Skanska develops new logistics center for DHL, invests SEK 250 M in Gothenburg

Skanska develops new logistics center for DHL, invests SEK 250 M in Gothenburg

Skanska has signed another long-term lease covering a new logistics facility,
this time a freight terminal in Gothenburg for the logistics company DHL
Express. The total investment amounts to about SEK 250 M. The building comprises
a freight terminal and offices totaling about 20,000 square meters and is being
constructed in the Backa industrial area.

Occupancy of the project is planned for the first quarter of 2009. Construction
is being carried out by Skanska Sweden.

“This is an important investment in the future for DHL Express and we are highly
satisfied with the solution Skanska has assisted us in developing. Both the
location and function are top class,” says Lars Sundman, President, DHL Express
in Sweden.

For some time, Skanska has accumulated extensive expertise in the development of
logistics properties in the Nordic region. Earlier this autumn, four logistics
contracts were signed in Sweden and Denmark covering a total of 50,000 square
meters and involving an investment of about SEK 565 M.

“We see favorable growth potential in our logistics niche since many companies
are investing in the development of their logistics. We can offer our customers
functional premises and prime locations,” says Cecilia Fasth, President of
Skanska Fastigheter Göteborg. “This transaction and the four earlier contracts
demonstrate that we hold a strong position on the Nordic logistics market.” 

Skanska Commercial Development Nordic Region initiates and develops property
projects within offices, logistics and shopping centers. Office operations focus
on the three large metropolitan regions in Sweden, the Copenhagen region of
Denmark and Helsinki, Finland. The development of logistics facilities and
volume retail properties is conducted in strategic locations in Sweden, Denmark
and Finland. 

Skanska Commercial Development Nordic is divided into three regional companies:
Gothenburg, Stockholm and Öresund.




For further information please contact:

Cecilia Fasth, President, Skanska Fastigheter Göteborg AB, 
tel +46 70 528 38 15.
Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 38. 
Direct line for media: tel +46 8 753 88 99.
Cornilla von Plomgren, Head of Communications, DHL Express Sweden, tel +46 8 543
45 206.


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Skanska is one of the world's leading construction groups with expertise in
construction, development of commercial and residential projects and
public-private partnerships. The Group currently has 56,000 employees in
selected home markets in Europe, in the US and Latin America. Headquartered in
Stockholm, Sweden and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Skanska's sales in
2006 totaled SEK 126 billion.