{"id":29128,"date":"2025-02-19T12:44:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/skanska-establishes-high-tech-manufacturing-unit\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:44:07","slug":"skanska-establishes-high-tech-manufacturing-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/skanska-establishes-high-tech-manufacturing-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Skanska establishes high-tech manufacturing unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1739903506\/news\/text_to_speech\/skanska-advanced-manufacturing-unit-chips_loivvf.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Skanska USA, the American arm of the Swedish builder and developer, has <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250205509862\/en\/Skanska-USA-Building-Unveils-Skanska-Advanced-Technology\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>established Skanska Advanced Technology<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, a new specialized operating unit focused on high-tech and semiconductor manufacturing, according to a Feb. 5 news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>SAT employs more than 180 professionals and collaborates closely with Skanska\u2019s regional operating units to deliver solutions across the company\u2019s footprint. It currently has projects across Oregon, Arizona and California, per the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Skanska said that establishing the business arm would help the firm meet the rapidly growing demand for high-tech and semiconductor manufacturing projects. It already has $23 billion in advanced technology projects completed or under construction, according to the company.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The new unit will operate as a part of the company\u2019s USA Building business unit, per the release. Executive Vice President and General Manager Katie Coulson, a 25-year veteran with the company, will lead the division.\u00a0 She previously served as senior vice president and account manager, a role in which she managed a longstanding relationship with Skanska\u2019s largest high-tech manufacturing customer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cEstablishing SAT is an important strategic move for our business, and Katie is the ideal leader for our SAT team,\u201d said Clay Haden, president &amp; CEO of Skanska USA Building, in the release. \u201cUnder her leadership, we are well positioned to better serve our key customers and seize emerging opportunities in the high-tech\/chips manufacturing sector.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The contractor isn\u2019t alone in its assessment. Even as construction firms continue to break ground and make progress on <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/manufacturing-construction-boom-tracker-map\/688140\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>multibillion-dollar manufacturing projects<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, experts across the industry predict <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/winning-construction-sectors-under-trump\/739067\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>high demand for data center and semiconductor projects<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> going into 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Edmonton, Alberta-based PCL, which has U.S. headquarters in Denver, recently announced a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/pcl-manufacturing-collective-trump-tariffs-taxes\/738831\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>new group within its business<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to focus on advanced manufacturing builds, including jobs in the semiconductor, battery and electronics and life science sectors. PCL also projected confidence in the future of manufacturing construction, on the heels of initiatives such as Stargate, a new plan that will see tech giants <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/tech-giants-500-billion-for-data-centers\/737952\/\" target=\"_blank\">pump up to $500 billion<\/a> into AI infrastructure.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201c[Data center construction] has emerged as one of the fastest-growing construction markets,\u201d Brian Kassalen, principal and construction industry leader at Chicago-based Baker Tilly, an advisory, tax and assurance firm, told Construction Dive recently. \u201cEven before the announcement of Project Stargate, data center construction was a top construction market with significant growth forecasted in 2025 and beyond.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/skanska-advanced-manufacturing-unit-chips\/739682\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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