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A leader in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance

The Colas Group is a leader in the construction and maintenance of road, air, rail and maritime transport infrastructure, urban development projects and recreational facilities. Backed by 66,000 employees - half of whom work in France - and a network of 800 profit centers and 1,400 production units operating in nearly 50 countries on five continents, the Group carries out 110,000 projects each year.

In 2011, Colas posted 12.4 billion euros of consolidated revenue. The Group share of net profit amounted to 336 million euros.

The world leader in road construction and maintenance

This business, which accounts for 80% of revenue, consists of three activities:

• Construction and maintenance of roads, highways, airport runways, port, industrial and logistics infrastructure, bus and tramways, urban transport and recreational facilities, bicycle paths, and more.
• Manufacture and recycling of construction materials (aggregates, emulsions, binders, asphalt mixes and ready-to-use concrete) via an extensive international network of quarries and emulsion, asphalt and concrete plants; manufacture and sale of bitumen.

Other complementary businesses

Colas also provides a broad range of other road-related products and services:

• signage, safety and traffic management systems
• civil engineering structures and pipelines
• waterproofing, cladding and roofing
• building construction, restoration and deconstruction
• railroad infrastructure construction, upgrading and maintenance

This enables Colas to offer its customers a full package of products and services.

Colas also operates public highway and other infrastructure.