Peab has been commissioned to build a new crematorium building at Hovdestalund Cemetery formed to meet current conditions and environmental requirements.

The new building will consist of several interconnecting sections on three floors with attendant visitor functions and staff rooms. The area is located in a protected environment and the building will be behind trees on a slope. While building the new crematorium building a new visitors' meeting place, a visitors’ square, will also be created.

"We’re pleased that the construction of a new fossil-free crematorium can now get started. Hovdestalund is a beautiful and significant place for Västerås and we look forward to having a crematorium building that suits the environment, visitors and staff well," says Dean Daniel Eklund.

"It's not often that new crematoria are built and at Peab we look forward to building such a vital building for the community that will meet today's demands and future needs as Västerås grows," says Nils Staffansson, Region Manager Peab.

The project is a turnkey contract in partnering. Construction will begin in November 2024and the crematorium is expected to be completed in June 2027.

The project will be order registered in the fourth quarter 2024.