NCC has been commissioned by the Swedish Fortifications Agency (Fortifikationsverket) to develop the training area at Villingsberg firing range in Karlskoga (central Sweden). The project is part of the re-establishment of the Bergslagen Artillery Regiment, A 9, and includes new infrastructure and buildings for training and support services. The order value amounts to approximately 300 million Swedish kronor, according to a press release from NCC.
Work has begun and is expected to continue until the summer of 2026. NCC's commission covers a new motor area, buildings for training and support services, as well as the expansion of water, sewage, electricity, and fibre networks.
"NCC has broad expertise in this area, which makes them a strong partner in our work to re-establish the Bergslagen Artillery Regiment," says Malin Berglind, project manager at the Swedish Fortifications Agency (Fortifikationsverket).
According to NCC's business area director Kenneth Nilsson, the collaboration is a continuation of previous joint projects:
"We look forward to contributing our experience and expertise to the strengthening of Sweden's total defence," he says in the press release.
Defence Sector News (Försvarssektorn Nyheter) has previously reported that NCC is also constructing new premises for BAE Systems Hägglunds in Örnsköldsvik (northern Sweden) as well as a training hall for the Patriot air defence system at the Air Defence Regiment in Halmstad (southwestern Sweden), in a project valued at approximately 660 million Swedish kronor.