Wärtsilä expands services offering in Sweden - opens new workshop in
Stockholm
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 3 November 2009, at 2 pm (EET)Today Wärtsilä opens a new workshop in Stockholm, Sweden. The newservice centre is intended to further increase Wärtsilä's wideservice offering, both for the marine market and power plant andindustrial customers. The new workshop will cater to increased demandfor additional after-sales support in the region. The workshop islocated at Beckholmen, a small island near the centre of Stockholm.The new, state-of-the-art workshop provides qualified in-situcapacity and field support and offers a wide range of servicefunctions, including propulsion system repairs, engine componentoverhaul work and other services. Initially, the facility will beserved by 12 highly trained personnel, and additional field-serviceengineers will be recruited during the coming months.Wärtsilä currently serves the area from Wärtsilä Sweden's mainfacilities in Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden, and since 2006also from a smaller workshop in Sundbyberg close to Stockholm.Wärtsilä currently employs over 300 people in Sweden.Mr Bo Dahlén, President & General Manager Services, Wärtsilä inSweden, says: "Through investing in this workshop we want to ensurethe best support for our customers. We have seen an increase in thenumber of requests for our services on the east coast, and ourfacilites in Sundbyberg have become too limited to allow us toadequately support these needs. Our marine customers will now havebetter options for service in the Stockholm area, which might lead tomore companies establishing in the region".Wärtsilä's investment in the 700m2 service centre at Beckholmen isbased upon the notable increase in shipping traffic along Sweden'seast coast. Several large shipping companies are already operatingservices from Stockholm, while more and more cruise and ferry vesselsare visiting the Swedish capital. The new freight terminal close toSödertälje is also attracting an increase in containership tonnage tothe area. The potential for marine services in the area is,therefore, significant.Pictures from the inauguration will be available at www.wartsila.comMedia contact:Ms Tuula FranckSenior Manager, External CommunicationsWärtsilä CorporationTel: +358-400267555tuula.franck(at)wartsila.comWärtsilä in briefWärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions forthe marine and energy markets. By emphasising technologicalinnovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmentaland economic performance of the vessels and power plants of itscustomers.In 2008, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with 19,000employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMXHelsinki, Finland.www.wartsila.comThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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