This second International Newsletter of INGEROP illustrates the capacity of our teams to successfully carry out challenging projects both in France and abroad. As such we believe that the Canopée (a new structure to be risen above Les Halles in the centre of Paris) deserves inclusion as a specific article in this issue. 2011 and first half of 2012 have been particularly successful year for INGEROP activities in all specialities in France. The global turnover of the Group steadily increased, alongside the order book which represents 20 months of activity. Over this period, INGEROP created three new subsidiaries: INTEC in Tunisia, INGEROP Bulgaria and INGEROP Colombia. The former has a significant activity, dedicated to structural design, preliminary and detailed design, audit and diagnosis of existing structures. INGEROP Bulgaria will aim to further develop our offer in Bulgaria following upon our recent years of design and construction check of the Vidin-Calafat bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania. Following its creation, INGEROP Colombia has been awarded a significant contract for the development of the tramway of Medellin. Historical partnerships in Morocco and in Japan allow us nowadays to best serve our clients in Northern and Central Africa. Significant contracts are in execution in Morocco, the most recent one being the engineering and the works supervision studies for the Grand Théâtre of Casablanca. Its architect is Christian de Portzamparc who has been awarded a Pritzker Archi- tecture Prize. We also maintain a strong presence on the African continent, where our South African subsidiary is ranked among the four top leading firms in its category. In parallel, developments in Latin America are evolving about which we shall keep you informed in the next coming Newsletter ...

Christophe Blanc, director of International Division