Örn Guðmundsson, former CEO of Mannvit, now Senior Vice President of COWI (supply: COWI)
Icelandic engineering group Mannvit can be working totally below the COWI model, beginning a brand new chapter of expansions of its companies in Iceland.
On 12 February, Mannvit will change its identify and function totally below the COWI model. The rebranding is a part of Mannvit’s ongoing integration into the COWI organisation, and a pure step in COWI’s ambition to develop and broaden its companies in Iceland.
This subsequent step within the merger between the 2 corporations signifies that it now turns into simpler to make the most of the potential synergies, permitting for extra alignment in addition to simpler entry to COWI’s roughly 8,000 specialists all over the world. Because of this COWI can provide its Icelandic prospects a wider vary of competencies in addition to extra manpower to drive their initiatives from the very first thought to the finalisation of initiatives.
Within the coming years, COWI plans to broaden its enterprise and operations in Iceland, specializing in key strengths inside infrastructure, trade, atmosphere and renewable power. This enlargement will contain a various portfolio, together with inexperienced fuels initiatives, wind energy developments, geothermal power initiatives and bigger facility undertakings. The ambition is to additional allow partnering with Icelandic prospects in growing a inexperienced power hub for varied industries to co-create options.
In reference to the change of identify and model, COWI will launch a marketing campaign in Iceland to draw further skills to the corporate as a part of the deliberate enlargement within the Icelandic market. The rebranding coincides with the introduction of advantages, equivalent to enhanced rights for workers relating to parental depart. Because of this COWI is now the primary employer within the engineering sector in Iceland to supply all full-time staff six months of totally paid maternity or parental depart.
Örn Guðmundsson explains the necessity for added skills given the initiatives that lie forward: “We’re trying right into a yr with thrilling initiatives forward, for instance, a key function within the development of The New Hospital in Reykjavík, ongoing work on the Borgarlínan undertaking and varied hydropower initiatives. The power to service the necessity for geothermal, hydropower and energy transmission initiatives is of nice significance.”
“There’s additionally elevated demand for companies associated to wind energy and land-based fish farming, which we’re servicing. Because of this we would like extra skills on our staff, and within the coming months, you’ll be able to count on us to promote externally for brand spanking new positions,” says Örn Guðmundsson, former CEO of Mannvit, now Senior Vice President of COWI in Iceland.
About COWI
COWI is a consulting group headquartered in Denmark with greater than 8,000 staff and round 10,000 initiatives worldwide at any given time. Along with our prospects, we work to form a sustainable and habitable world by co-creating sustainable options that enhance the standard of life for folks right now and plenty of generations forward. Our vary of companies consists of engineering, structure, power, and atmosphere. With a powerful presence within the Nordic area, the UK North America and India and actions in additional than 35 international locations, we offer flexibility when supporting our prospects in attaining their sustainability objectives. To study extra about COWI, go to us at www.cowi.com.
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