1. Our Background
Colas Around the Globe
A world leader in transport infrastructure construction and maintenance works – including roads, railways, water and air transport – the Colas Group participates in 60,000 projects each year, with 58,000 employees in more than 50 countries on five continents.
- 50+ countries
- 5 continents
- 900 production units
- 60 000 projects every year
- 58 000 employees
The history of the company dates back to the 1920’s, when bitumen emulsion was discovered and enabled to build bituminous roads without having to heat up the binding material. Société Routiére Colas was founded in France on 16 May 1929 following an agreement with Shell oil company. The name Colas derives from cold asphalt. After gradual growth, by the 1950’s, the company had covered 1/5 of the French asphalt production. A decade later Colas made its first appearance in the French stock exchange. The first overseas expansion was in Canada in 1962, and the company kept on expanding to Indonesia, Libya, Iraq, Columbia, Venezuela and the United States. In 1985, Colas joined the Bouygues group. A few years later the company started to expand to Eastern Europe, and Hungary became the first country with a Colas subsidiary in the region.
Key Figures 2022
301 m€
net profit
58 000
employees
15,5 B€
turnover
| 40% | France |
| 30% | North America |
| 22% | Europe (excl. France) |
| 8% | Others |
2. ACTIVITIES IN HUNGARY
On Home Turf
The Hungarian team of Colas has been playing an active role in the country’s construction investments since the early 1990s.
Colas Hungária
Management
Management systems
Infrastructure Division
Colas Út
Roads and motorways
Asphalt and bitumen emulsion
Bridge construction
Civil Engineering Division
Colas Alterra
Urban railways
utilities, sewage treatment plants, WATER ENGINEERING
ENERGY
Mining division
Colas Északkő
Production of aggregates
Rhyolite tuff
Recycling
TURNOVER
NUMBER OF STAFF
Key Figures – Turnover & Staff
ASPHALT MIX PRODUCTION
AGGREGATE SALES
Key Figures – Production Data
Network & Assets
PRODUCTION AND SALES OF ASPHALT
PRODUCTION AND SALES OF BITUMEN EMULSION
QUARRYING AND AGGREGATE SALES
BITUMEN EMULSION SALES
AGGREGATE SALES
MINING AND SALES OF GRAVEL
RECYCLING OF INERT WASTE FROM DEMOLITION
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS INVOLVING COLAS
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS INVOLVING COLAS
Innovation at Colas
The CORE is a driving force in the exchange of expertise and know-how amongst research experts, academics, industrial sites and operational teams in charge of our jobsites.
Its laboratories are equipped with cutting-edge, high-tech equipment. The versatility of the men and women who work there is also an asset.
WATTWAY
Photovoltaic pavement
In cooperation with the French National Institute for Solar Energy, Colas came up with the world’s first photovoltaic (solar) road in 2015. WattWay is a thin photovoltaic panel, which is capable of generating clean, renewable energy once installed onto the road surface, while not restricting traffic on the road in any way.
FLOWELL
Light-emitting road marking system
LED illuminated road marking technology, which, in addition to enhanced road safety functions, enables the sharing of road surfaces between different commuters.
MOBILITY BY COLAS
Interactive mobility solutions
Three community based mobile solutions: Automatic detection of warning zones (Anais), urban construction traffic flow optimization (Qievo), single interface for users of shared parking places and multimodal commuters (Moov’Hub).
WMA
Warm Mix Asphalt
Colas was the first company in Central Europe to build WMA trial sections using foamed bitumen. Keeping mixing and installation temperatures down to 110-150 °C leads to lower energy consumption and significantly improved eco-friendliness. Currently six of are mixing plants are equipped with bitumen foaming devices.
RUGOSOFT
Whispering Asphalt
In addition to providing outstanding acoustic characteristics, this “whispering” wearing course is characterised by excellent skid resistance, while not requiring specific winter operation and maintenance.
SEVE
Environmental impact analysing software
The SEVE Eco-comparateur application, which is in use at the Group, gives a reading of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with various road construction technologies. Through schematic diagrams, the energy consumption values of alternative pavement structures become comparable, thus allowing us to cut the amount of greenhouse gases released to the environment.
ALIZÉ
Road Design Software
The method entails designing the thickness of pavement layers with consideration to strains deriving from the number of passing vehicles and climatic conditions, while relying on decades of practical experience. Roads designed with Alize software will not crumble before the end of their predicted life-span.
VALORCOL
Plant-Mixed Recycled Asphalt
With 100% recycled asphalt and emulsion produced in a special mobile mixing plant, this cold asphalt mix provides cost-efficient application for reconstruction of minor roads.
NOVACOL
In-situ Cold Recycling
Novacol is an in-situ cold-recycling technology. The cold process developed in France is effectively applicable for the reconstruction of secondary roads by recycling the existing pavement with special equipment.
