wienerberger – Acquisition in the Nordics: wienerberger strengthens position in water management

EMR Analysis

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More information on NEWS Group by wienerberger: https://news-group.se/ + Northern Environmental and Water Solutions AB (NEWS) offers a complete range of wastewater solutions outside the gravity-based municipal system. The group develops, manufactures, markets, sells and installs high-quality products and systems for pumping and treating wastewater. The company was founded in the 2000s and is now the leading player in the Nordic market.

The Group is organized into three business areas:

• Skandinavisk Kommunalteknik AB
  Products and systems for pumping sewage
• FANN VA-teknik AB
  Products and systems for cleaning individual sewers
• Alunda Polyeten AB
  Manufacturing and molding of integral plastic components

The group has sales companies in Sweden, Norway and Finland and sells through distributors in Denmark, Poland and Hungary.

NEWS’ majority owner is Litorina , which invests in niche market-leading companies and is headquartered in the Nordics. Litorina collaborates with management teams and entrepreneurs who we support to take the next step in their development.

Litorina’s investors are long-term international institutional investors who directly or indirectly primarily manage pension savings for Nordic, European, Asian and American workers.

The group has centralized all production of plastic components at its factory in Alunda, just outside Uppsala. The factory houses both traditional production technology and new rational manufacturing methods.

 

 

More information on Slatek Oy by wienerberger: https://www.slatek.fi/ + Electrotechnical solutions for water supply. Flexible and knowledgeable partner. Maintenance of water supply technology. Water Supply Technology Emergency Contract. We Finns are a purposeful nation. This is also what our water supply system says: the best in the world. The biggest thanks to the amazing achievement goes to the water professionals. Together with them, we have been working for the best water in the world for 40 years.

Slatek is a family-owned company headquartered in Oulu, Northern Finland, and is positioned as a reliable high-end provider for smart automation solutions with a strong reputation in the industry. Since the 1980s, Slatek has provided operational automation solutions for water utilities in Finland, within both water and sewage. Its full-service automation project deliveries for water utilities comprise amongst others: design, electric engineering, cabinet assembly, software programming as well as modernization and testing of solutions for new installations such as treatment plants, booster and pumping stations. 

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More information on Ulmo A.S. (formerly Tekken A.S.) by Pipelife Norge AS by Pipelife by wienerberger: https://www.ulmo.no/ + ULMO is a young company with deep roots in the industry. We consist of professionals with long experience in pumping systems and PE solutions. Together we create sustainable solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.

We have industry knowledge in a number of areas.

• Water and environmental engineering
  • Planning and implementation of municipal water supply and wastewater facilities – from A to Z.
• Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Complete pumping stations for the aquaculture industry – fully tested and ready for operation.
• Renewable energy
  • Energy plants where energy is extracted from seawater – which reduces electricity consumption by between 60 – 90%.
• Industry and offshore
  • Prefabrication of pipes, tanks and structures with associated service, for maritime and land-based industries.

More information on Lene Fosseng Sjøholt (Managing Director, Ulmo A.S., Pipelife Norge AS, Pipelife, wienerberger AG): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMR Additional Notes:

• Sewage: 
  • Sewage is the part of wastewater that is contaminated with feces or urine, but is often used to mean any wastewater.
  • Sewage refers to the waste that is discharged, whereas sewerage/sewers are the structure that the discharge goes into.
  • Sewerage is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. It encompasses components such as receiving drains, manholes, pumping stations, storm overflows, and screening chambers of the combined sewer or sanitary sewer.

 

 

• CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility):
  • Framework or business model that helps a company be socially accountable to itself, its stakeholders, and the public.
  • The purpose of CSR is to give back to the community, take part in philanthropic causes, and provide positive social value. Businesses are increasingly turning to CSR to make a difference and build a positive brand around their company.
  • CSR tends to target opinion formers – politicians, pressure groups, media. Sustainability targets here the whole value chain – from suppliers to operations to partners to end-consumers.
• ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance):
  • Refers to the three key factors when measuring the sustainability and ethical impact of an investment in a business or company. Most socially responsible investors check companies out using ESG criteria to screen investments.
  • ESG metrics are not commonly part of mandatory financial reporting, though companies are increasingly making disclosures in their annual report or in a standalone sustainability report.
  • There is not a standardized approach to the calculation or presentation of different ESG metrics.
    • Environmental: Conservation of the natural world
      • Climate change and carbon emissions
      • Air and water pollution
      • Biodiversity
      • Deforestation
      • Energy efficiency
      • Waste management
      • Water scarcity
      • …
    • Social: Consideration of people & relationships
      • Customer satisfaction
      • Data protection and privacy
      • Gender and diversity
      • Employee engagement
      • Community relations
      • Human rights
      • Labor standards
      • …
    • Governance: Standards for running a company
      • Board composition
      • Audit committee structure
      • Bribery and corruption
      • Executive compensation
      • Lobbying
      • Political contributions
      • Whistleblower schemes
      • …
  • Criteria are of increasing interest to companies, their investors and other stakeholders. With growing concern about he ethical status of quoted companies, these standards are the central factors that measure the ethical impact and sustainability of investment in a company.
  • Consequently, ESG analysis considers how companies serve society and how this impacts their current and future performance.
• CSR vs. ESG:
  • CSR is a company’s framework of sustainability plans and responsible cultural influence, whereas ESG is the assessable outcome concerning a company’s overall sustainability performance.
  • The major difference between them is that CSR is a business model used by individual companies, while ESG is a criteria that investors use to assess a company and determine if they are worth investing in.