’s Annual General Meeting 2020

The members of the Nomination Committee for Skanska’s Annual General Meeting in 2020 have now been appointed.

How buildings can be a solution to climate change

Skanska’s Rune Stene, the head of the Powerhouse collaboration that produces industry-leading “energy positive” and Paris Agreement-aligned buildings, shares his perspectives on how the drive to cut energy use and carbon emissions is changing buildings and how those structures are produced.

Skanska builds residential apartments in Nashville, USA, for USD 74 M, about SEK 690 M

Skanska has signed a contract with Six South Partners, an affiliate of Charleston, to build a residential apartment building in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The contract is worth USD 74 M, about SEK 690 M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter 2019.

Skanska builds 168 apartments in Oslo, Norway, for NOK 344 M, about SEK 370 M

Skanska has signed an agreement with Obos to build 168 apartments in Oslo, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 344 M, about SEK 370 M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the third quarter 2019.

Bright opportunities for solar-powered homes

Imagine your house being not only a place to eat, sleep and live, but also as a source of power for your lives.

Skanska converts an office building into apartments in Helsinki, Finland, for about EUR 50 M, about SEK 540 M

Skanska has signed a contract with Auratum Asunnot Helsinki Oy, a developer of high-class apartments, to convert an old office building in Helsinki, Finland, into 146 homes. The contract is worth approximately EUR 50 M, about SEK 540 M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the third quarter 2019.

Skanska sells three office buildings in Poland for EUR 214 M, about SEK 2.3 billion

Skanska has sold a portfolio of three office buildings located in Wroclaw and Krakow in Poland to real estate funds managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management Global Real Estate for EUR 214 M, about SEK 2.3 billion. The transaction will be recorded by Skanska Commercial Property Development Europe in the third quarter of 2019.

Conversion of shares in Skanska AB

In conjunction with a conversion of shares, the company is obliged, according to the Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980), to disclose information concerning the change.

Skanska signs contract to build high school in Burien, Washington, USA for USD 113.5 M, about SEK 1.1 billion

Skanska has signed a contract with Highline Public Schools in Burien, Washington, USA to build a replacement high school. The contract value is USD 113.5 M, about SEK 1.1 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter 2019.

Skanska establishes Central Europe business unit for its construction operations

Skanska merges its Polish and Czech/Slovak construction operations into one business unit, named Skanska Central Europe. Michal Jurka, the Business Unit President (BUP) of Czech and Slovak construction operations, becomes BUP of the unit effective as of September 1, 2019.