Helsinki, Finland, 2015-09-29 13:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
CAVERION CORPORATION INVESTOR NEWS 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 at 14.00 EEST
Caverion and Outokumpu sign agreement on managed operations for properties at Tornio mills in Finland
Caverion and Outokumpu have signed an agreement on the technical maintenance and managed operations for Outokumpu Tornio mills’ properties. The total floor area in the properties covered by the 5-year agreement amounts to more than 550,000 square metres and approximately 7.8 million cubic metres. The value of the agreement will not be disclosed.
At the Tornio mill, Caverion will be responsible for the technical maintenance of all building systems, maintenance of the buildings , as well as for all managed operations in relation to these. The building systems include heating and sanitation, ventilation and air-conditioning, cooling, electricity, information and communication technology, security and safety and automation. The agreement marks a continuation to the cooperation started in 2010, when Outokumpu outsourced the Tornio mills property services business to Caverion.
“Cooperation with Caverion has been very good. Key factors in our partner selection included the targets we set for the areas of technical expertise, flexible service and development of cooperation. We believe that Caverion will be able to meet these targets in the future as well,” says Vice President Erkki Niska, Tornio Mill Services at Outokumpu.
“We are very happy to continue our partnership with Outokumpu and to be able to continuously develop our service offering at the Tornio mills in accordance with the requirements set by the operations of our client. I am also proud of our people whose work has proofed that Caverion is a reliable and capable partner. Through our solutions we attempt to secure problem-free circumstances for the mill to maintain production volumes and efficiency. We also aim to optimise energy use and, thereby , bring down costs,” says Jarno Hacklin, Executive Vice President & CEO, Division Finland at Caverion.
Outokumpu belongs to Caverion’s industrial client segment.
For further information, please contact:
Caverion Finland, Kirsi Hemmilä, Communications Manager, tel. +358 50 390 0941, kirsi.hemmila@caverion.fi
Caverion designs, builds, operates and maintains user-friendly and energy-efficient technical solutions for buildings, industries and infrastructures. Our services and solutions are used in commercial, industrial, public and residential buildings and processes ensuring business continuity, safe, healthy and comfortable conditions, optimised performance and cost control. Our vision is to be a leading European provider of advanced and sustainable life cycle solutions for buildings and industries. Our strengths include technological competence and comprehensive services, covering all technical disciplines throughout the life cycle of the property and industrial plant. Our revenue for 2014 amounted to approximately EUR 2.4 billion. Caverion has approximately 17,000 employees in 12 countries in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. Caverion’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. www.caverion.com