Sweco new partner for forest owner associations


Sweco new partner for forest owner associations

Sweco has been chosen to develop a next-generation solution for management of
forestry plans, 3G Plan. The system will facilitate dialogue and cooperation
between the forest owner associations and the individual forest owners. The
development contract is extensive and will involve several of Sweco's top
experts in geographical IT.

The assignment is a joint initiative between Södra skogsägarna, Mellanskog,
Norrskog and Norra skogsägarna through their central organisation LRF
Skogsägarna (the Swedish Federation of Forest Owners).

The assignment is to design and develop 3G Plan so that it meets the current
needs of the four forest owner associations and at the same time provides a
platform on which to build for the future. The solution will facilitate the
preparation of forestry plans and support the processes for administration of
plans, as well as strategic and operative planning. 

”We need a strong development partner. Sweco has many years of experience in
developing geographical IT solutions for the forestry industry and has clearly
shown its expertise and interest in building up a next-generation system for
management of forestry plans,” Jan-Åke Lundén, the initiative-taker for the
collaborative project at LRF Skogsägarna.

“Geographical IT can be used to improve efficiency in operations of most types.
In the past few years Sweco's activities in geographical IT have grown
dramatically, above all with numerous new assignments for the forestry industry,
the energy sector and the public sector,” says Eva Nygren, President of Sweco
Sweden.


For more information contact:
Fredrik Ekelund, Regional Manager and Assignment Manager, Sweco Position, + 46
40-16 71 33, fredrik.ekelund@sweco.se
Jan Zakariasson, President of Sweco Position, +46 8-695 63 22,
jan.zakariasson@sweco.se 

Sweco is an international consulting group with combined expertise in
engineering, environmental technology and architecture. Sweco has 5,500
employees in 10 countries and recorded annual sales of more than SEK 5.5 billion
in 2008. The company has projects currently underway in some 80 countries
worldwide. Sweco is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB.

The information contained herein may be subject to the disclosure requirements
in the Swedish Securities Exchange and Clearing Operations Act and/or the
Financial Instruments Trading Act.
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