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WEBUILD CONFIRMED GLOBAL LEADER IN WATER SECTOR IN ENR 2025 RANKING
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Group ranks No. 1 in water sector worldwide, confirming leadership of more than a decade
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Group rises in other sector, geographic rankings
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Group expands in Australia as increased market share sees it pass to 3rdfrom 5thplace
MILAN, August 21, 2025 - Webuild Group confirms its global leadership in the water sector in the latest annual rankings published by Engineering News-Record (ENR), the influential U.S. industry magazine. With its technical excellence, ability to deliver and commitment to sustainability, the Group has remained first in the sector for more than a decade in ENR's Top 250 International Contractors. Overall, Webuild rose to 13thfrom 14thplace among the 250 companies, highlighting its solid business model and ability to generate value even in a complex international scenario.
The rankings, which are calculated according to the amount of revenues that were generated outside companies' respective domestic markets in 2024, also have Webuild rising in other categories and reference markets.
The Group's ranking as first in the water sector reflects its consolidated expertise in the construction of dams, water treatment plants, aqueducts and related infrastructure that help communities meet the challenges posed by water management. Combined with related sectors such as clean hydro energy, they represent a significant part of the Group's revenues. In the first half of 2025, they contributed 24 percent of the total. They include projects that are technically challenging and serve as examples of best practice at the level of innovation. There is Snowy 2.0, the largest of its kind in Australia that the Group is developing with its local subsidiary, Clough, as well as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest in Africa that is set to be inaugurated in September. There is also Fisia Italimpianti, the subsidiary whose desalination plants have come to serve more than 20 million people, especially in the Middle East. These plants are one of the most promising ways to confront the water scarcity crisis by supplying potable water to both home and industry.
ENR also has Webuild rise to 7thfrom 8ththe previous year in the Sewer/Waste sector, which concerns storm sewers and wastewater treatment plants, both of which are strategic for the health and safety of communities during extreme weather events. The latest example is Lot 2 of the Riachuelo System, which recently entered into operation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. With Webuild and Fisia Italimpianti responsible for the development of two of the three lots that comprised the project, the system is the largest and most technologically advanced in Latin America.
Webuild ranked 10thin Transportation. This new placement is thanks to its work in sustainable mobility, among which Rome Metro's Line C that will cross under the centre of the Italian capital; the high-speed/high-capacity railways between Genoa and Milan, and Naples and Bari; and the high-capacity railway connecting Palermo, Catania and Messina in Sicily. All three of these will become part of the strategic corridors of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). In France, the Group is taking part in the construction of the Grand Paris Express, the largest sustainable mobility project of its kind in Europe. In Australia, it is working on a rail line that will connect Sydney with a new airport.
Geographically, Webuild's growth in Australia is reflected in its rise to 3rdfrom 5thin the ENR ranking of foreign companies operating in the country, the largest market for the Group outside Italy, representing 29
percent of revenues generated in the first half of 2025. It is where significant investment is being made in infrastructure, sustainable mobility and energy transition in particular.
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Webuild is a global leader in the construction of large, complex infrastructure projects, with a focus on sustainable mobility, hydropower, water treatment, and green buildings. A recognized leader in the water sector and active in about 50 countries, the Group employs approximately 95,000 people of over 125 nationalities. It boasts nearly 120 years of experience with over 3,700 completed projects. Its track record includes 13,648 kilometres of railways, 891 kilometres of metro lines, 82,577 kilometres of roads and highways, 1,022 kilometres of bridges and viaducts, 3,462 kilometres of tunnels, and 318 dams and hydropower plants. Among its most iconic projects are the expansion of the Panama Canal, the Long Beach International Gateway bridge in California (USA), the Second Bosphorus Bridge (Turkey), the Sydney Metro Northwest skytrain viaduct and bridge (Australia), the Kingdom Centre skyscraper in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), and metro lines in cities such as Copenhagen, Paris, Rome, Milan, Naples, Doha, Thessaloniki, and Riyadh. Ongoing projects include the New Genoa Breakwater, the Brenner Base Tunnel, the Pedemontana Lombarda Highway, Metro di Roma's Line C, the Genoa-Milan and Naples-Bari high-speed/high-capacity railways, the Palermo-Catania-Messina high-capacity railway, the the Snowy 2.0 hydropower scheme in Australian and the the Trojena dams in Saudi Arabia. As of December 31, 2024, the Group registered total revenues for €12 billion. As of June 30, 2025, its total order backlog stands at approximately €59 billion, with over 90% of its construction backlog related to projects linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Listed on the Borsa Italiana stock exchange in Milan (WBD; WBD.MI; WBD:IM), it is member of the MIB ESG index of Italian companies with best ESG practices. Headquartered in Italy, it is subject to the management and coordination of Salini Costruttori S.p.A.
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