1918
In Germany, Kurt Luër founds Teerbau and creates the first modern roads.
1926
Establishment of Entreprises Albert Cochery, specializing in tar distillation and use of blast furnace slag in road construction.
1927
Founding of Salviam (“save the road”) by Charles Lefebvre.
1928
Louis Chaussé and Sylvain Bourdin join forces to found a company specializing in compacting processes and roadway materials.
1930
Vialit designs devices that enable it to mechanize its spraying
workshops.
1933
Founding of Viasphalte
1934
Founding of Compagnie industrielle des fillers (precursor of EJL in 1942).
1940
Implementation of the first mobile paving units by Compagnie industrielle des fillers.
1947
Refining of the Vialit test (determination of the cohesion bituminous binders with the pendulum test), which is still used in laboratories today.
1951
Campenon Bernard acquires Viasphalte
1954
Launch of Salviacim®, paving solution designed for industrial
facilities and resistant to heavy loads.
Jean Lefebvre has acquired Revêto, a company founded in 1927
which specializes in applied research. This acquisition will
contribute to efforts to develop new binder-production processes
and enhance road safety.
1958
Founding of the central laboratory at EJL.
1970
Viafrance is established following the merger of two roadwork companies: Société Française du Vialit and Viasphalte. The latter had been part of Campenon Bernard since after the Second World War (and in SGE Group since 1988).
1977
The company Bourdin et Chaussé joins the SGE Group.
1978
Cochery and Ciments Lafarge create Bétonpact®, a compact cement concrete used to reinforce high-use industrial and high-traffic road surfaces.
1983
Development of very thin asphaltic overlay and porous asphalt, which are high value-added paving solutions (reduces energy consumption, reduces traffic noise, enhances drainage…).
1984
Viafrance launches Microvia®, a fine-graded sand asphalt.
1985
After achieving a majority share of SGE, Cochery merges with Bourdin Chaussé.
1986
Creation of d’Etanplast®, a multi-layer waterproofing surface course complex for concrete engineering structure decks. It was used on the Normandie bridge.
1988
Cochery Bourdin Chaussé launches Fibracco, the first environmentally friendly fibre-based bituminous mix.
1989
From 1988 to 1990 EJL establishes itself in the United States with Hubbard Construction Compagny, in Spain with Probisa, and in Canada with Constructions Désourdy.
1990
EJL creates Flexiplast®, a two-layer complex designed to resist to reflective cracking.
1992
EJL establishes itself in the Czech Republic via SSZ (roadway and railway construction).
1996
Acquisition of Ringway in the United Kingdom, a specialized service provider.
1997
Eurovia is founded as the result of the merger of two beacon SGE Group companies: Cochery Bourdin Chaussé and Viafrance.
1998
Launch of the three-layer structure, a cost-effective and highly resistant road pavement solution.
1999
Eurovia acquires Teerbau in Germany.
2000
SGE becomes VINCI and merges with GTM Group. As of 1986, Entreprise Jean Lefebvre had belonged to GTM; it now joins Eurovia within the VINCI Group.
2005
Eurovia launches the Aspha-min warm mixes, which will become the Tempera® product line.
2007
Eurovia reaches an agreement with Signature, a subsidiary of Compagnie Plastic Omnium specializing in road signs and markings. As of January 2008, it becomes the leader in Europe in road signs and extends its offering to include road equipment.
2008
In September, Eurovia takes a leading position in the railway infrastructure sector with the acquisition of a top French railworks company, Vossloh Infrastructure Services, which becomes ETF-Eurovia Travaux Ferroviaires.
2009
Three companies join Eurovia: Han Group (paving solutions) in Romania; BA Blacktop (roadway infrastructrure specialist) in Canada; and Carl Risch Naturstein GmbH in Germany (quarry operations since 1962 in North Rhine-Westphalia).
2010
Eurovia finalises the acquisition of 97 Tarmac quarries in France, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
With this acquisition, Eurovia is increasing its aggregate production capacity in Europe by 40% and diversifying its materials sources and reserves in the countries where its road construction activity is rapidly expanding.
2011
In the USA, Hubbard (Eurovia) has acquired two businesses
in Florida. The first, Tampa Pavement Constructors, Inc. (TPC), the
second, Roadway Management, Inc. (RMI), operates throughout the
south-east of the country. These acquisitions form part of
Eurovia’s policy in North America, which aims to submit all-in bids
for major road projects.
In France, Signature Group, a subsidiary of Eurovia, acquired
the assets of Groupe Laporte in the road signs sector.
2012
Eurovia reaches the acquisition of NAPC, an Indian
construction and public works company based in Chennai, in the
state of Tamil Nadu. With this acquisition, Eurovia, one of the
leading players worldwide in the construction, upkeep and
maintenance of road and railway transport infrastructure, is
establishing a position in India, where its markets offer
interesting growth prospects, linked to the country's economic
dynamism.
2012
Following the approval of the Canadian competition authorities, Eurovia has acquires Carmacks, a group of companies based in Edmonton, Alberta. Carmacks delivers highway construction and maintenance works but also operates and maintains road infrastructure under longterm contracts in Edmonton and Calgary. Traditionally active with local public authorities, the group has also developed a portfolio of private sector clients.
2013
In France, seven regional divisions will provide maintenance for all networks, including the national railway system and private branch rail lines.
At the international level, ETF will now provide integrated solutions, as it pursues its activities in Thailand, Egypt, the Republic of Benin, Venezuela, and, in the near future, India.
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