For further information, contact:

Roger Berggren, LEAX Group, tel +46 70 655 9971

LEAX Group has 380 employees in Köping, Ludvika, Västerås and Riga. The group is a contract manufacturer that provides vehicle-, power generation and construction and mining industries with mechanical and electromechanical products. The group also provides consultancy within quality-, environment- and management systems through LEAX Quality. 

Scania is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. A growing proportion of the company’s operations is comprised of products and services in the financial and service sectors, assuring Scania customers of cost-effective transport solutions and maximum uptime. Employing 30,000 people, Scania operates in about 100 countries. Research and development activities are concentrated in Sweden, while production plants are located in Europe and South America, with facilities for the global exchange of both components and finished vehicles. In 2005, invoiced sales totalled SEK63,3 billion and net income amounted to SEK 4.7 billion.