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	heise online - Fraunhofer and Hochtief work on future buildings
		The Fraunhofer Society and construction firm Hochtief are jointly developing a building that will serve as a prototype and research lab for future buildings.
		Once it has been completed (by mid-2008), the building will be flexible enough to take account of the "desires and needs of all kinds of users." In addition, the construction materials used will contain electronic components to provide information about insulation, explained a representative of Hochtief.
		Fraunhofer is investing some 3.6 million euros in the project; Hochtief, around 4.3 million.
	www.heise.de /english/newsticker/news/73762 (266 words)

	IFBWW - Framework agreement between Hochtief and IFBWW
		HOCHTIEF is the first international construction company to conclude an agreement of this kind with the international labour union movement.
		HOCHTIEF requires that its contractual partners shall support this Code of Conduct and shall also ensure that it is adhered to by any of their contractual partners who are in any way active in connection with the business activity of HOCHTIEF.
		They undertake to actively support HOCHTIEF in the implementation of this self-imposed obligation and state their readiness to cooperate actively in remedying any contravention of this agreement and in preventing any future contravention.
	www.ifbww.org /index.cfm?n=194&l=2&on=189 (866 words)

	HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions - Company/Vision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH offers its partners premium-quality, tailor-made and all-inclusive solutions for public-sector buildings, social amenities, and toll routes and other transport infrastructure facilities.
		HOCHTIEF guarantees consistently high quality for all the individual services involved.
		Backed by all the stature of HOCHTIEF as a premium brand, the company is a market leader with its own brand appeal.
	www.hochtief-pppsolutions.com /ppp_en/4.jhtml (166 words)

	Hochtief consortium OK'd to buy airport - Boston.com
		EU regulators gave the all-clear Tuesday to Hochtief AG and others to buy a majority stake in Hungary's Budapest airport from BAA PLC.
		A subsidiary of Hochtief, a German construction company, holds almost 50 percent of the shares in a consortium that also groups Canadian bank Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec and KfW, a German government-owned bank.
		Hochtief set up an airport management division in 1997 and has since bought stakes in Athens, Sydney, Duesseldorf and Hamburg airports.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/12/19/hochtief_consortium_okd_to_buy_airport (216 words)

	Meridian Project Systems Closes Strategic Investment And Sales Agreement With The World's Largest International ...
		HOCHTIEF ranks as the top international contractor and fifth largest overall contractor according to ENR magazine, and Turner is the leading general builder in the United States.
		HOCHTIEF and Turner also signed a separate sales agreement to establish the Meridian suite of applications as their corporate global standard.
		HOCHTIEF has developed a closely tied multinational net of subsidiaries and associated companies and today is represented in all major markets.
	www.meridiansystems.com /newsevents/PressReleases/press-Oct_24_01-Hochtief.asp (888 words)

	CNN.com - Builder Hochtief issues profit warning - August 23, 2001 Posted: 1350 GMT
		Hochtief shares have lost around 30 percent from the year high of 28.25 euros reached in February.
		Hochtief, majority-owned by German utility company RWE AG, said it expected to end the year in profit assuming markets did not deteriorate but said the result would be "considerably" below the previous year's level.
		Hochtief said external sales in the period rose 31.2 percent to 5.97 billion euros, mainly boosted by its international activities and the first-time consolidation of Australian engineering contractor and builder Leighton Holding Ltd.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/08/23/hochtief.reut (372 words)

	HOCHTIEF opts for Oracle applications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Among the reasons behind the decision was the ease and affordability of integrating the IT of HOCHTIEF's affiliate companies into the Group's structure, and the opportunity for significant savings in ongoing operating and maintenance costs within the IT infrastructure.
		HOCHTIEF expects that its ERP solution will enable the ongoing annual costs for system operation to be significantly reduced.
		As a result, HOCHTIEF will be in a position to optimize these processes further as it interacts with external partners.
	www.oracle.com /corporate/press/2005_apr/hochtief.html (722 words)