CORE – Research and development center
THE WORLD’S FIRST
private research
center of roads
TECHNICIANS WORLDWIDE
WORLDWIDE
Equipment
equipment for logistics
52
vibratory rollers
37
pavers
14
cold recycling machines
1
milling machines – cold milling
4
soil stabiliser
1
soil compactor
1
pneumatic rollers
7
cement spreader
1
asphalt feeder
1
graders
3
wheeled excavators
13
wheel loaders
39
compact loaders
12
backhoe loaders
7
sheet pile drivers
3
microtunnelling equipment
1
EUROMIX 3000
MOBYMIX 3000
MOBYMIX 3000 S
3. THE HUNGARIAN COMPANY GROUP
Colas Hungária
Activities
The Hungarian team of Colas has been playing an active role in the country’s construction investments since the early 1990s. Through the continuous improvement of technical solutions, the main objectives of the holding company – which has been managed by Hungarian experts right from the start – are to maintain reliability and deliver high quality works all around the country.
management
contracting
finances and IT
HR and communication
quality and environmental management
health and safety
BIM
technologies and lab
ethics and legal affairs
equipment
Safety First
Colas Út
Activities
To complement its nationwide network of eight asphalt mixing facilities, the company operates a bitumen emulsion plant located in Gyöngyös. In recent decades, Colas Út has been active throughout the entire construction sector from large-scale projects – such as the construction of the M30, M4, M25 and M70 motorways – to local road development initiatives and private investments that include the plants of Mercedes-Benz, BMW and LEGO. Since 2022, the activities of Colas Út also cover the installation of engineering structures. When it comes to bridgeworks, our most prominent references include Hungary’s second longest viaduct near Szebény, but we also take pride in the circular bridge on the Hódmezővásárhely bypass of road 47, which was realised in a mere 18 months.
public road construction
urban road and public space construction
private investments
ASPHALT AND BITUMEN EMULSION
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT STRUCTURES
Colas Út
References
MOTORWAY M30
SECTION B
Start: December 2017
End: August 2021
Length: 24.2 km
Asphalt: 352 152 t
Earthworks: 3 477 248 m3
Hódmezővásárhely BYPASS
START: November 2016
COMPLETION: May 2018
UNDERPASSES: 2
OVERPASS: 1
ROUNDABOUT INTERCHANGE OVERPASS: 1
Mercedes landlevelling
Location: Kecskemét
Topsoil removal: 293 000 m3
Soil stabilisation: 17 000 m3
Crushed stone subgrade: 61 000 m3
Asphalt: 25 000 t
Colas Alterra
Activities
As a 70-year-old subsidiary of the group, the activities of Colas Alterra comprise utility construction, the installation of gas-, district heating-, water- and sewage lines, the construction of treatment plants and waste disposal facilities, the performance of flood control projects, as well as backing alternative forms of energy use in both Budapest and other settlements. The jobs of Colas Alterra frequently involve works in densely built urban surroundings: we have decades of experience when it comes to the renovation of public spaces, rail transit networks, public utilities, or comprehensive urban rehabilitation schemes – all of which require flawless organisation.
water engineering
PUBLIC UTILITIES
sewage treatment plants
urban railway CONSTRUCTION
landscaping and
urban rehabilitation
energetics
microtunelling
FLOOD CONTROL
sheet piling
Colas Alterra
References
BUDAPEST TRAM LINE 1 EXTENSION
Start: November 2017
End: July 2019
Rail construction: 1.7 km
Number of stops: 3
VGP Aerozone
Earthworks: 4000 m3
Power cables: 1500 m
Water and sewage lines: 4900 m
Asphalt: 3000 m3
Block pavement: 4300 m2
TASS DAM
Start: May September 2017
End: May 2021
New embankments: 200 000 m3
Reinforced concrete water drain structure: 3000 m3
Monolithic reinforced concrete: 4200 m3
Colas Északkő
Activities
Colas Eszakko’s quarries are located in Northern Hungary, from the river Danube to the Tokaj hills. Our major products include various andesite-based crushed stones, but our product range also comprises soil-improving grinds, freestone, paving stone, and ceramic-industry raw materials from rhyolite tuff. At our deposit sites, we offer disposal of construction-industry demolition waste materials. On request we also process such waste on-site in grain sizes specifi ed by the customer. With our continuously developing fleet of machinery, we strive to satisfy the requirements of the construction sector with the lowest possible impact on the environment.
AGGREGATE PRODUCTION
road, railway and water engineering materials
RETAIL SITES
RECYCLING
MOBILE CRUSHERS
rhyolite
Colas Északkő
References
Open track and stations
Püspökladány – Ebes
YEAR: 2017-2020
MATERIAL: railway ballast, protective layer and mechanical stabilisation
QUANTITY: 300 000 t
BMW (Debrecen)
YEAR: 2019-2022
MATERIAL: Z 0/32, Z 0/63
QUANTITY: 410 000 t
Samsung (Göd)
YEAR: 2017-2021
MATERIAL: Z 0/63, Z 0/22
QUANTITY: 237 000 t
Our CSR commitments
Offer our customers and users solutions that meet the challenges of sustainable development in local communities.
Roll out a low carbon and biodiversity strategy to preserve the planet.
Promote circular economy solutions to preserve natural resources.
Reduce the impact of our activities to bolster acceptability.
Attract, develop and retain talent through managerial excellence.
Foster a stronger health and safety culture to protect lives.
Build a responsible supply chain rooted in sustainable performance.
Consolidate an exemplary culture of ethics and compliance.
4. Media
Corporate Communications
MAGAZINE OF THE COLAS GROUP
Technical Publications
Contact
1113 Budapest, Bocskai út 73.
Tel.: +36 (1) 883 1000
Fax: +36 (1)883 1010
Email: hungaria@colas.hu
Website: www.colas.hu
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