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The upturn in construction activity is confirmed. This is the case for a growing number of building sites and several GPE lines. After an interruption of a few days to implement the necessary adaptation of teams and procedures to the fight against COVID-19, ECT reopened several of its sites from March 25 to meet the residual activity of the building and civil engineering sector, and then to support the resumption of activity. By the end of April, 5 sites were welcoming our customers. We were ready for further openings as demand from the construction industry increased. So, a week later,

3 ECT sites are open to receive soil and materials from our customers. The sites are Chelles (77), Forges-les-Bains (91), Cormeilles-en-Parisis (95). To this end, ECT has put in place business procedures adapted to the health risks associated with Covid-19. On condition that we provide our employees and customers with the conditions they need to return to their sites. Access to these 3 sites requires a validated reservation with ECT’s sales department. In the context of these reopenings, ECT remains very vigilant in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic. Extreme caution is called for. Our aim is to protect all

Le Moniteur – March 2020 – Special Circular Economy Initiatives Terres excavées, a fresh look at waste, an article by Laurent Miguet. In Seine-et-Marne, the reuse of 13 million m3 of materials has transformed a landfill site into a wooded park. Development work is in full swing at the former gravel pit in Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin (Seine-et-Marne), which became an inert waste storage facility in 2014. From 2024, the site will be home to “Les Yeux du ciel”, a gigantic work by architect Antoine Grumbach made from excavated earth. These two eyes, 400 m long and 170 m wide, will then be

All ECT sites are closed as of the evening of March 18, 2020. In view of the extremely worrying health situation, ECT has taken the decision to totally suspend all receptions at ECT sites. this decision applies from the evening of March 18, 2020, until further notice. This approach is designed to protect our employees and our customers. We will keep our customers informed of developments by e-mail, on our website www.groupe-ect.com and on your extranet. In case of urgent need, please contact us at 01.60.54.57.40. We hope to see you back on our sites very soon. In the meantime,

Whatever their areas of expertise, their professions or the sites on which they work, ECT’s Operations Department employees contribute every day to “shaping the landscape”. Despite the rigours of the weather, we must remain optimistic and persevering. And working together, as a team, to shape these hills of land and these projects. Through the portraits of these men and women, we invite you to discover their professions and the challenges they face. In this issue, we focus on the job of receptionist. The receiving station: the key to traceability? Every year, ECT welcomes nearly 15 million land visitors. The traceability

3 Questions to Jonathan Bryden He is director of the “New Products, New Services” department. He joined ECT in September 2019. As such, he is at the heart of the company’s innovative approach and the marketing of ECT’s fertile substrate, Urbafertil.   How did Urbafertil come about? Urbafertil has a long history. The interactions between our inert soil developments and soil fertilization are rapidly becoming one of the major issues in our development activity. As early as 2002, ECT was present when certain parts of the Parc de la Courneuve were revegetated with a mixture of excavated earth and compost.

Respect for the environment and the preservation of biodiversity are at the heart of ECT’s values. That’s why we pay particular attention to the impact of our activity. Better still, we want to be proactive in favor of biodiversity. As underlined by our charter of commitment with the Humanité et Biodiversité association. We now need to translate this commitment to biodiversity into concrete action. That’s why ECT has signed a partnership agreement with the LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux – League for the Protection of Birds ). The LPO is an association renowned for its work to protect

ECT analysis of recent legislative developments concerning excavated soil management In 2020, a number of legislative and regulatory changes will have an impact on the management and reuse of excavated soil. ECT keeps a close eye on these legislative and regulatory changes. Update after an important milestone: the adoption at the end of January 2020 and publication in the JO of Law no. 2020-105 of February 10, 2020, Law on the fight against waste and the circular economy Waste status, recycling and traceability of materials Presented in July, the bill on the fight against waste and the circular economy carried

Le Magazine des Mairies et Intercommunalités des Yvelines, devotes a special feature to the 2019 edition of UMY Day. An opportunity to catch up with the various participants. As part of the “Sustainable development” workshop, ECT presented its environmental, green and non-built development activities. In this interview, Laurent Mogno, President of ECT, discusses the potential for reusing inert soil. And ECT’s ability to offer local authorities the creation of sports and leisure areas conducive to biodiversity. Read the article