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It was a spectacular act that required the utmost concentration, the know-how of expert teamwork and accurate preparation by PORR Ingenieurbaus: After the replacement construction of the Rothof viaduct on the BAB 7, the 410-metre long carriageway towards Fulda was safely moved into the correct final position in June by means of a transverse shift.

Alexander’s Capital Tower, or ABC-Tower for short, is one of four high-rise buildings that will be erected as part of the redevelopment around Alexanderplatz in the heart of Berlin. At a height of 150 meters and with 35 floors, the ABC-Tower will be the tallest residential high-rise in Berlin and one of the tallest in Germany. Stump-Franki Spezialtiefbau, a PORR subsidiary, has been commissioned…

Since October 2018, PORR has been working on behalf of Verbund Innkraftwerke GmbH on several construction lots as part an overall project to reconstruct the power plant in Töging am Inn. One of the construction lots involves creating the new Jettenbach weir system in the River Inn. This system is intended to control inflow to the power plant. One of the project’s final milestones has now been…

Digital process management as success factor PORR, Austria's second largest construction group, together with Doka, a company of the Umdasch Group, are founding a joint venture to establish a mutual construction logistics platform to digitise and optimise processes related to ordering, delivery and invoicing processes. The stated aim: “construction logistics – connected & connecting”. The…

• EUR 7.8 bn highest order backlog • EBT increase to EUR 11.5m • PORR strategy for future: Green and Lean • 2021 guidance confirmed

Commissioning of the Oberhausen Pumping Station will create a clean Emscher River by the end of 2021 At a length of 51 kilometres, the Emscher sewer winds through the Ruhr area. At the end of the 20th century, the Emscher was regarded as Europe’s most polluted river. For decades, the question of water pollution control took a back seat. The comprehensive generation-spanning Emscher redevelopment…

The countdown has now begun for the most important gathering in the real estate sector EXPO REAL, the international trade Fair for real estate and investment, will take place in Munich from 11 to 13 October. The fair was cancelled last year due to the critical state of the pandemic, but this year a hygiene and safety concept has been developed so the event can be held safely. And this year PORR…

On 17 June 2021, the PORR Berlin branch and Lakeward, represented by XIII. BE Volkswohnungen GmbH, signed a general contractor agree-ment for the turnkey construction of a residential complex with a day-care centre and several commercial units in Berlin-Lichtenberg.

Best-in-class for sustainability Austria's second largest construction group PORR has climbed to the top of the sustainability rankings of international ratings agency ISS ESG in its industry sector. The C+ awarded has given the company Prime status. This also makes PORR the most sustainable construction company on its home markets, especially in Austria and Germany.

PORR right on schedule: End of demolition phase in sight In Oldenburg’s city centre, construction work on the ABRAHAM-Quartier project at Haarenstrasse 11-15 is progressing at full speed. As general contractor, PORR’s Hamburg branch is ensuring that the demolition work on the existing building is proceeding at a brisk pace. The construction of the new building is scheduled to follow soon. Project…