Hochtief enters new arena
Sports club Zagłębie Lubin SSA, a member of the KGHM Polska Mied capital group, has chosen Hochtief Polska for the general construction of a new stadium for the local soccer team.
"The stadium in Lubin is the first project of this kind for us in Poland and we are glad we can use our know-how here and contribute to the preparations of Poland for the upcoming Euro 2012 soccer championships," said Leszek Ceran, president of Hochtief Polska Oddział Infrastructura, one of the company's subsidiaries involved in the project. "Hochtief has 40 years of experience gained during the construction of over 500 sport facilities all around the world," he added.
The consortium, which includes Hochtief Construction AG Sport Facilities and the coal-mine construction company Pebeka Lubin, will start construction by the end of September 2007. In line with the preliminary schedule, the stadium is to be delivered by December 2009. The old stadium will be demolished, except for the old grandstands.
"The stadium in Lubin is a great opportunity for us to benefit from sports-facility construction. We are honored that our company was chosen to cooperate with Hochtief in this project," said Pebeka's president Bolesław Gerber.
The new stadium, with a capacity of 16,000, will meet UEFA's highest requirements. Construction will be divided into few stages. According to the design, which was drawn up by Leipzig-based Mierzwa- Architekten in cooperation with Hochtief Sport Facilities, all the grandstands will be covered by a steel roof. In addition, the stadium will have a new technical capabilities, dressing rooms and a VIP section.
