STRABAG to build Volkswagen factory in Wrzesnia, Poland
One of the largest automobile investments in Europe
Production site for VW Crafter
Works to be completed by mid-2015
Warsaw, 3 December 2014----STRABAG Sp. z o.o., the Polish subsidiary of publicly listed STRABAG SE, has been awarded the contract to build a new production plant for Volkswagen commercial vehicles in Poland. The automobile manufacturer plans to manufacture the next generation of its VW Crafter delivery van in the new factory in Września. STRABAG has been commissioned to build three of the five modern production and industrial buildings that form part of the overall investment by the middle of 2015.
The new factory will be situated in Białężyce near Września, about 50 km from Poznań. STRABAG will construct three reinforced concrete and steel buildings as part of the structural works on a 220 ha plot of land. The vehicle assembly building, including accessories department and bridges, as well as an office service building and a technical building will be completed within eight months after the start of construction.
“We are delighted to have been awarded the contract for another investment by the Volkswagen Group. In April of this year, we celebrated the grand opening of the production hall we built on the site of the Volkswagen factory in Polkowice. The signing of this new contract confirms our client’s satisfaction with our work and the trust in the continued working relationship,” says Thomas Birtel, CEO of STRABAG SE.
The new Volkswagen commercial vehicles plant is being built in the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone “Invest-Park”, one of the largest and most dynamically developing industrial zones in Poland. The plant will be situated near the A2 motorway and the transit railway lines between Berlin and Moscow. The construction project in Września represents one of the largest investments in Poland in 25 years.
STRABAG SE is a European-based technology group for construction services, a leader in innovation and financial strength. Our services span all areas of the construction industry and cover the entire construction value chain. We create added value for our clients by our specialised entities integrating the most diverse services and assuming responsibility for them. We bring together people, materials and machinery at the right place and at the right time in order to realise even complex construction projects – on schedule, of the highest quality and at the best price. The hard work and dedication of our more than 73,000 employees allows us to generate an annual output volume of about € 14 billion. At the same time, a dense network of numerous subsidiaries in many European countries and, increasingly, on other continents is helping to expand our area of operation far beyond the borders of Austria and Germany. More information is available at www.strabag.com.
The STRABAG Group has been doing business in Poland since 1985. In 2013, the company’s 5,000 Polish employees generated an output volume of nearly € 800 million. More information is available at www.strabag.pl.
