♦ Construction is one of the few sectors in the economy, along with energy and food retail, where all the players in the Top ten have jumped by the terminal of one billion business.
The opening of new sites in the country, whether it is the road infrastructure (until the end of the year it is estimated that 250 new kilometers of highways will be used), the modernization of airports, railways or civil constructions, all these projects are seen in the evolution of the business of the builders. Last year he brought an absolute record in the turnover of the ten largest builders and for the first time the top includes only companies in the billionaire League. In fact, constructions are one of the few markets, along with the food retail or energy, where the top ten players exceeded a billion lei. Thus, the ten largest builders on the local market reported last year's total business of 26.6 billion lei (5.4 billion euros), up 33% compared to the previous year, shows the calculations made by ZF based on public data. Nine in the top ten construction companies reported net profit. On the construction market, depending on the public contracts won, some companies have grown as Făt-Frumos in recent years, with business that have doubled or even tripled, these being the most dynamic in the market, while others have disappeared. Newly entered this top, directly in the eighth place, is the Company Arcada from Galaţi, one of the manufacturers of the subway in Cluj-Napoca, controlled by local entrepreneurs, who reached the threshold of 1.4 billion last year, twice and a half more than the level of the previous year, according to public data. The company also worked on the construction of the railway line that connects the North Station in Bucharest and Otopeni Airport, being specialized in railway works. Next, the three companies, SA & on Construct, Spedition Pam and Tehnostrade, controlled by Dorinel Umbrărescu, who make the highway to Moldova, continues to dominate the top of the Romanian builders, with total business of over 14 billion last year. SA & on Construct managed to position itself in the first place in the top of the builders, with business of 5 billion last year, compared to 2.8 billion lei and a net profit of 229 million, increasing to 67.8 million lei, shows the same source. On the other hand, Spedition Ram from Bacău, which dominated the top year, has exceeded business of over 5 billion last year, up 61% compared to the level of 3 billion in 2023, public data shows. And the net profit increased to 81.7 million lei, compared to 49.5 million lei, according to mfinante.ro. Tehnostrade reported larger businesses last year, up to 4.3 billion lei. The companies of the businessman have as a project the construction of the 7 highway, the one that will connect Moldova to the Capital. Originally from Tănăsoaia, Vrancea, Dorinel Umbrărescu built his businesses in the neighboring county, Bacău.
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