PORR to revitalise iconic office building in Zurich
Vienna/Zurich, 11.08.2020 – PORR SUISSE AG has once again succeeded through its expertise as a design-build contractor, acquiring an impressive project for Zürich Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG. The heritage-protected Schader office building is a modern architectural gem in a prime location on the banks of Lake Zurich. The comprehensive refurbishment will be realised within the next 15 months.
Vienna/Zurich, 03.08.2020 – PORR has handed over one of Switzerland’s largest office buildings after a construction period of around a year. The former headquarters of Swissair has been expanded to form a total of ten storeys, all while normal operations were ongoing. The project was awarded by Priora Suisse AG. The contract is worth around EUR 46.5m (approx. CHF 50m).
PORR to build the new site of the Supreme Audit Office
Vienna/Prague, 21.07.2020 – PORR has been entrusted with realising the new office building of the Supreme Audit Office in Prague. The contract is the first major public project in the Czech Republic to be realised in accordance with the FIDIC Yellow Book (design & build). It will simultaneously serve as a pilot project to fully utilise the trailblazing methods of Building Information Modeling...
PORR secures major project in Viennese residential construction
Vienna, 09.07.2020 – The urban development area “Neu Marx” in Vienna’s third district continues to grow. Following the successful excavation of the pit for the Q-Tower on the project THE MARKS, the building construction contract for erecting this modern residential tower block has also been awarded to PORR. The planned 114m-tall building will offer diverse forms of urban living across a total of...
Warsaw/Vienna, 24.06.2020 – PORR is once again demonstrating its comprehensive service range and infrastructure expertise. Today, Polskie LNG S.A. (GAZ-SYSTEM Group) awarded the tender for the technically demanding energy supply project in Świnoujście, Poland, to a consortium comprised of PORR S.A. (lead) and TGE Gas Engineering GmbH. In the next 42 months the existing Lech Kaczyński LNG...
Carinthia/Styria/Vienna, 17.06.2020 – The final breakthrough of the Koralm Tunnel will be celebrated today. PORR is building the third construction lot “KAT3” of the major Koralm railway project, that will make it possible to travel from Graz to Klagenfurt by train in just 45 minutes. Lot KAT3 involves the construction of two tunnel tubes with a total length of 21 km. The contract is worth EUR...
S16 expressway
Warsaw, 02.06.2020 – On 28 May 2020, PORR S.A. and the Polish General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) signed a contract for the design and construction of the S16 expressway Olsztyn-Ełk in the section from Borki Wielkie to Mrągowo. The 13km-long expressway section will be built within a three-year period along with the construction of the Mrągowo ring road....
PORR acquires shares in PropTech supplier Pocket House
First mover in digital facility and neighbourhood management
Vienna, 28 May 2020 - On 16 April 2020, PORR Beteiligungen und Management GmbH and Schertler Holding GmbH each acquired 25.1% of Pocket House GmbH. The fledgling software development company is among the leading experts in the PropTech sector in the DACH region. PORR's interest was acquired via the direct purchase of shares as well as...
Year starts with top order backlog of EUR 7.3 bn First COVID-19 impacts on production output and earnings Focus on transformation and liquidity Long-term trend intact – construction industry benefits
Vienna, 27.05.2020 – PORR has had a solid start to 2020. The high order backlog of more than EUR 7 bn also provides a solid foundation. Production output stood at EUR 942m, of which 94% was...
Expressway S1 PORR wins another infrastructure contract in Poland
Vienna/Warsaw, 18.05.2020 – A consortium of PORR S.A. (lead) and Mota-Engil Central Europe has signed a contract with Poland’s General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) to design and build the 15km-long section of the S1 expressway from Oświęcim to Dankowice. It is the longest of the three sections planned as part of the new S1 between Mysłowice and Bielsko-Biała. The contract...