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[Our own way 🙌] It's time for sports at Colas: Episode 4! Climbing, canoeing, soccer, biking… tune in this summer to (re)discover a selection of emblematic Colas projects that are making sports activities possible around the world. The Waka Waka song, the Jabulani ball, the vuvuzelas… Today’s topic is, of course… the 2010 World Cup in South Africa! ⚽ To prepare for the event, the host country focused on stadiums, including building five new venues, in addition to making a large investment in modernizing its road network. Many projects were carried out to prepare for this tournament, such as renovating highway sections and building additional lanes, emergency lanes and multi-level interchanges. Our South African subsidiary, whose activities are mainly industrial, and its Johannesburg profit center therefore saw an increase by about 70% in their production of modified bitumen compared to 2009. In four months, 40,000 metric tons of bituminous binder were also sold. This was quite an achievement, especially considering the challenging weather conditions and successive stops of the country’s refineries for maintenance. After the competition ended, all these construction works left a lasting, positive effect on the country economically, socially and in terms of road safety. Notably, they helped develop less-dynamic regions. 🍦Get the inside scoop from Coach Colas: Did you know? This 19th edition of the World Cup was the first one to take place on African soil. #ColasDares #ColasCares #WeOpenTheWay

[Our own way 🙌] It's time for sports at Colas: Episode 3! Climbing, canoeing, soccer, biking… tune in this summer to (re)discover a selection of emblematic Colas projects that are making sports activities possible around the world. In sunny Southern California, teams from Sully-Miller Contracting Co., one of our American subsidiaries, helped revitalize the local community with the Albion Riverside Park project! This neighborhood had lacked open areas and greenspace for its residents for years, and this park was developed to provide a safe space for local children and residents to play, exercise and congregate. The finished park boasts workout equipment, walking paths, a picnic area, two basketball courts, a baseball field, a new playground and two soccer fields. Beyond providing a much-needed resource for the community, one of the main goals of the project was to improve water quality in Los Angeles. Under the 10.6-acre park lies five acres of stormwater storage that allows rainwater to infiltrate the aquifer rather than runoff to the ocean. This system reduces the amount of city street pollutants that enter into the Los Angeles River ecosystem, and provides residents with more access to drinking water. 🍦Get the inside scoop from Coach Colas: Adapting to local climates! The soccer fields were built with artificial turf to reduce any need for watering, and all plants used are low-water plants that will thrive in the Southern California ecosystem. ⚽🌱 #ColasDares #ColasCares #WeOpenTheWay Colas USA

[Our own way 🙌] It's time for sports at Colas: Episode 2! Climbing, canoeing, soccer, biking… tune in this summer to (re)discover a selection of emblematic Colas projects that are making sports activities possible around the world. Colas is once again ahead of the curve… this time, when it comes to pump tracks! Our teams in Denmark, in conjunction with the company Dirt Builders, have built the country’s first tarmacked pump track lane in the town of Roskilde near Copenhagen. The bumps and curves of the lane were constructed with bicycle wheels in mind. Built with a 5 cm base course, the 220 square meters of pump track lane feature a top layer of white asphalt as wearing course that our teams applied by hand. From novice to expert, bike rider to skateboarder, all are welcome here to show off their skills, practice their tricks or just enjoy some physical activity! 🍦Get the inside scoop from Coach Colas: Active mobility is in our wheelhouse 🛞 At Colas, active mobility is the name of the game! From cycling and pedestrian paths to greenways and pump tracks, we provide options that are comfortable, accessible and safe for all users who walk, cycle and skate. Every day, we are giving you more reasons to ride with Colas 😉 #ColasDares #ColasCares #WeOpenTheWay Colas Danmark A/S

[Our own way 🙌] It's time for sports at Colas: Episode 1! Climbing, canoeing, soccer, biking… tune in this summer to (re)discover a selection of emblematic Colas projects that are making sports activities possible around the world. Let’s visit Épinal in eastern France which boasts a stadium like no other. Here, there’s no athletic track or soccer field in sight. Instead, there’s a watercourse! A training center for top-level athletes, this site has the capacity to accommodate spectators and organize official international competitions, giving a new dimension to whitewater sports in France. On this exceptional project, Colas highlighted the diversity of its activities by carrying out earthworks, utility networks, concrete works, as well as pollution remediation and the development of the watercourse. We also implemented the low-carbon footprint Urbalith coating. Designed as a multi-activity leisure area with cycling, hiking and various water sports, the Épinal stadium encourages the development of local tourism. The fire service can even use it as a training ground for flooding risks and water rescues. This project serves as a showcase for the expertise of Colas teams! 🍦Get the inside scoop from Coach Colas: All about whitewater! 🌊 Did you know that “whitewater” refers to a watercourse incorporating a large number of rapids, both natural and artificial? Such an environment makes it possible to go canoeing, kayaking, whitewater swimming, rafting, surfing and more. #ColasDares #ColasCares #WeOpenTheWay Colas France

