Soletanche Bachy - 2009 activty report

ACTIVITY
REPORT
2009
editorial
1.2 billion €. These projects are located
throughout the dynamic areas of the world
where we are traditionally present and involve
principally investments in infrastructure and
energy. However, there are still problems in
crisis-torn regions and new restructuring
measures will be put in place in 2010.
bruno Dupety
Chairman Soletanche Bachy
20
09
Soletanche Bachy’s activities fell in 2009 by 25%
to 1,139 million €, mainly due to the collapse
that affected Central and Eastern European
markets and to the declining Middle Eastern
markets, especially Dubai. We have also
recorded a reduced level of operations in France
(completion of the Le Havre port project), in the
United Kingdom and in Spain. On the other
hand, business increased in the United States,
Latin America and Asia.
Against a generally difficult background for the
construction industry, Soletanche Bachy, like
other ground related sectors, has particularly
suffered. Nevertheless, we reported a 3.8%
operating profit after costs for the consolidation
and reorganization measures required.
2009 and, more especially, the start of 2010
proved fruitful with over one billion dollars of
orders received and an order book that has
reached an historically high level of more than
As a result of these new contracts, 2010 will be
a year where we will see a slight growth in our
activity. This will motivate us to redouble our
efforts to improve our results. Work on the
Company’s fundamental issues will be
intensified: our site operations will form the
core of our concerns where safety and
« We must constantly move forward.
We have the means to do so. »
manpower, innovation, research and
development and equipment are aspects of our
work that demand our utmost attention.
We must constantly move forward. We have the
means to do so. We must show our
determination to be stronger faced with the
challenges that await us.
Synergies
Innovation
Solutions
04 - 05
06 Organisation
Key figures 11 Locations
OUR ACTIVITY
14 Highlights
19
Engineering works
20 interacting
25 with the ground
Special Engineering
26 Works
33
Subsidiaries
34
35
> Work sites 2009
> Car parks, storage tanks, quays, tunnels …
> Urban excavations, foundations, dams…
> 12 subsidiaries
OUR STRATEGY
38 Staff
39
40 Expertise
43
Innovation
44
47
Sustainable
48 development
51
> To win: teamwork
> Controlled and innovative
design of projects
> Technical creativity:
our tradition as a leader
> Continuous improvement
PROFILe
orga
Business
Committee
06 - 07
Bruno dupety,
Chairman
Didier Verrouil,
France, Benelux, Switzerland
Division
Martin Pratt,
Northern Europe, Gulf
countries, South Africa Division
Gonzalo Sánchez Díaz,
Iberian Peninsula, Central
America Division
Andrew Walker,
North America Division
Jean-Philippe Renard,
International Affairs
Direction
Jean-Louis Cordier,
Technical Direction
Philippe Lefort,
Major Projects Direction
Yann Grolimund,
Administrative and Financial
Direction
Pierre-Yves Bigot,
Human Resources
Direction
nisation
MAIN SUBSIDIARIES
AUSTRALIa
MENARD BACHY PTY LTD
> Paul McBARRON
Level 3, 13-15 LyonPark Road
Macquarie Park,
NEW SOUTH WALES 2113
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 2 9491 9164
Fax: +61 2 9491 7111
www.menardbachy.com.au
CHILE
SOLETANCHE BACHY CHILE
> Roberto MORRISON
Avenida Cerrillos 980
Comuna de Cerrillos Casilla 122
SANTIAGO
CHILE
Tel: +56 2 584 90 00
Fax: +56 2 584 90 01
www.soletanchebachy.cl
COLOMBIA
SOLETANCHE BACHY CIMAS
> Juan Fernando URIBE
Cre 15A n° 120-42
Oficina 302
BOGOTA
COLOMBIA
Tel: +571 692 23 55
Fax: +571 692 23 62
FRANCE
SOLETANCHE BACHY FRANCE
> Didier VERROUIL
133, Boulevard National
BP 90250
92504 RUEIL MALMAISON
Cedex
FRANCE
Tel: +33 1 47 76 42 62
Fax: +33 1 47 75 99 10
www.soletanche-bachy.com
HONG-KONG
BACHY SOLETANCHE GROUP
Limited
> Christophe DAUCHY
305-8, Harcourt House
39 Gloucester Road
WANCHAI
HONG KONG
Tel: +852 2369 2869
Fax: +852 2722 0227
www.bachy-soletanche.com.hk
Hungary
HBM
> Gyula MADAR
Árbóc utca 6
H 1133
BUDAPEST
Hungary
Tel: +36 1 577 5000
Fax: +36 1 577 5002
www.hbm.hu
MEXICO
CIMENTACIONES
MEXICANAS, S.A. CIMESA
> Pierre GUIOT DU DOIGNON
Av. Paseo de la Reforma 300
Piso 13
Col. Juarez CP 06600
MEXICO DF
Tel: +52 55 52 07 30 68
Fax: +52 55 52 07 67 96
