TunnelGruppen
We build tunnels. Faster. Better.
What We Do
Tunnelgruppen is a company specialized in underground projects. A comprehensive contractor within rock excavation, rock works, reinforcement, grouting and technical direction in planning and construction. Tunnelgruppen is a growing team of more than 50 certified tunnel workers and engineer experts in drilling and blasting in difficult environments and strict technical requirements.
History
Tunnelgruppen was founded in 2021 by inspired professional experts who shared a passion for rock works, with a goal and a vision to create a trusted partnership with a transparent and honest way of working. Since then, we have been involved in driving development in the mining industry forward, with successful collaborations in various projects in large parts of Sweden and the Nordics.
Our Culture
For us at Tunnelgruppen, tunnelling is not a job, it's a lifestyle. We focus on building our company on experts in the field, where we improve and streamline our work together with continuous training and open discussions. Our ambition is to always optimize production with new technology and solutions, which makes work safer, more sustainable, easier and more efficient. Faster, better in other words.
Successful collaborations together with our customers, optimizing and cost- and time efficiency is at the top of our agenda, which forms the basis of a win-win project.
Most of the people in Tunnelgruppen have worked together for many years and have gotten to know each other through different companies from several countries. Our spirit is as a big family. We have fun while working, which creates a good work environment with motivated people working together in a common direction. We use each person's competencies in the best way possible to solve problems, see possibilities, plan forward and meet challenges together.
Reference Projects
Gullmarsplan Stockholm metro expansion
• Contract amount(rock works): ca 120M sek
• Total rock volume: ca 220 000 m³
• Total amount of bolts: 18 000 st
• Total amount shotcrete: 130 000 m²
• Total amount grouting meters: 50 000 m
• Scope including excavation and reinforcement of the station area , escalator shaft, and freezing chamber
• Systematic grouting
• Several challenging passage with weak rock and existing tunnels and buildings
• Time period: 2021-2023
Gullmarsplan Stockholm metro expansion
• Contract amount(rock works): ca 120M sek
• Total rock volume: ca 220 000 m³
• Total amount of bolts: 18 000 st
• Total amount shotcrete: 130 000 m²
• Total amount grouting meters: 50 000 m
• Scope including excavation and reinforcement of the station area , escalator shaft, and freezing chamber
• Systematic grouting
• Several challenging passage with weak rock and existing tunnels and buildings
• Time period: 2021-2023
Sockenplan & slakthuset metro expansion
• Contract amount(rock works):ca 100M sek
• Total rock volume: ca 200 000 m3³
• Total amount of bolts: 12 000 st
• Total amount shotcrete: 110 000 m²
• Total amount grouting meters: 30 000 m
• Systematic grouting
• Scope including excavation and reinforcement of station area, two escalator shaft and ventilation shaft
• Time period: 2021-2024
Sockenplan & slakthuset metro expansion
• Contract amount(rock works):ca 100M sek
• Total rock volume: ca 200 000 m3³
• Total amount of bolts: 12 000 st
• Total amount shotcrete: 110 000 m²
• Total amount grouting meters: 30 000 m
• Systematic grouting
• Scope including excavation and reinforcement of station area, two escalator shaft and ventilation shaft
• Time period: 2021-2024
Akalla to Barkarbystaden metro expansion
• Total amount of installation bolts: 7 000 st
• Total amount of rock bolts: 600 st
• Total amount of anchor bolts: 4 500 st
• Total amount shotcrete: 60 000 m²
• The work consist of installations of rock bolts, installations bolt, anchor bolts in the excalator shaft, shotcrete, shotcrete of drains and fire-fiber shotcreting in the truck tunnels and station
• In addition to the reinforcement of the shaft has been performed
• Time period: 2023-2024
Akalla to Barkarbystaden metro expansion
• Total amount of installation bolts: 7 000 st
• Total amount of rock bolts: 600 st
• Total amount of anchor bolts: 4 500 st
• Total amount shotcrete: 60 000 m²
• The work consist of installations of rock bolts, installations bolt, anchor bolts in the excalator shaft, shotcrete, shotcrete of drains and fire-fiber shotcreting in the truck tunnels and station
• In addition to the reinforcement of the shaft has been performed
• Time period: 2023-2024
Zinkgruva production drilling
• Time period: June-December 2024 with the possibility of extension
• Customer: Lundin Mining AB, Zinkgruvan Mining AB
• Tunnelgruppen contract is to staff the Zinkgruvan's regular production operation team underground with experienced miners and coordination for the production area. The Tunnelgruppen tasks have included all work steps in order for production to reach its high goals. Two of several goals that have been achieved are the number of drilling meters/period and that the bench have been secured in a professional manner with, among other things, cabletech.
