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Preparations for commissioning the new Wendlingen-Ulm railway line with the Albaufstieg section constructed by PORR have reached the final stretch: Deutsche Bahn switched on the power along the entire route at the end of January 2022 and began test runs in February.

Two turnkey construction stages completed by PORR

Fenja Herden (21) is currently doing an internship as an industrial clerk at PORR Building Construction department, eastern region, Berlin. She is now in her second year of training. And she's also something of a pioneer: in April 2022, she did an internship abroad in Malta as a way of broadening her horizons and getting a sense of the bigger picture in her work as an aspiring industrial clerk. As…

The Enz Valley motorway crossing project got underway in October 2021. A roughly 4.8km stretch of the congested A8 between the Pforzheim-Nord and Pforzheim-Süd junctions will be widened to six lanes by the end of 2026. People, flora and fauna should all benefit from the new motorway, as the project involves an array of measures designed to promote nature and species conservation, in addition to…

Order backlog surpasses 8 billion-euro mark Production output up by 15.9% to EUR 1,161m Revenue and earnings higher than Q1 2021 Outlook confirmed: Target EBT margin of 3% in 2025 PORR has had a good start to 2022 and generated positive EBT in the first quarter for the first time, totalling EUR 0.6m. The order backlog and production output have both increased, providing PORR with a good…

Today is World Bee Day!

The Verein für Hochschulkontakte e. V. (Association for University Contacts) with the departments of architecture, civil engineering, construction operations, project management, business administration/construction and real estate organised the "VHK-Karriere-Forum BAU" on 11 May 2022 as an online fair. In addition to lectures and application tips, the focus for students, graduates and young…

Now that the slow test runs of the "Schwäb`sche Eisebahne" have been completed, the speed test on the 60-kilometre new Wendlingen-Ulm line is in full swing. During the so-called high-speed runs, the ICE with its power of almost 13,000 hp will gradually increase its speed up to 275 km/h. The train will also pass the Filst river. This will also involve crossing the Filstal bridge. Across the Filstal…

For the second year in a row, PORR Germany has been honoured: FOCUS Money and Deutschland Test awarded the "Highest Reputation" award to companies from various sectors of the economy as part of a survey. In the construction sector, PORR is one of the top companies in Germany.

Project milestone safely reached by PORR Tunnel Construction