www.cimesa.net
Poland
SOLETANCHE POLSKA
> Piotr TYTZ
ul. Jana Kochanowskiego 49a
01-864 WARSAW
POLAND
Tel: +48 22 639 74 11-14
Fax: +48 22 639 87 07
www.soletanche.pl
RUSSIA
Soletanche Stroy
> Michel ROLLET
1st Monetchikovski pereulok
dom 3
115 054 Moscow
RUSSIA
Tel: +7 495 959 29 10
Fax: +7 495 951 70 46
Singapore
BACHY SOLETANCHE
SINGAPORE PTE LTD
> Alistair SIM
1 Coleman Street
#06-09 The Adelphi
Singapore 179803
Tel: +65 6538 17 15
Fax: +65 6538 22 03
South Africa
DURA SOLETANCHE BACHY
> Patrick IMBERT
104 Aeroton Road Aeroton Extension 2
GAUTENG
South Africa
Tel: +27 11 226 84 00
Fax: +27 11 494 16 04
www.durasb.co.za
SPAIN
Rodio Kronsa > Gonzalo SÁNCHEZ DÍAZ
Calle Velázquez 50 - 7 planta
28001 MADRID
SPAIN
Tel: +34 91 781 71 69
Fax: +34 91 561 30 13
www.rodio.com
UKRAINE
OSNOVA-SOLSIF
> Youri KARPENKO
Kovpaka Street 17
03150 KIEV
UKRAINE
Tel: +380 44 569 45 91
Fax: +380 44 569 45 80
www.osnova-solsif.com
United Arab Emirates
Soletanche Bachy Dubai
Branch
> Michel PERCAK
P.O. Box 282067
Room 106,
European Business Center
Dubai Investment Park,
DUBAI - U.A.E
Tel: +971 4 813 5600
Fax: +971 4 813 5601
United Kingdom
BACHY SOLETANCHE LTD
> Martin PRATT
Prospect Place
Mill Lane
ALTON
HAMPSHIRE GU34 2SX
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1 420 594 700
Fax: +44 1 420 869 71
www.bacsol.co.uk
United States
NICHOLSON CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY
> Andrew WALKER
12 McClane Street
CUDDY, PA 15031
U.S.A.
Tel: +1 412 221 4500
Fax: +1 412 221 3137
www.nicholsonconstruction.com
VIETNAM
Bachy soletanche
VIETNAM CO. LTD.
> Minh-Quang Le Nguyen
6/F., Itaxa house
126 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai
District 3
HO CHI MINH CITY
VIETNAM
Tel: +84 8 3930 57 82
Fax: +84 8 3930 57 83
www.bachy-soletanche.vn
KEY
1300
1100
900
700
500
300
100
EMPLOYEES
8933
7855
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
SALES
by sector
SALES
by areas geographic
9000
8055
8000
7000
5997 6219
6000
25 %
55 %
20 %
30,7 %
5000
4000
3000
2000
27,7 %
41,6 %
1000
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Transport Infrastructure
International excluding
Environment and safety
improvement
France
Europe excluding france
Industrial and Commercial
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Teams in the field
A network of branches and
subsidiaries spread across some
fifty countries, all of which have
specific operational resources to
handle the normal day to day
requirements of their clients.
These local establishments
are supervised by geographical
divisions generally based
at head office.
All the operational
resources of the Group
are available to everyone
Secondment of supervisory
and engineering site personnel
and allocation of the key specialist
plant is coordinated and managed
at Group level. This enables
resources, best adapted in terms
of quality and quantity, to be
mobilised rapidly as required
by individual projects. The Major
Projects Department and the
Plant Department are responsible
for ensuring that these resources
are compatible with requirements
arising from anywhere in the Group.
A team dedicated to major
international projects
The International Business
Division benefits from the
proximity and support of the
Technical Department and other
Group Departments. It secures
and carries out “commando”
projects in areas not covered by
the Group’s permanent overseas
branches.
FIGURES
SALES
1139 millions of euros
BACKLOG
920 millions of euros at December 31st
(2009 rates)
1,2
billion
euros
revenue
8000
permanent staff of more
than 60 nationalities
High-level technical
support in the service of
everyone
the Group’s Technical Department
is manned by experts whose
experience covers all geotechnical,
foundation, ground engineering and
civil engineering processes. These
experts travel widely in supporting
the Group’s activities. Our Technical
Department also includes the central
Design Office, Laboratory, R&D
Department, and our information
system. It is responsible for
managing and coordinating technical
development within the Group
and intervenes to assist on projects,
during their design, tendering,
mobilisation and performance phases.
Technical issues are thus treated to
the same level of quality and of
reactivity regardless of where the
project is located in the world.