Zinkgruva production drilling
• Time period: June-December 2024 with the possibility of extension
• Customer: Lundin Mining AB, Zinkgruvan Mining AB
• Tunnelgruppen contract is to staff the Zinkgruvan's regular production operation team underground with experienced miners and coordination for the production area. The Tunnelgruppen tasks have included all work steps in order for production to reach its high goals. Two of several goals that have been achieved are the number of drilling meters/period and that the bench have been secured in a professional manner with, among other things, cabletech.
Sustainability
We work with forward-looking optimism, focusing on sustainable development and zero accidents. In collaboration with our suppliers, we enhance the social, environmental, and economic aspects in line with the UN's global goals and support our customers in achieving their sustainability objectives.
Our Sustainability Goals:
GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING
We promote good physical and mental health among our employees. Our goal is to reduce absenteeism and stress-related issues.
QUALITY EDUCATION
We invest in innovation and training for our staff to enhance the level of competence and knowledge within the organization. As a learning organization for skilled workers and engineers, we strive for apprentices and trainees to make up 10% of our workforce. We invest in both internal and external training to strengthen our employees' skills and ensure the delivery of complex projects on time and with the highest quality.
GENDER EQUALITY
We actively work to increase diversity within our organization. Our goal is to increase the proportion of women in the company, aiming for 20% of our managers to be women by 2026.
INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
We strive to completely eliminate all serious work-related injuries. Our goal is to achieve zero serious injuries and annually reduce the total number of injuries by 10%.
CLIMATE ACTION
Our goal is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, in accordance with the guidelines of the Paris Agreement.
Clients & Partners
Team
CEO - Production Manager
André Lundberg
André is CEO of the company and tunnel manager for the Gullmarsplan and Sockenplan projects. He has worked in Norway and Sweden in the tunneling industry for more than 15 years and is known in the industry for his competence, professionalism, honesty and reliability. Driven by constantly finding new ways to make work more efficient.
CFO - Senior advisor Rockworks
Per Eriksson
Per is Tunnelgruppens senior advisor and CFO. He know better how to run a tunnel project than drive a car.
COO / KMA specialist
Marco Ghiandelli
Marco has worked for several years as KMA manager in tunnel projects and has broad expertise in business development, ISO work and is very process-oriented. Passion, creativity and commitment to work are his cornerstones.
Senior Advisor
Ricky Nilsson
Ricky started his working life in the mine as a teenager, and after a number of decades he has finally found his way back to mining. Experience in the industry, competence in law, contract management, corporate governance and investment. What more do you need? Ricky is a great asset to the company's development and growth.
Ekonomi
Therése Åhman
Therése is supporting Tunnelgruppen in economical and financial aspects, from accounting, invoicing, taxation to prognosis and loans. You can ring her at 2 am in the morning asking about accounting the purchase of a space shuttle and she will give you the right answer.
Tender engineer
Bruno Capelan
Coffe and time plan, that's what Bruno has everyday for breakfast. He even books his hotel through primavera or powerproject. Dedication, patience, attention to detail, numbers and a bit of nerd attitude are what make Bruno the best tender engineer in town.
Tunnel Manager
Rickard Örnberg
Rickard is one of the veteran of the team, his main tasks are support production optimisation, training and planning.
