The $20 million Nahant Beach Reservation Rehab Project in Nahant, Massachusetts, USA officially got underway June 10, 2010 and is, according to the local police force, "..going better than we expected and we've had very few complaints about traffic and delays due to work."

The rebabilitation will greatly improve vehicular and pedestrian safety on the roadway and includes full depth pavement reconstruction, replacement of the existing drainage system, reconfiguration of the Reservation entrance and exit; reconfiguration of the Public Access Board boat launch ramp; repair and replacement of the existing stone revetment (riprap), seawall repairs, landscape improvements, and environmental mitigation in the Rumney Marsh Reservation located in Saugus, Massachusetts.

The work is carried out by Pihls American subsidiary, Pihl Inc. and is to be accomplished within 1,092 calendar days.

The construction of the UN City will at the same time be the kick off for the development of the area currently being part of Copenhagen’s Free Port.
In less than three years the UN will be moving to its new headquarters at The Marble Pier; a building specially designed to accommodate the UN’s six organisations based in Denmark. The buildings will cover a floor area of 28,000 m2 and will be given a high environmental profile.

‘The UN City is part of the urban development taking place in the area of The Marble Pier, which will give the residents of Copenhagen access also to this part of the harbour area . It is a large-scale project and a big contract that has been signed today. I look forward to the further co-operation on the project,’ says Managing Director of CPH City and Port Development, Jens Kramer Mikkelsen.

The tender process for the six pre-qualified contractors was finalised on Friday 28 May 2010 and the winning company was E. Pihl & Søn A.S., which is to be in charge of the first stage of the construction of the UN City with a floor area of about 28,000 m2. The initial task will be to complete the work for submission of requests for building licences to the City of Copenhagen latest on 1 September 2010. The first building licence is expected to be granted on 1 December 2010, and the construction work can then be commenced.

‘The UN City will add yet another spectacular building complex to Copenhagen, and Pihl looks forward to carrying out this project in co-operation with the employer, CPH City and Port Development , and the other parties in the project. Pihl has many years’ experience of large, complex construction tasks, and our employees are therefore well equipped to solve the task at The Marble Pier,’ says Project Director Hans Anker Nielsen of E. Pihl & Søn A.S.

The UN City will be located at The Marble Pier and be part of the urban development of that area. The Marble Pier is much more than the UN City; a new housing area will be established as will a new hotel and commercial buildings – e.g. Steven Holls Architects’ spectacular 2-tower project – called the LM Project – which will be connecting Langelinie and The Marble Pier.

The Marble Pier is today part of the fenced in Free Port, but this will change when the development of the area begins - a new recreational area will be established at the head of the pier. And the UN City will contribute to creating an international environment with interesting architectural elements close to the city of Copenhagen. 

The Marble Pier is being developed in a co-operation with Nordkranen and SNS Property Finance. The LM Project is, apart from the above-mentioned, also being developed in a co-operation with ATP.

Facts on the UN City:
The employer behind the UN City is CPH City and Port Development, and the house will be built as an low-carbon building. The Danish Energy Class 1 designation means that it will be an environmentally-friendly  building using  less than 50 Kwh per square metre per year for heating. A large solar cell plant will be located on the roof of the building, and the building will be constructed on an independent island specially constructed for the UN City. The UN City project has been designed by the architects 3XN, and the building is expected to be ready for moving in at the turn of the year 2012/13.

The six UN organisations currently based in Denmark are:
UNOPS – United Nations Office for Project Services
UNDP – United Nations Development Programme
WHO – United Nations World Health Organization
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
WFP – United Nations World Food Programme
UNFPA – United Nations Population Fund

Press and Media Services:
Please contact CPH City and Port Development’s Head of Press, Pernille Garde Abildgaard, on telephone: +45 2916 0586.

E. Pihl & Søn A.S.
Project Director Hans Anker Nielsen, telephone +45 4527 7200
Press Contact

Aberdeen based contractor Pihl UK Ltd, part of E. Pihl & Søn A.S, a leading Danish Contractor, has been awarded the preferred bidder status on the £42m One School Pathfinder project in Cowes, Isle of Wight.

The design was developed in response to the educational and community use aspirations of both the Council and the School Trust and provides a unique blend of accommodation which meets the challenges of 21st Century teaching and learning in spaces enriched with IT which can be adapted to other community and Island based uses.  The design was undertaken by JM Architects and Ramboll UK of Edinburgh.