1200
more than
engineers and managers
15
Prizes
for Innovation
awarded by the French Fédération
Nationale des Travaux Publics
100
Projects in over
countries
lo
10 - 11
Soletanche Bachy is a global
network with 8,000 employees
and some companies located in
about 50 countries
OFFICES
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Chile
China
Columbia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Egypt
France
Germany
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong-Kong
Hungary
India
Ireland
Madagascar
Martinique
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Netherlands
Oman
Panama
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Reunion
Romania
Russia
Salvador
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Switzerland
Tunisia
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
ocations
OTHER COUNTRIES of intervention
• Andorra
• Angola
• Armenia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Benin
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Brunei
• Burkina
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Chad
• Congo
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Democratic
• Republic of Congo
• Denmark
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Equator
• Fiji
• French Guiana
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Greece
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Italy
• Ivory Coast
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kenya
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malaysia
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mayotte
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Norway
• Pakistan
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Rwanda
• Saint-Vincent
and the Grenadines
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Surinam
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
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HIGHLIGHTS
Work sites 2009.
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Port extension
Cotonou (Benin)
1 > Soletanche Bachy has won the
design-build contract for the south
quay in the port of Cotonou, Benin.
The 600 metres long quay is designed
to provide a draught of 15 metres. Work
began in September 2009 and will be
completed in June 2011.
Railroad tunnel
Hong Kong
2 > Le The Dragages-Maeda-Bachy
Soletanche Group JV has won the
contract to build a twin railway tunnel
to connect the existing Sheung Wan
and new Sai Ying Pun stations.
The tunnel will be 750 metres long.
1
The project will require the demolition
of an existing 150 metres tunnel, which
will be backfilled by means of an air
plenum machine built for the purpose
by Soletanche Bachy subsidiary
CSM Bessac.
3
TEO Project
2
Mexico City (Mexico)
3 > CIMESA, our Mexican subsidiary,
is building six deep shafts as part of
the TEO (Túnel Emisor Oriente) sewer
project in Mexico City.
The TEO outfall will be tunnelled at
depths of up to 150 metres over a
distance of 60 km. The shafts consist
of diaphragm walls down to 45 metres
below the surface. The tunnels will be
constructed by conventional methods
(ribbed supports and shotcrete lining)
to depths ranging from 75 to
100 metres.
5
4
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Austerlitz Tolbiac
Massena project
paris (France)
4 > Soletanche Bachy won the
contract to build 14,000 m2 of
barrettes as foundations for the cover
over the railway tracks at the Austerlitz
railway station. The project will be
carried out within works packages A2,
A9 and A11 in several phases. Our
works are scheduled between October
2009 and March 2010 and between
March 2012 and June 2012.
Odeon Tower
Principality of Monaco
5 > The consortium made up of Vinci
Construction France and Soletanche
SAM will build the principality’s tallest
high rise building. Designed by
architect Alexandre Giraldi, the “Tour
Odéon” will be 170 metres high. It will
have 48 floors of apartments and office
6
space and 10 underground levels.
Work is scheduled to take 56 months
to complete.
Container quay
Aqaba (Jordan)
6 > Soletanche Bachy, in partnership
with the Jordanian MID Contracting
company, will extend the container
quay in the Port of Aqaba, Jordan. The
structure is designed as a Danish quay,
i.e. a concrete slab resting on metal
piles supported by a rip-rap embankment.
Work began on 9 December 2009
and is scheduled to last 15 months.
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PoRT 2000
Le Havre (France)
7 > The first three berths of phase 2 of
Port 2000 were handed over in 2009.
These berths allow acces to container
ships of up to 17 m draft. The next three
berths were handed over in 2010.
Second tunnel
Toulon (France)
8 > Eight years after the inauguration of
the first tunnel to cross Toulon in an
east-west direction, the second tube of
the underground crossing of Toulon is
under way. The Bouygues Travaux
Publics and Soletanche Bachy JV is
excavating a gallery 1.8 km long at 25 m
depth parallel to the first tunnel. This
gallery is extended at each end by cut
and cover sections 200 m long and
connected to existing tunnel by a
number of cros passages. These works
will link the A57 to Nice and Hyères and
A50 towards Marseille and Aix-enProvence.
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1
2
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4
Airport upgrade
Muscat (Oman)
1 > Soletanche Bachy is improving
the ground for the new northern
runways and taxiways at Muscat
International Airport in Oman.
The contract is part of a major airport
development programme. Work will
include dewatering, earthworks and
stone columns.
TYNE TUNNEL
Newcastle (United Kingdom)
2 > Construction works for the new
tunnel under the Tyne river (1.600 m
long of which 360 m below the river)
were launched in March 2008. Bachy
Soletanche Ltd constructed the
diaphragm walls and cut and cover
tunnels on the two banks of the river.
The works were completed in 2009.
EPR
Flamanville (France)
3 > As part of the construction of this
power station, Soletanche Bachy
completred an offshore well 63 m
deep and 5.85 m in diameter in 2009.
