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[More than a job 💛] A family affair Suwannee, Chanchira and Suwanna are more than just three team members participating in the expansion of Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand... they are sisters! A close-knit family, the siblings are quite a talking point, and their professionalism and expertise make them an invaluable part of the team. The project on which they are working involves the construction of runway 3 and its taxiways, including lighting and control systems. Expected to wrap up by the end of this year, the works are designed to increase the airport's operational capacity, making Bangkok a hub for the entire Southeast Asian region. Want to learn more about Suwannee, Chanchira and Suwanna’s story? Check out the slideshow below 👇 or click here  👉  https://swll.to/NUgGcjj Tipco Asphalt Public Company Limited  #ColasCares #ColasDares #CreatingConnections

[We ACT for the planet🌍] To improve, we must measure! Colas is committed to promoting circular economy solutions and preserving natural resources. The circular economy is the focus of the second episode of our series “Colas CSR Key Figures.” This series introduces Colas' eight CSR commitments and presents the indicators that allow us to both follow our progress in these eight areas and evaluate where we are. Swipe through the slideshow below to learn more, and check back in soon for new episodes! #CSR #ColasCares #WeOpenTheWay

[Let's talk innovation 💡] Working together to test dynamic induction charging Last week, our R&D teams took part in the final event for INCIT-EV, a European project putting several new ways to recharge electric vehicles to the test. In all, 33 partners carried out seven tech demonstrations across several European countries. 👉 The use case in which Colas participated along with VEDECOM, Stellantis, Enedis and Université Gustave Eiffel, in addition to the Ville de Paris, involved a dynamic induction charging prototype designed for an urban environment. In other words, the vehicle charged while it was in motion. The demonstration covered a distance of 30 meters (about 100 feet) along a street in the north of Paris. For this test, Colas France and AXIMUM (Groupe COLAS) teams embedded “contactless” electronic equipment into the road. These copper coils, laying invisible beneath the pavement surface, used magnetic resonance induction to charge electric vehicles driving above. The goal was to achieve two kilometers (about 1.2 miles) of autonomy for a speed of 30 km/h (about 20 mph) along this 30-meter stretch. Want to learn more about the test? Check out the video below! #ColasDares #COREcenter

[Our ambassadors 🎙] Almost a year after Pierre Vanstoflegatte became CEO of Colas, he gave his initial assessment of the Group’s activities to Le Moniteur magazine. In the below abridged version of the interview with Jérémy Bellanger, our CEO lays out his road map and the Group’s major strategic axes. 💬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 “I began with a tour of our subsidiaries to better grasp the specific challenges of our activities. This process, which I am continuing every other week, is still ongoing, because we are present in some fifty countries. But nonetheless, I already have an idea of what makes our group special: a strong local presence and the capacity to cover two worlds, construction works and industrial activities, i.e. the production of materials.” 💬 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 “Our major international development strategic axes remain unchanged. We will continue to focus on the United States and Canada as well as on Europe, where we have ambitions in Germany and in Scandinavia, and to a lesser extent in Australia. Regarding our businesses, we are now starting the second phase of the rollout of a corporate project we launched three years ago, which involves reaffirming the importance of our industrial activities and developing the performance of our aggregate production sites.” 💬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 “The course of history is not towards the stopping of production, but rather to produce under better conditions with less environmental impact. The fact that the time required for opening new sites is getting longer demonstrates that the stakes of environmental and societal acceptability are increasingly being taken into account. On all levels (water, air, dust, noise, etc.), the requirements are becoming stricter in a process which I consider to be healthy.” 💬 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 “There are obvious differences in terms of maturity between various countries. […] As a company, it is our conviction that we must recycle some of the materials that we process. […] Developing the circular economy is fundamental because, in addition to improving the carbon footprint of our construction activities, it offers a complement if the market for natural aggregate production were to decline.” 💬 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 “Strengthening road and rail asset maintenance and adopting a mindset of anticipation and planning mean a lower carbon footprint. The second lever we hope to see become more common is construction solutions that are more environmentally responsible. That is why we are investing heavily in the development of bio-sourced, low carbon, and recycled products…” To read the full article (French only) 👉 https://swll.to/GlU5O #ColasCares #ColasShares #ColasDares 📸 Bruno Levy / Le Moniteur

[Let’s talk innovation 💡] A core force for innovation At Colas, R&D has a name: CORE (for COlas REsearch). In an ever-changing world, we must constantly innovate and drive mobility research forward. Our research activities are aimed at finding solutions for more responsible and sustainable mobility. Along with our private R&D center, the Core Center, 22 of our total 270 laboratories around the world are involved in R&D at Colas. At these R&D labs, specialized teams are currently working on conceptualizing, designing and developing many research projects. They take responsible mobility products, techniques and infrastructure solutions from idea all the way through to delivery via development and testing. 💪 👉 If you’re curious to see what R&D looks like at Colas, check out the below photos both from our archives and taken in present day! #WeOpenTheWay #WeActForInnovation #ColasDares