Byggmax opens in Smedjebacken/Ludvika in spring 2012

2011-09-23 9:11

The low-price retailer Byggmax opens a store near Ludvika in the spring of 2012. Byggmax has more than doubled the number of stores in Sweden since 2003. There are currently 59 stores throughout the country.

- For a long time we have wanted to establish a location in Smedjebacken/Ludvika, and now we have found a good location for Byggmax, Our stores in Falun, Borlänge and Avesta are doing well, so it feels great to be able to open in Smedjebacken. Says Daniel Svensk, regional manager at Byggmax.

Byggmax have found a good location in Smedjebacken, with a large space and the opportunity to establish Byggmax's concept. Overall, a space of approximately 8000 sqm is necessary, where the retail store and the drive-in occupy the most space. Byggmax's concept is based on offering customers quality products at a low prices, where customers can do a part of the job themselves to keep the costs down. Byggmax in Smedjebacken will be the fourth store in Dalarna. Byggmax's experience is that people in Dalarna are competent DIY-customers and professionals who want quality at a low cost.

Good quality at a low price

Byggmax sell construction materials such as lumber, flooring, dry-wall, cement, windows, doors and paint to both professionals and DIY-customers. The Byggmax concept is to offer good quality products at low prices.

For more information please contact:

Magnus Agervald, CEO Byggmax, Mobile: +46 761-19 00 20, E-mail: [email protected] ([email protected])

Daniel Svensk, Regional manager, Mobile: +46 761-19 01 03, E-mail: [email protected] ([email protected])

The home improvement discounter chain BYGGmax was launched in 1993 and its business concept is to be the best and most inexpensive alternative for consumers in need of high-quality construction materials. In 2007, the BYGGmax launched its business in Norway, and the first store in Finland was opened in 2008. Today BYGGmax has 59 stores in Sweden, 19 in Norway and 8 in Finland. The company's sales amounted to approximately SEK 2.8 billion in 2010. BYGGmax has been listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm since June 2010.

For more information, please visit http://www.byggmax.com (http://www.byggmax.com/)