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2021

PORR civil engineering appointed general contractor for renovations to Altenburg’s central sewage treatment plant

Berlin, 10.05.2021 – WABA, Altenburg’s water works company, awarded the contract to PORR’s civil engineering department in Berlin on 20 April 2021. The 15 million euro investment will upgrade and refit the central sewage treatment plant in the town in Thuringia, Germany. Once the renovations are complete, the town’s sewage sludge will no longer be mere effluent: a combined heat and power plant…

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Torhaus Expopark in Hannover: foundation stone has been laid

PORR subsidiary Oevermann is hard at work on the Expo site in Hannover, where an architecturally and technically complex office and administration block has been commissioned by Delta Bau AG.

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PORR awarded “Highest Reputation” seal of approval by Deutschlandtest

Munich, 03.05.2021 – PORR Germany is a technology leader for planning and construction, and handles even the most challenging individual customer requirements with its own experts along the entire construction value chain. The company is delighted to announce that they have received the special “Highest Reputation” award in the “Construction Company” category. PORR is therefore ranked among those…

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Stump-Franki applies innovative construction technique: “ground freezing” in action for the extension to the U-bahn line 5 in Frankfurt am Main

“Build safely on every foundation” is Stump-Franki Spezialtiefbau’s service promise. Meeting this promise sometimes requires considerable creativity from the construction experts. This was certainly the case for the extension of the U-bahn line 5 in Frankfurt am Main, a complex project in a highly sensitive city-centre zone. Expertise and teamwork are demanded: In addition to Stump-Franki, other…

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PORR 2021 with positive tailwind and all-time high order backlog

• Record order backlog of EUR 7.1 bn (+12.2%) • Production output of EUR 5.2 bn for 2020 • Improved asset structure despite negative EBT of EUR -51.0m in COVID year

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Environmentally friendly concepts in road construction: Using warm mix asphalt for road renovation in Münster

Oevermann Verkehrswegebau GmbH, a subsidiary of PORR Germany, is demonstrating in a current construction project that sustainable asphalting is possible in road construction. As part of the "Osthofstrasse" construction project in Münster (Westphalia, Germany) the various tasks performed by the Münster/Dortmund branch of Oevermann Verkehrswegebau GmbH included renovation of the roadway structure…

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PORR is building a residential and commercial building with 121 micro-apartments in Oldenburg

In February, the PORR building construction branch in Hamburg and the second ANIMA-Oldenburg project company both signed a general contractor agreement for the construction of a residential and commercial building. The new building will house 121 micro-apartments and three commercial units.

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Occupational health and safety in practice - Stump-Franki production facility for anchors and micropiles celebrates six years of zero accidents

In Colbitz, not far from Magdeburg, PORR subsidiary Stump-Franki Spezialtiefbau GmbH has its production facility for grouted anchors and micropiles, along with a central compound where the Stump-Franki machinery is maintained. The company is now celebrating six years of zero accidents on the site. Site manager Konrad Witt and his team are proud of their achievement.

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PORR Germany named "Digital Champion 2021": DEUTSCHLAND TEST and FOCUS-MONEY honour companies in the field of digitization

Digitization has massively gained in importance across industries in recent years and is becoming a decisive competitive advantage. This is especially true for the construction industry. But not every company has jumped onto the digitalization bandwagon. Implementation of innovative technologies poses enormous challenges for many companies successfully. For PORR, the future areas of digitization…

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FAIR particle accelerator: PORR is building for cutting-edge research

One of the largest and most complex construction projects in cutting-edge international research is currently underway at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, a centre for heavy ion research: FAIR – the new Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research. Several buildings are being constructed on the 20-hectare site for the purpose of operating the particle accelerator. PORR…

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