2008-07-01

Skanska to build business center in Slovakia for SKK 1.1 billion, about SEK 330 M

Skanska has been awarded the construction of a new administrative building and Cassovar Business Center in Košice in Slovakia. The contract amount is SKK 1.1 billion, about SEK 330 M, and is included in order bookings for the second quarter. The customer is Cassovar Business Center a.s.

The new administrative building and Cassovar Business Center will be located just on the border between Old and New Town of Košice. The building will consist of 9 stories above ground and 2 below ground. It will provide some 15,000 square meters of office space and approximately 8,000 square meters available as sales areas. Two stories of parking spaces will be built below ground level.

Construction work will start in July and will be completed during second half of 2009. Construction is performed by Skanska’s Slovakian subsidiary Stamart Martin.

Skanska Czech Republic, the largest construction company in the Czech Republic, had sales of approximately SEK 11 billion in 2007. The company has about 7,000 employees in Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Information about the company: Skanska AB