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Lindab LifeActivities with responsibilities

Steel solution for NCCThe passive house jigsaw

Heating panelsNew home heating concept

Cy-nergy on scheduleSmart tool for Builders

Energy efficiencyWith HLD and Safe

www.lindabgroup.comVentilation indoor climate building systems building components

The magazine from Lindab that focuses on solutions for simplifying construction November 2009

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Lindab Direct is a magazine for Lindab’s customers and stakeholders.Total circulation approx. 30,000 in several languages.Responsible publisher: Staffan Jönsson. Production: Repetera AB.Translations: Amesto Translations.Content may not be copied or duplicated without written permission from Lindab.© Lindab 2009. www.lindabgroup.com. Photography © Lindab unless otherwise indicated.

Profitable efficiencyLindab Transfer and Partnership provide Swiss WESCO-Keller convenient and efficient solutions

Carat contributes to LEED-PlatinumLindab’s convection technology chosen by US architectural firm for ‘green’ skyscraper

New Plexus – energy-saving room heatingUpgraded beam for comfortable air conditioning and reduced energy consumption

Turnkey from LindabSmart synergy from Lindab – construction and ventilation in one

Rainline leads the wayLindab’s roof drainage chosen for multiple-prize-winning British terraced housing project

Great performance in small packagesPlexus the choice when determined by space, simplicity and efficiency

Cy-nergy on scheduleGerman Astron Builders learn to construct energy efficient buildings in new ways

Heating panels heating homesLoggia heating panels provide pleasant, energy efficient home heating

Lindab LifeLindab gathers CSR activities under a generic title

Relieved backs and lowered installation timesFinnish Institute of Occupational Health rates Lindab Safe Click top ergonomic choice

Steel solution for environmental projectNCC chooses system solution using steel studs for passive house project in Stockholm

Aitik 36Major duct system delivery to one of Sweden’s largest construction sites

Lightweight constructionLindab’s integrated lightweight construction system gains ground in the tough Hungarian construction market

Energy efficiency with HLD and SafeLindab displacement HLD diffuser with thermal control and Lindab Safe provide environmental benefits

Premium solution with appealNew pharmacy takes first Swedish delivery of Premium Facade Cassette

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Kenny Jönsson is probably one of Sweden’s biggest names in ice hockey. Following the Elite series playoffs in the spring, he announced that he would be hanging up his skates to the great sadness of all hockey followers and especially Rögle supporters. However, he could not resist the challenge from all-comers on Wii’s Tennis when Lindab was present once again as a sponsor of the Catella Swedish Open tennis tournament in Båstad. He was asked to sign a few autographs too!

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Lindab in brief

The global recession has strongly affected the markets during 2009. It has also influenced many of the Group’s activities throughout the year. Some have been predominantly internal programmes to reduce our operating costs, as well as stock and working capital. Other activities have been aimed at increasing and strengthening the customer val-ues that Lindab can offer. Altogether our actions have had one primary goal, to position Lindab strongly and prepare us for the market recovery that will eventually come.

Lindab is a growth company. The recovery may be drawn out, but we should now turn the page and look ahead. It appears that we are ap-proaching the bottom of the cycle and that 2010 may bring some recovery in the residential area. The non-residential sector will follow but probably not until 2011. Although 2010 will still be a chal-lenging year, it is our impression that the toughest period is behind us and that we should now focus our energy and activities on further enhancing the customer values we offer, and move Lindab into “growth mode” once again.

One area that will undoubtedly benefit both Lindab and our customers is within energy ef-ficient solutions. Lindab is virtually synonymous with energy efficiency and sustainable solutions. We use steel, a material with excellent recyclable properties compared to competing materials such as concrete and plastic. Our circular ventilation system, Lindab Safe, easily outperforms all rectan-gular and non-gasket circular alternatives in terms of energy efficiency. As the demand for sustaina-ble solutions increases, both from the market and as the result of new legislation and standards, our customers and end customers will benefit from the solutions we offer.

High energy efficiency also characterizes many of our Comfort products, and the new Cy-nergy module allows our Astron Builders to secure the energy efficiency of our Building Sys-tems with unparalleled ease and precision. Lindab uses less steel per m2 than most competing steel building manufacturers, and we have one of the market’s most sustainable rain water systems – Lindab Rainline. We can therefore present our portfolio of solutions as being ideally suited to the continued increase in demand for environmentally and energy friendly systems.

We have recently launched a new programme called Lindab Life. It outlines our policies and activities within social responsibility and puts a focus on four main areas: Business, Environment, Employees and Society. The guidelines and ideas that make up Lindab Life are by no means new to Lindab, but by gathering them under one umbrella we hope to further strengthen the values and con-duct that have made Lindab a natural choice for so many customers.

All areas within Lindab Life are important to us, but for many reasons Environment stands out as being particularly important. Since around 40 % of energy consumption and the bulk of CO2 emissions, are associated with buildings in some form or another, we feel that Lindab can contrib-ute not only with simplified construction, but with energy efficient construction as well. This will con-tinue to be one of the driving forces in enhancing our customer values.

David BrodetskyPresident and CEOLindab AB

Lindab Direct November 2009

Lindab is an international Group that develops, produces, and markets sheet steel products and system solutions within the Ventilation and Profile business areas.

Lindab’s central idea is to contribute to simpli-fied construction at every stage of the proc-ess.

The Lindab Group employs approximately 5,000 people in 30 countries and had net sales of SEK 9,840 m in 2008. The head office is situated in Grevie, just outside Båstad, on the beautiful Bjäre peninsula. Lindab is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange, Stockholm, under the stock symbol “LIAB”.

The Ventilation business area focuses on the ventilation sector with ventilation components and complete indoor climate solutions. The business area consists of two divisions:

Air Duct Systems (ADS), which markets and produces a complete product range for duct sys-tems

Comfort, which markets and manufactures indoor climate products for the distribution of air and regulating indoor climate

The Profile business area provides the con-struction industry with an extensive range of steel building components and complete build-ing systems for commercial and residential properties. The business area consists of two divisions:

Building Components, whose central products are complete steel systems for roof drainage, light-weight steel construction systems, as well as steel roof and facade solutions

Building Systems, which markets and manu-factures complete steel building systems. These mainly comprise the Astron SSB (single-storey buildings) and Astron MSB (multi-storey buildings).

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To celebrate the opening of Lindab’s new premises in Houston, Texas – to where the newly acquired OJ&C has also moved – local installers, contractors and business partners were invited to a bar-beque lunch and viewing of the new premises at the start of June. “We wanted to show off our new factory building which was specially designed for the production of very large circular ducts,” says Dave Schaeffer, Lindab. “Since production started, we have supplied large volumes of dimensions measuring up to 2,250 mm, and have met all the deliveries as planned.”

“Despite the thermometer exceeding 40 degrees, our guests had a great time. They enjoyed the BBQ menu and found it in-teresting to follow the work of our production, which of course kept going throughout the day,” continues Dave Schaeffer. “We were also joined by our suppliers Metalaire, Acme Fan, Gripple, Tutco and AeroSonics, who contributed with both their time and interesting demonstrations. This clearly gave our invited customers a better insight into our skills and the possibili-ties offered by Lindab.”

This year, not only is the Lindab Group cel-ebrating 50 years; Lindab Romania also has reason to celebrate as it was 15 years since the first roof drainage was sold there. “Today we have an entire product range from both Profile and Ventilation,” explains Andrei Sulyok, business unit manager in Romania. “This is, of course, a major reason for the results we have achieved here. The second reason is the efforts made by our dedicated and motivated staff over the past 15 years. Without their enthusi-asm, we would not have the large group of satisfied and loyal customers we do today.”

“We have celebrated our anniversary in several ways,” continues Andrei Sulyok. “Firstly, all employ-

ees attended a contest where they put on perform-ances to share their memories and feelings about our anniversary. Secondly we invited some journal-ists to an anniversary meeting at our headquarters to talk about Lindab’s history. It is no exaggeration to say that they all were impressed, both by what we have done and by what we can offer today!”

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123 Albert Street in Brisbane, Australia, is set to become not just a spectacular office building with its 31 floors and 36,500 m2 of office space. When it is completed in 2010, the building will also receive the Australian “6 Star Green Rating” as well as the “5 Star Australian Building Greenhouse Rating”. Both of these classifications are the result of efforts by the construction contractor, Laing O’Rourke, the architect, Hassel, and the developer, DB RREEF to build a first class office complex with equally first-rate energy efficiency and environmentally friendly system solutions. No fewer than 2,435 Carat con-vection beams will be in place at 123 Albert Street.

In order to meet the requirements of Brisbane’s warm climate, the building has been architecturally designed in order to minimise the heating effect of solar radiation yet without disrupting the views from the 25 or more office floors. The technical equip-ment was chosen in consultation with Lindab’s busi-

ness partner Frenger in order to create the most comfortable indoor climate possible, as well as to meet the strict environmental classification.

The choice of Carat means that 123 Albert Street will have a cooling system that is highly func-tional, energy efficient and maintenance free. It will provide staff of the future tenant, Rio Tinto, with a pleasant and productive indoor climate even when the sun is shining most fiercely on the building’s glass and concrete facade.

Deliveries to 123 Albert Street are being made via Lindab’s UK and Australasian business partners Frenger.

Large new Australian order

Lindab’s brand is undoubtedly strong in Hungary. Superbrand Hungary has presented Lindab with the consumer accolade “Super-brand Award” as well as the producer title “Business Superbrand Award”. “This is without doubt a result of our strong, uniform market ap-pearance”, says Andrea Nagy, Lindab.

Dr. Serényi János, president of the Superbrand Committee in Hungary, declared at the awards ceremony how only companies that “believe in suc-cess, respect their partners and have the ability to build strong and unique brands” can qualify to be-come a “Superbrand”.

Superbrand double in Hungary

Lindab and Spiro recently attended an energy seminar organised in Delhi by the Indian trade or-ganisation ISHRAE.

“Myself along with Richard Lindqvist and Joern Lundman from Spiro had an excellent opportunity to present Lindab’s circular systems and chilled beams for around 60 Indian consultants and con-tractors,” says Fredrik Engdahl from Lindab. “We were able to explain the major energy benefits that these systems represent and hopefully, we have contributed to the first step towards an Indian tran-sition from rectangular to circular duct systems.”

“ISHRAE believe in sharing and passing on knowledge about new technologies. Your informa-tion contributed strongly to this and was a step forward in our goal of improving energy efficiency,” remarked M.P. Agarwal, national president of ISHRAE.