Senior project engineer / Site manager
David Eliseussen
David has been working with the Tunnelgruppen crew for many years and knows well the group spirit and set of working. He has an in depth knowledge about running a tunnel project from production to econonomy and HSEQ. Thanks to his amazing committment and knowledge he significantly contributes to the success of the project.
Machine manager
Sami Hinkannen
Sami has been working for more than 15 years as mechanic and machine manager in Norway and Sweden. He has probably seen more machines than people in his life.
HR admin
Therese Malmström
Therese is TunnelGruppen HR coordinator. She takes care of the administrative and organisational matters of the company and makes sure that everything is in place.
Arbetsledare / Bergchef
Michael Vilhelmsson
Micke has enormous experience and is one of the veterans in the team, always acting calmly and confidently regardless of the situation. He has been building tunnels all over the world for most of his working life.
Chief surveyor
Roland Magnusson
'Rulle' as he is called, is Tunnelgruppen's chief surveyor with tremendous experience, having been involved in building infrastructure all over the world. Able to navigate the tunnel without digital tools if needed, he is still driven to find solutions to problems that most others fear. He loves adventure and photography, you never know where his next trip will lead.
Senior project engineer / Site manager
Luca Tuana Franguel
Luca has a background as civil engineer and is working as senior site engineer / site manager . He is extremely passionate and dedicated, give him a tasks and consider it done as it should.
Project engineer / HSEQ coordinator
Mattias Basmaci
Mattias has been working with many tunnelgruppers for many years. Versatile and smart, he has great competence also in concrete works.
Project engineer / Shift supervisor
Sander Kremer
Sander coordinates the team of engineers making sure that production can run smooth fullfilling contractual requirements. He is always on top of everything like a proper flying dutchman.
Project engineer
Abdullahi Mohammed
Abbe is an versatile and meticolous engineer, get things done with high quality and limited time, never stressing out. A key player in the team.
Machine administrator
Per Jonsson
Per is Tunnelgruppen's mechanical engineer. He helps with everything needed to keep the machine department spinning, from orders, service, spare parts to making sure we can produce non-stop. Together with his positive energy and attitude, he is now a great help to our mechanics and to the Tunnel Group Operation!
Project engineer / Project administrator
Sofia Wahlström
KMA, purchasing and administrator queen! Sofia really helps with everything that is needed in the projects, always with joy. She juggles numbers and makes sure every purchase and invoice is flawless (and also sharp with social media).
Project engineer
Tomas Bily
Tomas holds a master's degree in Geotechnical and Underground Engineering and has nearly 5 years of experience in tunneling. He is an extremely competent engineer with the technical expertise to find optimal solutions for completing project challenges efficiently.
Project engineer
Diana Salusova
Diana holds a master degree in geotechnical engineering and has been working in tunnel projects from 2022. Professionalism, dedication, attention to detail are her cornerstone. She takes care of the planning and follow up of the shotcrete, grouting, bolting and blasting works on site and make sure that everything is according to client requirements.
KMA and sustainability engineer
Vendela Bergman
Vendela has a background as an urban and community planner and has worked as a project engineer at Sweco and the Swedish Transport Administration. How she embarked on a new challenge with Tunnelgruppen as KMA and sustainability engineer, takes care of Tunnelgruppen KMA & sustainable work and supports the management group in business development.
Surveyor
Carl Henrik Lundman
Calle has worked as a surveyor together with Tunnelgruppen's team for more than 5 years. Calle is calm, meticulous and has passion for her job. Together with Rulle, Calle forms an unbeatable team. He also has a world travel with a sealing boat e on his CV.
Shift supervisor
Jonathan Granlund
Production, production and production. Jonte has one focus and he knows how to do it thanks to his 15 years of experience in Swedish and Norwegian tunneling project in his luggage.
Shift supervisor
Alexander Granlund
Alexander is one of our shift supervisor. He has worked all his life in the tunnel and mining industri, in Norway and Sweden. Hard to beat him about drilling and blasting.
