| Type | Julkinen osakeyhtiö (OMX: YTY1V) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction, services |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Key people | Juhani Pitkäkoski (President and CEO), Henrik Ehrnrooth (Chairman) |
| Products | Facility management and maintenance; construction of housing, infrastructure and water treatment facilities; construction, maintenance and services for industry |
| Revenue | €3.788 billion (2010)[1] |
| Operating income | €220.1 million (2010)[1] |
| Profit | €140.6 million (2010)[1] |
| Total assets | €3.177 billion (end 2010)[1] |
| Total equity | €882.9 million (end 2010)[1] |
| Employees | 25,830 (end 2010)[1] |
| Website | www.yitgroup.com |
YIT Oyj (YIT-Yhtymä prior to 13 March 2006[3]) is a diversified Finnish-based company, headquartered in Helsinki, which provides a range of services, mainly to other businesses. YIT's operations span three main business divisions: Building and Industrial Services provides maintenance and management services for residential property and physical plants; while the Construction Services Finland and International Construction Services units build housing, large-scale infrastructure and amenities. Almost all of YIT's business is conducted in the Nordic countries, the Baltic countries, Russia and Central Europe.[4]
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The origins of YIT can be traced back to 1912, when Sweden's General Engineering Company (Swedish: Allmänna Ingeniörsbyrån) established a subsidiary in Finland, initially to operate in the water supply sector.[5] The Finnish translation of the group's title, Yleinen Insinööritoimisto, is the source of the name YIT. The first project undertaken by the new company was the construction of a water tower in Porvoo.[6] The firm's field of operation was gradually broadened over the following decades, but it was not until the 1970s that the company moved beyond the civil engineering sector into construction of buildings (including residential property) and industrial works.[7] In September 1987, Yleinen Insinööritoimisto merged with rival Finnish contractor Perusyhtymä Oy, creating YIT-Yhtymä (YIT Corporation).[8] Since the merger, YIT's growth into new sectors has been aided by several acquisitions: in 1995, the piping design and maintenance specialist Oy Huber AB was acquired,[9][10] the same year that the company's shares were listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange,[8] and the Swedish pipeline installation and maintenance firm Calor AB and its Finnish subsidiary were purchased in 2001.[11] These additions assisted a wider move into the industrial upkeep and maintenance market.[7] Primatel, the network construction and maintenance arm of the telecommunications firm Sonera, was added in 2002,[12] and a year later the building systems concerns of ABB in Russia and the Nordic and Baltic regions were acquired, further increasing YIT's presence in the service sector. In 2008 and 2010 YIT has continued expanding its operations into Central Europe.[13]
YIT's recent acquisitions have seen the company increase markedly in size - both the company's revenue and workforce more than trebled in the ten years to 2007,[14][15] making YIT the largest construction company in Finland[16][17] and the largest supplier of building systems services in the Nordic region by sales.[18] This growth is also reflected in the scope of YIT's business: long-term servicing and maintenance contracts for items such as steam boilers, piping, heating, plumbing and electricity networks and water treatment plants now account for over a quarter of annual revenues.[19] The Construction Services division, building homes, water and waste treatment plants and infrastructure ranging from railway stations to golf courses remains the group's largest source of revenue as of the end of 2006.[19]
YIT was the main contractor for the Pekka Helin-designed annex to the Finnish Parliament building, the Pikkuparlamentti (English: Little Parliament), which was inaugurated in 2004.[20] It was also responsible for the construction of the Cirrus apartment building in Vuosaari, East Helsinki, which was completed in 2007. Cirrus is currently the tallest high-rise building in Finland.[21][22] Other major projects built by the company include the Helsinki Fair Centre and the Töölö opera house, home of the Finnish National Opera.[9]
In Bani Walid in Libya, YIT constructed in silence a military factory in 1983. Company changed its name from Perusyhtymä to YIT in 1987. [23][24][25]
40 residents made complaints of ammonia observed in YIT residential constructions in St. Petersburg in September 2011. Russians add ammonia to concrete in the winter construction.[26]
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