The Skanska, Costain and STRABAG (SCS) joint venture (JV) brings together an industry-leading combination of tried, tested and successful partnerships, world-wide high-speed rail experience and extensive national and regional knowledge.
About the JV
Skanska, Costain and STRABAG have been working collaboratively for many years, bringing together its collective strength to deliver world-class engineering, contributing to the long term economic growth of local and international markets.
Our experience
Not only have the individual companies delivered high speed rail, major infrastructure and some of the most iconic structures internationally, the joint venture also has a proven record of working together.
Skanska and Costain have a long history of successfully delivering civil engineering projects together in the UK, dating back 30 years. In joint venture they have delivered many major infrastructure projects, including the M25 in the 1980s, High Speed 1 in the early 2000s and the current Crossrail endeavour coming to completion under the streets of London in 2018.
STRABAG and Skanska have worked together for over 15 years on European projects in Switzerland, Slovakia and Norway.
More than a railway
About the partners
The Skanska, Costain and STRABAG (SCS) joint venture (JV) brings together an industry-leading combination of tried, tested and successful partnerships, world-wide high-speed rail experience and extensive national and regional knowledge.
Skanska, established in 1887, is one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups. The UK operation is one of the country’s top contractors.
Skanska, one of the UK’s leading contractors, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society. Known for major projects, such as the Gherkin and Crossrail, we are building, upgrading and maintaining the country’s infrastructure. Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our quest to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry.
Operating around the world in selected home markets in Europe and the US, Skanska is listed on the Stockholm stock exchange and headquartered in Sweden’s capital city.
Costain has been improving the lives of people through infrastructure since 1865.
Listed on the UK stock exchange and recognised as one of the UK’s leading engineering solutions providers, Costain’s expert team delivers innovative, efficient and value-driven solutions for customers in energy, water and transportation.
Costain is committed to operating both sustainably and responsibly. We are focused on one simple but powerful message – ‘Costain Cares’. This is not a slogan: it is an attitude of mind. It is integral to everything we do and a touchstone against which we can evaluate and measure our performance. We care about all our stakeholders.
Founded in 1835 in Austria, STRABAG has grown into one of Europe’s largest construction companies.
STRABAG is a European-based technology group for construction services, a leader in innovation and financial strength. Our services span all areas of the construction industry and cover the entire construction value chain. We bring together people, materials and machinery at the right place and at the right time in order to deliver complex construction projects – on schedule, to the highest quality and at the best value.
Partnerships and cooperation are central values for STRABAG. This is why we continuously examine the concerns, demands and wishes of our stakeholders. A stakeholder is anyone who is influenced by our work or who can influence the business activity of our group.