We have undertaken many and varied transformation and development projects over the years. We present below a selection of the projects carried out under Galjaden’s auspices in close collaboration with skilled planners and architects, and not least with entrepreneurs who together with us have been able to find alternative financial and practical solutions, with specially adapted solutions for our customers.

DEGELN 1, TÄBY
In 2006 we acquired Pfizer’s then head office in the knowledge that it was to be vacated, and began to actively seek new tenants.

The first of these was SQC, a subsidiary of Vattenfall, which required approximately 1300 m2 for their business. The premises were adapted and a new stairwell constructed by Skanska in order to simplify the flow between floor levels.

The remaining space of around 3500 m2 was ultimately leased by an international English school (EBAB) on a long contract. In collaboration with EBAB, the premises were adapted for educational activities, to fulfil the accessibility demands applying to schools, particularly in terms of safety. Pfizer’s former staff dining room was given a new lease of life as a catering dining hall for almost 500 pupils.

Attempts were made to exploit the remaining unexploited building rights, but without result. Instead a new detailed development plan was created that finally enabled total floor area of 13700 sqm for housing, which was sold to JM Borätt who took the baton and carried out the construction and sales. Link to the project, click here. In connection with this, the original building that housed the English School and SQC was sold. The financial results of the entire project was completed satisfactorily, and we are very pleased to have been a part of developing not only the building but the whole area.

LANDNINGSBANAN 6, MALMÖ
The property was acquired in February 2010. At that stage it had been used for many years as a hose workshop by a hydraulic hose manufacturing company.

Soon after this, a contract was signed with Swedol, with whom Galjaden had previously undertaken successful collaborations, and the adaptations began.

The façades were rerendered, the premises repainted internally, the floors sanded, and new ventilation and new energy-efficient light fittings were installed.

When the project was completed, Galjaden obtained a Satisfactory return on it’s investment with a long contract, and Swedol achieved a lease below the current market rates for the area, for practically tailor-made premises.

The rebuild was carried out by Skanska, with Tyréns acting as monitoring consultant and ensuring that everything was documented and managed according to prevailing standards.

VEVSTAKEN 10, KRISTIANSTAD
The property was acquired in 2009 and leased by Dahl AB.

At an early stage of the process, the decision was made to renovate the property on behalf of the tenant, and a calculation stage then began. The conclusion was that it would be very expensive to undertake such an extensive renovation to the standards applicable under new legal requirements. The choice to demolish the property and instead build anew was first considered to be too expensive, but was made possible by rearranging the land in order to make space for a further tenant following the new construction work.

By laying out the conference room, dining room and personnel spaces jointly for the two tenants, the economic conditions were achieved to build entirely new premises adapted to the tenants’ requirements, for approximately the same cost as a renovation.

This assignment was awarded to the local but very able company Thages Byggnads AB, with a construction manager from Cowi, which has local ties with Kristianstad.

GJUTAREN 1, SÖDERKÖPING
In 2004, poolimon, one of Söderköping’s largest employers, closed its operations and one of the largest buildings in Söderköping became more or less vacant.

In November 2005, the property entered Galjaden’s ownership, and extensive and lengthy work began to redistribute ventilation, construct dividing walls, separate electricity supplies etc.

Buildings were sectioned up for different tenants and parts of buildings were adapted to facilitate incoming and outgoing transport for tenants.

Today, three plastics companies are housed in the premises, which are clearly well-suited to this type of industry.

At the time of writing, the property is almost fully leased and the tenants include the plastics industry, warehousing, offices, a foundry, a veterinary clinic and even a bakery.