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Operations began at the
                                                                                                                                                                                     mechanical stone crushing
                                                                                                                                                                                     facility in Montjuic, Barcelona,
                                                                                                                                                                                     to provide different types of   In Madrid, we were awarded
                                                                                                                                                                                     gravel for construction work.  the contract to set up the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                waste fermentation plant for
                                                                                                                                                                                     In Madrid, a number of roads   the discharge and treatment
                                                                                                                                                                                     were surfaced, in particular   of the capital's waste,
                                                                                                                                                                                     Paseo de las Delicias, the   with our technical services
                                                                                                                                                                                     access routes to the Eastern   undertaking laboratory
                                                                                                                                                                                     landfill site and the access   studies into how best to make
                                                                                                                                                                                     routes and pavements of the   use of the by-products of the
                                                                                                                                 Urban development of the extension
                                                                                                                                 of Gran Vía. Zaragoza.                              El Retiro Park.            fermentation process.

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                                                                                                                                 Major works were undertaken   Our Oviedo and Gijón
                                                                                                                                 in Zaragoza, such as      offices completed various
                                                                                                                                 the construction of the   construction projects, in
                                                                                                                                 waste fermentation plant,   particular building the Las
                                                                                                                                 and a number of urban     Ursulinas de Jesús College
                                                                                                                                 development, road surfacing   in Oviedo, and the Marine
                                                                                                                                 and highway projects. Given   Military Command in Gijón.
                                                                                                                                 the scale of the contracts
                                                                                                                                 awarded, FCC set up its first
                                                                                                                                 corporate building in the city.






                                                                                             Auto-sweeper designed by FCC
                                                                                             technical staff and built at our
                                                                                                 workshops in Barcelona.                                                             Ursulinas de Jesús college and halls of residence. Oviedo.

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