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1940 1950 Special waste collection truck.

Ochsner patent.

We played an active role in

rebuilding infrastructure after In Madrid, Ernesto
Koplowitz founded the
the Spanish Civil War company Construcciones
y Reparaciones, S.A.,
subsequently renamed as
After the Civil War had ended, FCC had a key role to play in the hard work of rebuilding Construcciones y Contratas,
infrastructure, mainly railway bridges and highways, and in erecting factories to restore S.A., before merging in 1992
Spain’s industrial fabric. with FOCSA to give rise to
Ernesto Koplowitz. today’s FCC.

1940

During the decade solid urban We obtained exclusive rights FCC built the National Social
waste collection services in Spain to manufacture a Security Institute building in
were privatised in Madrid and patented Swiss container Barcelona.
Zaragoza and awarded to specifically designed for
FCC. We have continuously compacted waste collection, a We won the competitive
provided services in both procedure which represented tender for the contract to
cities ever since, following a a great technical innovation extend the Marina-Clot and
succession of contracts. previously unused in Spain. Clot-Navas de Tolosa sections
of the Barcelona Metro, and
Portland Valderrivas founded the Fabra i Puig station.
Hympsa, the company
which in the late 1950s was In Madrid, the Nuevos
to become Madrid's first Ministerios metro station was
concrete manufacturer. expanded.
Bank of Spain building
constructed using Urban development of
granite from our Calle Colón with vibrated
quarries. Barcelona. concrete. Barcelona.

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