Somos FCC - Nº14

In 1944, Construcciones y Contra- tas, a company dedicated to the construction and maintenance of urban services, was founded in Ma- drid. In 1952, it was acquired by Er- nesto Koplowitz who gave it a great boost, until it became one of the most profitable companies in the sector. During the 1960s, it became the first company to collect solid urban waste in buckets and containers. In the 1960s and 1970s, FCC pla- yed a leading role in modernising Spain’s transport infrastructure. The company uses, for the first time, prestressed concrete (a technique that improves the natural weakness of the material) in the construction of urban structures. During these years, construction began on the first toll road, the Barcelona-La Jun - quera route. FCC was awarded the Mollet-Granollers section. FCC’s international expansion has made it one of the world’s lea- ding companies During the period from 1960 to 1979, together with the development of the traditional construction activity, the first contracts were carried out abroad, with the awarding of the 640 km of coaxial cable for the telepho- ne network in Tripoli (Libya). In 1980, FCC Construcción began to expand its activities in Latin America, first in Colombia with the construction of the Medellín metro, then in Mexico in 1994 and in 1996 in Panama and in 1998 in Costa Rica. In 1972, the Group began its journey in the comprehensive water mana- gement market with the award of the Linares (Jaén) service. In 1981, the environmental services area began its international expan- sion with contracts for the collection of solid urban waste and street clea- ning in Caracas (Venezuela). In sub- sequent years, contracts were signed for the provision of these services in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, France, Mexico, Portugal, the United King- dom and the Dominican Republic. In 1988, the company was awarded its first major contract for compre - hensive water management by the city of Vigo, which is still managed by FCC Aqualia. At the beginning of the 1990s, the First General Road Plan was laun - ched, within the scope of which FCC would build numerous sec- tions throughout Spain. During the- se years, it also participated in the construction of the Madrid-Seville One of FCC’s premises is a commitment to advanced technology and a range of high value-added products and services in all business areas Paving of the Paseo del Prado. Madrid 1925. Interior of the recycling and composting plant. Tarragona 1968. Estación de Francia. Barcelona 1924. Construction of the Monistrol viaduct. Barcelona. F C C G R O U P 6 F C C G R O U P