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Demand levelling with some brighter notesLindab’s interim report for the third quarter of 2009 together with the period January - September 2009 clearly shows the effects of the current eco-nomic and financial climate. Net sales compared to the same period the previous year decreased by 33 % to SEK 1,825 m (2,717) while the operating profit (EBIT) fell by 68 % to SEK 145 m (458). For the period January - September 2009, net sales de-creased by 27 % to SEK 5,417 m (7,413) while the reported operating profit (EBIT) decreased by 75 % to SEK 267 m (1,061).

“Looking at this year’s development from an overall perspective, we can affirm that the tendency towards a levelling in demand observed and already presented in the previous report appears to be cor-rect,” says Nils-Johan Andersson, CFO of Lindab. “Demand has now levelled off and we believe and hope that the worst is behind us.”

“If we look at the regional developments during the latest quarter, we note that the indications from the Nordic market show a slightly improved demand situation,” continues Nils-Johan Andersson, clarifying that this applies to a seasonally adjusted comparison with the previous quarter. “Demand in Central and Eastern Europe has levelled off at a low level, while Western Europe continues to show a decline in de-mand.”

“Despite the fact that we have adapted price levels to falling steel prices and have been signifi-cantly affected by the last year’s record-sized falls in demand, particularly within the Profile business area,

we find it gratifying that we can still deliver a positive outcome,” continues Nils-Johan Andersson. “We can yet again report a very strong cash flow and I must say that I am personally impressed by how our organisation has managed to reduce stock by up to 40 % since the start of the year. To report a cash flow that is actually an improvement compared with the corresponding period last year, I consider to be a major strength for Lindab.”

Following the end of the quarter, Lindab rene-gotiated its credit agreement with the banks and adjusted its credit limit in line with current needs, and has also brought about greater flexibility. “This means a slightly higher financing cost, but it give us improved opportunities to act effectively with regard to future acquisition opportunities,” explains Nils-Johan Andersson.

The cost reduction programmes that were an-nounced in December 2008 and in conjunction with the interim report for the second quarter yield an overall saving of up to SEK 550 m. “This work has gone according to plan and we therefore expect to go into 2010 with correspondingly lower costs,” says Nils-Johan Andersson.

The continued weak growth in the non-residen-tial construction sector has adversely affected the Ventilation business area, although activity within the renovation sector has counteracted this somewhat. The business area’s operating margin (EBIT) for the quarter amounted to 8 % (11.3 %). Within the Build-ing Components division of the Profile business area

there are signs of improved demand. The Building Systems division remains hampered by the re-strained credit market, posing difficulties concerning the final financing of major projects. The Profile busi-ness area’s operating margin (EBIT) for the quarter has declined to 9.3 % (22.1 %).

“Despite the negative performance in recent times, we are nevertheless seeing how our solu-tions in areas such as lightweight construction, roof drainage and circular duct systems a continuously gaining market share. Switching from wood to steel in exterior walls, plastic to steel in roof drainage and rectangular duct systems for the airtight Lindab Safe, certainly appeal to the market thanks to their signifi-cant environmental and energy benefits,” concludes Nils-Johan Andersson. “We are also trialling a new distribution concept in the Copenhagen district that provides clear benefits for ventilation installers. We are launching a new version of CADvent and are also training our Astron Builders in the new energy calcu-lation module, Cy-nergy. To see these positive trends and tendencies is important in order that we can now focus not only on managing the current situa-tion but also on the coming growth.”

As usual, Lindab’s Annual General Meeting on 6 May attracted a large number of shareholders and other stakeholders. CEO David Brodetsky surprised most by delivering his presentation and report in Swedish.

Stock market and share informationLindab Direct November 2009

AGM, 2009

Key figures 2009Interim report January - September 2009(corresponding period the previous year in brackets)

Net sales SEK 5,417 m (7,413) - 27 %Operating profit (EBIT) SEK 267 m (1,061) - 75 %Operating margin (EBIT) 4.9 % (14.3 %)Cash flow SEK 474 m (453)

Market cap at 30/10/2009 SEK 5,627 m

Fourth quarter and year end report, 10 February 2010Annual Report 2009, March/April 2010Interim report Januari – March, Q1, 28 April 2010AGM 11, May 2010

The Lindab ShareShare price development in SEK

30/4 2009 30/10 200930/1 2009 31/7 2009

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Since Lindab was established 50 years ago, employee care has played a major role in creating job satisfaction, commitment and health. “We are interested in our employees’ health, but we do not take responsibility for it,” says Teddy Pedersen, HR Coordinator at Lindab Ventilation Denmark. “We do, however, provide opportunities for staff to exercise at local fitness centres, take part in various local sporting events or other health-promoting activities directly in the workplace. This is where the Lindab Club employee association plays a key driving role.”

In early summer Lindab Denmark began trialling health examinations of employees where this is not already a requirement. “In one of our departments, we measured staff blood pressure, fat percentage, sugar levels, etc.,” continues Teddy Pedersen. “This trial has been very well received and we have now sought money from a government fund to expand and continue this project to include all employees. If

successful, we will be able to offer a more custom-ised programme for those who want to stop smok-ing, reduce their waistlines or change their diet, to mention just a few examples.”

“Two years ago, we introduced health insurance for all employees. This means that staff can be seen and treated more quickly by the health services than via the ‘normal channels’. In this too we have seen an extremely warm response,” concludes Teddy Pedersen. “We have a huge interest in the health and wellbeing of our employees. Healthy employees are happy employees, who undoubtedly do a bet-ter job. By collaborating with other companies and through our ‘health ambassador’ Ann-Dorthe Dan-ielsen, we hope to be able to develop new concepts for a better employee health.”

Better work with healthy employees

On 26 June, yet another step was taken towards more efficient and environmentally sound produc-tion with the inauguration of two new production lines. The first of these is for the coating of gutter-ing brackets while the other is for the automated production of 75 and 100 mm bends. The inaugu-ral ceremony was a rocking affair with the Stones’ “Start Me Up” and AC/DC’s “Money Talks” played at high volume. “I chose the music all on my own, but behind these two important initiatives is a large team with our production manager Stellan Rosinder, and the project managers Lars Blixt and Pål Abraham-sson leading the way,” says plant manager Christian Svensson at Lindab Profil in Förslöv. “We now have more efficient and flexible production equipment, we are reducing our environmental impact through the new powder coating and are providing a cleaner, safer and more pleasant working environment for our employees.”

The ceremony was attended by all the factory staff plus the team behind the project as well as Lindab’s CEO David Brodetsky. “I see it as natural

and important to participate in this kind of event,” he says. “It is in line with our culture at Lindab. To show interest, be involved and demonstrate to the staff here, and all those responsible, that the Group man-agement really cares about the crucial efforts being made here and that are now being realised.”

“Looking at the customer benefits, the bend pro-duction line offers a product with better seam lock-ing; a seam locking that is now standard through-out our entire range,” says Jan Tomberg, product manager for Rainline. “The bend production line increases durability, plus it improves quality and de-livery accuracy even further. Similarly, the quality of guttering brackets is improved with smoother and denser layers of paint. With this new powder coat-ing line, we are also increasing our capacity, which means we will be able to give customers greater flexibility while being able to optimise our stock lev-els. These advantages will be enjoyed by all our cus-tomers since Förslöv is the central production facility for these products.”

Facade units are a very effective means of cool-ing, heating and ventilating the air in office environ-ments. Groundwater can also be used as a cooling source, resulting in an extremely energy-efficient so-lution. “This is exactly what we have done in all the office spaces at the ventilation plant here in Grevie,” says Berne Olsson, property manager. “Conven-tional air conditioning is far more energy-dependent since considerably larger volumes of air need to circulate through the equipment. Furthermore, we return the groundwater used for cooling to our res-ervoirs and allow it back into the natural cycle.”

Altogether there are approximately 80 facade units in the Grevie plant’s offices. “We estimate that by using groundwater, we have made an annual saving of around 70 %. In addition, our facade units consume less energy through their efficiency and low pressure loss; we avoid CFCs and achieve a lower carbon footprint,” concludes Berne Olsson.

Green efficiency Groundwater provides energy efficient cooling

Operators Lars Johansson and David Nilsson, CEO David Brodetsky and production manager at Lindab Profil Stellan Rosinder at the inauguration of the new coating line for guttering brackets and the automated production line for bends at the plant in Förslöv.

Facade units are always placed in the office room’s installation panel. This results in indoor climate that is felt but not seen.

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The big annual Marselis race in Åarhus always sees a sizeable Lindab contingent on the starting line. It wasn’t just Lindab employees participating in the Group’s col-ours, customers and suppliers also took part.

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Social responsibility is an area that is increasingly coming into focus. It relates to the responsibility of companies and organisations for the effects of their activities – to the environment and for the company’s key stakeholders. To more clearly convey its responsibility, Lindab has gathered the values, policies and guidelines that govern and influence the organisation under the name Lindab Life.

“Acting responsibly towards stakeholders as well as the environment is important and natural for all modern companies. For us, it is in line with our entire corporate culture and is also something that both we and our stakehold-ers gain from,” explains Lindab’s CEO David Brodetsky. “Today, Lindab already has standards, policies and guidelines about how we should act so that our activities can give rise to as positive an impact as possible. By collecting these under the name Lindab Life, we hope to strengthen our efforts in an area that we consider to be very important and one that the outside world is attaching greater significance to in its heightened demands.”

Lindab Life comprises the four areas of Business, Environment, Employees and Society, and describes the policies and guidelines that govern and affect the organisation within each area.

“We have chosen to base Lindab Life on ISO’s guidelines for social responsibility, ISO 26000,” explains Carl-Gustav Nilsson, general counsel at Lindab who has the main responsibil-ity for Lindab Life. “We see several important

benefits of taking this step. With Lindab Life, we are collecting and presenting all our standards, policies and guidelines clearly and openly. We summarise our conduct in our daily business routines; towards our employees and the commu-nities we operate in and, of course from an envi-ronmental perspective. Lindab Life supports our business naturally and it will undoubtedly further strengthen our customer value through continued efforts toward energy efficient and environmen-tally friendly products and solutions.”

“That we are launching Lindab Life entirely on our own initiative is indicative of our approach. We believe in continuous improvement and con-stantly keep in mind enhanced customer value,” continues Carl-Gustav Nilsson. “We are confi-dent that this will benefit Lindab, as well as all of our stakeholders and the environment. Corporate responsibility that is based on good business eth-ics and the utmost respect for customers, employ-ees and the environment are well in line with our vision of becoming Europe’s leader in industrial-ised ventilation and construction solutions.”