Supervisor
Pelle Persson
Pelle, our supervisor, is a master at juggling tasks under stress - almost like a circus performer! His secret? Ten cups of coffee and incredible patience. He always gets the job done, with a smile and without losing control (or his mind)!
Tunnel supervisor
Daniel Balazka
Daniel is the steadfast captain for the work management, who with skill and determination steers the team’s course. His skills extend to effectively keeping the projects rolling and ensure the success of its implementation!
Foreman
Hannu-Pekka Hagren
H-P is one of the Foreman of the team. He is originally from Finland and have been working in several infrastructure and mining projects since 2010. Skilled shotcreter and excellent group leader, straightforward and goal oriented.
Foreman
Jon-Erik Linder
Jon-Erik is one of the foreman of the team. Have been in the tunnel industry for more than ten years in sweden and norway. Reliable, always focused and versatile, perfect foreman for the team.
Foreman
Niklas Eriksson
Niklas is one of our most skilled driller of the team, patient, focused and self-driven.
Foreman
Henrik Lagesson
Henrik is one of our grouting and shotcreting guru. Thanks to many years of experience in Norway and Sweden, he always finds the right solution for every problem.
Foreman
Fredrik Eliasson
Give Fredrik a task and consider it done. Faster and Better than expected, as Tunnelgruppers do. Fredrik has been growing a lot in the last years in the team and now has a key role, a real ”unicorn” in the tunnelling business.
Foreman
André Karlsson
André is an exceptional and versatile foreman. Skilled machine operator, injector and blaster. He has no problem completing tasks in a short amount of time with flawless quality. Skilled leader who drives the team and tunnel forward.
Tunnel worker
Johan Spence
Johan has been sitting more time in a drill rig than in a sofa at home. Hard to find a better driller in Sweden.
Tunnel worker
Jacob Melin
Jacob is one of the youngest tunnel workers of the project. Despite that, he is already performing well and is always motivated to get new challenges. Great machine driver, he listens and executes.
Tunnel worker
Per-Erik Berggren
Perra is one of the most dedicated and focused worker in the team. He has been working for almost 15 years in the tunnel industri as driller and blaster, silent and efficient.
Tunnel worker
Ossi Härkönen
Ossi is one of the most skilled driller in the team. He has been working for almost 15 years in the tunnel industri in Finland and Sweden as driller and blaster.
Tunnel worker
Richard Ohlsson
Richard has a broad competence in all the tunnel steps, from drilling to grouting. Skilled blaster that handle electronic detonators like a piece of cake.
Tunnel Worker
Toni Keskimauno
Toni is an experienced machine operator and reinforcer. Never complains and always solves problems. Great asset to have in the team.
Tunnel worker
Bror Forss
Bror is one of our most skilled charger of the team, patient, meticolous and careful of the details. If you want to know how to blast in difficult conditions, just ask him.
Tunnel worker
Lukasz Ziolkowski
Lukasz have been working for almost 15 years in large tunnel infrastructure projects between Sweden and Norway. He is versatile since has broad knowledge of all the tunnel steps, from shotcrete to drilling and grouting.
Tunnel worker
Andreas Lindberg
Andreas should be duplicated in a laboratory to have at least one of him in each shift. He is one of the most experienced workers in the team and one of the best people to work with, you are guaranteed to never get bored.
Tunnel worker
Hampus Lindahl
Hampus is an exceptional and multitasking worker. Skilled machine driver, grouter and shotcreter. He does not have problem to carry out tasks in short time with an flawless quality. Great person to have in the team
Tunnel worker
Robin Marklund
Hunting moose and working in tunnel, you can be sure that Robin knows how to do it. Dedicated person, skilled and hard worker and amazing team player.
Mechanic
Albin Wikstén
Albin is doing a great work ensuring that production will never stop. So young and so good, there is a bright future in front of him, irreplaceable.
Tunnel worker
Christoffer Ekenstein
Ekenstein is like a whirlwind in the tunnel, always looking for the next moment in the tunnel cycle. Always working hard to get ahead.
