Salini Impregilo, the thrust of the US – BBC

MILAN This is the first business plan that takes into account the acquisition of the US Lane. It is the first plan that allows you to make an assessment of what it has meant the merger of Salini and Impregilo, especially for the backlog. It is the plan that incorporates the announcement of the construction of a new dam in Ethiopia worth 2.5 billion euro. A hydroelectric plant that produce over 2,200 gigawatts per year allowing the country to establish itself among the top producers of energy in Africa.

in London, have been diffused the guidelines of what you intend to accomplish Salini Impregilo from here to 2019. the goals are ambitious, whereas the management expects revenue growth to nine billion euro, compared with 6.1 expected for 2016. the interesting fact is the very low domestic exposure. 90% of revenue already comes now from over the border. To which should be added the growth (waiting) in the United States following the acquisition of Lane Industries, manufacturer of highways and main asphalt producer in North America.

the current year symbolically is about to become historic for the group. In 2016 will be delivered three important infrastructure such as the new Panama Canal, the Gibe III hydroelectric plant and the cultural center of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation will host the Opera theater in Athens. And it began auspiciously as Salini Impregilo has won orders for 4 billion euro with projects under

construction in the US, Brazil, Australia, Ethiopia and Turkey. The lion obviously plays Lane. The operation to over 400 million dollars, has already resulted in a multiple of three if we consider the work on site, such as the construction of the Purple Lane railway line. It is a consortium, in which Lane has a 30% stake, will build 21 stations for the counties of Montgomery and Prince George’s Maryland. Lane has also been awarded the design and the highway bill between Port Access and Charleston South Carolina.

that’s why Pietro Salini, managing director of Salini Impregilo , told of” wanting to grow in the United States. ” The goal is to bring this market to 30% of revenues in 2019. Salini however keen to stress that investments will grow even in Italy. “Currently we have in our country over 4000 employees – says Salini -. We hope to get to eight thousand in four years, taking revenues Italy to 18% from the current 11%. ” The reflectors we are focused on High speed. On strategic routes for the country as the Milan-Genoa and Verona-Padua. “We had some late,” noted Salini. But from 2017 they are expected to start the construction sites.

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