Ruukki announced that it has signed a contract worth around EUR 5 million for total delivery of a new mail terminal to be built in Hallsberg in Central Sweden. 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.

Ruukki's total delivery comprises the steel frame, façades and load-bearing roof structures. Ruukki is also responsible for structural design and installation.

Sweden Post plans to make Hallsberg in Central Sweden the hub of mail sorting and to switch from air cargo to railway freight, which is more environmentally aware. In this respect, Hallsberg is ideally placed. The building will also serve as a train loading and discharging terminal.

Mr Krister Lund contract manager Örebro county at NCC Construction Sverige AB said that "Sound experience in total deliveries of large buildings was one of the main criteria in Ruukki's favor as our choice of partner."

Mr Sami Eronen SVP Building Projects at Ruukki Construction said that "Ruukki's delivery, which includes frame and envelope structures, as well as responsibility for their design and installation, offers the customer a competitive package. We have worked together with NCC since the project development stage in this venture."

Ruukki will begin installation work at the site in January 2012, Installation 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 in Finland. The contract also includes delivery and installation of the hollow core slabs and plinth elements for the building.