Skanska to construct hospital in Scotland for GBP 65 M, about SEK 820 M

Skanska has been contracted to carry out construction of the State Hospital in Carstairs, Scotland. The contract amount is GBP 65 M, about SEK 820 M, which is included in order bookings for the first quarter of 2008. The customer is the NHS Trust, the national healthcare authority in Scotland.

The project comprises construction of a 19,000-square-meter hospital building and the rebuild of about 1,500 square meters of existing hospital facilities. The work also involves landscaping throughout the site.