german construction company based germany germany largest construction company operates globally ranking largest general construction companies united_states turner subsidiary australia employed employees corporate divisions major airport operator involved construction project planning finance construction operation work billion coming operations outside germany company history dates includes engineering feats rock temples egypt saving rise caused high dam infrastructure projects like new athens international airport germany nuclear power plant noted involvement movement particularly work reconstruction house world war deployed forced labor construction projects built berlin scene adolf_hitler suicide hitler home headquarters recent constructions included turkey king international airport saudi_arabia tower frankfurt late spanish construction company owned percent stake launched bid allow acquire additional percent stake bid approved november increased stake percent june effectively taking control history early years company probably founded mention local address book born brothers lumber merchant mechanic respectively near frankfurt main focused completion construction contracts developed financing business major contract 1880s company begun produce construction materials regional player shortly death converted company joint stock corporation und construction civil engineering corporation literally corporation high deep construction major development contract spa project bad corporation simply buildings provide infrastructure like roads gardens arrange finances project maintain responsibilities operating project construction project new grain genoa italy firm international venture project reinforced concrete died year son law taking chief executive brothers firm grew rapidly comparable major german construction concerns era attracted investment industrialist described time wealth influence firm moved base integration group planned use construction projects saw opportunity profit treaty versailles organising delivery construction materials france german world war fate intervened died year industrial empire collapsed french occupation destroyed chance profit contract french industrialist help banks company known und avoided aftermath collapse major utility electrical equipment producer major share holders stepped series major construction projects ensued including bridge germany largest single span reinforced concrete bridge dam work architects influenced reasons complex iconic shaft named ceo owner canal work france albert canal belgium nazi germany reconstruction jewish members expelled laws ceo join nazi party offer services nazis leader took position construction business flourished year plan vast public works programme including network industrial build preparation war example construction new truck factory worked new centre nazi rallies moved headquarters current location war imminent company began work defensive network world war later worked atlantic wall defences range infrastructure projects german dominated europe constructed buildings hitler notably retreat wolf headquarters berlin hitler ultimately committed suicide firm began use forced labour extensively projects german industrial concerns time slave workers suffered beating constant abuse consortium led nature construction projects firm exact involvement destruction records closing stages war company branch offices destroyed employees east fled soviet advance head office suffered direct hit bomb march regional offices construction centres danzig leipzig lost territory allotted poland occupation run new authorities replaced ceo initial post war period shortage machinery tools materials new orders hampered operations salvage work occurred rubble clearance basic repairs rare major contracts university hospital introduction german mark beginning brought new work revival international expansion took ceo decision taken undertake international projects following period essentially domestic work world war included series power infrastructure works turkey bridge works construction egypt early 1950s interesting note projects period undertaken outside world funded development aid budgets high profile success company came 1960s egypt rising waters result construction high dam threatened ancient temple complex entire site dismantled river higher cost million focus company began switch away purely construction work service provision example athens project work domestic driven germany strong economic growth particular strength power plant construction included construction nuclear power plant near main construction contract awarded commissioned utility company build plant plant began feed electricity grid june contrast east german nuclear plant connected grid considerable transport infrastructure activity including argentina 1960s hamburg 1970s mid-1970s foreign work turkey completed accelerating domestic orders according company annual report foreign work accounted business major factor contract completed largest airport saudi_arabia valuable contract involved architecture airport highly rated aesthetically unusual features including terminal reserved pilgrims travelling tent shaped roof contains mosque accommodate travellers believed largest terminal world 1980s difficult time financially foreign work coming headed consortium built iraq domestic growth highlighted radical frankfurt completed later involved construction city completed europe tallest building mid-1990s involved major skyscraper development frankfurt overtook europe tallest building losing record moscow 1990s brought opportunity expand operations airport management sector countries airports warsaw needed upgrading early 1990s unable afford cost complex financing arrangement established bank pay thirds costs upgrade airport airline assigned bank revenues aircraft polish period company began responsibility operational aspects projects including service provision financing facility management software development following concept system leader set ceo tasks felt higher value chain help firm shake followed initial boom german concepts notably action construction new athens international airport late 1990s big united_states market merger celebrated anniversary celebrations million donation restoration house project general contractor house movement example nazi persecution subsequent neglect left significant damage house opened february year restoration programme forms sold airports division canada billion structure ownership roughly equivalent public limited company united_kingdom shares traded german stock exchanges including system component share index major shareholders makes subsidiary january streamlined corporate operations group divided divisions european division plans develops operates manages real estate infrastructure facilities europe selected regions worldwide asia pacific division includes activities australia asia provide construction construction services world largest contract americas division united_states acquired acquired acquired develops concession projects business areas include airports roads social infrastructure public private partnership projects holds stakes athens international airport international airport hamburg airport sydney airport airport mother airport timeline notable construction projects near bavaria dam belgium projects included defenses hitler wolf plant turkey main argentina athens greece temples egypt new tunnel hamburg turkey king international airport saudi_arabia dam iraq frankfurt main frankfurt main terminal warsaw airport poland frankfurt main athens international airport greece house restoration stadium ukraine bridge construction commence opera poland present expansion king international airport
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