The area of Business describes the funda-mental values and policies that govern Lindab’s organisation. “This is where Lindab’s code of eth-ics and our core values play a central role,” adds Carl-Gustav Nilsson. “Together with our partici-pation in the UN Global Compact and reporting in accordance with GRI, these are important con-fidence generating building-blocks that form the basis for a strong brand.”

“Lindab’s environmental policy is a key docu-ment in the Environment area,” says Johan Fridh, environmental manager at Lindab. “It governs

our environmental work within manufactur-ing and includes clear objectives for reduced energy consumption and reduced carbon emis-sions, to mention two examples. Our work within Environment is also about substantial invest-ment in our energy-efficient solutions for healthy indoor climate, and construction. Today, 40 % of Europe’s energy consumption is associated with buildings. Helping to reduce this high number through energy-efficient indoor climate systems, for example, feels very important.”

“Employees and Society are both impor-tant areas for Lindab’s development,” explains Anders Persson, Personnel Director at Lindab. “Committed employees and entrepreneurship have always been of central importance to us. It was therefore completely natural to include in Lindab Life the policies and values that govern Lindab’s personnel operations. As for the area of Society, good and close relationships with local authorities and organisations, as well as local efforts that support and contribute to a strong local community are important to us.”

“With Lindab Life we are taking important new steps, but we are mainly developing and strengthening the culture we already have. That has to benefit our key stakeholders not to mention our general environment,” concludes Carl-Gustav Nilsson.

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The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) is widely seen both nationally and internationally as Finland’s leading player in work-related health and safety issues. Back in 2003, the FIOH conducted a study into the installation of ventilation ducts. The results clearly showed that this type of work is stressful and that working positions, methods, as well as the competence and experience of installers, clearly influences the loads on the anatomy and muscles. The conclusion of FIOH’s report was that new methods should be developed for cutting, fitting and joining ducts. On 19 May this year, FIOH presented a new report titled “Comparison of methods for installing air ducts” (Kaukiainen, Sillanpää, Nyberg. 2009) – which just as clearly showed how Lindab’s Safe Click duct system, along with the unique SR Cutter workbench and other smart tools, not only reduces stress on the muscles, back and shoulders but also considerably shortens assembly times.

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FIOH’s latest study compared the working methods and the time required for three different types of duct systems: Lindab Safe Click with click fastening, circular ducts fastened using screws, and the commonest method in Finland, circular ducts connected with rivets.

Nine experienced ventilation installers participated in the study, which involved close observation, measuring and videotaping of every step in the assembly chain – measuring, cutting, transportation, assembly and final installation and adjustment. During the practical assembly proc-ess, where each participant assembled each type of system three times, the heart rates and muscle loads were measured continuously.

All of the fitters were familiar with instal-lation using rivets and screws, but before using Lindab Safe Click, the SR Cutter and other Lindab tools, Mika Manninen and Pasi Sauvolainen from Lindab demonstrated how each task should be carried out using Lindab’s new system. “We showed how to measure, cut and make new notches using the SR Cutter. We also demonstrated how transport of the ducts is simpli-fied using our carrying and transport tools, and of course how the ducts and components in the Safe Click system are easily fastened together,” says Mika Manninen.

All the installers knelt down to cut the ducts using the screw and rivet methods. “The nega-tive effects produced here through the additional stress on both knees and the back was clearly shown by the biometric measurements that were taken,” continues Mika Manninen. “When the fit-ters used Safe Click and the SR Cutter, this oper-ation could be carried out standing up, and the more active use of the legs and arms resulted in a more natural and healthier load on the muscles and body.” The investigation also clearly revealed that assembly using the Safe Click system put

loads on the muscles, joints and anatomy, but in a much more natural and anatomically correct way.

“Naturally we are delighted with FIOH’s results, but I cannot say that I am exactly sur-prised. Being able to stand upright to cut the ducts, easier transportation from the SR Cutter to the installation position using the SR Handle or Trolley, and above all to dispense with the need for screwdrivers or rivet tongs and simply click the system together inevitably makes the work lighter, simpler and less stressful,” says Pasi Sauvolainen. “The report also found the Safe Click installation to be 37 % quicker than ‘our’ Finnish rivet method and 14 % quicker than the screw installation, which is very positive.”

“We have used Lindab Safe Click and the SR Cutter since they were launched in 2007,” explains area manager Harri Koskela of the ven-tilation installation firm K.T.Tähtinen. “We are very pleased with the system and have been able to shorten assembly times by between 20 and 40 %, especially for apartment projects. But the Safe Click system’s biggest advantage is ultimately the improved working ergonomics that we can now provide our employees. All our fitters are happy about that and none of them kneel any longer. Furthermore, all of them have learned that by delaying the final ‘click-locking’ between the components and the ducts, adjustments can easily be made to the ducts or they can even be taken down and cut further if necessary. ‘Think before you click’ is our new motto!”

The installers who participated in FIOH’s investigation voted Safe Click the best, fastest and most ergonomic method. They were also united in agreement that the system’s transport aids and other smart tools simplified their work considerably.

FIOH’s investigation showed that the SR Handle reduced the working ‘load’ by 19 %, and the Trolley by 38 % com-pared with carrying by hand. Smart Tools!!

With Lindab Safe Click and the SR Cutter, ventilation- installers have a package solution that increases profit-ability and contributes toward improved health. In FIOH’s study, Safe Click was clearly better than duct assembly using screws or rivets.

The Finnish institute FIOH, compares different methods for the installation of ventilation ducts

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“We see a growing market for environmentally friendly housing. This is the fundamental rea-son that we are focusing on passive housing,” says Eugene Camara, site manager at NCC Beckomberga where 5 passive houses are cur-rently being erected, with each one compris-ing 11 apartments. “We want to produce this new type of housing for the same cost as more traditional construction and we obviously hope that Beckomberga will prepare us for the antici-pated strong future growth of environmentally friendly construction.” For this project, NCC has chosen to base its exterior wall platform on Lindab’s products, logistics and software solu-tions within lightweight construction.

With rising energy prices, low-energy houses mean lower housing costs while helping the environment. Passive housing is one example of low energy housing, where heating occurs mainly through body heat, electri-cal equipment and solar energy.

As early as 2008, NCC launched a project to devel-op the concept of low energy houses that meets the cri-teria for passive housing. This concept is also an impor-tant part in the development of the company’s technical platforms, both for small houses and apartment build-

ings. “We have recently established our technical plat-form for curtain wall sections and this is based on steel studs,” explains Mats Öberg from NCC, who is in charge of NCC’s technical platforms for housing. “This provides tremendous advantages in terms of production since we do not have to worry about moisture protection during the construction process. In addition, the exterior wall studs also offer good insulating properties. We did not directly specify Lindab’s exterior wall studs, but Lindab’s complete packages with construction support and fac-tory made construction stud kits certainly gives clear advantages. It means that Lindab will be leading the way when it comes to choosing solutions for curtain walls in future, and since this method of construction is new to many of us, it is important to have continued strong sup-port and good cooperation with Lindab.”

“You could say that passive housing is based upon five important steps,” explains Eugene Camara. “We must reduce energy losses, make energy consumption more efficient, harness solar energy, be able to measure and display energy consumption individually, and finally to choose environmentally friendly energy sources.”

Lindab’s solutions play an important role in regard to the first step “to reduce heat loss”. “By taking Lindab’s concept for lightweight construction and using

The curtain wall sections are delivered from NCC’s factory wrapped in polythene. They are lifted quickly into place to form not only an energy-efficient exterior wall, but also a weather-independent shell that allows the installation of interior work to continue without delay. The sections rest on moulded angle brackets and run along the building’s facade and corner pillars.

Site manager Eugene Camara, NCC, is pleased with Lindab’s curtain wall solution.

Steel solution from Lindab for interesting environmental projectWHAT Lindab’s product and support concept in lightweight technology – key part of NCC’s platform approach

CUSTOMER NCC Husbyggnad

WHERE Beckomberga, Stockholm, Sweden


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All curtain wall sections for NCC Beckomberga are designed

using Lindab’s ADT Tools. This pro-vides a quick and accurate design and auto-

matic instructions for cutting and assembly.

it for the production of pre-engineered curtain walls, we solve several problems at once,” contin-ues Eugene Camara. “We gain a curtain wall that has minimal thermal bridges, thus reducing heat loss, while it also provides a simple, repeatable solution that is quick to install and where you help us with the design work. Our section factory receives clear plans for each section, pre-cut and marked up exterior wall studs and profiles, which results in efficient production. When the sections then arrive at the building we lift them quickly into position and place them on the iron angle brackets that are cast in every beam. Once in place, this solution also provides a weather-pro-tective shell that allows us to continue building the exterior walls and other interior work without being weather dependent.”

The curtain walls have a thickness of 130 mm and are delivered to the construction site pre-insulated and equipped with windows. “Once they are in place, we start up the heating and begin moisture removal. We then add an addi-tional 200 mm in insulation and the airtight layer that is all important in a passive house. This is a completely airtight plastic membrane that keeps

energy loss to a minimum,” concludes Eugene Camara. “As with any new solutions, it is impor-tant to find ways to cooperate effectively. Magnus Elgstam, who is our contact at Lindab, gives us support here on site and has helped us to make direct contact with Lindab’s design department.”

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The Aitik mine, just outside Gällivare in northern Sweden, is one of Europe’s largest copper mines which has been in operation since 1968. Now Boliden AB is investing around SEK 6 billion in a brand new facility which will completely replace the existing production set-up in 2010. The ore in the mine is broken down in the quarry and is then transported through mine shafts up to the enrichment plant where it is processed into a metal concen-trate containing mainly copper but also gold and silver. During 2009, Lindab has supplied large quantities of circular and rectangular ducts to the Aitik project’s various ventilation systems.

“Aitik 36, as the project is called, is about con-structing a brand new production apparatus with a new enrichment plant, new haulage system, crushers and other production systems”, explains Anders Öhlund, project manager for ventilation and ducts at Outotec, who is construction man-ager for Boliden’s entire venture. “This is about substantial buildings. The enrichment plant is 80 m wide, 250 m long and has a ceiling height of 48 m. This also demands a really big ventilation sys-tem. We have specified the air tightness class for both the circular and rectangular ducts and since Lindab doesn’t just meet these requirements but also has a manufacturing unit in Boliden Lindab’s solution was a hard to beat combination of air tightness, quality, easy assembly and economic transportation.”

