PRESS RELEASE
30 May 2011
Veidekke and Ramirent, Norway’s biggest machinery and equipment rental company, have entered into a new cooperation agreement which runs until September 2013. The new agreement relates to the rental of machinery and equipment, and is applicable to the whole of Norway.
“The negotiations took a long time, but we are now pleased to have reached an agreement,” says Dag Andresen, Managing Director of Veidekke Entreprenør. “The cooperation model will help both us and the suppliers develop and grow, and we are delighted to be able to continue our long-term cooperation with Ramirent.”
“We at Ramirent are grateful for the continued confidence that Veidekke has shown in us by signing this agreement,” adds Bjørn E. L. Larsen, Senior Vice President of Ramirent Norway.
“Veidekke are an extremely professional and demanding customer, and we will work together to develop expertise in the area and new progressive solutions. Over the course of the coming agreement period we will be focusing particularly on safety work, and we will do our best to contribute towards minimising injuries and absence from work within Veidekke’s projects.”
The agreement will enter into force on 1 June 2011.
MORE INFORMATION
Bjørn E. L. Larsen at Ramirent, mobile +47 407 25 707,
or Dag Andresen at Veidekke, tel +47 21 05 50 00.
Ramirent is Norway’s biggest machinery and equipment rental company, with 50 branches throughout the country.
Ramirent is a leading equipment rental group delivering Dynamic Rental Solutions™ that simplify business. We serve a broad range of customers, including construction and process industries, shipyards, the public sector and households. In 2010, the Group’s net sales totalled EUR 531 million. The Group has 3,000 employees at 378 rental outlets in 13 countries in the Nordic countries and in Central and Eastern Europe.