Havnegården AS has awarded Veidekke's subsidiary Br. Reme AS the contract to build Havnegården in Arendal. The value of the contract is NOK 117 million excluding VAT.
The contract comprises construction of a commercial building with floor space of approx. 6,700 square metres. The building will be very efficient in terms of space. It will be five storeys high, with retail space on the ground floor and offices on the remaining floors. It will be built in accordance with energy class B requirements and connected to a district heating plant operated by Agder Energi.
The building is fully let, and tenants include BW Offshore, Asplan Viak, Secode, Handelsbanken, Bunnpris, Apotek 1 and Br. Reme/Veidekke.
Construction work has started, and the building is to be completed by 1 October 2012.
For more information please contact:
Project Manager Frode Wæthing, Br. Reme AS, tel. +47 922 13 495, frode.waething@reme.no
General Manager Birger Sand Bakke, Havsjå Invest A/S, tel. +47 958 41 700, bakke@havsjainvest.no
Communications Manager Helge Dieset, Veidekke ASA, tel. +47 905 53 381, helge.dieset@veidekke.no
Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest contractors with 6,100 employees and a turnover of NOK 16.3 billion (2010). Activities include building and construction projects, residential developments, asphalt plants, gravel and aggregates, road maintenance and recycling. Our values are professional, honest, enthusiastic and pioneering. Our goals for health, safety and the environment, HSE, have equal status with our financial goals. Veidekke is characterized by a decentralized organizational model with a strong corporate culture and a high degree of employee involvement. Over half the employees are co-owners, holding almost 20% of Veidekke's shares between them. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has never declared a loss since it was founded in 1936.