The school design is a two storey structure formed out of precast units with timber structures to the open plan central spaces which are punctuated by the use of sail structures within the roof area to bring light deep into the footprint of the building.  A series of connected open and covered courtyards are integral to the design.  A bio-diverse roof installation has provided a unique environment for teaching.  Externally a series of playing pitches and games areas along with a new All Weather pitch have been provided.

Pihl UK Ltd, Director William Aird Buist stated: ‘At the outset, we wanted to create a building which reflected the education vision and allowed us an opportunity to provide a bespoke and iconic building within Cowes which reflects our Scandinavian heritage in design and material usage. We are looking forward to working with the Council, Trust and our design partners to ensure that the building is ready for operation in Summer 2012.’

For further information:

Deborah Shields
UK Bid Manager
Pihl UK Ltd
Tel 01224 562 400
des@pihl-uk.com

Unchanged exports
In 2009 we were active in sixteen countries outside Denmark, and the total share of exports amounts to 55%, which is similar to previous years.
In Denmark we handed over a number of completed projects; and in spite of the modest increase of new orders in our trade, we were awarded with various new contracts for building and construction works at year end.

Expectations
In the first quarter of 2010 the launch of tenders in Denmark and abroad increased, and therefore the order book for 2010 looks quite promising.

Read/Download a summary of the Annual Report 2009

The full annual report and its notes can be obtained upon request to our Financial Manager, Anne Brown Frandsen, phone: +45 4527 7200.

10 May 2010

The Greenlandic energy utility of Nukissiorfiit and Pihl have signed a contract for a new hydro power station to supply Ilulissat with electricity and electrical heating. The station will be producing about 65 GWh and will thereby be the country’s second largest station.

Experienced contractor in the construction of hydro power stations
Pihl has since the 1950’s built a number of hydro power stations in Iceland and Greenland and is presently building one in Panama also. For Nukissiorfiit, Pihl has built hydro power stations in Tasiilaq and Qorlortorsuaq in Greenland, and in November 2009 Nukissiorfiit began supplying electricity from a completely new hydro power station in Sisimiut.  

‘Construction of hydro power stations is one of our earliest specialties, and Pihl employs a number of well qualified engineers and craftsmen with much experience in the field of construction of hydro power stations and tunnels. Many of them have worked in Greenland or in Iceland for many years and are accustomed to the extraordinary challenges that the Greenlandic climate and landscape pose for a contractor,’ says Kurt Carlsen, E. Pihl & Søn A.S.

‘ If you are in need of a particular spare part, you can’t just get it around the corner. Planning and logistics are therefore of vital importance. When unexpected situations occur on the site, the people working there must be able to improvise and be able to handle many different kinds of situations,’ adds Kurt Carlsen, who is looking forward to continuing the good cooperation with the energy utility on this new project in Ilulissat.

Apart from constructing hydro power stations in Greenland, Pihl has also carried out a number of building and civil engineering tasks, e.g. airports in Sisimiut, Qaanaaq and Paamiut, the University Park in Nuuk, offices and housing units in Nuuk and numerous ports in e.g. Ilulissat, Upernavik and Aasiaat.

Good for the environment and the energy budget
The new hydro power station is to supply electricity from a turbine as early as from 1 November 2012; and when the entire station is running in 2013, Ilulissat can “put its present oil-heated combined heating and power station on the substitutes' bench” and introduce green energy.

The station will be situated about 50 km north-east of Ilulissat. On this site it will be possible to take advantage of the drop height from a water reservoir which is 187 m above sea level. The water is led through an approx. 6 km long tunnel to a subterranean power station where three 7.5 MW turbines with generators are to convert the hydro power into electricity. Apart from the power station and blasting of the necessary tunnels, Pihl is also to construct a transmission line to Ilulissat, incl. sub-station.

Commencement of the works is planned to take place in June 2010.

For further information, please contact one of the below persons:
Project Director Bjørn Stefansson  
Pihl & Søn Grønland ApS                      
bjs@pihl-as.dk                          
Tel.    +45 4527 7200                                                         
Mobile +45 5137 6056                                                         

Director Kurt Carlsen 
E. Pihl & Søn A.S. 
Nybrovej 116
2800 Kgs Lyngby
Denmark
Tel. + 45 4527 7100

www.pihl-as.dk

Read more about the 3Rs School Project

The total contract value exceeds DKK 265 m. The project will comprise 10,000 m2 new library facilities for one of the world’s oldest and most renowned international universities.