Apart from pure production buildings, Aitik 36 also includes a new office building, labo-ratory, truck workshop plus pumping stations and drive stations for the haulage system itself. “Due of the size of the project, we chose to work with two ventilation installers, JR Mekan and JPAB Installationsteknik,” continues Anders Öhlund. “JR Mekan has been responsible for all the

underground installations in the transportation centres. Lindab’s duct systems now run alongside the conveyor belts over a distance of about 3 km.”

The deliveries to Aitik 36 were broken down into approximately equal volumes of circular and rectangular ducts and silencers. “We have been responsible for the installations in the truck work-shop, pumping stations and in the haulage facil-ity,” says Jan Sundberg, managing director of JR Mekan. “In addition to the actual duct systems, we have also installed large filtration units at two crushing stations. We currently have approxi-mately 15 men on site working on the installation phase. Lindab has supplied approximately 90 % of our materials, and they have handled the deliv-eries really well. Sometimes the orders have been needed extremely fast and in such cases Lindab has really done everything possible to help us. With volumes of the magnitude we are talking about here, it is quite clear that other than Lindab there are few if any that can manage deliveries in that class.”

“We have completed all the ventilation instal-lations in the large enrichment plant,” says Roland Bergström managing director of JPAB Installationsteknik. “This manages air flows of several hundred thousand m3/h, meaning miles of ducts in extremely large dimensions. We have been a customer of Lindab for a good 10 years, and in a project of this nature is has felt especially reassuring to have had their support and delivery services behind us. Despite not all the installa-tions being finished and with commissioning still to come, we have already received very positive comments from both Outotec and Boliden them-selves, which feels really good!”

At the end of first quarter of 2010, production is expected to begin at the new facility in Aitik. When it does, the generous dimensions of Lindab’s circular and rectangular ducts will provide excellent ventilation.


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Gällivare, Sweden

Delivery of duct system for the expansion project at Boliden’s Aitik mine outside Gällivare

Major delivery to one of Sweden’s largest construction sites

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Lindab’s integrated lightweight construction sys-tems are increasingly gaining ground in the tough Hungarian construction market. “Low in weight, strong and durable materials, dry construc-tion, quick and easy assembly and an attractive appearance are the benefits that have made the combination of Construline, Coverline and Rainline a success here,” says Nabeel Alyyan, Lindab Hungary.

In 2006, Lindab unveiled its slotted exterior wall studs to architects, designers, builders and investors. “Now, three years later, despite a marked slowdown in the Hungarian construction market, we can see how Lindab’s product range is leading the way for new solutions in facade systems, structural and partition wall systems and roof assemblies that are cost effective and energy efficient,” continues Nabeel Alyyan. “Being able to offer a broad, qualified product range within lightweight construction systems and IT solutions and support to provide a unique, integrated whole, is a concept that has recently resulted in a number of interesting projects.”

With a solution including Construline, Coverline and Rainline, the agricultural company Hungerit (Fig.1) expanded its offices in Szentes with an additional storey and added 200 m2 in less than two months. The exterior walls were constructed as ready-bearing wall elements consisting of Lindab’s slotted exterior wall studs, while the inner walls were built using Lindab’s partition wall studs. The roof itself was constructed using Lindab’s lightweight beams which were then covered with Lindab Topline.

The addition of an extra level is a growing trend in the CEE and is something that Lindab’s lightweight construc-tion system permits with its low weight and uncomplicat-ed design. Lambda Systeme (Fig. 2) is one of Hungary’s

largest retailers of building materials. Adding a storey and more than 400 m2 to its offices in Budapest was straight-forward with a construction consisting of Lindab’s exte-rior and partition wall studs plus roof trusses constructed using C-beams.

Another area where Construline plays a central role is with so-called infill and curtain walls, in which the non-load-bearing lightweight construction is supported by the load-bearing walls or pillars. A typical example is the delivery to Ford’s regional office for the CEE in Szentendre (Fig. 3) where the three-storey facade has been built with the help of Lindab’s slotted exterior wall studs. The studs and the insulation have since been cov-ered with Lindab’s LVP wall cladding, contributing enor-mously to an aesthetically pleasing exterior.

The delivery to Fair-Play’s office building in Budapest (Fig. 4) also includes a version of curtain walls, though in this case, the entire facade construction was done as a semi-external wall. In both cases, the slotted exterior wall studs result in a solution with minimal thermal bridges thereby offering energy saving U-values.

Lightweight construction technology has also given clear benefits in the roof trusses through the use of the newly developed Lindab Truss system with metric bolted connections. The building supplier and Lindab retailer BNF’s new 1,800 m2 warehouse in Györ (Fig. 5) uses prefabricated trusses constructed using products from Lindab Construline range.

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Småland engineering company Jitech is in-volved in the development and manufacture of complete products in steel, stainless steel and aluminium. In order to coordinate and stream-line the business, a brand new powder coating plant has recently been built. “This is one of Europe’s most flexible facilities,” says Mikael Johnsson, project manager at Jitech. “We have not just had strict demands for increased quality, faster processing and better logistics. Energy efficiency is also high up on the list of demands.” Lindab HLD displacement diffus-ers with thermal control as well as a complete Lindab Safe duct system have helped us to achieve these energy goals.

“A coating facility like this one, measuring 16,000 m2, equipped with powder dispensers, large drying ovens and a 90 m pre-treatment and washing stage, puts huge demands on the indoor climate, from both a comfort and energy perspective,” explains service technician Jörgen Gröndahl at Jitech. “Faced with a choice of powder/paint or pure powder coating we chose the lat-ter. Since we found that the systems were qualitatively comparable, we chose powder since it requires less ventilation air flow and provides a higher degree of heat recovery from the furnaces.” The plant gets its air supply from the 2 supply air units in the paint shop and 2 FTX units in the warehouse and assembly hall, giving a total air volume of about 40 m3/s.

The process still has a relatively great need for ven-tilation since the components need to be painted and dried in electrically heated ovens. Furthermore, the ven-tilation air from the pre-treatment and washing stage is warm and has a high humidity. Having separate systems with battery recycling for these two processes, the sup-ply air for the premises is heated using recovered waste heat, which contributes to reduced energy consumption and improved energy balance.

“The guiding principle has been energy efficiency and the bar has been set very high in terms of heat recovery,” explains Kjell Jacobsson, managing director of Energioptimering, who was responsible for planning the complete system together with Bo Regnell at FLK Sverige. “With some alternative thinking, we have been

able to harness that which would routinely be judged as non-recyclable energy. Moist air tends to flow “right out” but through unique customised solutions, we have been able to capture much of the waste heat from the process and use it for heating the premises. Having the warehouse and assembly hall equipped with a CO2 controlled VAV system, we see additional energy savings ahead.”

Every system for extracted and supply air, except in some of the moistest parts of the washing track, has been delivered by Lindab as well as all the diffusers and the suspended HLD diffusers. “Displacement diffusers often stand on the workshop floor and tend to be dent-ed one week after installation, but with Lindab’s invert-ed HLD diffuser, this problem is completely avoided and the diffuser can be placed entirely based on the ventilation requirement,” continues Kjell Jacobsson.

“Each HLD has a bimetallic thermostat so warm supply air is directed downwards and cold air to the sides,” explains Bo Regnell. “The diffuser thereby com-pletely adapts itself to the room’s air temperature and as it does not need any power supply, this provides increased energy efficiency. Furthermore, since no wir-ing needs to be connected into each diffuser, it gives a lower installation cost. We have also received tremen-dous help from Jesper Strand at Lindab who has pro-vided us with calculations made using DIMcomfort and has lent technical support from Lindab’s lab in Grevie.”

“Lindab constantly provides thorough responses and with Lindab’s IT support, we receive help with cal-culations of sound, pressure loss, diffusion patterns and so on,” continues Kjell Jacobsson.

The ventilation installations began in January and the tuning was able to commence just before the sum-mer holidays. “We made, for example, pressure meas-urements of each HLD diffuser’s iris dampers and the entire process went smoothly,” explains service tech-nician Runar Thorsteinsson at Skanska Inneklimat. “The entire assembly went like clockwork and as usual we got the supplies according to plan,” adds Kenneth Blomkvist, fitter at Skanska Inneklimat.

WHAT Delivery of ADS and Comfort products to powder coating facility

CUSTOMER Skanska Inneklimat

WHERE Tingsryd, Sweden

Energy efficiency with HLD and Safe

Småland’s Jitech builds first-class powder coating facility using Lindab solutions

Fr.l. Kenneth Blomkvist, Skanska Inneklimat, Jörgen Gröndahl, Jitech, Runar Thorsteinsson, Skanska Inneklimat, Kjell Jacobsson, Energioptimering, Jesper Strand, Lindab and Bo Regnell, FLK Sverige.

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Like all large hospitals, Kristianstad Central Hospital has its own pharmacy. In 2008 it was decided that Apoteket Bikupan (the Beehive Pharmacy) would receive new, spacious and airy premises in a new building outside the main entrance. For this new building, Lindab has delivered not only lightweight construction prod-ucts and ducts, but also the first Swedish delivery of the brand new Premium Facade Cassette system.

“Since this was Lindab Sweden’s first delivery of the Premium Facade Cassette, it is obviously our first assembly of this new system,” says Per Mathiasson, managing director of Mathiassons Plåtservice, who were responsible for the assem-bly of the roofing and cladding. “The facade is undoubtedly very attractive and compared to other cladding systems the assembly was made simpler by having all the plates marked up, while our fitters received complete facade and assembly drawings to assist them. Each cassette clicks into place on the underside and is only screwed in the top so the assembly proceeded briskly.”

The architects Sweco FFNS placed great emphasis on the new white facade of Apoteket Bikupan being in harmony with the Central Hospital’s existing white and gray metal facade. In fact, a facade cassette from another supplier was recommended, but after the launch of Lindab’s

Premium Facade Cassette, it was changed to this. “Our criteria were a facade cassette whose appearance would match the hospital’s facade and to have such a steel thickness that dents and impressions would not pose a problem,” says architect Anna Hjort at Sweco. “I was recently on site and can confirm that the facade looks very good with Premium Facade Cassettes.”

“We have received many positive comments regarding the facade’s appearance, both from the County Council who placed the order and from our customer JSB, the primary contractor,” continues Per Mathiasson. “This is undoubtedly Lindab’s nicest and most exclusive facade solution so far.”

