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1910 1920 Colmenar Viejo quarry.
Madrid.
Drivers
of change Spain's main towns and
cities gradually set about
paving their streets with
In the early years of the last century we helped build Spain's cities and played a key cobblestones. Given the
role in the process of making them more habitable through the development of new foreseeable demand for
construction techniques and by facilitating waste management and urban sanitation. these materials, FCC acquired
FCC has since the very outset shown its commitment to developing quarries in Ciudad Real and at
and transforming cities. Colmenar Viejo in Madrid. FCC vehicle yard on the Port Montjuic highway.
Barcelona.
1910
We undertook our first Our Group won the contract Presentation of
construction works outside to collect solid urban waste collection
services.
Catalonia. A number of household waste and to clean Barcelona.
sewerage projects were public streets in Barcelona.
awarded in Madrid.
We won our first service
In 1911 we won the sewerage contract in Madrid, being
cleaning and maintenance assigned the underground
service contract for Barcelona. sewerage system.
This contract marked a
milestone in the company's
history, as its initial entry into
Cuatro Caminos metro station. the field of services, through
Madrid. which FCC first began to
diversify its operations.
Drains cleaning.
Atocha roundabout. Madrid.
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