[📢 Press release] Colas Group 2024 Half-Year Results: - Order backlog of €14.1 billion, steady at constant exchange rates and excluding principal disposals and acquisitions - Revenue totals €6.9 billion, up 1% from H1 2023 (+1% like-for-like and at constant exchange rate) - Current operating profit from activities (COPA) is at -€119 million, an €8-million improvement on H1 2023 - Net debt is at -674 M€, a €675 million improvement compared to end-June 2023 Reminder: due to the highly seasonal nature of the majority of the Group's businesses, operating losses are recorded every first half-year. ▶ Read the Bouygues press release here 👉 https://lnkd.in/emJDvE8C #CreatingConnections #WeOpenTheWay

[Our own way 🙌 ] Go behind the scenes of Paris-Orly airport with us! 🛫 To ensure that all goes smoothly for the millions of passengers who use ORY airport every month, our teams from Colas France are available around the clock, working on maintenance projects for this international travel hub. Indeed, Colas has been providing upkeep work for the airport for about 40 years now, and last year we once again won the maintenance contract for all the small-scale maintenance projects that arise on a daily basis. This means our teams will have steady work for the duration of the eight-year contract, ensuring hospitality and safety at the airport. From repairing a deterioration on the runway surface at a moment’s notice to fixing a curb in the drop-off area, all our “minor” projects add up to have a big impact. Our teams on the ground adapt to the constant flow of different demands to deliver meticulous results, with a response that is both swift and targeted. Colas won this competitive contract thanks to a variety of factors including our organizational capacity and our ability to track and quantify our activities. Moreover, because our corporate project ACT is aligned with the Groupe ADP’s CSR objectives, our bid highlighted several of our strengths in this area including: - Our low carbon solutions such as Vegeroad, of which we have now paved about 7,000 metric tons at the airport, - Our innovations such as Flowell and Wattway, and the expertise of our laboratories that enables them to provide tailored solutions, particularly bio-sourced binders, - Our tracking of carbon emissions using the Colas Carbon Counter, with a QSE employee dedicated to this task and finding ways to reduce our emissions. Did you know? At ORY airport, Colas teams and subsidiaries work in synergy. In addition to our construction and maintenance teams: - Premys is involved in deconstruction and asbestos removal work, - AXIMUM (Groupe COLAS) provides signage, - Tersen is responsible for recycling materials, - La Division Assainissement et Environnement (The Sanitation and Environment Division) carries out network cleaning and lining, - SPAC SAS (Groupe Colas) works on the facilities kerosene networks. In addition, Bouygues Energies & Services worked with us on the perimeter protection project to electrify the security fences. #ColasDares #WeOpenTheWay #CreatingConnections

[More than a job 💛] Meet Floriane, who works as a machine operator at the Arvel quarry in Switzerland! For nearly fifteen years, she has been responsible for sorting inert materials, wood, metals and incinerable waste using her grab excavator. Floriane cares about her environment. “We share our working space with numerous animal and plant species and it’s important to try to protect them. When I see toads and insects around the facilities, I make sure they are left undisturbed. Protecting the environment is about respecting it too.” Floriane regularly works alongside visiting biologists at the Arvel quarry. The strict specifications in place at extraction sites to preserve biodiversity are very important to her. As for her passion for machinery, it dates back to her childhood. "When I was very young, I dreamed of climbing into a truck or a train," she recalls. Native to the region, she has always known about this longstanding quarry. And now history is being repeated as Floriane has introduced the quarry to her own children. “For them, it’s like going to an amusement park!” she enthuses. Some new vocations in the making perhaps? To learn more about Floriane’s work, check out the slideshow below 👇 and click here 👉 https://swll.to/O9hLtwj #ColasCares #ColasDares #WeActForThePlanet

[Let’s talk innovation💡] Quiz results! Last week, we asked the question: What do you think are the advantages of Flowell, the interactive light-emitting system developed by Colas? 🤔 And the right answer is… Flowell boosts drivers’ caution, improves pedestrian right of way and enhances the safety of all users. All of this is achieved by addressing the right signal to the right user at the right time. Click through the slideshow below to discover all the benefits of our solution 👇 #ColasDares #WeOpenTheWay #Flowell