Its sound know-how of wastewater treatment plant technology and of conditions in Russia was instrumental in landing Etteplan the electrical and automation design commission for the St Petersburg Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant. SWTP Construction Oy, a consortium of YIT, Skanska and NCC, constructed the wastewater treatment plant and the European Investment Bank, EIB, was a major project financier.

The project, started in 2003 and completed two years later, was one of Etteplan’s largest wastewater treatment plant design assignments. The plant has the capacity to treat the wastewater for a population of more than 700,000 people.

The company’s office in the capital area has worked on wastewater treatment plant projects for the forest industry for close on 15 years, thus giving Etteplan sound experience in this sector. The company’s Imatra office, which has become well versed with the Russian way of doing things and local norms, brought on board the experience it has gained from collaborating on several projects in Russia. In all, 15 employees from Etteplan were involved in the project.

The customer appreciates Etteplan’s contribution to the project which remained on schedule, and Etteplan was able to deal flexibly with changes that cropped up as the project progressed.