cfeb industry construction civil engineering founded 21 june 1880 as compagnie g n rale de chemins de fer secondaires headquarters brussels belgium area served worldwide key people raymund trost ceo revenue euronext website en.cfe.be cfe is a multidisciplinary company active in civil engineering construction real estate ppp concessions multitechnical and marine engineering sectors . the group is located all over the world . the cfe group forms a coherent whole in which each division is supported by the others . the concessions and property development divisions award work to the general contracting companies which in turn are potential customers of the companies making up the multitechnics division which maintain the structures built under public private partnership contracts . similarly many of deme s business lines tie in with the civil engineering activities carried out by cfe group companies . cfe s leading historical trade is construction and the next is dredging and marine engineering . cfe holds 50 % of deme s capital one of the worldwide leaders in this sector . the cfe group is listed in euronext brussels 1 and vinci sa holds 47 % of the capital . contents 1 history 2 activity of the group five divisions 2.1 ppp concessions 2.2 construction 2.3 real estate & management services 2.4 multitechnics 2.5 dredging & environment 3 group companies 4 some projects 5 references history edit in 1880 creation of the compagnie g n rale de chemins de fer secondaires cfe dedicated to building and managing of railway and tram lines through concessions . in 1921 diversification of activities through the involvement in civil engineering and building construction under the name of compagnie belge de chemins de fer et d entreprises . in 1930 creation of the soci t g n rale de dragage active in dredging works both in belgium and abroad . in 1965 adoption of the name compagnie d entreprises cfe due to the large number of general contractor type activities . in 1974 cfe and ackermans & van haaren pool their dredging activities and create dredging international . in 1981 merger of cfe with entreprises ed . fran ois et fils thereby making cfe the largest belgian construction company . in 1989 the gtm group shareholder since 1987 becomes the principal shareholder in cfe in 1991 creation of the deme group dredging environmental and marine engineering result of the association between dredging international and baggerwerken decloedt . acquisition of nizet entreprise . in 1999 acquisition of vanderhoydoncks multitechnieken . in 2000 vinci sa and gtm merge and become the first worldwide construction group . cfe increases its participation in the deme group to 47.8 % . in 2001 cfe introduces an organisation based on three main divisions the construction division which covers all construction professions and the associated services the dredging and environment division the electricity division . during the same year following an agreement with bpc b timents et ponts construction cfe acquires 100 % of abeb the antwerp subsidiary of bpc . the merger of the companies cfe bageci investissements et promotion and maatschappij voor bouw en grondwerken mbg takes place in december . in 2004 acquisition of b timents et ponts construction bpc and b tipont immobilier bpi . cfe increases its participation in the deme group to 50 % . creation of a division for real estate and associated services distinct from the construction division . the electricity division evolves towards multitechnics . in 2005 acquisition of 100 % of the shares in aannemingen van wellen . in 2006 merger of the property management activities of sogesmaint and cb richard ellis . in october capital increase in cash with a preferential subscription right . in 2007 cfe realizes an acquisition in the multitechnics division ; cfe has acquired vma nv infra industry based in ghent and its subsidiary vma slovakia . cfe strengthened by the acquisition of the brussels based company amart particularly present in the restoration and rehabilitation of buildings . cfe participates for 25 % into the company druart a company specialized in heating ventilation air conditioning and cooling . in 2008 cfe increases her participation into the company druart from 25 % to 62.5 % . cfe reinforces its multitechnics division through the acquisition of the company stevens nv . this company situated in halen limburg belgium is specialized in electrotechnical installations rail signals installation cabling airport lights and marks equipment and also in the installation of telecommunication networks . in 2009 reinforcement of the activities of druart in wallonia by the integration of prodfroid a company with complementary activities . acquisition of 64 95 % of the shares in van de maele multi techniek based in meulebeke belgium . elektro van de maele is a contractor active in the field of industrial public and other electrical installations the electrical part of airconditioning and in the installation optimisation and automation of stables in the agricultural industry . in 2010 cfe acquires majority shareholding in terryn belgian market leader in bonded laminates . creation of be.maintenance . cfe acquires 65 % of shares of brantegem nv . this company is specialized in hvac heating ventilation air conditioning and sanitary equipment . in 2011 cfe expands its field of activity of its multitechnics division by the acquisition of etec and gets a foothold in the field of public lighting . it further reinforces its activity of underground networks . cfe is making an asset deal with the company leloup entreprise g n rale which is active in both renovation and transformation of small and medium size projects in brussels flemish brabant and walloon brabant . activity of the group five divisions edit ppp concessions edit this division is specialised in dbfm projects design build finance maintain design building finance and maintenance at small and large scales and project financing . in return