Sweco
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| Publicly traded Aktiebolag | |
| Traded as | SWECO.B |
| Industry | Engineering |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Founder | Hugo Theorell |
| Headquarters | Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden |
Area served | Mainly northern Europe |
Key people |
Johan Nordström (Chairman) Tomas Carlsson (President and CEO) |
| Products | Consultancy |
| Revenue | 1.7 billion euro |
Number of employees | 14,500 (2015)[1] |
| Parent | Investment AB Latour (31.0%) |
| Website | SWECO |
Sweco's main offices in Stockholm.
Sweco AB (originally "Swedish Consultants") is the largest European engineering consultancy company, active in the fields of construction, architecture, and environmental engineering.
As of 2015, Sweco has about 14,500 employees and presence in
- Sweden,
- Norway,
- Finland, Estonia,
- Denmark,
- Netherlands,
- Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania,
- the United Kingdom, Belgium, Bulgaria, Turkey, and China.
The company is listed at the stock exchange OMX Nordiska Börs in Stockholm and has its historical roots in a number of companies, now merged, such as AB Vattenbyggnadsbyrån (VBB), VIAK AB, FFNS AB and Grontmij.
History
- 1889 Hugo Theorell starts Theorells Ingenjörsbyrå[2]
- 1897 J. Gust. Richert establishes AB Vattenbyggnadsbyrån (VBB)[3]
- 1930 VIAK, Olsson & Jonsson founded[4]
- 1958 FFNS Arkitekter founded[5]
- 1987 Stock market listing of FFNS Arkitekter [6]
- 1988 VBB acquires BECO. VBB group is formed[7]
- 1997 FFNS acquires VBB group and Sweco is formed[8]
- 2003 Sweco acquires Statkraft Grøner and PIC[9]
- 2013 Sweco acquires Vectura Consulting AB.[10]
- 2015 Sweco acquires Grontmij N.V.[11]
Notable projects
- Tegera Arena
- Norra länken
- Stockholm City Line
- City Tunnel (Malmö)
- New Karolinska Solna University Hospital
References
- ↑ http://www.grontmij.com/MediaCenter/Pages/Press-release-Grontmij-becomes-part-of-Sweco-to-form-a-new-European-leader.aspx
- ↑ http://www.swecogroup.com/en/Sweco-group/About-Sweco/History/
- ↑ http://www.swecogroup.com/en/Sweco-group/About-Sweco/History/
- ↑ http://www.swecogroup.com/en/Sweco-group/About-Sweco/History/
- ↑ http://www.swecogroup.com/en/Sweco-group/About-Sweco/History/
- ↑ http://www.swecogroup.com/en/Sweco-group/About-Sweco/History/
- ↑ http://www.swecogroup.com/en/Sweco-group/About-Sweco/History/
- ↑ http://www.swecogroup.com/en/Sweco-group/About-Sweco/History/
- ↑ http://www.swecogroup.com/en/Sweco-group/About-Sweco/History/
- ↑ http://www.swecogroup.com/en/Sweco-group/Press/News/2013/Sweco-and-Vectura-join-forces--Creating-the-Nordic-regions-leading-engineering-consultancy-with-9000-employees/
- ↑ http://tools.euroland.com/tools/Pressreleases/GetPressRelease/?ID=3155526&lang=en-GB&companycode=s-swec&v=s-swec_press
External links
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