The 890 m long offshore water
discharge tunnel which will connect
to this shaft will be completed in
2010.
Liefkenshoek
Tunnel
anvers (Belgium)
4 > As part of the railway tunnel
connecting the right and left banks of
the Escaut River, Soletanche Bachy
and Fontec are installing 124,000 m2
of diaphragm walls and 110,000 m2 of
cement-bentonite walls for the
construction of the cut-and-cover
tunnel and the shafts for the tunnel
boring machines.
McCook Reservoir
Chicago (USA)
5 > Soletanche Bachy’s US subsidiary
Nicholson Construction has been
selected to build the second phase of
the McCook reservoir, which consists
in installing a two kilometre long
grout curtain to a depth of up to 100
metres.
Flamanville 3 - EPR/©EDF Mediathèque - Alexis Morin/Tous droits réservés.
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ring works
nteracting
he ground
Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle / Orléans / France / Storm water tank
Engineering works
interacting with the ground
Whatever the size of the site, and on the sole condition that it involves a significant proportion of works in
the ground, Soletanche Bachy is ready to undertake the complete management of a project, and all aspects
of the works, including earth moving, foundations, civil engineering and all construction operations.
When it works as a general contractor, Soletanche Bachy relies on its own resources to undertake all complex elements related to geotechnics and the ground rather than relying on subcontractors.
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PLACE D’ARVIEUX CAR PARK
Marseille (France)
> Parking cylindrical 7 basement levels.
UNDERGROUND
CAR PARKS
Soletanche Bachy undertakes the
whole of a project from feasibility
studies, through design to the
complete construction on a turnkey
basis. We can also arrange project
financing and long term operation
if the client wishes. The Group uses
its extensive geotechnical
experience to optimise projects.
Tunnels and metros
In the tunnelling field, Soletanche
Bachy’s subsidiaries Soletanche
Bachy Tunnels and CSM Bessac
specialise in management of tunnel
sites and also, for the latter, the design
and construction of tunnel boring
machines. In addition, mastery of
the associated techniques (drilling,
grouting, ground water control
diaphragm walls, anchorings, etc.)
allows the Group to undertake
complete projects. Large tunnel
sites are often undertaken in joint
venture or in partnering
arrangements. Soletanche Bachy
also undertakes maintenance of
tunnels, for example, through its
subsidiary Sotem, which maintains
the Paris Metro tunnels.
SEWER
IFT Bogota (Colombia)
> length: 9.4 km
> diameter: 3.75 m
> depth: 8 to 14 m
HANDOVER OF THE JOFFRE BASIN , Loos (France)
> Storm water basin of 17,000 m3.
> Circular diaphragm wall 600 mm thick to a
depth of 8 m, 276 tension micropiles.
SAFINA
LAUNCHING
DEVICE Dubai
(E.A.U.)
> Construction
of a launching
device for
2500,000 tonne
dwt.
24 - 25
STORAGE TANKS
AND DRAINAGE
Soletanche Bachy has substantial
experience in all types of hydraulic
infrastructure: storm storage tanks,
drinking water reservoirs, either
underground or at the surface,
pumping stations, water treatment
plants, drainage tunnels and sewers
(constructed using either tunnel
boring machines or pipe jacking),
and rehabilitation. As with
underground car parks, its expertise
in geotechnical and underground
works is the basis of its main
contracting activity.
PORT
CONSTRUCTION
Whether constructed on dry land
or by offshore methods, port works
require specific techniques and
expertise, which are offered
by Soletanche Bachy and its
experienced nautical works
subsidiary Balineau. We construct
quay walls, dry docks, landing
stages, dolphins, sewers, ground
water lowering for major
excavations under the water table,
installation of gabions, and
underwater operations.
CUENCA DEL PLATA TERMINAL , Montevideo
(Uruguay)
> Delivery of the new container storage terminal:
danish dock 350 m long.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
Through its subsidiary Sol
Environment, Soletanche Bachy
provides solutions to various
pollution problems: inertisation of
waste, rehabilitation and treatment
of polluted sites, cleaning of
discharge to required environmental
control levels, construction of waste
storage facilities, protection of
the water table. The development
of a solution for all such sites
requires that regulations, physical
and chemical conditions, and the
hydraulic and geotechnical
characteristics of each site are taken
into account. Other Group companies
provide support, on a project by
project basis, in constructing,
for example, cut off walls for
containment of polluted volumes
or reactive barriers.
Cleaning of sewer mains,
Hauts-de-Seine (France)
> Temporary treatment plant trating 1200m3/day
and cleaning over a length of 6.5km
Eng
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Special
ngineering
Works
Palm Jebel Ali / Dubai / 110 million m 3 of vibroflotation
Special Engineering
Works
Soletanche Bachy carries out the full range of geotechnical processes and operates as specialist contractor
or subcontractor, joint venturer or by offering technical assistance.
