Lindabthe magazine from Lindab that focuses on simpler building solutionsdirectNovember 2008 ventilation indoor climate building systems building components www.lindabgroup.com Lindab part of large British environmental campaign World leading building materials retailer, Wolseley, highlights Lindab Rainline and Coverline Advantage Fusion Lindab + RdBX Pleasing aesthetics Simplifying at Karolinska Astron of course Tight restrictions When Builder build their own Large order for research facility 2 November 2008 Lindabdirect ventilation indoor climate building systems building components Lindab Direct is a magazine for Lindab’s customers and stakeholders. Total circulation approx. 50,000 in several languages. Responsible publisher: Lars Dahlström. Production: Repetera AB. Translations: Amesto Translations Content may not be copied or reproduced without written permission from Lindab. © Lindab 2008. www.lindabgroup.com. Photo © Lindab unless otherwise specified. Cover shows the Wolseley Sustainable Building Center in brief 5 Group news and share information 24 News from our business areas 8 16 12 14 20 23 articles 8 Tight restrictions 18 Different (duct) routes to the same destination Lindab Germany delivers its largest Comfort order Scottish ventilation companies Brankin Engineering to date for the North German laser accelerator and Lucas & Steen on their cooperation with Lindab 11 Cloaked in steel 20 Lindab + RdBX – simplifying at Karolinska Interesting new building concept centered on steel Products and support for K-Rauta and their cus- and Lindab’s lightweight construction solutions tomer Björklund & Castenhag for better efficiency 12 Environmentally friendly solutions at WSBC 22 Malmö sees appeal in cooler courts Wolseley Sustainable Building Center in Great YIT installs extensive Comfort system for spectacu- Britain backs Rainline and Coverline lar, new judicial building 14 Advantage Fusion 23 Stainless odour removal The Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck Agroetanol builds Sweden’s largest ethanol plant sets the aesthetic bar high with Lindab Fusion with stainless Safe solution from Lindab 16 145th time lucky The British Astron Builder Directline Structures builds its own head office with Astron solution The new ice hockey arena known as Lindab Arena in Ängelholm is the home of Elitserien team and pride of the region Rögle BK. It is also a building that, perhaps not surprisingly, provides a broad exposé of the solutions Lindab offers for simplified construction. 3 Lindab Direct November 2008 Strong foundations Lindab in brief after 50 years of “Simplifying construction for our customers”! Every day we hear and read more news about • We will continue our focus on providing solu- Lindab is an international group that develops, the financial turmoil and the economic uncertain- tions and not just on products, which will en- produces and markets sheet metal products ties. hance customer value. and system solutions in the Ventilation and Profile business areas. It seems clear that, after several years of good • Our primary focus will be on Europe and growth in most countries, we now face a more neighbouring countries. We will continue to Lindab’s central idea is to contribute to sim- difficult economic period. Of course, Lindab like strengthen our business in Nordic, Western plified construction in every phase of the practically all other businesses will be impacted by and the CEE regions but with a special atten- building process. some lower demand for our products and solu- tion towards the emerging CIS markets. In tions. This is not the first time in our 50-year histo- 2009 we will create a focused Russia man- ry that we’ve faced challenges. In the early 2000´s agement team to drive our growth in close The Lindab Group employs over 5,000 people many of our markets suffered and in the early collaboration with the existing Business Areas. in 30 countries, and had a turnover of SEK 1990´s Scandinavia was badly hit. However, each 9,280 million in 2007. Group headquarters are time, Lindab has coped better than most, primarily During these times we have also had to focus located in Grevie, Sweden, just outside Båstad thanks to its strong customer base, its products on cost management. Some difficult decisions on the beautiful Bjäre peninsula. Lindab is and its employees. have been required – clearly with slowing demand listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange, under the our cost base has to be aligned. A part of the LIAB ticker. We are the leading product innovators in our cost reduction comes from reducing temporary segments and customers need even more ef- employees and other operating costs but some ficient solutions when times are tougher. Through- unavoidable blue and white collar employee re- The