Veidekke Asa (VDEKF) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

Investor webinar replay

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Good morning and welcome to the presentation of Veidekke's results for the second quarter of 2026. As usual, I will give a few comments on the results from a corporate perspective before I hand over the floor to Jørgen who will go through the details of our business area and our financial status. Finally, I will describe how we work to lift the results further by continuing to focus on what we can influence. And finally we open up for questions as usual. And it is also good to write in questions under ways on ir1vejdecke.no so we also take them at the end. But first a few words about HMS in Vejdecke. Our industry is inherently risky and it requires special attention to be able to drive production without damage. And a high level of security is something that must be shared every day. While we are here, more than 30,000 employees and partners are working on the 600 projects and facilities we have in Scandinavia. There are large machines, heavy air, high-height work, explosives and challenging waste. For to mention some of the conditions, we must be able to handle with a minimum of risk for damage. Our ambition is that everyone who works for Veidekke should come whole and free home from work every day. Our primary goal is to have zero serious injuries in the business, which we did in 2021, so it is possible. The four serious injuries we have had in the last 12 months are four too many. It is a constant job at Veidekke to learn from these events as a means to get to zero. In the graph to the right you can see the development of healthcare in Veidekke. It is still higher than expected, but we also see that the focus we have put on it seems to work. Låga skadetal och låg sjukfrånvaro är bägge tecken på god drift och effektiv produktion och därför är det alltid på vår agen...