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Completed projects

Aggregates are everywhere: in parks, gardens, stadiums, roads, railways and sometimes even at the heart of impressive projects. Here are a few examples.

Testimonial 1 : United States: the Business Route, Greeley, Colorado

Business center, Greeley, Colorado, United States

Testimonial 2 : France: Aggregates in the city with Paris-Plage

Partnership in the Paris-Plages 2006 operation in France

07/18/2005


The Lafarge Group has been a partner in the Paris-Plage project since 2003. Each year, the Group delivers the 2,000 to 3,000 tons of river sand needed to create beaches on the banks of the Seine. Through this partnership, Lafarge is contributing to the city's summer festivities while using an environmentally-friendly mode of transport (river barges) to deliver the sand.


Testimonial 3 : Canada: renovation of the Mercer Stadium in New Westminster

Mercer Stadium, British Columbia, Canada

01/31/2005


The surface of the synthetic turf field at the New Westminster stadium in British Colombia had to meet strict technical specifications. Aggregates extracted from Lafarge's Pitt River quarry were used to improve the resistance and durability of the surface and to reduce maintenance costs over the long term.


Testimonial 4 : France: sustainable construction for the Nicolas Hulot Foundation

The Nicolas Hulot Foundation: for nature and mankind

12/07/2004


Lafarge contributed to the construction of the Nicolas Hulot School for Nature and Man in the Morbihan, France. The architecture of the school was designed around environmental considerations and is intended to meet High Environmental Quality standards. Lafarge Cement, Lafarge Concrete and Lafarge Aggregates all donated construction materials that met these requirements. The school is a center where everyone can receive information and education and training in biodiversity.


Testimonial 5 : Greece: the record-breaking Rion-Antirion Bridge

Rion-Antirion Bridge

09/24/2004


Unveiled on August 8, 2004, this cable-stayed suspension bridge links the Peloponnesian peninsula to the Greek mainland. Spanning 2.8 kilometers, it is the longest bridge of its kind in the world. Lafarge used 750,000 tons of high-performance aggregates to guarantee a durable, highly resistant structure. This bridge can withstand winds of up to 250 kilometers per hour, a collision with a 180,000-tonne oil tanker and an earthquake of up to magnitude 7 on the Richter scale.

Testimonial 6 : France: royal aggregates for Versailles

Château de Versailles, pathways, aggregates

12/10/2003


The pathways winding through the grounds of the Château de Versailles were restored using aggregates of all sizes from the Lafarge quarries in the Seine Valley. Selected by the architect in charge of historical monuments and the Chateau's head gardener, the aggregates were used in the area surrounding Neptune's Fountain and the pathways of the "Petit Parc", enjoyed by over 6 million visitors each year.


Testimonial 7 : Canada: an office building with a warm appearance

Sherwood Corners building, Ontario

10/27/2003


Sherwood Corners is an office building in downtown Mississauga in Ontario, Canada. Thanks to its facade of "Terra Walling", made from Lafarge cements and aggregates, this construction blends in with its surroundings. The warm color of "weathered Cotswold" gives this building a timeless appearance.


Testimonial 8 : South Africa: symbolic towers

Soweto's Freedom Towers

06/26/2003


Are Soweto's Freedom Towers a reflection of South Africa's multicultural melting pot? Five of the towers are made of white aggregates mixed with black concrete and 4 are of white concrete mixed with black aggregates. A stunning symbol!


Testimonial 9 : France: clearance for the Quai Branly Museum

Lafarge at work on the Quai Branly project

05/20/2003


Lafarge won the contract to clear the site prior to construction of the indigenous arts museum at Quai Branly in Paris. Two hundred thousand tons of excavated earth were transported by river to be used in the rehabilitation of the Gaillon quarry. The Museum required a 30-meter-deep excavation for its foundation.


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Large amounts of natural resources, particularly minerals and fossil fuels, are used to manufacture cement. For many years the Group has been working to reduce the environmental impact of its activities by finding ways to obtain value from waste products.