2019-09-23

Team SWE 33 and SweMaint are doing their part on 21/9 – join and lend a hand

It all started in Estonia in 2008 when 50,000 people came together under the slogan “clean the whole country in five hours". This inspired people around the world to follow the same "one country, one day" formula.

Now, 11 years later, the idea has grown into Let’s Do It World (LDIW), a global movement with millions of volunteers and charismatic leadership. Why? The simplicity of the Estonian idea and the "let's do this now" attitude is appealing – anyone can pick up trash! But World Cleanup Day is naturally so much more than the mere act of cleaning. Now the initiative unites 157 countries for a cleaner planet and is one of the biggest civic movements – perhaps the most important – of our time.

The Swedish version of World Cleanup Day is organised by the Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation (Håll Sverige Rent), which is why it’s called Keep Sweden Tidy Day.

“With the support of that organisation and Max Salminen, Sweden’s most prominent Olympic sailor and a member of SweMaint’s “Team SWE 33” sponsorship, at the helm, we have great confidence in the future,” says Peter Overup, CEO SweMaint AB, who continues:

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“For us at SweMaint, Keep Sweden Tidy Day is a key part and a milestone of our sustainability efforts – and on Saturday, 21 September, it’ll finally be time for action! Bring along your family and friends and join us in our common struggle to make our corner of the world a cleaner place to live in,” Peter Overup concludes.

For detailed information, please contact Carl-Johan Widell, Sustainability Manager SweMaint AB, 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.