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LOWER CARNO DAM (United Kingdom)
> Cut off wall 180 m long and an average depth of 34 m.
DAMS
The sealing and stability of dams
generally requires substantial
grouting, sealing and drainage works.
The techniques of boring, injection
and drilling, which are the original
activities of Soletanche Bachy, are
now complemented by other
procedures, including diaphragm cut
offs, either in concrete, plastic
concrete or slurry, and jet grouted
cutoffs. The Group’s activity in this
field remains substantial on all the
continents, both for new work and for
rehabilitation and reinforcement
works, particularly where raising of
height of dams is required.
WOLF CREEK DAM
(United States)
> Rehabilitation programme.
grand Palais, Paris (France)
> Underpinning works: 8,900 m2 of
diaphragm walls and jet grouting 15 km.
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REHABILITATION
OF STRUCTURES
AND UNDERPINNING
WORKS
These works are carried out to
reinforce foundations that have
degraded with time or have been
damaged by events. Where a
structure is to be subjected to higher
loads or forces than it was originally
designed for, underpinning of the
foundations is often required as part
of its upgrade. Plant required for this
type of operation must be of high
capacity at the same time as being
compact in order to work within the
existing buildings or basements,
without generating vibration or shock
that could cause damage. Continuous
precise monitoring of the existing and
surrounding structures (the speciality
of our subsidiary SolData) is often
required to ensure that they are not
disturbed as a result of the new
ground works. Rehabilitation of all
types of structures is often required,
including ancient monuments and
buildings, and very large structures
such as dams and tunnels.
COLLEGE OF BERNARDINS, Paris (France)
> Structural underpinning of this building using
micropiles.
SLOPE STABILISATION
Soletanche Bachy stabilises cuttings
and slopes for roads, motorways,
railways, dams and industrial sites.
We also deal with natural slope
stability problems such as landslides.
Each project requires a unique
solution. Positive retention is often
employed, by means of anchorings,
piles or barrettes. Other special
techniques such as drilled drains,
drainage trenches, and mix-in-place
or injected inclusions are also used.
Complex problems often require a
range of these techniques to be
carried out in combination.
reinforcement of RD1 MAIN ROAD
Fond Saint-Denis (Martinique)
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FOUNDATIONS FOR
BUILDINGS OR
CIVIL ENGINEERING
WORKS
Suitable foundations are required for
all building and civil engineering
structures to ensure that they
perform within the settlement
criteria established in the design of
the structure. Special foundations
are used where shallow footings do
not provide adequate support for a
structure. Such special foundations
have been, historically, the core
activity of Soletanche Bachy. We
have developed, through our
Research and Development efforts,
many of the procedures and
techniques that are in use today
Petronas twin Towers
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
> Foundation works: perimeter wall and
160 barrettes to a record depth of 125 m.
throughout the world. We continue
to improve and optimise our
technology and offer unique and
optimum foundation solutions
whatever the nature of the ground
and the type of construction. We
offer all types of piles, barrettes,
diaphragm walls and micropiles,
together with soil mixing processes
and ground improvement
techniques.
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL CAR PARK, Baltimore (United States)
> 10,000 m2 of diaphragm wall to a depth of 24 m.
> 750 temporary anchors.
URBAN EXCAVATIONS
Major urban excavations are one of
the specialist activities of
Soletanche Bachy. Such excavations
are required for basements to
buildings that are usually part of the
foundations of the structure and
provide car parking. Such
excavations are also used for understreet car parks, cut and cover
tunnels for roads, rail, metro and,
more recently, for sewage treatment
plants and pumping stations. They
are also for upgrading of building
services such as energy and air
conditioning plants. The
environment of such excavations is
often complicated by existing
adjacent structures and services, the
need to maintain traffic circulation,
and the low tolerances in relation to
noise, vibrations and other
environmental disturbance.
12 SPECIALISED
SUBSIDIARIES
Soletanche Bachy has a number of specialist subsidiaries that exploit in-depth knowledge of particular
technologies or market sectors.
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Balineau
Specialises in port, estuarine and
river construction, including the
installation of sheet piles and ground
improvement by vertical drain
systems.
CSM Bessac
A specialist in tunnels for water,
stormwater and sewerage and other
services. CSM Bessac is both a general
contractor for tunnel construction and
a designer and manufacturer of tunnel
boring machines.
EDG
(Européenne de géophysique)
A geophysical survey specialist. It
also performs geophysically
orientated studies relating to
geotechnics.
CSM Bessac
> Tunnel boring machine, Rabat (Morocco)
MCCF
Company specialises in the
construction of special foundations,
drilling, grouting, structural
underpinning, trenchless construction
and geothermics.
SolData
A specialist in monitoring structures
and their foundations, of continuous
real time measurement of ground
and structural movement and noise
and vibration.