Premium Facade Cassettes are supplied in marked up crates holding 15 cassettes. Each cassette has its unique number punched-out in the upper assembly flange. “These marks, along with the facade and installation drawings we deliver make it impossible to mount any of the system’s components incorrectly,” says Jimmy Johnsson, salesman at Lindab. “And since the entire facade has been drawn using the CASSETTEsoft programme, with support from the building’s construction plans, all the facade cassettes’ widths, heights, piercings and alloca-tions are automatically correct. In fact, the actual production of the individual cassettes is based on the information from CASSETTEsoft, so nothing really can go wrong.”

“Installing the cassettes went extremely well,” explains Dick Nilsson at Mathiassons Plåtservice. “Of course it is important to be care-ful with the basic work and in particular the assembly of the lower guide rail. This must sit perfectly aligned since it governs the positioning of all the overlying cassettes. But once this is done, you can just click into place and screw down, though it is worth making a frequent check along the line.”

Since this is the first installation of Premium Facade Cassettes for Mathiassons Plåtservice, it has been necessary to learn some new techniques. The approach has been quick and easy to learn and the only slight disruption was upon trying to find some of the cassettes in their crates. “If the cartridge crates could be packed to follow the normal assembly flow, it would be even better,” adds Dick Nilsson. “Apart from that, it’s a well thought-out system with clear and simple assem-bly drawings. With the help of the small Plexiglas spacers, it is also easy to check the exact distance between the cassettes before they are screwed into place.”

Premium solution with appealWHAT

CUSTOMER JSB and Mathiassons Plåtservice

WHERE Central Hospital, Kristianstad

Delivery of Premium Facade Cassette to new pharmacy

First Swedish delivery of Premium Facade Cassette

The delivery of the Premium Facade Cassettes for Apoteket Bikupan has included all the sheet metal parts for the entire facade, i.e. windowsills and door frames, corner plates, etc in addition to all facade cassettes. Lindab has also supplied this project with exterior wall studs, the RdBX partition wall stud and Safe Click ducts.


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Profitable efficiencyCUSTOMER WESCO-Keller and their plant builders

WHERE Arbon, Switzerland

WHAT Delivery of Lindab Transfer and efficient IT solutions to the Swiss leader in particle-and dust-extraction technology

“Clean Air Guaranteed” is the motto of Swiss Air Technology Group WESCO. Their subsidiary WESCO-Keller specialises in the field of particle-and dust-extraction technology and has been a long-time user of Lindab’s Transfer duct system as an important part of the solutions it deliv-ers. It has recently entered into the Lindab Partnership and can now take full advan-tage of the IT benefits afforded by this.

WESCO-Keller is one of the leading Swiss companies in extraction technology, delivering everything from small filter plants for grinding and soldering processes to complex integrated solu-tions for the pharmaceutical industry. “Flow simu-lations of filter plants often play an important part in the planning work, but the design and calcula-tions for the actual duct system are also essential,” says Kim Flach at WESCO-Keller. “Since joining the Lindab Partnership we have gained access to Lindab CADvent programmes. This not only increases our chances of winning contracts, it also

optimises our profitability from the initial design work right up to handover to the end customer.”

This extended cooperation with Lindab has meant that WESCO-Keller’s designers and specialists have undergone training in how to best use CADvent from planning to completion. “This Partnership programme has undoubtedly increased the accuracy and reliability during the bidding phase and has saved a great deal of time. It has also given us the best possible financial sav-ings in our planning, procurement management and actual installation,” continues Kim Flach.

As WESCO-Keller work with particle extrac-tion a duct system is required with a completely smooth and clean interior to minimise accumula-tion of particles. The system must also be easy to dismantle and open for cleaning. With its band fas-teners and smooth interior, Lindab Transfer is just such a solution.

With the help of CADvent WESCO Keller’s engineers can now quickly, easily and accurately

plan the most complex Lindab Transfer facilities. “Since CADvent is an object-oriented programme that is connected to Lindab’s product database, it gives us the ideal conditions for rational, effec-tive work,” concludes Kim Flach. “We can easily change and redraw the system as needed and since the design and calculations are based on actual product data, we can fit everything that we can draw. In addition are the obvious benefits such as material lists, drawings in both 2-D and 3-D as well as the ability to visualise a solution for the end customer. The Lindab Partnership and CADvent have certainly given us a shortcut to more efficient methods for optimally designed extraction systems and consequently even more satisfied customers.”

1. A typical WESCO-Keller system with pre-separator (cyclone) and Transfer Lindab duct system

2. Lindab trains specialists from WESCO-Keller in the use of Lindab’s CADvent.

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The Leadership in Energy and Environ-mental Design (LEED) is a classification standard for buildings that was launched by the U.S. Green Building Council in 1998. So far, approximately 14,000 construction projects have been classi-fied according to LEED, both inside and outside the United States. As the focus on green construction increases, the number of LEED’s projects is also increasing sig-nificantly. One of these is the new offices of ZGF where Lindab is contributing with energy-efficient solutions in the form of the Carat chilled beam.

ZGF specified Lindab in the office plan for its new 4,000 m2 Portland offices. “Carat is a chilled beam that combines radiation and convection in an effective and unique way. The beam partly

cools the room’s rising warm air, which falls back down as cool, refrigerated air. The beam’s surface also absorbs heat radiation from the room, increasing the overall cooling effect further,” explains Dave Shaeffer at Lindab Inc. “In prac-tice, this means that the use of other methods for temperature regulation is lessened, which saves a lot of energy.”

“These chilled beams and the radiated room cooling created by this system require just 5 % of the energy consumption demanded by a con-ventional air based system,” says Craig Briscoe LEED AP, associated to ZGF in this project. The goal is to obtain a LEED NC Platinum classifica-tion, which is the highest level.

“Lindab’s Carat chilled beam undoubtedly has a very interesting ‘hybrid function’ in that it

is based on a 50/50 combination of convection and radiation, whereas other chilled beams are mainly based on convection,” says Scott Davies of Air Commodities, responsible for the on-site coordination and installation of the 242 Carat beams. “Normally we work with other suppliers when it comes to diffusers and beams, but since Lindab Carat was prescribed, we obviously chose this solution. I think the entire process went well with both quick support and accurate deliveries.”

Lindab recently launched a new and technologically upgraded Plexus beam. Through its advanced and unique technical solution Plexus provides a more comfort-able room heating and up to 10 % lower ventilation energy consumption.

“The secret lies in the unit itself and offers quite a dramatic improvement for both the room’s climate and energy consumption,” explains Göran Hultmark, development manager at Lindab Com-fort. “In the past, heating with Plexus or chilled beams resulted in an unfavourable distribution of heat in the room (Fig. 1) with warmed air from the beam floating like a hot pillow in the room (the yellow and green areas). This results in lower ventilation efficiency and increased energy con-sumption since the heated air in winter is actually extracted outside.”

With Plexus’s new and patent-pending design, the temperature can now be divided by zones. “Warm air is sent towards the cold window walls and refrigerated air is aimed at the other walls.

Plexus therefore provides warm air only where needed. This also means reduced downdraughts in the occupied area and a significantly improved ventilation of the room. With Plexus in operation, the extracted air is about 2 degrees cooler, which in itself yields an energy saving of approximately 5 % per degree.”

Plexus affords several benefits compared with previously. With the simple regulation of the air quantity using Jetcone for example “You can individually adjust the zoning of temperature with the unit’s controls,” concludes Göran Hultmark. “It offers entirely new possibilities for increased room comfort in combination with lower energy consumption.”

Using Plexus as a heater makes it unneces-sary to have radiators – which accounts for about 20 % of the heating investment cost – and offers greater flexibility with furnishings.

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New Plexus beam – 3rd generation chilled beam now also provides optimal heating solution

CUSTOMER Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects (ZGF)

WHERE Portland, Oregon USA

Carat contributesto LEED Platinum

New Plexus – energy-saving room heating

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Azbuka-Atticus is one of Russia’s larg-est publishers. When the company’s chairman and owner, Atticus Alexander Mammut, announced that “the Russian nation’s printing capacity is too low while the demand for quality printing is increas-ing” the decision was made to construct a brand new print works. Today, the printing presses are rolling at Pareto-Print in the city of Tver and Russia has extended its printing capacity by a full 8 %, or 69 mil-lion books every year. Lindab has supplied Pareto-Print with a turnkey solution that included buildings and ventilation. Smart synergy.

The 18,000 m2 plant consists of Astron AZM4 buildings with a span of 84 metres and with an interior solution that maximizes the available sur-face. The office building has been equipped with the new, innovative Astron LMR600 floating roof.

“Printing requires extremely careful regula-tion of temperature and humidity, so when we were given a presentation of Lindab’s range of ventilation at an Astron Builder meeting in St. Petersburg, we immediately started thinking how we could utilise this,” says Valery Aramovich Avalov of Alan-Invest. Alan-Invest has been an Astron Builder for three years and in that time it has delivered a number of large Astron buildings in the Moscow region. “For us, Lindab-Astron is a perfect partner thanks to quick and effective solu-tions, a close partnership and technical support which is invaluable to us. The Astron buildings can be completely adapted to the customer’s needs without compromising the aesthetic impression and this gives us a significant competitive edge. Since we can now offer complete turnkey solu-tions that also include the building’s indoor cli-mate, this is a fascinating extension of our offering to the market.”

When Alan-Invest suggested that we should choose Lindab, we had very little knowledge about their product range and levels of service,” says Mikhail Bezmenov at Gamma Vent, who was responsible for the ventilation installation. “Looking back now, we are extremely pleased to have made this acquaintance. Our fitters were very impressed by how easily and quickly Lindab Safe can be installed. Moreover, all the parts were marked up, therefore making them easy to iden-tify. Here in Russia, we are used to receiving our ventilation material in a chaotic fashion, but with Lindab everything arrived all neatly packaged and marked in their blue boxes. Even the ducts came in marked up crates.”

The erection of the Astron buildings took place in the spring, beginning with the construc-tion of the printworks’ warehouse. Subsequent deliveries of the building system were made grad-ually, enabling the construction of the office build-ing to be completed in May. “Lindab-Astron’s deliveries have stuck to the decided schedule, despite a lot of changes and adjustments along the way,” continues Valery Aramovich Avalov. “Nikolas Kovac from Lindab-Astron’s technical department in Budapest and Valentina Kovaleva from Lindab-Astron in Moscow have made fre-quent visits to the construction site to ensure that the project timetable could be kept.”

