SKANSKA
SKANSKA
HEADQUARTERS: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 27,000 MARKET CAP: US $ 11.7BN NUMBER OF COUNTRIES: 11
In its second quarter 2026 earnings call, Anders Danielsson, Skanska’ s President and CEO highlighted the company’ s record order intake with contributions from data centre clients.
Anders said: " We have record high order bookings of SEK68bn( US $ 7bn), which gives us a book-to-bill ratio of 114 % on a rolling 12-month basis."
Modular, sustainable design becomes the norm Alongside its expanding volume of new contracts, Skanska has pointed to a shift in data centre construction.
According to SAT ' s formation announcement, owners and developers are moving toward modular and prefabricated construction. This includes skid-mounted mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, precast concrete shells and plug-and-play electrical rooms, to shorten timelines, reduce on-site labour and enable repeatable designs across geographies.
It describes liquid cooling infrastructure, particularly direct-to-chip and immersion systems, as increasingly standard for AI-ready facilities, alongside growing use of low-carbon concrete, recycled steel and advanced composites tied to environmental, social and governance goals. Skanska cites an unnamed thirdparty that estimates that the US data centre construction market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of
102 October 2026