Sogea - 1999 annual report - Vinci

Outlook
In its traditional operating zones Sogea will be
maintaining and consolidating its position by
leveraging the know-how acquired in maintenance
and repair work and also in high-tech specialty areas
such as guided horizontal drilling or construction of
large diameter pipelines.
The development of networking and synergies with
specialized building and civil engineering entities, as
well as project planning and pre-development should
make it possible for Sogea to focus more on
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operations with private-sector developers.
Overseas, the outlook is also promising, particularly
in the environmental sector where many new projects
are expected to be coming on stream.
On the international market Sogea has a position,
a reputation and skills which should enable it to
maintain its level of activity and even to win new
contracts in its traditional zones of operation and
beyond.
Finally, in coming years Sogea will be looking
into opportunities for acquisitions which will be
particularly targeted on niche markets in the
hydraulic engineering sector and on high-potential
geographic regions in France and abroad.
3. The SIVU water
treatment plant of
the Upper and Lower
Goulaine, built by
Sogea Atlantique,
was acceptance
tested in 1999.
4. Sogea is today
a specialist in large
diameter pipe laying
on both the French
and international
markets.
NEAR EAST
Efficiency doubled on networks
In 1999, Sogea and its subsidiary WMI completed work to
improve the efficiency of the drinking water systems in
Bethlehem and Hebron in the Palestinian territories in the
southern West Bank.
For three years, Sogea and WMI teams updated the map
of the systems of the two cities, detected and repaired leaks,
organized water and billing management systems and trained
the staff of the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA).
The efficiency of these networks which in 1997 stood at only
40 to 45% is now more than 80%.
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