Ventilation business area offers ventilation out our 50-year history we have continually ductions are necessary. components and complete indoor climate solu- improved and added product features that have tions to the ventilation industry. allowed our customers to improve their efficiency always look for opportunities even We will also The business area has two divisions: and the service that they, in turn, offer to their in tougher times. One opportunity which will prob- customers. This has not come by chance – it has ably arise in 2009 is the possibility of acquiring come from the talented and dedicated employees other businesses at more sensible prices than Air Duct Systems (ADS), whose main products that make up the Lindab team. We will continue we’ve seen in recent years. We will actively pur- are circular duct systems with rubber seals for ventilation. to focus on providing the very best service to our sue these to extend our product ranges, to grow customers and rolling out more product and serv- more quickly in Russia and CIS and to develop ice features. our distribution. In this way we will emerge when Comfort, which manufactures and markets equip- the next economic upturn returns “in an even bet- ment for air distribution and indoor climate control. The Lindab management team has just com- ter shape”. pleted a review of our strategy for the next 3 to 5 The Profile business area supplies the con- years which is summarised in a new vision: Finally, in the midst of all this, I wish you all struction industry with a comprehensive range – customers, employees, suppliers and other of building components and complete building The leader in industrialised ventilation and readers all the best for the festive season which systems in steel for commercial and residential construction solutions – Europewide. will soon be with us. properties. The business area has two divi- sions: Summary of the strategy: Best wishes Building Systems, which manufactures and • We will focus on the businesses we know markets complete building systems in steel. well, which are Ventilation and Building. David Brodetsky President and CEO Building Components, whose main products • We will focus on “industrialisation”, which Lindab AB are complete steel systems for roof drainage, light- means providing efficiently produced solutions to improve and make our customers Ventila- weight construction and roof and wall systems. tion and Building processes more efficient. 4 Group news Lindab Direct November 2008 Large Comfort order Sipog acquisition approved and completed from Australia As we reported in the previous issue of Lindab Direct, the Slovak profile and roof drainage manu- Lindab Comfort, together with its business part- facturer, Sipog Group, has been the subject of an ner, Frenger Systems Ltd, has landed a prestigious ongoing acquisition process. After receiving the order worth in the region of SEK 9 million. The order go-ahead from the European Competition Authori- comprises the delivery of Lindab’s new Plexus chilled ties, the acquisition was finalised during September beams for the renovation of one of Canberra’s best- meaning that Sipog Group is now a wholly-owned known buildings, the Edmund Barton Building. It was © Canberra Building Council subsidiary of Lindab. designed by one of Australia’s most distinguished “It’s ‘business as usual’ for Rova, architects, Harry Seidler, and has functioned as one roof and wall profiles and Vios, of the capital city’s ministry buildings since it was roof drainage, their two busi- opened in 1974. ness areas,” says Peter Andsberg, Business Area Manager for Profile. The Edmund Barton Building is now being care- “However, we have already started fully reconstructed to become the new headquarters a long-term process of integration, of the Australian Federal Police with space for ap- mainly within Rova, and we’re aim- proximately 2,000 people. “Of course we’re very ing to complete this within approxi- happy that our products have been chosen for such mately 2-3 years. Rova will undoubtedly a comprehensive and prestigious project,” says Fre- Since 1974, the Edmund Barton Building has drik Engdahl, manager for the Comfort product area. been a landmark in Canberra and the most strengthen our position in Slovakia, Romania and prominent building in the parliamentary zone “Our Plexus chilled beams combine a 360 degree the Czech Republic.” known as the Parliamentary Triangle. The building dispersion pattern with a high capacity and a low pro- “The acquisition of Sipog Group was a strategic is now being renovated and the task of effectively, piece of business for us that ‘fit like a glove’. It im- file. These are important advantages when both the yet discreetly, dispersing fresh, cool air throughout space and the air supply are