Vienna International Construction Industry News

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Karl-Heinz Strauss new boss of Porr

The Carinthian project developer and CEO of numerous private foundations and major shareholder of Porr Karl-Heinz Strauss is the new boss of the construction company.

July 15, 2010

Austria's largest construction companies by revenue

Strabag SE in 2009 remained by far the largest construction company in Austria.

July 13, 2010

Andritz Hydro to supply propeller turbines for Lower Mattagami hydropower project, Canada

International technology Group Andritz has been awarded a contract by Kiewit-Alarie a Partnership to supply three propeller turbines and generators for the Lower Mattagami River Project being developed by Ontario Power Generation in Ontario, Canada.

July 13, 2010

Duel for lead of construction group

At the Board meeting next Thursday the new head of the construction at “Porr” could be decided.

July 12, 2010

Strabag loses job over €3b ($3,7b) in Bosnia

Strabag will terminate its order for a highway bypass in Bosnia. The project was not advertised, which is why the EBRD did not participate in the financing. The Austrian construction group Strabag is negotiating the resolution of a €3b motorway contra

July 5, 2010

Antitrust accusations against Polish subsidiary

The Polish Strabag subsidiary is under investigation for cartel collusion in public tenders.

July 2, 2010

Wienerberger with dampened expectations

Wienerberger AG expects a relatively good spring quarter, but is running after lost revenue of the first month.

June 30, 2010

A-Tec wants private bonds.

Denomination of €1000 - termination, at violation of certain ratios The A-Tec intends to target private investors with their planned five-year bond (subscription period from June 1 to July 5). The nominal value amounts to €1000 ($1223). The expiring A-

June 30, 2010

A-Tec Industries AG to float corporate bond

A-TEC Industries AG is currently in preparations to issue a corporate bond.

June 28, 2010

Strabag keeps Implenia in suspense

Implenia, the largest Swiss construction company, always on the seeker-list from Strabag boss Hans-Peter Haselsteiner, is suddenly announcing intentions to sell.

June 25, 2010

STRABAG wins new large orders worth € 156 million in Romania and Abu Dhabi

STRABAG, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest construction company, has won two new large orders in Romania and Abu Dhabi.

June 2, 2010

Strabag to team up with Lafarage

Strabag boss Hans Peter Haselsteiner said today his company wanted to protect itself from volatile cement market prices as the firm is set to cooperate with the cement production’s world market leader.

May 26, 2010

Lafarge and Strabag to create a common company in cement in CEE

Lafarge, the world leader in building materials, and STRABAG, Central and Eastern Europe´s largest construction company, are combining their cement activities in several countries of Central Europe.

May 25, 2010

Andritz receives further major orders from stainless steel producers in China

International technology Group Andritz has received orders with a total value of about 50 MEUR from two stainless steel producers in China.

May 25, 2010

Alfred Gusenbauer will be Strabag's chief of supervisory board

The former SPÖ Chancellor succeeds Waldemar Jud as head of the supervisory board of Strabag.

May 18, 2010