8. Strabag SE
Employees: 71,330
Revenue: 12.58 billion euro ~13.34 billion USD
Market Cap: 4.40 billion euro ~ 4.67 billion USD
Net Income: 202 million euro ~ 214 million USD
Founded in 1986, this Austrian-based construction company specializes in the building of tunnels, civil engineering, and other transportation infrastructure. Geographically, Strabag has three primary branches from which it operates. It’s north and west segment involves business endeavors in Germany, Scandinavia, Poland and the Benelux countries with activities including offshore wind ventures and hydraulic engineering. In the south and east, the company focuses its efforts on the construction of railways in Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Russia and the Czech Republic. Finally, Strabag’s international division focuses on tunneling, real estate and infrastructure development, and construction materials. Notable projects headed by Strabag include the Alte Wesser lighthouse in the North Sea, the Copenhagen Metro, and the Limerick tunnel in Ireland. With such a formidable resume, it’s no wonder that Strabag SE has quickly become one of the biggest construction companies in Europe.
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