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Ruukki to Deliver Steel Structures for New Mail Terminal in Sweden
01/05/2012 - Ruukki has signed a contract worth around EUR 5 million for total delivery of a new mail terminal to be built in Hallsberg, Central Sweden, comprising the steel frame, façades, and load-bearing roof structures.
Ruukki has signed a contract worth around EUR 5 million for total delivery of a new mail terminal to be built in Hallsberg, Central Sweden, comprising the steel frame, façades, and load-bearing roof structures. Ruukki is also responsible for structural design and installation.
The new building will total around 30,000 square meters. The order was placed with Ruukki by NCC Construction Sverige AB, the main contractor in the project.
Sweden Post plans to make Hallsberg the hub of mail sorting and to switch from air cargo to railway freight. The building will also serve as a train loading and discharging terminal.
Ruukki will begin installation work at the site in January 2012; the work is expected to last about six months. The building is scheduled for completion during 2012.
The frame will be made at Ruukki's plant in Peräseinäjoki, the façade panels in Alajärvi, and the roof profiles in Vimpeli, Finland. The contract also includes delivery and installation of the hollow core slabs and plinth elements for the building.
Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems, and integrated systems to the construction and engineering industries. The company, which uses the marketing name Ruukki, has a wide selection of metal products and services. It has operations in 27 countries and employs around 11,700 people.