	Hochtief - construction, civil engineering and building - Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Established in 1875, Hochtief is one of the World's leading construction groups.
		Hochtief (UK) has a vision of total project leadership as operated worldwide by the Group.
		Hochtief operates in over 60 countries worldwide and has a turnover in excess of £8bn per year.
	www.hochtief.co.uk /home.htm (161 words)

	HOCHTIEF Luxembourg - Centre Sportif et Culturel, Luxembourg-Kirchberg
		HOCHTIEF Luxembourg was responsible for the complete structural shell which included basement parking for 47 cars and the connection to the Olympic indoor swimming pool that HOCHTIEF itself had procured back in the 1980s.
		The onlookers eyes are drawn to the numerous structural details, all of which contribute to the overall ambience of such a massive structure.
		Under the management of HOCHTIEF Luxembourg, and the competences of the partnering companies, this was fully developed and implemented without fault.
	www.hochtief.lu /en/cnsc.php (458 words)

	Macquarie wanted to buy Hochtief: report - Breaking News - Business - Breaking News
		Hochtief shares have risen recently on speculation that British rival Wimpey or France's Vinci might bid for the firm, though the German firm said it did not see itself as a takeover candidate.
		More than 80 per cent of Hochtief shares are in free float, which has contributed to the takeover speculation.
		Hochtief owns the US-based Turner Corp, which helped build the world's tallest building, Taipei 101 in Taiwan, and controls 53 per cent of Australia's biggest construction group, Leighton Holdings.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Business/Macquarie-wanted-to-buy-Hochtief-report/2005/08/24/1124562887906.html (304 words)

	HOCHTIEF AirPort - Company / Corporate portrait (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		That is why many countries are privatizing their airports and placing the operation and further development of these facilities into non-state hands.
		HTA intends to play a role in further privatizations, involving facilities of all sizes from smaller airports to large international hubs.
		In the form of HOCHTIEF AirPort Capital (HTAC), founded in 2005 with three strong financial partners, the company is positioned for further growth.
	www.hochtief-airport.com /airport_en/8.jhtml (271 words)

	HOCHTIEF Gebäude Management - Locations
		In Frankfurt itself, HOCHTIEF is responsible for the technical management of, among others, the Saalbau Group, a municipal institution that runs event centers, sports and leisure facilities, and restaurants throughout the city.
		In the town of Langenhagen, for instance, HOCHTIEF is responsible for the technical management of Steinbruchs Trade Association.
		HOCHTIEF is responsible for the comprehensive facility management and many extra services for the Oktavian office complex in Munich as well as for the Grand Hotel ArabellaSheraton.
	www.sgm.siemens.de /englisch/standorte/index.htm (647 words)

	Hochtief Wins Vienna Airport Expansion Contract
		Hochtief Construction AG has been awarded a contract worth almost EUR60 million ($71.9 million) to expand Vienna Airport.
		Hochtief is teamed with its Austrian subsidiary Dipl.
		Hochtief is scheduled to complete the contract work in fall 2008.
	www.aviationnow.com /avnow/news/channel_airports_story.jsp?id=news/HOCH10115.xml (179 words)

	Hochtief AG Vorm. Gebr. Helfmann Information \| Business.com
		HOCHTIEF development: draws together the group's operations in project development, facility and asset management.
		HOCHTIEF international: its purpose is to push ahead with the group's development in the international arena.
		HOCHTIEF services: helps the group to position itself in the marketplace as a total project leader and provider of complete solutions.
	www.business.com /directory/real_estate_and_construction/commercial_construction/architecture_and_design/hochtief_ag_vorm_gebr_helfmann/profile (152 words)

	BuildOnline - Press Release - Hochtief chose BuildOnline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		HOCHTIEF selected BuildOnline’s On-Demand model, because of the huge advantages it brought in boosting collaboration across the whole supply chain rather than being confined within the corporate fortress.
		“HOCHTIEF is a widely recognised market leader within the construction industry and its choice of BuildOnline is further proof of the benefits of the On-Demand business model, pioneered by BuildOnline,” said Mark Suster, CEO of BuildOnline.
		HOCHTIEF employed nearly 34,000 people in 2004 and is continually working with state-of-the-art technology to analyse its business impact and make it available for the whole corporate group.
	www.buildonline.com /en/news_and_events/Hochtief.php (342 words)