MCCF
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Soletanche Bachy Pieux
> Trenchmix Process
Soletanche Bachy
Pieux
Company specialising in the
construction of piles of all types and
in retaining structures for building
and civil works. It also implements all
soil improvement techniques, notably
rigid inclusions, soil mixing, and
Trenchmix process.
Soletanche Bachy
Tunnels
A specialist in large tunnels, this
company combines the total
expertise of the Group: underground
excavation, lining, all associated
geotechnical works.
Sol Environment
A specialist in underground water
protection and contaminated sites
remediation.
Sol-Expert
International
An engineering and technical
assistance company specialising
in applied geotechnics.
Sotem
A company specialising in grouting
and sealing methods, developed
particularly for the maintenance of the
Paris Metro System infrastructure.
TEC System
A designer and manufacturer
of foundation equipment under
the brands Domine, Bonne
Espérance and SBC. TEC system
also provides after-sales service
for these brands and distributes
spare parts for various types
of equipment.
The Vibroflotation
Group
A designer, manufacturer and
operator of vibrators used in ground
improvement by vibroflotation and
stone columns.
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20 OUR
09STRATEGY
Our strategy rests on a complete range of soil and underground
technologies and extending our involvement into other key
technologies; an international geographical expansion based
on a network policy through targeted locations; and a flexible
contractual approach, tailored to the request of the client.
Staff
To win: teamwork
Organisational flexibility and ready contact between
management levels keep our team spirit at the highest level.
For more than half a century, robust cohesion has been forged
within our Group.
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Staff
Training is a high priority for Soletanche Bachy.
We undertake intensive continuous training
programmes, technical, management and
linguistic. In 2009 the Group organised over
6,000 training courses.
COMPETENCE AND SHARED DIVERSITY
The wealth of Soletanche Bachy lies in the
diversity of its personnel and the various
nationalities that make up our Group,
in the diversity of competence and activities,
in the diversity of experience and cultures.
The Group today encompasses sixty
nationalities, among which there are strong
contingents of French, Anglo-Saxons,
Hispanics, Chinese and Central Europeans.
Inter-mixing of experience from all our
activities and at all levels is widely encouraged
and expatriation between countries contributes
to this. Soletanche Bachy actively promotes
diversity and wishes to offer equal opportunities
guarantees, especially in terms of gender
equality.
THE CHARTER, THE GROUP’S LIVING
MEMORY
During its history, Soletanche Bachy has
developed its own set of ethics. The Group has
translated this into a statement of professional
practices laid down in a Charter which
particularly lays emphasis on:
- respect for the client and anticipation of his
requirements,
- time management,
- safety goal = zero accidents,
- team spirit and the duty to inform
management of any problems,
- technical and commercial rigour.
NECESSARY AND ATTRACTIVE MOBILITY
The diversity that characterises Soletanche
Bachy teams echoes the variety of roles that
the Group offers its personnel. This is an aspect
that implies mobility for everyone: this means
travelling to work abroad, but also creates
opportunities of rapid career progression and
regular changes of post. Moreover there are
many alternative career paths between
activities and these create further
opportunities for personal development.
PERSONAL SAFETY ABOVE ALL
Safety performance is the precondition of all
other aspects of the performance, and it is the
first proof of quality of service we offer to our
clients. The internal Victor prize, created in
2001, is awarded each year for the best safety
performance recorded among the various
elements of our Group. The motivating effect
of this internal competition has resulted in
significant progress in our overall safety
performance. Some significant business units
have already succeeded in attaining our “Zero
Accident” target, showing everyone that this is
an attainable objective for all. Our success in
this area is confirmed by several major external
professional distinctions:
- 1st Prize for Safety from Entreprises Générales
de France – BTP,
- 1st Prize for the “Best Safety Performance
Subcontractor Award – Civil and Foundations
Section” in Hong Kong,
- Safety award presented by the Fédération des
Travaux Publics.
- Tulsa District Eagle Eye Construction USA
Safety Award.
Controlled
and innovative
design
of projects
Soletanche Bachy Group is a world leader in terms of creativity,
of quality and of reliability. The solutions devised by our experts
are based on a proven capacity to perform them and carry them
out in practice.
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Expertise
The design of structures that interact with the
ground requires a particular approach in which
theory and practice must be balanced by sound
experience. The Soletanche Bachy Group has,
over many years, developed a very high
research capacity (125 engineers are dedicated
to this occupation), and have an acknowledged
excellence which results from a combination
of the following elements:
- an “open minded” culture that is favourable
for alternative designs using all available
technology to adapt what is to be constructed
to the ground conditions,
- a strong design network combining a technical
department, a central design office, a subsidiary
Sol-Expert International and our various design
offices in the main subsidiaries,
Gas terminal at Zeebrugge, (Belgium). The
three-dimensional analysis of the potential
for buckling of the diaphragm wall allowed
the adoption of an alternative in which the
39.5 m deep wall thickness was reduced to
1.200 mm from the 1.500 mm shown on
the tender drawings and the need for an
800 mm lining eliminated.
