CFE - 2006 annual report - Vinci

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While 2005 was essentially characterized by the organi-
zation of major prospecting campaigns focused on a
search for emerging markets in the world, 2006 allowed
us to study major projects in regions as diverse as Africa,
Central Europe and India.
Given the scope of the projects and the reputation of the
clients, emphasis was placed on prior assistance to the
customer by making the technical expertise present in
the company, such as the preparation of design and con-
struction schedules, the optimization of specific methods
and means of execution, the preparation of variants to the
project and the definition of criteria concerning techni-
cal and architectural trades available with the aim of
creating a partnership with the potential customer instead
of being simply a contractor. All of this required and
was made possible by very significant bolstering of the
Laurent Elslander, 27 years
Project Engineer
My impressions on my first sixth months spent on the edge
of the desert on the coast of Qatar can be summarized as
follows:
• First of all, forget about four seasons and moderate
temperatures. In Qatar, in summer, temperatures can
reach 54°C with a relative humidity of close to 90%,
which prevents you from going outside without your air
conditioning. In winter, the amount of daylight is at most
one hour less than in summer, but temperatures are
milder.
department’s teams, which thus allowed simultaneous
monitoring of major projects. The work accomplished by
the CFE International teams in 2006 allowed us to single
out four countries that will become the targets of sustained
prospecting in 2007; these are Serbia, Bulgaria, Algeria
and Senegal. Only real opportunities where we have a pref-
erential advantage will be followed up in other countries.
The effective presence of CFE in Qatar which through its
subsidiary CFE Qatar, is associated in the execution of the
rock works of the Southern Breakwater project.
CFE International’s ambition is to restore the company’s
intercontinental dimension by returning to major foreign
markets. The execution of the awarded projects will once
again give CFE the international showcase that it has
always claimed to have for over a century now.
• In Middle Eastern countries, construction workers are
primarily from South Asia: India, Pakistan, Nepal,
Thailand, etc. Working with labourers who often only
speak a few words of English is a very enriching
experience.
• Site infrastructures in the middle of a highly secured
industrial city on the edge of the desert and the sea
required a lot of attention and special design on our part.
A base camp was created for the single personnel and
construction workers.
In conclusion, all that remains to be said is to wish us all
good luck for the completion of this project, but let’s use
the well-known local expression: “Inch Allah”.