2020-10-05

SweMaint supports socially excluded with Faktum subscription

The world faces major challenges, including everything from climate change to social exclusion and ill-health. Work, housing and good social conditions are fundamental to being included in society. These are a given for many of us but not for everyone.

SweMaint is a part of society at large, and the role of company also comes with responsibilities – including in these areas. In the context of several external commitments and in line with sustainability processes, the Company supports a series of initiatives to preserve and promote the good society.

The latest is a company subscription to street newspaper Faktum, which aims to engage, create employment for and support people who are socially vulnerable and homeless. The paper’s vision is to be the strongest voice of the socially excluded in Sweden while giving the sellers the opportunity to change both their self-image and how they are viewed by society.

The social newspaper is free from political party or religious affiliation and is issued 12 times per year. Faktum gives its sellers a voice, scrutinises social phenomena and shapes opinion on issues of homelessness and social exclusion. Faktum’s sellers buy the newspaper for SEK 40 and sell it for SEK 80. The sellers get to keep the difference. Given that the newspaper does not receive any government funding, it is dependent on individual issue sales, dedicated companies, subscriptions and advertisers.

SweMaint’s company subscription will help bring Faktum to more cities, extend opening hours for Faktum’s distribution operations in Västra Götaland, Skåne, Småland, Halland and Värmland, and last but not least, make day-to-day life easier for the sellers out on the street.

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For more information, please contact:

Peter Overup, CEO, SweMaint, +46 705 45 87 24 or peter.overup@swemaint.com
‍Paul Søndergaard, HR manager, SweMaint, +46 733 34 77 06 or paul.sondergaard@swemaint.co

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.