Helsinki, 2013-10-09 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caverion Investor News 9 October 2013 at 9 a.m.
Caverion to provide building systems for Sibelius Academy facilities undergoing renovation in Helsinki, Finland
Caverion Suomi has signed an agreement with Skanska to provide plumbing, ventilation, electrification and building automation work for the Sibelius Academy’s facilities undergoing renovation. The contract value is over EUR 2.5 million.
Skanska is renovating the premises, located in Etu-Töölö in a building formerly used by the National Board of Antiquities, for use by the Sibelius Academy that is part of the University of the Arts Helsinki. The investment value of the whole project is over EUR 15 million. The project has been commissioned by the property investment company Helsingin yliopistokiinteistöt Oy.
“We are happy to be able to work together on this demanding project. This marks a continuation of our earlier good cooperation on projects such as Shopping Centre Kaari in the Kannelmäki neighbourhood of Helsinki and the old health centre in the Itis shopping centre, also in Helsinki,” says Regional Manager Vesa Tähti of Skanska Talonrakennus Oy.
Renovation work on the building has begun with dismantling work. The Sibelius Academy will move into its new facilities at the end of summer 2014, and the whole project will be completed at the end of September.
Special attention in the planning and construction of building technology will be paid to the acoustic demands of the building. Special solutions are being implemented for factors such as vibration protection and soundproofing for installed equipment and plumbing as well as pipe support.
“Our new company, Caverion, has been received positively, and our good history of cooperation with Skanska is able to continue in this significant project. It is great that old and valuable properties are renovated and brought up to modern standards in terms of their building technology, too,” says Riku Mandelin, Business Division Director of Caverion.
For further information, please contact:
Riku Mandelin, Business Division Director, Caverion Suomi Oy, tel. +358 40 840 2480, riku.mandelin@caverion.fi
Vesa Tähti, Regional Manager, Skanska Talonrakennus Oy, tel. +358 40 501 6246, vesa.tahti@skanska.fi
Caverion designs, builds and maintains user-friendly and energy-efficient building systems and offers industrial services. Our services are used in offices and retail properties, housing, public premises and industrial plants, among other places. We aim to be the number one building systems company in Europe. Our strengths include technological competence and customer-oriented service, covering all building systems throughout the life cycle of the property. Caverion was established through the demerger of building services and industrial services businesses from YIT Group in July 2013. Our revenue for 2012 amounted to approximately EUR 2.8 billion. Caverion has over 18,000 employees in 13 countries in Northern and Central Europe. Caverion’s shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.caverion.com