WOBURN, MA – The United Nations and Skanska Construction announced today that Wing Inc. – Specialty Trades will perform the demolition and abatement of the curtain wall on the United Nations Secretariat building in New York as part of the $1.6 billion Campus Master Plan renovation of the entire United Nations complex in Manhattan.
The United Nations Secretariat Building, completed in 1952, is a 510 feet tall skyscraper and the centerpiece of the United Nations Headquarters, located in the Turtle Bay area of Manhattan, in New York City. This building is connected to the Conference Building to the north that houses the General Assembly, the Security Council, among others, and a library building to the south. The demolition and abatement of the curtain wall is a $10 million dollar project that includes work on both the East and West elevations.
Wing Inc. – Specialty Trades, headquartered in Woburn, MA is a privately held environmental remediation contractor. Established in 2001, Wing has grown into the east coast’s leading environmental remediation services company, providing technical expertise and experience coupled with state-of-the-art equipment and unparalleled resources to ensure safety, service and excellence.
Wing performs environmental remediation services for both the public and private sector, including major Airports, Hospitals, Educational Institutions, Office Buildings, Industrial / Commercial and Residential facilities. Services include: Environmental (asbestos, lead and mold abatement); Fireproofing (spray application of fire resistive, acoustical and thermal spray products); Demolition (industrial, emergency, and selective or strip out work); and Restoration (fire, smoke, flood and mold restoration).
Founded in 1877, Skanska, the construction manager of the UN CMP, is a multinational construction and development company based in Sweden. Skanska operates in four business streams; construction, residential development, commercial development and infrastructure development. Primary markets are the Nordic region, the U.S., United Kingdom, Central Europe and Latin America. The Group’s operations are based on local business units. Generally, the firm has several thousand ongoing projects.
Skanska was the No. 1 "Green Builder" in the United States in 2007 and was ranked No. 3 "Green Contractor" in the United States 2008. Skanska was ranked the 10th largest contractor in the world in 2008 and was the 6th largest contractor in the United States. |
