Implenia

Infobox Company
company_name = Implenia
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = 2006
location = Dietlikon, Switzerland
key_people = Anton Affentranger, Chairman
Christian Bubb, CEO
industry = Construction, Civil engineering
products =
revenue = CHF2,771.5 million (2007)
operating_income = CHF38.7 million (2007)
net_income = CHF25.5 million (2007)
num_employees = circa 6,000 (2007)
parent =
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.implenia.com www.implenia.com]
slogan =
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Implenia (SWX|CH0023868554CHF4|IMPN) is the largest construction company in Switzerland. Notably it recently successfully fought off a takeover by the UK hedge fund, Laxey Partners. [ [http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/news/business/Hedge_fund_ends_Implenia_bid.html?siteSect=164&sid=8905545&cKey=1206699913000&ty=nd Swiss info] ]

History

The company was created in March 2006 through a merger between Zschokke (founded 1872) and Batigroup (founded 1997).

tructure

The company has three divisions:
* Real Estate
* Construction
* Global Solutions

Major projects

Major projects involving the company include the Sunniberg Bridge completed in 1998 [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000072 Sunniberg Bridge on the Structurae database] ] and the Stade de Genève completed in 2003. [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0008232 Stade de Genève on the Structurae database] ] The company is working on the Gotthard Base Tunnel project which is expected to be completed in 2015. [ [http://www.transco-sedrun.ch/1_DEU_HTML.htm Transco] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.implenia.com Official site]