Vantaa, Finland, 2014-09-30 15:50 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Ramirent Sweden has signed a three-year equipment rental agreement with Skanska Maskin. According to the agreement Ramirent will be preferred equipment rental partner to Skanska Maskin AB. The value of the agreement is not disclosed.
Erik Alteryd, EVP, Ramirent Sweden, concludes:”We are very proud to be preferred partner to Skanska Maskin. The agreement is in line with our strategy to broaden our customer base. Skanska is a major and important actor within construction in Sweden with strong focus on green construction, ethics, occupational health and safety. Together we will get the opportunity to develop these important areas. Ramirent has already through campaigns like Tryggare byggare and Ramirent EcoSolve™ emphasized the importance of these areas within the rental business. Now we will take security and environmental issues to a higher level.”
The agreement covers the whole assortment of both Ramirent and Skanska Maskin, from light and heavy machinery to modules and cranes.
In Sweden, Ramirent is one the largest equipment rental companies serving customers within construction and other industries, the public sector as well as households with 760 employees located at 74 rental outlets throughout the country.
Vantaa, 30 September 2014
RAMIRENT PLC
Magnus Rosén
President and CEO
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Magnus Rosén, President and CEO, Ramirent Group, tel. +358 20 750 2859
Erik Alteryd, EVP, Ramirent Sweden, tel. +46 8 621 29 24
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Ramirent is More Than Machines™. We are a leading rental equipment group combining the best equipment, services and know-how into rental solutions that simplify customer business. We serve a broad range of customers, including construction and process industries, services, the public sector and households. In 2013, the Group’s net sales totalled EUR 647 million. The Group has 2,650 employees at 301 customer centres in 10 countries in the Nordic countries and in Central and Eastern Europe. Ramirent is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.