“We agree that the deliveries have pro-ceeded very well,” says Mikhail Bezmenov. “Since Lindab’s production facility in St. Petersburg is a long way from Tver, we had expected there to be more problems with the delivery. We were completely wrong about that. Trucks arrived with the right things at the right time and, as already mentioned, packed in a way that really simplified our work! We also had questions about product selection and solutions due to the very high ceil-ing height. Sergey Medvedev and his team quickly

came back and presented us with an appropriate product selection including calculations, draw-ings and even a distribution plan. This resulted in, notably, the temperature in the large halls now being regulated using Lindab RCW diffusers.”

“Pareto-Print needed a solution that was, quick, functional and good from a financial standpoint,” says Valery Aramovich Avalov of Alan-Invest. “Despite a number of changes, we, Lindab-Astron and Gamma Vent, have succeeded in providing Pareto-Print with this. The rapid construction time and the strong reputation of Lindab-Astron in terms of quality and customised solutions was the reason behind their choice of supplier. Pareto-Print is now planning for phase two with Lindab-Astron quite clearly at the top of their priority list.”

Delivery of 18,000 m2 printworks including complete indoor climate system

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CUSTOMER Alan-Invest (construction) and Gamma Vent (ventilation)

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The completed Pareto-Print building received a grand open-ing in the presence of Atticus Alexander Mamut, Chairman of the Board at Azbuka-Atticus, Dmitry Zelenin, Governor of the Tver region, Pavel Arsenev, general director of Pareto-Print, Pavel Korenkov, managing director of Lindab-Astron Russia and Gaston Stronk, Luxembourg’s Ambassador to Russia plus others.


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WHAT Delivery of Rainline to 43 terraced properties in Manchester

CUSTOMER Denovo Design

WHERE Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester, UK

When the architectural firm Denovo Design was commissioned to plan and design 43 terraced houses in Ashton-under-Lyne for West Pennine Housing, they established three key guiding prin-ciples – high quality, reasonable cost and energy efficient construction. “We wanted to get as many energy efficient and envi-ronmentally friendly solutions as possi-ble. One of these was Lindab’s Rainline roof drainage, which we prescribed as the project’s roof drainage system early on,” says Arwa Nasser, Assistant Architect at Denovo Design.

The Stockport Road project, to which these new homes belong, have already been awarded the distinction of the “Green Apple for the Build Environment Award 2009” and have also been nominated for the “Housing Excellence Award 2009” in the category “Best New Affordable Housing Scheme”. Most recently the scheme has also won a Building for Life Silver Standard!

“The choice of Lindab Rainline for this Manchester project is based on our previous positive experience of the system,” says Frank Olchowski, Director, of Denovo Design. “We have prescribed Rainline for two earlier projects and the feedback we received from both builders and

developers has been very positive. Easy to install, long lasting, attractive appearance and ‘vandal proof’ quality are some of the very satisfied com-ments we have received.”

The UK is undoubtedly one of the markets where plastic roof drainage has been the most typical choice. “We are now seeing that a reversal is underway toward more environmentally-friend-ly and qualitative systems such as Rainline,” says Jonathan Fennell, Lindab UK. “Rainline simply wipes the floor with the market’s plastic alterna-tives through its wide range of benefits. Minimal material expansion, UV stable colour coating that

neither cracks nor bleaches, high resist-ance to corrosion and virtually main-

tenance free. Add this to the fact that steel is a recyclable material and that Rainline is priced at the level of a plastic system and is far cheaper than the other typical British systems such aluminum and cast iron,

all mean that we hold a winning hand.”

These benefits are strongly echoed by Denovo Design. “Rainline is quite clearly

an attractive roof drainage system that offers us a number of advantages,” continues Arwa Nasser. “The fact that Rainline is recyclable and emmi-sion-free obviously plays the biggest role since we had to choose ‘green’ roof drainage. Its attrac-tive appearance was also a major factor for us,

and Rainline’s high quality also provides minimal material movement and good resistance to pass-ing vandals.”

Most synthetic materials, such as plastics or solvent-based coatings, contain chemicals that give off emissions that can cause health problems for both installers and users. Moreover, plastic materials are usually more energy intensive and are non-recyclable which is why they are a worse choice than steel from an overall environmental perspective.

“In our marketing and presentation of the project, we together with our client strongly highlighted environmental issues and the choice of environmentally friendly products and mate-rials,” adds Frank Olchowski. “Today, there is an entirely different awareness in the market about the importance of these issues. Tenants and buyers are quite simply demanding more environmen-tally friendly housing. It is therefore necessary that we can choose solutions that meet these new demands.”

The selection of Rainline not only pleased a satisfied investor. “The installers have also been very satisfied and they liked Rainline’s simple assembly where pipe holders, covers and other accessories easily clicked into place,” concludes Arwa Nasser. “It also helps to keep the installa-tion costs low and since no special tools are need-ed, it is a straightforward process that still gives an excellent outcome.”

Rainline leads the wayLindab’s roof drainage chosen for winning British terraced housing project

Lindab Rainline contributes not only to an appealing exterior at the Ashton-u-Lyne, West End site. Good environmental properties, high quality and all the advantages over plastic alternatives contributed to architect Denovo Design recommending Rainline.


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The district of Liljeholmen, south of Söder in Stockholm, is now expanding rapidly – with new offices, new houses and a new arcade of 90 shops and service establishments. The new Liljeholmstorget arcade, which includes large H&M, Lindex, Hemtex stores, has received 370 Plexus chilled beam units from Lindab. “Plexus has a host of benefits that fit this project well, and because we have lengthy experience of Lindab’s prod-ucts and know that they always meet the specifications, it felt right to recommend Plexus,” says Christer Rohlin, project man-ager at PQR Consult whose planning work included the ventilation for Liljeholmstorget.

Throughout 2009, the Liljeholmstorget project, whose shopping arcade opened its doors on October 22, has been one of Stockholm’s major construction sites with up to 800 installers and fitters on site. Behind the radical facelift of Liljeholmstorget is the owner Citycon. “We have been given a unique opportunity to develop a new and strong retail area in Stockholm, which thus far has been a white spot on the shopping and service map,” says Ulf Attebrant, vice president of Citycon Sweden.

When Lindab Direct visits, the store open-ing is drawing near, and the already thick crowd

of installers, fitters, carpenters and supervisors is swelled by a further 100 or so people working to finalise the various shop interiors.

One part of the new arcade consists of an older building with TT cassettes in the roofing beams. “This is where Plexus’s low construction height and dimensions of 600x600 mm are undoubtedly best for the TT cassettes’ installation space,” con-tinues Christer Rohlin. “In addition, the cold-water connection is located lower than in competing products, giving overall greater simplicity and flexibil-ity during installation. Then of course, there is the really good per-formance of Plexus with short throws, which was important when having chilled beams installed relatively close to one another. Finally, Plexus per-mits very simple settings of distribution patterns and angles. Today it is not enough to have good function. The assembly and adjustment must also be done easily and safely.”

“With Plexus’s small exterior dimensions, it is very easy to assemble, even in narrow and more confined spaces,” says project leader Erik Johansson, who along with project manager Klas Röhr and project administrator Angela Röhr, all from Bravida, was responsible for the ventilation and duct installations at Liljeholmstorget and had up to 30 ventilation fitters on site. “We have

called up deliveries in the normal fashion as the instal-lations have progressed,” says Angela Röhr. “This has worked without a hitch and we have now completed all the installations and have just begun adjusting the systems. With the conven-ient adjustment possibilities offered by Plexus, we look forward to a smooth and seamless process with the chilled beams.”

Great performance in small packagesWHAT Delivery of Plexus chilled beams to new shopping arcade

CUSTOMER Bravida

WHERE Stockholm, Sweden

Plexus the choice when determined by space, simplicity and efficiency

Klas Röhr and Angela Röhr, Bravida, together with Göran Ericksson in H&M’s future store in the Liljeholmstorget arcade.


Some parts of the stores have jet-black ceilings – with all the lights on, Plexus ”disappears” almost entirely – just a good indoor climate remains.

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WHAT Training seminars on the new Cy-nergy energy module

CUSTOMER Ten German Astron Builders

WHERE Mainz, Germany

Energy saving on the agenda

Cy-nergy seminars

Cy-nergy is the new energy calcula-tion module for Astron’s Cyprion soft-ware, which offers Astron Builders a user-friendly tool for adjusting a build-ing’s design and equipment to the new DIN V 18599 and EnEV energy standards. The first user seminars were recently staged for German Astron Builders who were invited to Lindab-Astron in Mainz for a day’s training. The participants’ reac-tions were positive to say the least.

“We recently arranged our first training semi-nar for the new Cy-nergy module for a number of interested Astron Builders,” says Lars Franzen at Lindab-Astron in Germany. ”Our goal is obvi-ously to rapidly increase the use of Cy-nergy so that its benefits will be enjoyed by all our custom-ers.” The previous issue of Lindab Direct carried a brief description of Cy-nergy.

As with the design and quotation programme Cyprion, Cy-nergy is a service that is offered to all Astron Builders. ”It is about giving our cus-tomers more than simply the market’s best steel building systems. We also want to offer them sup-port, service and tools that enhance their compet-itiveness and the opportunities for further good business. That is good for us as well as for our Builders. Furthermore, the end customer receives a building that meets the new energy standards.”

Apart from a methodical and thorough review of Cy-nergy and how it works in relation to the base programme Cyprion, some basic instruc-tion was also given on the new German EnEV standards.

”The reactions from our German participants were very positive,” continues Lars Franzen. ”We are now eagerly looking forward to the first deliveries using Cy-nergy. From our participants’ reactions, we expect Cy-nergy to become a much-used tool.”

“To be able to meet the new energy standards is obviously very important,” says Hans Feit at Michael Feit GmbH. “With the help of Cy-nergy and Cyprion we can now take energy issues into

consideration already at the calculation and quo-tation stage. The link to Cyprion is a very good idea and this is certainly a tool we will use in all future projects. Lindab-Astron’s commitment and willingness to provide its Builders with competi-tive tools is one of several reasons for our coop-eration with them.”

“To be able, for example, to vary the insula-tion so easily in order to see how it affects the energy efficiency and price is a welcome feature,” says Horst Koch of Hallen- und Gewerbebau Koch GmbH. “With the help of Cy-nergy, we can now make rapid and accurate decisions about the thickness of the insulation.”

