Group Management Report

Business activities and strategy
As a construction and services group with global operations, Bilfinger Berger offers holistic solutions in the fields of real estate, infrastructure, industry and power-plant services.We effectively pursued our long-term corporate strategy once again during the year under review, and further strengthened our position as an internationally active Multi Service Group.

The focus of activities for our Civil business segment is on international markets, including Australia, European and African countries, North America and the Persian Gulf region. Our technical expertise and ability to independently manage major infrastructure projects are recognized by public-sector clients and are an important foundation of our success. The segment’s divisions have their own specialties, and close cooperation with the regional units makes these skills widely available.

The Building and Industrial segment comprises our Building division in Germany as well as the building and industrial activities of our subsidiaries and associated companies in Australia and Nigeria. Most of our business in this segment is for private-sector clients. We adopt a holistic approach, combining advice, consulting, design, turnkey construction, development, financing, maintenance and operation. With this business model, we develop a broad spread base of customer relations and differentiate ourselves from the competition.

The Services business segment is divided into Industrial Services, Power Services and Facility Services. The Industrial Services division offers its clients in the processing industry comprehensive services for the repair, maintenance and modernization of their production facilities. 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 plant engineering. Facility Services provides services connected with real estate, ranging 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.

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.