Construction & Civil Engineering Issue 224 - Nov | Page 118

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Started more than 100 years ago in the small village of Kallfors, Sweden, Lindbäcks Bygg( Lindbäcks) is a family-owned business and Sweden’ s leading company in the industrial production of apartment buildings. At the core of the business is the commitment to industrially construct homes using wood from the forests of Norrland in Northern Sweden. Thanks to its advanced technology and LEAN production philosophy, Lindbäcks builds homes in a resource-efficient, climate-friendly, and cost-effective manner, all while ensuring a high level of safety on site. This approach allows the company to adapt closely to customer preferences and offer customised complete solutions with a diverse range of architectural styles.

“ Lindbäcks was established in 1924, making us 101 years old this year. Owned by the Lindbäcks family for four generations,
we are Sweden’ s largest manufacturer and constructor of multi-storey wooden houses and apartments. In fact, we rank as one of the largest apartment builders in Sweden, even beyond our focus on wooden construction,” opens David Sundström, CEO.“ We operate semi-industrially, with our factory model evolving significantly since joining the European Union in 1994. That year, Swedish regulations regarding wooden housing were reformed, enabling us to construct buildings taller than four storeys. By 1999, we had begun producing
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