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Consolidating
our leading position in the building sector

Coteba was our start point in In 2013, the acquisitions of Arcoba and Setrhi-Setae were attractive for us for more than one
the building sector, where it reason. The former had already built numerous housing units and operated with an excellent
occupied a leading place in France. team that perfectly dovetailed our own. This acquisition enabled us to propose a specific
When Artelia was created, offering dedicated to mixed-purpose projects. The latter built private clinics whereas Artelia
we took full advantage of this had been working essentially on public hospitals. Similarly, the integration of RFR gave us new
positive image to continue our expertise in complex structural frameworks and facades that allowed the Group to handle
growth by strengthening our highly technical projects, such as refurbishing the Samaritaine department store, handed over
technical expertise in a variety in 2019. We also benefited from the contribution of Auxitec's building branch. Moreover, by
of fields. To this end, we undertook taking over engineering firms in different regions of France, such as Sodeg in Lille (2010),
a series of targeted external growth GECC AICC/RL Consultant/Ingétech in Lyon (2011) and Sotec in Toulouse (2012), the Group
operations, retaining only those that was ideally placed to create hubs specialising in water sports centres, central kitchens, and
allowed us to make real progress stations. More recently, our acquisition of Gantha, an engineering consultancy in acoustics, and
and to expand the range of services of a stake in the start-up Openergy, a building energy management specialist, have extended
offered to our clients. this wide range of skills that we are continually adapting to meet market requirements.
By pooling these skills, we have been able to offer new services to our clients, such as EPC
(Energy Performance Contracting) whereby the Group commits to reducing the energy
consumption of buildings on a long-term basis by taking responsibility for all renovation
studies and works. This is a highly complex and demanding product that requires numerous
combined skills in engineering and simulation, as well as a legal and financial foundation to
guarantee the long-term commitment. And in synergy with the Group's environmental experts,
we have also established a comprehensive property improvement service (asbestos removal,
deconstruction, remediation).

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