# Smidmek wins largest order to supply steel frame for Hitachi Energy's new factory in Ludvika

Smidmek has been awarded a contract by Peab to design, manufacture and install the steel and concrete frame for Hitachi Energy's new factory in Ludvika, Sweden. The order includes 3,500 tonnes of steel and columns up to 30 meters high.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-01-22
- Where: Ludvika, Sweden
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20,000 square meters
- Products: power transformers, shunt reactors
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Energy](https://endata.com/companies/15140.md) (customer)
- [Peab](https://endata.com/companies/46197.md) (customer)
- [Smidmek](https://endata.com/companies/71471.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [nyaprojekt.se](https://www.nyaprojekt.se/2026/01/22/smidmek-sakrar-sitt-storsta-uppdrag-nagonsin-nar-peab-bygger-fabrik-i-ludvika/), 2026-01-22: "Det känns självklart fantastiskt att vi tagit hem den här affären."

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