Both KPS Hallen + Bausysteme GmbH and Schönebecker Hallenbau GmbH are already planning constructions using Cy-nergy. “We can broaden our skills in relation to both the archi-tect and developer and substantially optimise the building’s energy efficiency,” says Horst Stöhr at KPS Hallen + Bausysteme. “We are currently bidding on a workshop construction in Jena and we can convince the developer and architect in an entirely new way with regard to the choice of insulation, heating systems and other equipment.”

“Cy-nergy is user-friendly, extensive and can be developed,” says Dirk Bäcker at Schönebecker Hallenbau. “It gives us a very important tool for our technical consultation with the developer which is actually a necessity in today’s market. To effectively calculate the build-ing’s energy efficiency so that current standards can be met is crucial. Lindab-Astron has now given us such a tool.”


A number of Astron Builders took part in the seminar arranged by Lindab-Astron in Mainz, Germany. Hans Feit, Michael Feit GmbH, Jürgen Tandler and Dirk Bäcker from Schönebecker Hallenbau GmbH, Peter Mühlleitner, Kölbl Industriebau GmbH, Harald Knorr, AllegroBau GmbH, Horst Stöhr, KPS Hallen + Bausysteme GmbH, Horst Koch, Hallen- und Gewerbebau Koch GmbH, Michele Calabrese, Aden GmbH, Bernd Ludwig, Bauunternehmen Johann Bott GmbH and Thomas Bensch, Böpple GmbH & Co. KG.

”Their overall impression of Cy-nergy and the opportuni-ties that this Cyprion module provides can be described as very good,” concludes Lars Franzen, Lindab-Astron, who led the first Cy-nergy training seminar.

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When you think of “heating panels, you are most likely to imagine a hospital envi-ronment, industry or other public places. Thomas Pekonen at Pinnab Inneklimat is in the habit of thinking slightly beyond the mainstream however. Why shouldn’t houses also want to take advantage of the energy efficient radiant heat provided by Lindab Loggia heating panels? Combining this with displacement ventilation results in a somewhat unusual but very well-functioning indoor climate – even in an ordinary home.

Thomas Pekonen is a man with strong views about indoor climate and how the technology will be employed to meet human needs. “My commitment to indoor climate began in connec-tion with the ‘sick buildings’ that were first seen in the early 70s in the research done by Thomas Lindvall, Birgitta and Ulf Berglund,” he says. “After the 70s energy crisis, and the insulation frenzy that followed, came the 80s problem with the greatly increased incidence of allergies. It was clear that something was wrong and if you ask indoor climate researchers and medical repre-sentatives, their answer is crystal clear – substand-ard indoor climate with poor air circulation is the major culprit.”

In 1992, Thomas Pekonen started the company Pinnab Inneklimat which today is a well-respect-

ed company within energy efficient indoor cli-mate solutions. “I then made contact with one of the world’s most respected research teams within indoor climate, Dan Nordbäck and his team at Uppsala University,” continues Thomas Pekonen. “Our knowledge and expertise in indoor climate has inevitably led to the kind of solutions that are now being installed in a villa in Sigtuna. Here we are combining displaced floor mounted ventila-tion with radiant heat from the ceiling. Loggia heating panels are an excellent product even for a project as small as a regular house. The result is not only a highly energy efficient solution, it is above all a solution that provides an extraordi-narily agreeable indoor climate!”

The ventilation system works using a conven-tional FTX system* that recovers the heat from the room’s air, but otherwise works without heat-ing. “The heat instead comes from the Loggia heating panels installed in the villa upstairs floor and the basement. Today’s thin radiators no long-er deserve the name radiators as they function more as convectors. Heating panels, on the other hand, are radiators in the proper sense because they really radiate heat and create a completely ideal room climate with pleasant comfortable warmth and good air circulation. With this sys-tem’s time constant (= the system’s ability to respond to changes in the room’s climate) it also means an energy-efficient system. Often, con-ventional radiators and under floor heating keep

going long after the temperature has increased, while this system responds instantly and gives a pleasant radiant heat when it is really needed.”

“Thomas had previously helped me to fix a poorly put together ventilation system in one of my businesses,” says Pierre Spiridon, the prop-erty owner, “so when my wife and I bought this renovation object I immediately thought that Thomas’s ideas could be put to use here too. With Pinnab’s help, we now have indoor climate system that is based on simplicity, energy saving and very good air quality. The air in the house is changed about three times an hour and everyone who visits us quite spontaneously comments on what fresh air we have here. In the room where we have heating panels, we also completely avoid having downdraughts at the windows and gain a comfort that I think surpasses expensive insu-lating glass. We are also seeing already how the heating costs have gone down quite dramatically. Obviously, we are very pleased with the comfort-able ventilation and heating in our house!”

WHAT Indoor climate solution for houses using Lindab Loggia heating panels and the Lindab Safe duct system

CUSTOMER Pinnab Inneklimat

WHERE Sigtuna, Sweden

Heating panels heating homesNew energy efficient and healthy climate control for the home

Thomas Pekonen, Pinnab Inneklimat, property owner Pierre Spiridon and Petter Lundgren, Lindab Comfort, upstairs in the house where three Loggia heat panels provide a comfortable radiating warmth. Heating occurs with the help of an air/water heat pump.

* Extracted and supply air with heat recovery


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The Finnish corporation Lindström is one of Europe’s leading companies within textile services. In more than 19 countries throughout the world, the company hires out, maintains and cleans work clothing and protective equipment, gloves, restau-rant textiles etc. It has recently built a second pro-duction unit in St. Petersburg in order to substan-tially increase its capacity in the Russian market.

“The large number of washing and drying machines in a typical Lindström unit places huge demands on the ability of the indoor climate sys-tem to manage the large volumes of warm, moist air,” explains Sergey Medvedev, sales manager for Ventilation at Lindab Russia. “When our customer, LVIS-Projektit, asked us to quote for a complete so-lution, it was not only the indoor climate system we focused on, but also low energy consumption.”

The Lindström facility in Sestroretsk, just out-side Petersburg, has been fully operational since the early summer. Lindab has supplied the complete in-door climate system, which in addition to an exten-sive Lindab Safe delivery also consists of a variety of diffusers and silencers plus 30 Pilot chilled beams.

“We are always trying to find the best balance between function, cost and energy efficiency in our projects,” says Pavel Vatanen from LVIS-Projektit, which with around 30 employees specialises in the design and installation of HVAC systems. “We have cooperated with Lindab since its entry to the Rus-sian market in 2007 and we have come to value them as a very reliable partner that provides us with first class solutions and support.”

“As usual, Lindab has helped us with all the

crucial calculations for the system using their DIM-comfort and DIMsilencer tools,” continues Pavel Vatanen. “It was therefore inevitable that we chose Lindab Safe, due to the nearly 50 % shorter instal-lation times compared with traditional ducts and tape seals. Because Lindab Safe meets air tight ness class D, we could also offer Lindström a facility that not only delivers the interior climate desired, but also a projected annual saving of approximately 15,000 Euros.”

The production premises include typical ceiling diffusers as well as Lindab Ventiduct nozzle ducts, providing a jet with a high rate of induction. In the of-fice areas, the ventilation and indoor climate control is maintained using Lindab’s Pilot chilled beams, a solution which has also contributed to a noticeable reduction in energy consumption.

Energy saving solution for Lindström

In December the Pedagogikum will be officially opened, Uppsala’s newest university building and the future home of the Department of Education and Psychology. Six blocks, including a spectacular transparent entrance building, forming a new link between the Botanical Garden, the Carolina Redi-viva University Library and Uppsala Castle.

“The Pedagogikum has a VAV system with in-dividually, centrally-controlled room regulation and a highly integrated system where ventilation, cooling, heating and lighting are all connected. The building is supplied with both district heating and cooling and also has very advanced surveillance and control systems including energy and indoor climate param-eters that are monitored on a daily basis,” explains Roine Lind, installation construction manager at Lind & Leijon Teknik that works on behalf of the client Akademiska Hus. “Together this gives a system that is stable and energy efficient, exactly as the client specified. PB Teknik has completed a number of as-signments for Akademiska Hus, whose satisfaction has resulted in them keeping faith in PB Teknik this time around.”

“It is obviously exciting to design a ventilation and duct system for a 25,000 m2 building, especially one that also has the scope and complexity found here,” says Tanja Lomsarguene, designer and team leader at PB Teknik who designed the system in CADvent. “One of the major challenges has been to keep track of all the variable flows in order to achieve a balanced ventilation system that offers the ultimate in comfort and meet the purchaser’s speci-fications for energy efficiency.”

The system consists of around 20 typical rooms that formed the basis for the construction of the complete system solution. “CADvent’s great advan-tage is the ability to draw directly in 3D and therefore keep full track of collision management. We are long-time CADvent users so it’s very nice to get the award for the 2008 CADvent project of the year. Now we also have a satisfied customer once again so you can’t help being happy!”

“The deliveries worked smoothly and well and followed the building plan to the letter. Lindab has always performed well and Pedagogikum has been

no exception. Since the cutting and ordering has been based on the CADvent drawings, it has also resulted in virtually zero waste,” says Mikael Sildan, project manager at Bravida. Approximately 6,500 m of Lindab Safe, measuring up to 400 mm, now rests in the Pedagogikum.

“Akademiska Hus are very energy conscious and they have chosen to set their own standard for leakage and losses that even exceeds the building codes,” concludes Roine Lind. “The goal is leakage of a maximum of 0.5 l/s/m2 in the surrounding area. After testing the Pedagogikum we can proudly an-nounce an even better result, just 0.35 l/s/m2.”

Energy efficient Pedagogikum

Tanja Lomsarguene, PB Teknik and Roine Lind, Lind & LeijonTeknik in the entrance hall’s open and transparent building.

Approximately 6,500 m of Lindab Safe have been drawn into the extensive ventilation system at the Pedagogikum.

CADvent project of the year


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Kilde: Dansk Center for Undervisningsmiljø

Kilde: Astma-Allergi Forbundet

Kilde: Astma-Allergi Forbundet

Kilde: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet



From l. Sergey Medvedev, sales manager at Lindab Russia, Leonid Mogilevsky, project leader ZAO Lindström and

Pavel Vatanen, project leader ZAO LVIS-Projektit at the new Lindström office premises in Sestroretsk.

“Although we were not involved in LVIS-Projek-tit’s decision to choose Lindab, we can say in hind-sight that we are extremely satisfied,” says Leonid Mogilevsky, project leader at ZAO Lindström. “We have received a high quality solution that will reduce our energy costs, and the feedback from our staff has been very positive with comments like ‘very comfortable and draught free ventilation’.”

