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1990 2000

We advance towards sustainability with

the first ecological solid waste trucks Construction work began on
the Puerta de Europa towers
on Plaza de Castilla in Madrid, In 1992, Construcciones
In Madrid we began using the very first ecological solid urban waste collection trucks, a landmark architectural y Contratas, S.A. merged
powered by liquefied petroleum gas to considerably reduce noise and pollutant gas complex with inclined with Fomento de Obras y
emissions. towers each measuring 144 Construcciones, S.A. (FOCSA),
metres in height positioned to create Fomento de
symmetrically over the Paseo Construcciones y Contratas,
Puerta de Europa towers. Madrid. de la Castellana thoroughfare. S.A. (FCC).

1990

In 1993, Portland Valderrivas, The Las Fuentes Bridge over Spain's first high-speed The Higher Architectural
S.A. integrated its industrial, the River Ebro, built by FCC railway was launched Council of Spain bestowed
cement and concrete as part of the 2nd Zaragoza between Madrid and Seville. its 1993 Spanish Architecture
production operations with Arterial Belt Network, won Our company played a major Award for the best project of
Cementos Portland and the Construmat 91 Award role in the project, with the the period 1991-1992 on the
Cementos Hontoria, giving as the best civil engineering construction of the two Seville-Santa Justa railway
rise to the Cementos Portland project of the year. terminal stations, Madrid- station in the Andalusian
Group. Atocha and Seville-Santa capital, which likewise
We were the first Spanish Justa, as well as various received an accolade from
construction company to be sections of the track. the Ministry of Public Works,
awarded the AENOR quality Transport and Environment.
certificate.

El Alto cement plant in Morata de San Marcos leachates
Tajuña. Madrid. Santa Justa station, Seville treatment plant. Guipúzcoa.

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