Tunnel worker
Johan Jonsson
For many is known as ”lyfta****”, Johan has become more a more a key role of the tunnel team. Careful of details and accurate, he is an exceptional machine driver and grouter.
Tunnel worker
Marek Melkowski
Marek is a tireless worker, legend says that once he has been bolting for 72 hours in a row without eating or drinking. He is a dedicated and careful worker, striving to go forward and helping in everything is needed.
Tunnel worker
Anders Albin
Anders can't live without a tunnel, and the tunnel probably can't go on without him. A real mentor to many of our young people in the team, always positive and still driven by work.
Tunnel worker
Patrik Holmström
Patrik is a skilled machinist and versatile tunnel worker. He has been working several years in the mining industri and has recently joined the Tunnelgruppen team, ready to take it to the next step!
Tunnel worker
David Melin
David is one of our youngest worker of the team but he is already demonstrating his dedication. Eager to learn, humble and hard worker.
Tunnel worker
William Lundin
William is one of our youngest worker of the team but he has an incredible potential to become a great Tunnelgrupper. As a real "Norrlänningar", he is quite, focused and meticolous.
Tunnel worker
Tom Johansson
Tom originally comes from the construction industry, but after Hannu-Pekka has taken him under his wing, he will soon become our next professional in rock reinforcement.
Tunnel worker
Kevin Lundin
Despite his young age, Kevin is already a competent worker. He works calmly and carefully in the tunnels and always delivers high quality. When he's snowmobiling, however, he's anything but calm.
Mechanic
Anna Gustavsson
Anna has many years of experience as a tunnel mechanic and is extremely thorough in everything she does. Knows what she wants and is very clear, shows who is in charge in the workshop.
Mechanic
Ola Asp
Versatile mechanic with broad experience and knowledge from both industry and construction in Norway and Sweden. He can both build grills and use them ;)
Tunnel worker
Markus Hägglund
Markus is working as tunnel worker and has a background in surface drilling. He is the star of the P-Boltaren and has already drilled his way deep into the team's heart. With his exuberant energy and charm, he is more than just an operator - he is the team's shining ray of sunshine.
Tunnel worker
Pontus Forslund
Pontus has more than half a decade of experience in the industry. In addition to tunneling, he helps with some mech work when needed. Meticulous, accurate and efficient.
Tunnel worker
Bob Miettinen
When Bob started with us, he had driven machines all his working life and has now continued his journey towards a complete miner.
Mechanic
Jussi Yli-Piipari
Jussi, our tunnel machine mechanic, is an expert in underground adventures and has fixed more machines than anyone can count. With a wrench as a magic wand and humor as fuel, he keeps both machines and colleagues in top shape!
Tunnel worker
Andrzej Kohut
Andrzej has been working in tunnels in norway and sweden from 2014. Competent machine driver, hard worker and a fun person to work with, you will for sure not be disappointed by his skills and profesionalissm!
Tunnel worker
Miroslaw Kohut
Miroslaw got under the wing of Andrzei and has been a great support to the team, thanks to his positive and hard working attitude.
Tunnel worker
Lukasz Kukuczka
Lukasz started his life building log cabins. We don’t know what made him love to build tunnels, but we do know that he is careful and structured and likes to have things in order.
Mechanic
Fredrik Lundgren
Fredrik has a background as a heavy duty mechanic and has worked for more than 5 years in the mining industry. He is a great asset to the team.
Contact Us
Postal Address
Bjursta 204, Ort 88193 Sollefteå
Visitor Address
Livdjursgatan 4, 12162 Johanneshov
Contacts
CEO - André Lundberg +46 702 57 18 67 andre.lundberg@tunnelgruppen.se
Buyer - Per Eriksson +46 70 231 19 81 per.eriksson@tunnelgruppen.se
COO - Marco Ghiandelli +46 076 403 79 23 marco.ghiandelli@tunnelgruppen.se
Tender Engineer - Bruno Capelan bruno.capelan@tunnelgruppen.se
Ekonomi - Theresé Åhman +46 703 302 372 therese.ahman@tunnelgruppen.se