P ort 2 0 0 0 – P hase 2 / L e H avre / F rance / C onstruction of 6 berths
CSM Bessac Earth Pressure Boring Machine (EPB)..
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- systematic work in multidisciplinary teams,
that allows geotechnical, structural,
environmental, logistical, contractual and
financial parameters to be taken into account,
- permanent contact with our work sites, that
guarantees rapid and effective responsiveness
in the event of unforeseen events,
- a system of shared databases that ensures
feedback of experience for further
dissemination and learning,
- the varied and professional competence of our
engineers, of different origins and trainings,
who specialise in complementary disciplines
such as geology, chemistry, hydraulics,
geotechnics, civil engineering, structural
computations, calculation according the various
national codes and standards,
- internal development and maintenance,
by a team of dedicated IT
specialists, under the
direction of design office
project leaders, of our many design software
systems specific to soil structure interaction
and interfaces.
Hydrofraise Evolution 3, equipment for deep diaphragm
walls.
EXPERTISE
Cutter Soil Mixing. Equipment for installing retaining
and cut off walls in soil mixing.
A very large range of plant
Thanks to our network management
approach to our plant holding, the
Group is capable of mobilising
resources anywhere in the world
according to whatever may be required.
Vibrator for vibroflotation
Compact «Stitcher» equipment for stone
columns construction.
Plant
Number
of machines
> Crawler cranes 300
> Diaphragm wall plants
200
> Piling machines
150
> Vibroflotation plants
100
> Small diameter drilling rigs
200
> Drilling machines 70
> Grouting pumps 350
> High-pressure pumps
30
for jet grouting > Tunnel boring machines 20
These figures do not include externally leased
nor ancillary plant.
KS2 Hydraulic grab for diaphragm
walling and barrettes.
HC03 compact, low headroom hydrofraise
for diaphragm walls and barrettes.
Technical creativity:
our tradition as
a leader
Creator of a wide range of processes and plant that have
become worldwide references, Soletanche Bachy places
innovation at the very heart of its development.
Today, this capacity for innovation allows our company
to offer competitive solutions in a global market.
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Innovation
Soletanche Bachy’s research and development
programme is driven by a team of experts who
are all in daily contact with the practical
realities of specialty. This team organises an
internal network of specialists from the Group
across the world and this creates an extremely
fertile environment for development of new
ideas. Our R&D external partners are fundamental
research laboratories and universities. Soletanche
Bachy organises major research programmes
within the European Union and in countries where
its main subsidiaries are based.
RECOGNISED RESEARCH
The Group manages a portfolio of 525 patents
and files each year some 35 patents in Europe
and internationally. It devotes over 2% if its
turnover to technical innovation. The results of
I nstallation of prefabricated panels in a wall with G eomi x
honfle u r / F rance / T R A C I project ( A dvancity competitive cl u ster )
The hydrofraise XS is a lightweight
model hydrofraise (60 tons instead of 130 t).
Advantages include cheaper transportation,
and much faster set up. It will also be able
to construct 500 mm thick walls with a new
design of pump.
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our R&D and of the ideas arising from the
inventiveness of our specialists throughout the
world are recognised, regularly, by the
Soletanche Bachy’s Innovation Prize. Some of
these innovative ideas are also recognised by the
profession at large. Soletanche Bachy has won
15 FNTP Innovation Awards from the Fédération
Nationale des Travaux Publics in France, in its last
19 sessions; these have been won in competition
against the largest construction groups in the
world and their best specialists.
IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
Systematic use of IT and electronics in site
equipment:
- measurement and correction of deviations
of all types of drilling and excavation
(diaphragm walling, piling, jet grouting):
reduction of deviations,
- assistance to machine operators
by electronic sensors (inclinometer,
gyrometer),
- display of the boring machine on a screen
in the operator’s cab.
PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:
- protection of the ground and ground water
through use of special concretes, grouts,
support fluids and non-polluting drilling muds,
- silenced plant of compact dimensions,
suitable for urban sites,
- continuous real time monitoring of ground
movements of structures, of party walls and
other buildings surrounding work sites,
- design of underground works such as storm
water storage facilities, high voltage electricity
lines, and underground industrial sites,
- development of specific geotechnical and
environmental processes.