	Turner Construction Company
		HOCHTIEF is increasingly involved not only in planning and building, but also in financing and operating complex infrastructure and other projects.
		With $6.7 billion of work completed in 1998, HOCHTIEF is one of the leaders in the worldwide construction industry.
		HOCHTIEF's operations in North America have in the past been channeled via its participating interest in Kitchell Corporation of Phoenix, Arizona.
	www.turnerconstruction.com /corporate/content.asp?d=1204 (572 words)

	Hochtief - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hochtief is a component of the MDAX share index.
		Stinnes planned to use Hochtief for all his construction projects, while the Hochtief saw an opportunity to profit from the Treaty of Versailles, organising the delivery of construction materials to France as part of German reparations for World War I.
		In the mid-1990s, Hochtief was involved in yet another major skyscraper development in Frankfurt, the Commerzbank Tower, which overtook the Messeturm to become Europe's tallest building, losing the record to Triumph-Palace in Moscow in 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hochtief (3078 words)

	Macquarie Bank may blitz Hochtief - Business - Business - smh.com.au
		Hochtief's share price rose 6.5 per cent on the news to a 16-year high on Thursday night.
		It is unclear if any Macquarie takeover for Hochtief could result in the bank's engineering a management buyout of Leighton or just the sale of Hochtief's $3.2 billion stake in Leighton on the market.
		Hochtief itself was a subsidiary until 2004, when the conglomerate RWE disposed of its majority stake in the construction company.
	www.smh.com.au /news/business/macquarie-bank-may-blitz-hochtief/2007/01/26/1169788690590.html?s_cid=rss_smh (610 words)

	HOCHTIEF And Aecon Announce Proposal To Take Aecon Group Inc. Private For $6.95 Per Share : ArriveNet Press Releases : ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In April, when HOCHTIEF first approached Aecon regarding the possibility of this transaction, the board of directors of Aecon appointed a committee of independent directors (the "Independent Committee") to review the nature and terms of a potential proposal.
		HOCHTIEF expects additional growth potential from the transaction as it continues to collaborate with Aecon in increasing its investments in infrastructure and public private partnership projects.
		HOCHTIEF and Aecon also plan to benefit from the expanding civil business in Canada and make Aecon a leader in the Canadian buildings and industrial markets.
	press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/360945.html (982 words)

	Hochtief's U.S. unit gets stadium deal - Boston.com
		Construction company Hochtief AG said Wednesday that its U.S. unit has won the contract to build a new stadium for Major League Baseball's New York Yankees.
		In a brief statement, Essen-based Hochtief said the deal was worth euro486 million (US$615 million) and construction, which has already begun, is expected to be finished in time for the 2009 season.
		The company said the new stadium would reflect the original, which was built in 1923, by mirroring the landmark facade and frieze to ring the roof canopy.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/09/20/hochtiefs_us_unit_gets_stadium_deal?mode=PF (217 words)

	HOCHTIEF Facility Management - Company
		HOCHTIEF Facility Management is the one of the leading vendor of intergreated facility management solutions.
		HOCHTIEF Facility Management forms part of international construction-related services group HOCHTIEF, with its global network of specialists.
		HOCHTIEF covers the entire value chain of buildings and facilities, from development, construction and associated services through concessions and operations.
	www.hochtief-facilitymanagement.com /htfm_en/3.jhtml (327 words)

	HOCHTIEF Presse
		HOCHTIEF Facility Management GmbH is assuming responsibility for the operation of the new stadium in Magdeburg as from December 1, 2006.
		It will thus ensure smooth, problem-free match and practice conditions in the stadium, which is the home of soccer club 1.
		HOCHTIEF Facility Management will also handle event management for the new facility.
	www.hochtief.de /hochtief/200.jhtml?pid=7641 (158 words)

