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... And Markus Dangré takes over as new CEO of Skanska Fastigheter Stockholm

Sweden — Markus Dangré has been appointed as the new CEO of Skanska Fastigheter Stockholm and will be responsible for Skanska's commercial real estate development in the Stockholm area. He succeeds Fredrik Bergenstråhle, who has been appointed as the new Head of Afa Fastigheter.

Skanska builds school in Sandefjord

Norway — Skanska has signed a contract with the Municipality of Sandefjord to build a new school in Vesterøya, south of Oslo.

Skanska invests in a new Stockholm office building

Sweden — Skanska is investing about SEK 1 billion in the first phase of the office complex Solna Link at Solna Station in Arenastaden in Stockholm.

Skanska invests in office project in Malmö

Sweden — Skanska is investing approximately SEK 580 million, EUR 51.7 million, in a sustainable office project in Hyllie, Malmö. The construction contract is worth approximately SEK 400 million, EUR 35.7 million which will be included in the order intake for Sweden for the first quarter of 2025.

Skanska expands hospital in Gothenburg

Sweden — Skanska has signed an agreement with the Västra Götaland region to carry out renovations and expand the Eastern Hospital in Gothenburg.

"Gothenburg and Stockholm can compete with London and Paris"

Sweden — Have offices become a worse investment? Neither Karl Persson, Nordic CEO, nor Peter W-O Berglin, Associate Director, at Cushman & Wakefield, believe so. They give their views on investor interest in the office market and the potential for neighboring buildings in the future, where Gothenburg in particular have great opportunities.

Thomas Børnich becomes new Executive Vice President for Housing at Skanska in Norway

Norway — Thomas Børnich joins the Group Management Board and becomes the new Executive Vice President for Housing Development in Skanska Norway. As of May 5, he will take over responsibility from Pål Aglen, who will continue in his role as Executive Vice President for the Construction business.

Skanska builds new science and technology center for Texas A&M

Sweden — Skanska has signed a contract with Texas A&M University System to construct the new Meat Science and Technology Center on their campus in College Station, Texas, USA.

Skanska builds office and garage in Skövde

Sweden — Skanska has signed an agreement with the municipal company Kreativa Hus Skövde AB to build an office building with an adjacent parking garage in central Skövde.

Åsa Thunman appointed new General Counsel at Skanska

Sweden — Åsa Thunman has been appointed as General Counsel and Executive Vice President at Skanska Group. She will take on her new position no later than July 8, 2025, and at the same time become part of the Skanska Group Leadership Team.

Skanska builds wastewater treatment plant in Nokia

Finland — Skanska has signed a contract with Nokian Vesi Oy to build a wastewater treatment plant in Nokia. The contract is worth EUR 35 million which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2024.

Skanska sells residential for EUR 70 million

Denmark — Skanska has sold the C.F. Møllers Have apartment building in Copenhagen, Denmark, for approximately EUR 70 million. The buyer is Home Earth Group Holding A/S.

Skanska invests EUR 90 million in a new office project in Helsinki

Finland — Skanska invests EUR 90 million in a commercial development project in Helsinki. The 14-storey building called Firdo will have approximately 15,000 square meters of transformable and modern office space. The construction contract is worth EUR 55 million, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2024.

Skanska divests the rental residential project Arkaden

Sweden — Skanska divests a rental residential project with 139 rental apartments and a grocery store in Lund for about SEK 520 million (EUR 45 million) to LF Skåne Hyresfastigheter.

Skanska divests Malmö office property to internal portfolio

Sweden — Skanska Commercial Property Development divests Oas in Malmö for about SEK 380 million (EUR 33 million) to internal portfolio.

Skanska makes SEK 530 million investment in residential project

Sweden — Skanska invests about SEK 530 million in the residential project Mandelblomman in Täby Park outside Stockholm. Mandelblomman consists of 156 apartments, 75 parking spaces in a garage and two premises.

Skanska signs additional contract to build a data center in Telemark

Norway — Skanska has signed a contract with WS Computing AS to build the core and shell for a new data center facility at Gromstul in Skien municipality.

Skanska sees the return of housing construction approaching

Nordic — In the report presented on Thursday, it was clear that Skanska delivers a turnover of SEK 42,799 million, which is in line with expectations during the third quarter. As for the operating profit, expectations were higher than the report shows, it rose to SEK 1,261 million. “We see improvements - but it will take time”, says Skanska's CEO Anders Danielsson.

Skanska builds commercial office development in London

Sweden — Skanska has signed a contract with a Grosvenor and Mitsui Fudosan UK joint venture to construct South Molton that comprises two new category A office buildings in London, UK.

Skanska constructs new healthcare building in Houston

Sweden — Skanska has signed a contract with Harris Health System for the construction of a new healthcare building in Houston, Texas, USA. The contract is worth USD 54 million which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2024.

How Skanska looks to meet the office needs of the future

Sweden — To meet a new reality with changing office needs, Skanska Fastigheter is launching a pilot project with a sharing-based business model. In Sthlm 3:2, two companies will share office spaces and dispose of them two and three days respectively per week. Sofie Hjort, project manager at Skanska Fastigheter, tells Nordic Property News about the project, how the companies will be combined, what the rental picture will look like for the actors involved and about the future of the model after the initial test period.

Executive Vice President and General Counsel Caroline Fellenius Omnell leaves Skanska

Nordic — Caroline Fellenius Omnell, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, is leaving Skanska. She has been with Skanska for eight years and has been a member of the Group Leadership Team since 2017. A recruitment process will be initiated to appoint a successor.

Skanska signs additional contract for data center in Arizona

Nordic — Skanska has signed a contract with an existing client to build a data center in Arizona, USA. The contract is worth USD 153M, about SEK 1.6 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2024.

Jonas Rickberg appointed new CFO of Skanska

Sweden — Jonas Rickberg has been appointed new Chief Financial Officer and part of the Group Leadership Team at Skanska.

Skanska signs new lease for the office building The Eight

Sweden — Skanska has signed a long-term lease agreement with a global advertising technology firm for approximately 4,400 square meters plus 2,000 square meters for parking at the office building The Eight in Bellevue, Washington, USA. With this contract, 82 percent of the space is now leased. The tenant is expected to take occupancy beginning the second quarter of 2025.