Joannou & Paraskevaides

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J&P (JOANNOU & PARASKEVAIDES)
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Type plc
Founded 1961
Headquarters Cyprus
Area served Middle East, North and East Africa, Europe
Industry Construction
Employees 14,000 (2004)
Website http://www.jandp-group.com/


J&P is a large contractor in the Middle East, and over the past 50 years has built a considerable number of major infrastructure projects in the area, ranging from airports to motorways to major industrial plants.

The company’s worldwide operations are controlled by head offices in Nicosia (Cyprus),Athens (Greece) and London (UK). In 2004 the journal Engineering News-Record ranked J&P as the 41st largest international contractor. [1]

J&P's most notable projects include, the Seeb International Airport which was completed in 1976. Also the company has worked on: King Fahd International Airport which was completed in 1983, Abu Dhabi International Airport finished in 1981. The Rio-Antirio bridge, done in 2006, and the A1 Highway (Cyprus), completed in 1984.


[edit] References

  1. ^ ENR (Engineering News Record) Top 50 contractors., [1]