Cultural project of high international standard
The new library building will be situated centrally in the old university campus of Aberdeen and will, when completed, be one of the most outstanding cultural projects carried out in Scotland of recent times. The project will also be an architectural pearl in the city of Aberdeen.

The layout of the new library offers an excellent setting for the University of Aberdeen and facilitates new teaching and learning methods. The library will be equipped with highly effective and modern library facilities with thirteen kilometres of book shelves, 1,200 work stations, modern IT systems, exhibition rooms, educational facilities and an area dedicated to the university’s very special and valuable culture-historical collection of books and other literature.

The library project is the flagship of the University’s ambitious capital development programme, and is being supported by donations from individuals worldwide, companies and charitable trusts.

The library has been designed by the Danish architects schmidt, hammer and lassen, and the construction work will commence in August 2009 and handing over is planned to take place before autumn 2011.

By this project, Pihl emphasizes its expertise and dominant position in the field of large cultural projects; also outside Denmark. Apart from the library in Aberdeen, Pihl is at present carrying out another large project in Great Britain, namely National Museum of Liverpool, in co-operation with a local partner and a very large PPP schools project in Aberdeen involving construction of new buildings and renovation of existing buildings.

Pihl established its subsidiary in Great Britain in 2007 and it employs almost 100 employees on the British market. Pihl is presently working on tenders for more large building and civil engineering projects in Great Britain and expects continued growth on the British market.

For further information, please contact:
Claus Wiegand Larsen
cwl@pihl-as.dk

E. Pihl & Søn A.S.
Head Office
Nybrovej 110
2800  Kgs. Lyngby
Denmark
Tel (+45) 45 27 72 00
Fax (+45) 45 27 71 00

E. Pihl & Søn A.S.  -  Annual report 2008
                   
It has, in terms of operating performance, been a satisfactory year. The accounts have, however, been highly influenced by the international financial crisis, especially in Iceland.

Biggest turnover in the history of the group
The turnover amounts to DKK 6.5 billion, the biggest in the 122-year long history of the group. The generated gross profit of DKK 312 million is also satisfactory, and the operating profit of DKK 151 million is the best result ever.

The serious financial situation in Iceland has a huge impact on the overall result of the group through a large negative item under financial costs, but we can ascertain that our company in Iceland is still sound.

Our key figures are - except for one - satisfactory and in line with those of previous years.

Increased exports
In 2008 we were active in sixteen countries outside Denmark, from Greenland to Zanzibar, and from Sri Lanka to the USA, and the total share of exports amounts to 57%, which is slightly more than in previous years – a trend we expect to continue in 2009.

In Denmark we have carried out a number of satisfactory projects; in many of which Pihl has been a party in the very early stages of the projects. Some examples are the ”Copenhagen Markets” – a wholesale food market in the Greater Copenhagen area - and the first state PPP project for the building of Denmark's new national archives, “Rigsarkivet”.

Expectations
One of Pihl's strengths is that the group does not depend on one single market, and therefore the order book for 2009 looks quite promising. Since we are gradually adjusting our organisation to the tasks assigned to us, we do not expect any important organisational changes.

E. Pihl & Søn A.S.
Nybrovej 116
2800 Lyngby
Denmark
Tel  +45 45 27 72 00
Fax +45 45 27 71 00
www.pihl-as.dk

The annual report and its notes can be obtained upon request to our Financial Manager, Anne Brown Frandsen, phone: +45 4527 7200.

In response to the short term conditional offer made by Aberdeen City Council in respect to the funding of the 3R’s project, Pihl UK Ltd are pleased that this offer has been extended to the Consortium to safe guard the future of the schools nearing completion. Pihl UK Ltd confirms that works will continue on Bucksburn and Cults academies along with the Airyhall and Heathryburn primary schools.

Pihl UK Ltd Managing Director, Claus Wiegand Larsen stated ‘as an Organisation Pihl UK Ltd appreciate the extraordinary steps taken by the Council in response to the financial difficulties surrounding this project and we reconfirm our commitment to delivering the new generation of schools in Aberdeen.’

For further information, please contact

Claus Wiegand Larsen or William Aird Buist
Pihl UK Ltd.
Inspire Building
Beach Boulevard
Aberdeen AB24 5HP UK
Tel: (0) 1224 579360