{"id":9,"date":"2018-01-16T10:58:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T10:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.competefor.com\/cek\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:16:30","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.competefor.com\/ekfb\/","title":{"rendered":"Home &#8211; The EKFB message"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content\"><strong style=\"color: #0db02b;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 24pt\">We&#8217;re shaping infrastructure for a better tomorrow<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">&#8230;..\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">EKFB is a joint venture that brings together international, market leading expertise from four leading civil engineering and construction companies: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eiffage.com\/en\">Eiffage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kier.co.uk\/\">Kier<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en-gb\/\">Ferrovial Construction<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bamnuttall.co.uk\/\">BAM Nuttall<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">All four partners bring specialist expertise in the design, construction, operation, financing and maintenance of railway networks, including some of Europe\u2019s latest high speed rail projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">EKFB was appointed by HS2 to deliver civil engineering works across an 80 km section of the new high speed rail link between the Chiltern Tunnel and Long Itchington Wood. 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