for financing after building it creates manages and deals with the maintenance of the project . port development and management port engineering consultancy project management and co ordination contracts for complex marine developments . the ppp concessions division includes investments in coentunnel company 18 % locorail 25 % parking turnhout 50 % cap 3000 bizerte 25 % ppp eupen schule 19 % and rent a port 45 % . construction edit this division is the initial activity of the cfe group and is specialised in construction of office buildings housing hotels site facilities schools and universities shopping and recreation centers hospitals industrial buildings laboratories factories energy plants manufacturing halls warehouses building foundations etc. ports and airports renovation and transformation of buildings road works and railway infrastructures noise reduction barriers hydraulic works civil engineering works tunnels bridges dams locks quay development construction of jetties water treatment plants and the associated electromechanical works smoke treatment pile driving gas operator terminals wind turbine farms etc. this division includes aannemingen van wellen amart bageci bpc cfe brabant cfe r mania cfe ecotech cfe hungary cfe international cfe middle east 49 % cfe nederland cfe polska cfe slovakia cfe tunisia cle geka groep terryn and mbg . real estate & management services edit this division is specialized in real estate development promotion of projects carrying the latest technologies in energy consumption and sustainable development search for private investors financial arrangements and development of projects of high environmental quality and construction management project management energy and environmental audits project analysis looking at their marketing potential residential and office projects development building reconditioning and development of projects outlines property leasing building management facility management property management the real estate and management services division includes bpi cfe immo cli construction management sogesmaint cbre . multitechnics edit this division is specialized in tertiary electricity public lighting electro technical equipments telecommunication networks electrification works and railway infrastructure signalling airport electrical works automation in industry agro industry and rail beams manufacture of low voltage switchboards and high voltage cabinets transport of energy through low and high voltage cabins electromechanics for water treatment and pumping plants and for petroleum plants aeronautical runway lights security and access control systems solar and photovoltaic panels wireless network connections for high speed trains . hvac heating ventilation air conditioning sanitary facilities cold rooms electricity and hvac maintenance and proposes also two voltis sales points for lighting fixtures electrical installation equipment tooling home automation heating air conditioning and household appliances . dredging & environment edit the dredging and environmental division is one of the five business divisions in the cfe group all in belgium or abroad . dredging is the second historical trade of cfe and this since 1930 with sgd soci t g n rale de dragage that merged in 1974 creating dredging international . the deme group is specialized in dredging and marine engineering canals and ports deepening beaches reloading and extension digging of trenches embankments creation of islands and marine engineering . the following companies are represented here dredging international baggerwerken de cloedt medco sidra isd sdi . oil gas and offshore activities hydraulic developments rock fill of pipelines or cables and stabilization of protective barriers nearshore activities rock drilling and foundations for jetties and mooring systems offshore rock dumping landfall development farshore and geotechnical studies of deep waters . the following companies are represented here tideway and geosea . lifting heavy loads refloating cleaning and removal of wrecks lifting operations installation and removal of heavy loads from platforms . this division is represented by scaldis company held 55 % by deme . environmental activities ground drainage and decontamination storage of polluted mud treatment of household and industrial waste rehabilitation of lagoons land fluvial areas and old industrial sites . this division is represented by ecoterres dec company held 75 % by deme . construction materials extraction and treatment of marine aggregates for construction . this division is represented by dbm europ agr gats skh seekiesanlage et oam deme . deepsee mining research and extraction of deepsee raw materials . this division is represented by oceanflore . concessions development and management of wind turbine parks . this division is represented by c power and power sea . group companies edit flowchart group companies cfe group companies of cfe partial list . ppp concessions coentunnel company locorail parking turnhout marine bizerte ppp eupen rent a port ipem rent a port energy construction aann . van wellen amart bageci bpc cfe brabant cfe ecotech cfe hungary cfe international cfe middle east cfe nederland cfe polska cfe rom nia cfe slovakia cfe tunisie cle geka bouw groep terryn leloup mbg real estate & management services bpi cli construction management sogesmaint cbre multitechnics be.maintenance brantegem druart engema etec nizet entreprise prodfroid stevens van de maele multi techniek vanderhoydoncks vma voltis dredging & environment deme some projects edit some works made by cfe according to its business line ppp concessions 2 construction 3 real estate & management services 4 multitechnics 5 dredging & environment 6 dredging in the dutch baarland european parliament in brussels references edit brussels portal companies portal european equities . euronext.com . retrieved 2013 04 12 . ppp concessions 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