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The Bilfinger Berger Group

Bilfinger Berger is an internationally active construction and services Group. As a leading Multi Service Group in the fields of real estate, industrial plant and infrastructure, we are able to offer our customers holistic solutions. Our long-term corporate strategy aims to consistently extend our leading position in our markets in Germany and abroad. We concentrate on regions in which we have good knowledge of the market, particularly in the building construction business. The Group’s operations comprise the business segments Civil, Building and Industrial, Services and Concessions.

Bilfinger Berger

(€ million)

a

2006

2007

Output volume

7,936

9,222

Orders received

10,000

11,275

Order backlog

8,747

10,759

EBITA

180

242

Net profit

92

134

Capital expenditure

370

268

Property, plant and equipment

136

204

Financial assets

234

64

Employees (at year-end)

49,141

52,723

 

The focus of the Civil business segment’s activities is outside Germany. Its core markets are Australia, European and African countries, Canada and the Gulf region. Our technical expertise and the ability to successfully implement large-scale infrastructure projects are well known to publicsector clients and form an important foundation of our success.

Civil

(€ million)

s

2006

2007

∆ in %

Output volume

2,973

3,647

+ 23

Orders received

4,580

4,528

- 1

Order backlog

4,706

5,507

+ 17

Capital expenditure

73

112

+ 53

EBITA

+ 43

+ 58

+ 35

Employees

14,628

16,440

+ 12


Output volume in %
Abroad

80

Germany

20

 

The Building and Industrial business segment comprises our Building division in Germany and the building and industrial activities of our subsidiaries in Australia and Nigeria. In this segment, to a large extent we adopt a holistic approach, including advice, design, turnkey construction, development, financing, maintenance and operation. With this business model,we offer our core customers clear added value and set ourselves apart from the competition.

Building and Industrial

(€ million)

s

2006

2007

∆ in %

Output volume

2,069

1,965

- 5

Orders received

2,053

2,596

+ 26

Order backlog

1,754

2,385

+ 36

Capital expenditure

4

8

+ 100

EBITA

+ 22

+ 24

+ 9

Employees

3,745

3,520

- 6


Output volume in %
Abroad

58

Germany

42

 

The Services business segment is divided into the Industrial Services, Power Services and Facility Services divisions. Industrial Services provides comprehensive services to its customers in the processing industry for the maintenance, repair and modernization of their production plants. Power Services’ activities range from repair and maintenance to efficiency enhancements and lifetime extensions for power plants, as well as the supply of components for power plant construction. Facility Services provides services connected with office buildings, sport centers, event centers, hospitals and prisons – from individual solutions to integrated services. We undertake challenging tasks in the health sector as well as the maintenance and operation of complex building equipment or the portfolio and asset management of whole groups of real-estate properties.

Services

(€ million)

s

2006

2007

∆ in %

Output volume

2,881

3,606

+ 25

Orders received

3,345

4,125

+ 23

Order backlog

2,285

2,844

+ 24

Capital expenditure

52

82

+ 58

EBITA

+ 123

+ 180

+ 46

Employees

30,218

32,196

+ 7


Output volume in %
Abroad

58

Germany

42

 

The Concessions business segment encompasses Bilfinger Berger’s private-sector concessions business. The segment concentrates on transport infrastructure and public-sector building construction. Its key markets are Australia, the United Kingdom, other countries of the European Union, Germany and Canada.

Concessions

(Number / € million)

s

2006

2007

∆ in %

Projects in portfolio
thereof, under construction

15
8

18
9

+ 20
+ 13

Committed equity
thereof, paid-in

137
56

161
71

+ 18
+ 27

EBITA

- 4

- 2

.

Employees

105

114

+ 9


Equity investments in %
Abroad

94

Germany

6