OUR HISTORY
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Patent filed for Reinforced Earth®.
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First structure built in Pragnière (France).
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Company “Geoquest” founded. First major structures built on the A53 (France).
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First load-bearing abutment completed in Strasbourg (France)
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Patent filed for the TerraClass® precast concrete cruciform facings. First overseas subsidiary founded: Geoquest in Canada.
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“The Geoquest Company” founded in the USA.
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“Geoquest” founded in Spain.
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The company broke the 100,000 m² barrier in terms of Reinforced Earth® walls built around the world.
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First inclined storage structure (USA).
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Recommendations and best practices published in France for Tierra Armada® structures (SETRA).
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Welded wire mesh facings launched (TerraTrel®).
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TechSpan® arches launched (in Spain and then Canada).
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The company broke the 10 million m² barrier in terms of Tierra Armada® walls built around the world..
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Geoquest incorporated into the Freyssinet Group, thereby expanding its product range with Freyssisol®, a process based on geosynthetic reinforcements.
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GeoMega® system launched.
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“Geoquest India” founded.
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“Slaton Brothers” acquired in the USA.
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Soletanche Freyssinet created as a parent company for Soletanche Bachy, Menard, Geoquest, Freyssinet and Nuvia.
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Geoquest celebrated the 50th birthday of the Reinforced Earth® patent.
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The company broke the 50 million m² barrier in terms of Reinforced Earth® structures built around the world.
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Geoquest India built the tallest Reinforced Earth® structure in the history of the company in Thindharia, India, raising at 102.8m.
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The company broke the 70 million m² barrier in terms of Reinforced Earth® structures built around the world.
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Geoquest celebrated the 60th birthday of the Reinforced Earth® patent.
