AF Gruppen subsidiary AF Bygg Syd appointed by VA Syd to build new mechanical purification plant for Sjölunda sewage treatment plant in Malmö

OSLO, 12-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — AF Gruppen’s subsidiary in southern Sweden, AF Bygg Syd, has been appointed general contractor by VA Syd for the construction of a new mechanical purification plant for Sjölunda sewage treatment plant in Malmö.

The contract includes the design and installation of a new mechanical purification plant and sand treatment plant co-located in a new building. The turnkey contract includes extensive ground and foundation work, construction, engineering and process work, electrical work and control systems and plumbing.

The work starts with the design in August 2016 and the new plant is expected to be completed in December 2018. The project is a turnkey contract and the value is expected to reach SEK 195 million excluding VAT.

“This is large and important assignment for AF Gruppen’s operations in southern  Sweden. We have extensive experience with complex water and sewerage projects  and this project is well suited to both our experience and our capacity. We look  forward to working well with VA Syd”, says Morten Grongstad, CEO of AF Gruppen.

For further information:
CEO: Morten Grongstad, tel. +47 99 15 39 05
EVP Building: Henning Olsen, tel.  +47 91 74 15 92
General manager, AF Bygg Syd: Roger Persson, tel. +46 (0)35 710 20 02

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AF Gruppen subsidiary AF Bygg Syd appointed by VA Syd to build new mechanical purification plant for Sjölunda sewage treatment plant in Malmö