Case Study- Scanvogn and Tele-Post

Scanvogn & Tele-Post

Case Study

Better accommodation Scanvogn and Tele-Post developed a cottage concept consisting of two parts, each only five square meters. Each section weighs around 900kg, which a helicopter can lift to easily mount of top of rocks on a metal foundation.

The two sections are sealed and contain four bunk beds, kitchen, dining room and a nonflush toilet.

“It makes me proud that we both improve the working environment and promote the safety of our employees, but also that in Greenland we dare to think and find solutions optimized

State of the art cabins on top of the world

for Greenlandic conditions,” the procurement manager, Milan Vraa says.

Scanvogn is renowned for high thermal, extra strong cabins that can withstand harsh Scandinavian environments. The Tele-Post cabins are constructed of sandwich panels

Tele-post is a group owned by Government

coated in UV stabilised fibreglass for high

of Greenland, providing telecommunications,

thermal protection and iron-reinforced to

IT and postal services for a population of

ensure maximum strength and density.

56,000 scattered over thousands of

kilometres.

Two cabins have been installed this year. “We

are planning to establish five new cabins by

Tele-post needed better accommodation for

2020. It will take a few years before we have

repair workers on their radio system, which

ensured good conditions at all our radio chain

are typically located on mountain tops and

stations, of which we have 70,”Milan Vraa

can only be accessed by helicopter.

explains.

Previously, repair workers had to spend the

night in a shed, alongside generators and

“We have succeeded in developing a concept

other equipment. Now the engineers can

tailored to the extreme Artic conditions. And

sleep in a luxury cabin, jointly developed by

at the same time, the solution has become far

Scanvogn and Tele-Post.

cheaper,” says the procurement manager.