INNOVATION
Proccope
Innovation prizes awarded by the French
Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics
to Soletanche Bachy
2009 > Proccope – Sewages continuous and
optimised cleaning procedure
2007 > Geomix – Process combining
Hydrofraise and soil mixing technologies, to
build diaphragm walls and deep foundations
2005 > T.Pile – Enhancement of pile
performance by threading
2003 > Jetplus – Tripling of the energy yield of
jet grouting with associated geophysical
monitoring and control system
2003 > ROLL & ROCK – Rail-less spoil
evacuation train for tunnel construction
2001 > PIBOP – Integrated shaft for deep
storm water storage facilities
1999 > ContAcTs – Monitoring of settlement
during the excavation of tunnels
1997 > DRAIN-PANEL – Control of seepage of
ground water
1995 > KS 3000 – Hydraulic diaphragm
wall grab
1991 > HORWELL – Kuwait. Repair of burning
oil wells (prize for Environment)
1988 > COLMIX – Stabilised in situ soil
columns
1987 > STARSOL – Continuous flight auger
piling machine with tremie pipe
1985 > HYDROFRAISE – Reverse circulation,
rotary cutter diaphragm wall plant
1984 > CWS – Sealing system for diaphragm
wall panels joints
1983 > ENPASOL – Acquisition and processing
of drilling parameters in real time
(15 Prizes for Innovation)
Jetplus
Sustainable
development Continuous
improvement
In 2009 we made further progress in our ongoing effort to
enhance safety and reduce environmental impact in France
and abroad.
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Sustainable
development
Following the dual OHSAS 18001 and ISO
14001 certifications awarded to Soletanche
Bachy (including the Montereau equipment
depot) and its specialised subsidiaries such as
Bessac, we continued our endeavours to
enhance safety and reduce our environmental
impact in France and abroad. For example, our
British subsidiary Bachy Soletanche Ltd, which
is ISO 14000:2004 certified and has an
HS(G)65 Guideline compliant accident
prevention and safety management system,
added its Westpile and Simplex subsidiaries
to its certification scope in 2009.
Tribox. Management of site waste.
C u t off w all constr u cted by G eomi x on the R hone break w ater / V iege / S w itzerland
Bachy Soletanche Ltd also adopted an
ambitious sustainable development
programme, which was kicked off in 2008 with
a special external review (the “Sustainability
Review”) by the RPS consultancy. All the RPS
conclusions and recommendations were taken
on board in an action plan drawn up in 2009
and overseen by a Sustainable Development
Committee reporting directly to General
Management. The Soletanche Freyssinet
holding company also appointed a Sustainable
Development project manager in 2009 to
support this action taken at company level.
Controlling the environmental
impact of our sites
Action taken on French worksites to control
environmental impact has concentrated
on priority issues: pollution control, chemicals
storage and waste sorting with the rollout
and application of the Tribox system.
Internal audits were carried out on the
worksites to monitor compliance with the
measures introduced. All new in-house training
courses offered by the company now also
include an environmental section.
SUSTAINABLE
Research and development,
eco -design
In 2010, we embarked on the development
of a multi-criteria environmental analysis tool
that will enable us to assess the environmental
properties and impacts of construction
solutions from the design stage onward.
This approach builds on a longstanding
Soletanche Bachy research and development
Integrating environmental impact from
the design stage onward
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tradition aimed at improving the quality of our
processes and products and reducing their
environmental impact, with a special focus on:
Louvre work site - Arts of Islam, awning to camouflage
the works.
- reducing our consumption of raw materials
and generation of excavated materials, reducing noise and worksite duration and
visibility, - managing sludges and excavated
materials through the widespread use of such
processes as Geomix, Trenchmix and Springsol.
Coping with our customers’
environmental issues
As part of its move into environmental
business lines, Soletanche Bachy is steadily
expanding its offering, developing the
processes and expertise needed to solve our
customers’ existing environmental problems
(soil remediation, waste treatment,
environmental monitoring, geothermal energy).
These solutions are provided by our specialised
subsidiaries such as Sol Environment, SolData
and MCCF.
Boulogne-Billancourt Trapèze. Decontamination works.
DEVELOPMENT
Accident prevention and safety
The company’s commitment to accident
prevention continues with our ongoing effort
to reinforce our worksite accident prevention
culture, including the creation of a dedicated
in-house blog, special audiovisual tools and a
video in which employees talk about accidents
they experienced. We have begun
disseminating the accident prevention – safety
tools throughout the company, translating
them into several languages, and this effort will
continue throughout 2010. The in-depth
programme is supplemented by specific action
taken within the international subsidiaries.
Examples are the “Homesafe” campaign
carried out by Bachy Soletanche Ltd, which
aims to change behaviour both inside and
outside the workplace.
(training stepped up)
Training and Human Resources
Training was stepped up in 2009, with a 30%
increase in the number of activities.
Threefourths of the training courses were
devised and implemented in-house.
The programme enables us to transfer
competencies relating to our specialised
techniques. Several new courses for all
categories of personnel were added to the
catalogue of training programmes on offer.
To track and control any discrimination,
the company changed a
number of indicators and
procedures in accordance
with recommendations made
by Vigeo following its diversity audit in 2008.
The proportion of women in the workforce
is specially tracked; it has now reached
29% among young engineers under the
age of 30.
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