CFE - 2006 annual report - Vinci

(in millions of EUR) 2006 2005
Order book 5.8 12.4
as of December 31
Activity 24.0 15.2
Geka Bouw’s sales reached historic levels in 2006.
“Design and construct” type projects are also increasing at
Geka, especially in the industrial and special construction
markets. For example, the terminal built for Vopak, the
largest in Europe, was completed in record time and to the
complete satisfaction of the customer.
Among the major projects started in 2006, the construc-
tion of the “Spaanse Brug” in Rotterdam, the construc-
tion of a dock and berths, including dredging, for Kaneb
in Amsterdam, as well as the supply and installation of
steel piles, each weighing 110 tons, in the Caland canal in
Rotterdam should be mentioned. It should also be noted
that the order book for 2007 includes the second phase
of work started in 2006 for the floating moorings for riv-
erboats in the middle of the Scheldt River, at Lillo, in the
Antwerp harbour region.
Niels Van Noort, 30 years
Site Superintendent
After graduating, I started at Geka Bouw in 1999 as a
carpenter and then became an assistant superintendent
and then a site superintendent. I am currently working
on the “Fingerpier 4” project in Rotterdam, which is con-
sidered to be the longest pier in Europe; it consists of a
Once again, thanks to a judicious safety policy and strict
adherence to it by all involved, no accidents were recorded
in 2006.
The 2007 order book is full of high-quality projects. Geka’s
future is therefore looking bright, and new equipment
investments are planned for this year.
concrete bridge with two loading ramps, a foundation on
steel piles and a shock absorber to protect the pier. The
pier is being built for the Rotterdam Port Authority and will
be used by Vopak.
André de Koning
Hans Schutte, Marcel Keinhorst,
Willem-Jan Nederlof
Our greatest challenge in this project is its complexity,
which requires inventiveness in marine construction to
build it and therefore be proud of what we have created.
A floating pontoon
for river vessels in
the middle of the
Escaut, at Lillo.
Design & Construct:
Geka.
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