Danish No thanks! to poor indoor climateDuring 2009, Lindab has focused consciously on the importance of ventilation for indoor climate. “As the market leader within ventilation here in Den-mark, not only we are supposed to drive the agenda in our field, it’s something we ourselves want to do,” says Dan Stjernegaard, Lindab Denmark. “Good ventilation systems involve two important things: good energy conservation through tight energy-efficient systems and a better, more healthy and productive indoor climate. This is what lays behind the campaign we are now running, ‘No thanks to poor indoor climate’. The fact that we also have the big climate summit taking place in Copenhagen in December has further put the focus on the need to reduce the CO2 impact.”

With ‘No thanks to poor indoor climate’ Lindab is touching on a number of important issues regard-ing companies, national and local governments, schools, hospitals, etc. “This campaign is not pri-marily aimed at increasing our sales, although we are not against that. Rather it is to highlight the enormous importance that good indoor climate has on both the environment and on health. The idea is to arouse public opinion so that politicians, industry, government and citizens have a better understand-ing of these issues,” continues Dan Stjernegaard. “This campaign is of course also aimed at support-ing our customers and at increasing the interest and demand for the Lindab solutions that they sell and that are their livelihoods.”

All the quotes and claims contained in the campaign messages are based on research data and statistics from DTU (Technical University of Denmark) and the Asthma and Allergy Association, two organisations that Lindab has a longstanding relationship with. “85 % of our customers believe that today’s ventilation investments are governed by the client often having too low a budget. Hopefully, we can help to reverse this trend and give good in-door climate the importance it deserves,” concludes Dan Stjernegaard.

Lindab Denmark runs opinion forming campaign

The messages in the campaign, “No thanks to poor indoor climate” is not something that Lindab “invented”. They are statements that are supported by the Danish Asthma and Allergy Association and the country’s lead-ing technological university, DTU.

In addition to advertising and direct mail, the campaign also includes newsletters, market research and a dedicated campaign site.


“One in three school students complains about poor indoor climate”

“Most people spend about 90 % of the time indoors”

“About 1.3 million Danes suffer from asthma or aller-gic illnesses”

“Each year, Danish compa-nies lose DKK 10-30 billion in lost labour due to poor indoor climate”

“If companies calculated their performance loss through poor in-door climate, they would immediately improve their indoor climate”

“Pupils’ learning is reduced by up to 15 % in a poor indoor climate”

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Grand Designs is a popular TV programme on Britain’s Channel 4. It is aimed at viewers who are interested in exciting and innovative architectural solutions combined with grand architecture. In Feb-ruary, architect Richard Hawkes presented his new Eco House in Crossway, Kent. “Eco House is one of the first passive houses in the UK that has no carbon footprint whatsoever,” says Richard Hawkes who is not just the architect behind the project but also the owner of the new house. “It has been built using an old European construction technique known a timbrel vault which gives the roof a striking appearance. The foundation consists of eco-concrete with timber frame boxes insulated with recycled newspaper. The entire building has an air-tight metal membrane which is combined with an efficient ventilation system and heat pump for mini-mum energy consumption.”

The facade of Eco House is dominated by Eng-lish cedar wood, large windows with lots of insulat-ing glass (quite uncommon in Britain) and, of course, the vaulted ceiling with 26,000 handmade ceramic tiles that have been stuck together to form a large wide arch. In addition, silver metallic Lindab Rainline roof drainage adorns the facade. “The reason why I chose to specify Rainline was really not that strange, in fact it was fairly obvious,” adds Richard Hawkes. “It is made of steel, not plastic, making it far more sustainable, and since it is architectur-ally attractive and appealing the choice really was straightforward.”

By using Rainline for its roof drainage system, Eco House has a product that is manufactured us-ing 30 % recyclable materials and that in itself is completely recyclable. “In addition, it has a number of advantages over other traditional British roof drainage systems,” says Jonathan Fennell of Lindab. “Just as Richard Hawkes says, it is more durable, looks better than plastic and also retains its shape, plus it has a colour coating that will not crack, flake or rust. And compared with aluminium and cast iron, it is much cheaper.”

Petrom is Southeast Europe’s largest oil and gas producer with an annual refining capacity ex-ceeding 8 million tonnes. Much of this capacity is destined to become fuel at the company’s 820 or so filling stations in Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria and Serbia. Five of Petrom’s local distribution facilities in Romania have recently taken delivery of 10 Lindab Systemline halls. “For each of the sites, we have supplied the steel frame and facades in the form of profiled sheeting and the connecting parts,” says Marius Nita,project manager at Lindab Romania. “The deliveries were made between June and Au-gust this year, and at each facility our customer ICIM Srl erected a technical and an administrative building.” The general contractor for the project was STRABAG Romania.

“We already had a successful cooperation with Lindab and decided that Lindab would be the ideal partner for this type of time-consuming and demanding project,” says Ioan Tanase, executive manager at ICIM SA. “We were already familiar with Lindab’s quality and support and we quickly discerned that the solutions Lindab was offering the Petrom Invest project were superior to all other proposals.”

When it came to the logistics and delivery con-ditions, Petrom Invest and STRABAG placed very stringent demands. “We convinced them that the deliveries of the steel structures and other Lindab products would adhere completely to the delivery plan, and that was indeed the case,” explains a satisfied Ioan Tanase. “We also received continuous

technical support from Lindab, from the start of the actual project planning right up to the completion of the building. Lindab will undoubtedly continue to be an important partner for us, especially when the projects are as demanding as this one.”

Rainline – the natural choice for Grand Designs project

10 hall buildings for Petrom Invest

Environmentally-friendly system for British passive house – The Eco Arch

Lindab Romania delivers Systemline to SE Europe’s leading petroleum company


Eco House in Kent, England, is a cornucopia of environmentally friendly and energy efficient

solutions for the buildings of today and the future – Lindab Rainline is one of them.

During the summer, 10 Lindab Systemline hall buildings were delivered to Petrom’s facilities in Romania.

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In the spring of 2009, Lindab Romania began a collaboration aimed at increasing value for cus-tomers and greater roof functionality. “Baxi Romania is the country’s lead-ing producer and distributor of solar panels,” says Andrei Sulyok, Lindab. “Since more and more end customers are interested in energy solutions, we decided to introduce a partnership with Baxi in order to offer our customers the opportunity to sell roofing solutions with interesting new features.”

The collaboration with Baxi is focused on the exchange of knowledge and experience, but it also includes the marketing of package campaigns con-taining both Lindab and Baxi products.

“Central to our cooperation has been the train-ing in the installation of solar panels carried out by

Baxi for 60 Lindab roofing retailers to date,” continues Andrei Sulyok. “This gives our customers new skills and a broadened product range, which will undoubtedly increase their competitive-ness in the Romanian market.”

In July, the first organised campaign was intro-duced in the form of a discount offer for homeown-ers, with Lindab offering a 30 % discount on Lindab Topline Nordic 400 and Rainline in red, and Baxi offering a 15 % reduction on solar panels. “We be-lieve that this cooperation can have a bright future,” concludes Andrei Sulyok, “Homeowners don’t just receive a facelift for their house with attractive eco-friendly products, they also see real savings in the form of reduced energy bills.”

Devis Constructii has been a Lindab partner since 2000, and during that time it has engaged Lindab in a number of industrial projects. ”During the past 10 years or so, we have built up a very close and fruitful partnership in order to offer our custom-ers easily assembled, high-quality and cost effec-tive solutions,” says Alexandru Vaslaban, general manager at Devis Constructii. ”When it came to the procurement of a facade solution for the Bauchemie project, we together with Lindab offered a com-plete package solution that included the assembly, system products, attachments, etc. Together with Lindab, we produced samples of the system solu-tions we were proposing so that the customer could see all of the benefits.”

Bauchemie is a worldwide group within solu-tions based on building chemicals and is currently active in more than 30 markets.

Lindab and Devis Constructii have delivered a fa-cade solution to Bauchemie’s new production facility in Bucharest consisting of Lindab’s structural cas-settes and Sinus profiling. The structural cassettes

offer the advantage of being able to fit the insulation and facades entirely from the outside, reducing the assembly time and simplifying the insulation proc-ess. “The most important aspect of this project was undoubtedly the delivery accuracy, and Lindab per-formed this as ably as ever,” continues Alexandru Vaslaban. “We received all the support we needed and the deliveries went completely according to plan. The outcome was that we were able to com-plete all installations two months ahead of schedule, which Bauchemie appreciated very much. Let me particularly thank the entire Lindab team for their excellent efforts, this project has also given us a partnership model that we shall already implement in two forthcoming projects.”

“High quality and accurate, secure deliveries – you can understand why we chose Lindab,” says Mihaela Mrosek, representative of Bauchemie SLR. “That our expectations were surpassed when it came to delivery times was extremely positive.”

Radiant low-energy partnership

Facade Solution for Bauchemie

Collaboration with solar panel firm expands Lindab’s customers’ range

Surpassed expectations in Romanian Partnership


At the end of April Sweden’s most skilled sheet metal students tussled for the title of Swedish Champion before a large audience at Eurostop in Halmstad. “I really wanted to win and had decided to take it easy and not become rushed,” says Emil Höglund from Nobel high school in Karlstad, who took home the coveted title. “The most difficult part was the ring around the chimney, but I fixed it right away.”

“We were the main sponsor for this year’s com-petition and provided all the sheet metal and natu-rally showed up with profile clothing, caps and other things,” says Roland Wikberg, branch manager of Lindab Halmstad. “There are always lots of people at this annually recurring event and so it is obviously positive for Lindab to be a bit more visible. Moreover, it’s fun to meet so many future users of our products and see them in action.”

The contest was organized by PVF Vocational Training, the sheet metal industry’s organisation for training and recruitment, and lasted over two days. “At first I wanted to be a carpenter, but when I had tried sheet metal and noticed how you had to think a bit more, it felt more fun and more of a challenge,” adds Emil Höglund. Second place went to Anders Månsson, Törnströmska high school in Karlskrona, while third place was taken by Anders Hansson, Broman high school in Hudiksvall.

National metalwork championships

So far, 60 of Lindab’s roofing retailers have been trained in the installation of BAXI’s solar panels.

Lindab has delivered a facade solution meas-uring 2,000 m2 to Bauchemie’s production

facility in Bucharest. It includes Lindab’s struc-tural cassettes and Sinus profiling.

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