PÖYRY PLC Press release 27 August 2008 at 2.00 p.m.
PÖYRY AWARDED EUR 1.7 MILLION RAILWAY ENGINEERING ASSIGNMENT IN BULGARIA
Pöyry has been awarded two engineering contracts by the Ministry of Transport of Bulgaria for technical assistance for the modernization of the railway line along the Sofia - Dragoman and Sofia - Pernik - Radomir sections in Bulgaria. The value of the contracts is EUR 1.7 million.
The project objective is rehabilitation of the 53.3 km section Sofia - Dragoman and the 97.4 km section Sofia - Pernik - Radomir. Pöyry's services include preliminary investment analysis, a feasibility study, and technical design for the purposes of obtaining approval.
This assignment continues to strengthen Pöyry's position in the strongly growing transportation markets of Eastern Europe.
Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering firm focusing on the energy, forest industry and infrastructure & environment sectors. Pöyry's net sales in 2007 amounted to about EUR 720 million and it employs 8000 experts.
PÖYRY PLC
Teuvo Salminen
Deputy to President and CEO
Additional information by:
Johann Schmieder, President, Pöyry Infra GmbH, Germany
Tel. +49 7621 930045
Ulf Meyer, Project Manager Transportation and Railway Services, Pöyry Infra GmbH, Germany
Tel. +49 7621 930038
www.poyry.com
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