06.12.2022 (101 Clicks)

Ståle Röd new Executive Vice President and part of the Group Leadership Team at Skanska

Ståle Röd has been appointed Executive Vice President at Skanska Group. Ståle will step into his new position and join Skanska's Group Leadership Team on January 1, 2023. Ståle will be responsible for the business units Skanska Central Europe, Skanska UK, Skanska Norway, and Skanska Residential Development Europe. Ståle currently holds the position as Business Unit President Skanska Norway.

“It feels very good to welcome Ståle to the group management team. He has shown strong leadership heading up the Norwegian organization, where he has established a commercial focus with the customer at the center. He has developed and strengthened our business by aligning our core business with our sustainability agenda and innovative solutions. With our strategy being based on these parameters, Ståle will contribute with his experience from day one. He is also a strong culture builder who always has our people in focus”, says Anders Danielsson, President, and CEO of Skanska Group.

“It is with great humility and pride that I join the Group Leadership Team. I am passionate about sustainable and innovative development with our customers at the center. There is no better company to work at than Skanska to address those issues daily. We have a tremendous strength in our geographical spread, sound financial position and diversified portfolio. With that as a starting point, I expect full speed from the very beginning,” says Ståle Röd, newly appointed Executive Vice President, Skanska Group.

Skanska's CEO Anders Danielsson will, in addition to the overall responsibility for Skanska's operations, be responsible for the business units Boklok Housing and continue to be responsible for Skanska Sweden and Skanska Finland. Activities relating to rental residential will be reported in the Commercial Development stream with Executive Vice President Claes Larsson in charge. Claes will also continue to be responsible for the business streams Commercial Development and Investment properties.

The above will enter into force on January 1, 2023.

As of January 1, 2023 Stein Ivar Hellestad, currently CFO Skanska Norway, will step in as Acting Business Unit President for Skanska Norway.

The announcement of the new Business Unit President for Skanska Norway will be communicated separately as soon the recruitment is completed.
Source: Skanska

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06.12.2022 (105 Clicks)

Webuild consortium signs contract for sections B2 and C of Pedemontana Lombarda Highway in Italy

Project foresees smart road applications to ease traffic flow in Varese-Como-Bergamo-Milan quadrant

• Contract signed for execution of works in project awarded in 2021
• Strategic project involves construction of approximately 30 kilometres of highway and related routes to improve east-west axis along TEN-T Corridor 5
• Project to be completed for 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games
• Webuild to lead consortium with Pizzarotti
• Innovative solutions to install smart road applications to reduce air and noise pollution  
  
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05.12.2022 (111 Clicks)

POWTECH 2023: A flying start with new themes and technologies

POWTECH is getting off to a flying start. The Leading International Processing Trade Fair will take place in Nuremberg from 26 to 28 September 2023 – almost exactly a year after POWTECH 2022. Once again, more than 700 exhibitors from many countries will draw a large attendance of regional and international visitors. It is already clear that the official expansion of the themes at the event from just powder and bulk solids processing to include all fluid technologies has attracted new exhibitors.  

05.12.2022 (195 Clicks)

Teledyne FLIR launches compact Thermal Camera for use in hazardous Environments (ATEX)

Teledyne FLIR has announced the launch of the FLIR Cx5, a new pocket-portable thermal camera for condition monitoring in hazardous environments. The FLIR Cx5 has a rugged ATEX-compliant case, which allows users of this camera to safely monitor electrical or mechanical assets in hot working zones.  

05.12.2022 (127 Clicks)

Lack of Energy Storage makes Renewables-only Grids a Pipedream

A new paper published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation warns that renewable energy policies being pursued around the world are unrealistic.

That’s because renewables-only grids require large amounts of electricity storage to make them viable.