2024-12-19

Fossil-free value chains require railways

The climate challenges are both local and global. As a company, we choose to see and take advantage of the opportunities and profits of a sustainable transition. SweMaint's role for an efficient, sustainable, climate-smart transport chain is also becoming increasingly important, and the future will soon be met with, among other things, locomotive maintenance as a new business area and sharpened organization. As the largest in the Nordics in maintenance services for rail freight traffic, we have a great responsibility towards all our stakeholders – owners, customers, suppliers, society and not least the climate. It is a responsibility we take on with great determination and conviction.

Since the start in 1905, we have systematically developed our offer based on a focus on and responsiveness to customer benefit. This gives us a unique platform to make rail freight transport an even clearer and more competitive alternative.

During the year, both efficiency improvement work and the creation of better support and tools for employees in IT and production technology continued. The company's strategy to be able to work more long-term and to incorporate sustainability aspects in all respects is also renewed.

Reporting of the sustainability work in SweMaint AB 2023/2024 constitutes the company's statutory sustainability report. Since the 2019/2020 business year, the company has been reporting inspired by the Global Reporting Initiative to raise the level of ambition and pace. In line with the EU's new sustainability directive, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), we are now changing our focus from GRI to CSRD, and next year we will gradually start introducing parts of CSRD. For the 2026–27 financial year, we will report fully in accordance with this directive

You can find SweMaint AB's entire sustainability report 2023/2024 in digital scroll form at https://www.swemaint.se/en/sustainability

If you have questions regarding SweMaint's role, impact and intentions in the larger context, contact Carl-Johan Widell, Sustainability manager SweMaint AB, mobile +46 736 00 50 66 or via email. carljohan.widell@swemaint.com

SweMaint AB is Northern Europe’s leading supplier of maintenance services to wagon owners and other operators of freight transport by rail. Strategically located at the major junctions – from Malmö in the south to Kiruna in the north – they offer a complete and almost nationwide range of services, which includes, among other things, preventive locomotive and wagon maintenance, wheel maintenance, damage remedial repairs and extensive material supply. The company, based in Gothenburg, has a turnover of approximately SEK 600 million and has around 300 employees.

SweMaint AB is Northern Europe’s leading supplier of maintenance and repair services for wagon owners and other rail freight operators. Strategically located at Sweden’s major nodes, from Malmö in the south to Kiruna in the north, we offer a complete and nearly nationwide service offering that includes preventive wagon maintenance, wheel maintenance, corrective repairs and a comprehensive supply of materials.

Our very own wheel supply programme has you got you covered at 30 unique locations – in addition, we have 40 mobile workshops on standby for urgent corrective maintenance out on the rails and effective 24/7 rerailing and clearance. Altogether, this ensures fast lead times according to our motto, “Less downtime = more profit for our customers”.

Our extensive experience – we have been in business since 1905 – combined with our systematic development of our offering with a focus on adding value for customers gives us a unique position and platform to promote rail freight as the strongest and most competitive choice.

Based in Gothenburg, the company boasts sales of around SEK 400 million and has around 250 employees in 12 workshops at Sweden’s major rail nodes. SweMaint AB has been owned by Malmö-based Kockums Industrier since 2007.