	MEPs PROBE CORRUPTION AT NEW SPARTA ATHENS AIRPORT -HOCHTIEF AIRPORT GmbH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		While Hochtief only contributed 45% of the project's equity, the company was given management control of the airport for 30 years under monopoly conditions.
		Figures range from Hochtief's 878 million euros in 1992, to the European Commission's figures of 973 million (1996) and 1.8 billion (April, 2003) to the final figure of 2.4 billion also given by Hochtief in April 2003.
		Why did the Commission upgrade the status of the airport company controlled by Hochtief from that of a private corporation to that of a public authority in order to make it qualify for cohesion funding, even though this was in clear breach of Cohesion Fund rules and EC law?
	www.expage.com /hochtiefairporte (563 words)

	Hochtief Ag stock Price \| HOT \| DE0006070006 \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hochtief says Schroders cuts stake to 2.84 pct : FRANKFURT (AFX) - Hochtief AG said it was informed by Schroders PLC that the investment management firm has cut its stake in the German construction company to 2.84 pct as of Feb 23.
		Hochtief says Commerzbank has increased stake in co to 4.03 pct
		PFI Infrastructure Co in partnership with Hochtief to invest in education PPPs
	www.advfn.com /quote_Hochtief-Ag_XE_HOT.html (384 words)

	HOCHTIEF Career
		HOCHTIEF's position as one of the leading international construction companies is crucially dependent on the high level of qualification and the above-average commitment of its employees in Germany and abroad.
		We intend to continue making use of the advantages that they confer, and to extend them further.
		With individually designed courses of basic and advanced training we can prepare you to take on specialist or management responsibilities.
	www.hochtief.com /hochtief_en/hochtief?id=6 (111 words)

	Bank link to Hochtief buy-up talk - Business - Business - theage.com.au
		Speculation of the deal was fuelled after Germany's Manager Magazin reported Macquarie was in talks to buy a 25 per cent stake in Hochtief from billionaire August von Finck's investment company, Custodia Holdings.
		Macquarie could help finance the deal by not only selling Hochtief's interest in Leighton but also the German company's US construction subsidiary, Turner Corp, and its airport concessions.
		It is unclear whether any Macquarie takeover bid for Hochtief could result in the bank engineering a management buy-out of Leighton or just the sale of Hochtief's $3.2 billion stake in Leighton on the market.
	www.theage.com.au /news/business/bank-link-to-hochtief-buyup-talk/2007/01/26/1169788692602.html (618 words)

	Hochtief U.S Subsidiary Turner Construction under the Spotlight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hochtief U.S Subsidiary Turner Construction under the Spotlight
		...The protestors also made the public aware that Hochtief's subsidiary, Turner, has contributed $100,000 to the Presidential Inauguration festivities for President George Bush.
		...Turner Construction, the third foreign firm, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hochtief AG, headquartered in Essen, Germany.
	www.expage.com /hochtiefairport4e (285 words)

	HOCHTIEF Development
		HOCHTIEF Project Development lays foundation stone for Rondo1 in Warsaw more...
		HOCHTIEF Facility Management takes over Lufthansa Gebäudemanagement more...
		HOCHTIEF Project Development lets six office floors in Warsaw's Rondo 1 more...
	www.hochtief-development.com /development_en/hochtief?id=155&pid=761 (40 words)

	HOCHTIEF lagert Einkaufsprozesse an Accenture aus
		Die Vereinbarung bezieht sich auf alle Materialien und Dienstleistungen, die nicht direkt die Bautätigkeit von HOCHTIEF betreffen, wie Bürogeräte, Druckerzeugnisse, Arbeitsschutzausrüstung, IT, Transport und Logistik, Personalqualifizierung und Travelmanagement.
		Mit der Entwicklung eines standardisierten Einkaufsprozesses wird Accenture HOCHTIEF dabei unterstützen, Einsparpotenziale zu realisieren.
		Mit dem Vertrag bauen Accenture und HOCHTIEF ihre gute Zusammenarbeit weiter aus.
	www.accenture.com /Countries/Germany/About_Accenture/Newsroom/News_Releases/2006/HOCHTIEFaus.htm (226 words)

	Hochtief AG Vorm. Gebr. Helfmann Information \| Business.com
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		The Group's principal activities are carried out through six divisions: HOCHTIEF airport: develops and markets products related to the planning, financing and operation of airports.
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