Colas produces, manufactures, distributes, sells and recycles a wide variety of construction materials resulting from the transformation of bitumen (asphalt mixes, emulsions, binders, etc.) and from our quarries and gravel pits (aggregates, sand, ready-mix concrete, etc.).
These industrial activities are key for the Group and they allow it to operate across the entire value chain of construction materials, from production to recycling at the end of their service life.
Bitumen production and distribution
Colas was founded in 1929 to exploit a bitumen emulsion patent called Cold Asphalt: a breakthrough innovation that revolutionized road technology. Today, Colas is still a leader in its transformation with 151 emulsion and binder plants. The Group has established itself throughout the value chain of this key resource, bitumen. As the world's largest buyer, Colas stores, transports and markets bitumen with a network of 71 bitumen storage terminals and a fleet of 8 bitumen vessels, 2 river barges and 200 railcars. From its cornerstones in North America, Asia and Australia, the bitumen business at Colas has more recently begun to grow in Europe. The Group also produces bitumen at its Malaysian plant.
The production of aggregates
Aggregates are a key resource in Colas’ construction and maintenance activities. Thanks to an international network of 477 quarries and gravel pits and some 4,000 experts, Colas is positioned as one of the world leaders in the production of aggregates. The business segment is an industrial sector in its own right since at least 70% of the volumes produced are sold to third parties. At Colas, producing aggregates is done responsibly, with a simple ambition: one action in favor of biodiversity for each quarry and each gravel pit in the Group. Joining our industries means joining a rich, innovative and exciting business segment, offering many development opportunities in a wide range of professions!
Recycling and reuseThe Group is one of the world's top five recyclers across all sectors, with more than 420 recycling units. Colas notably recovers its own deconstruction materials as well as those of other construction professionals, even other industries (mirror waste, broken porcelain, shoe soles, etc.), to offer a range of recycled materials to our teams and to third parties. The Group operates responsibly and is part of a circular economy policy. In 2022, 11.4 million tonnes of materials were recycled by Colas around the world.
DISCOVERING TÁLLYA
Ensuring more efficient, safer and more sustainable production? Challenge accepted! In the north-east of Hungary, in a region listed as World Heritage by Unesco, lies Tállya; a village well known to lovers of Tokaj (a particularly famous sweet wine), but also to our employees for its emblematic quarry! The region is home to a precious material: a hard volcanic rock, particularly suitable for wearing courses and ballast. Over the last 30 years, our employees have been extracting this rock in strict compliance with good environmental practices, in particular by delivering materials directly by rail from the crushing area to limit our greenhouse gas emissions.
With a view to continuous improvement, the quarry is currently undergoing a major modernization project: automation of the loading of trucks and wagons using two conveyors, reorganization of the crushing areas and the storage area, etc. A valuable investment which will not only allow the Group to improve the quality and production capacity of the quarry, but also to further reduce its environmental impact (dust, noise, visual), as well as the risks to health and safety at work.
The extra mile? Our employees work peacefully, side by side, with very special colleagues: Eurasian Eagle-owls, one of the 70 protected species that call our quarries home!
Jean-Étienne
Head of Industries, Hungary
JENJOB
Bitumen Tanker Captain, Thailand
Adam
Aggregates Specialist, Canada
Fatima
Head of aggregate quarry operations, Morocco
BRUNO
Materials Director, France
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THE MILLER GROUP | Heavy Equipment Operator
N0G 2L0, Ontario, CA, Mount Fore
Miller Paving South Western Ontario
Miller Paving Limited
May 9, 2024
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Technicien opérateur de production et de maintenance usine d'enrobés H/F
Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire, FR, 45000
ORLEANS ENROBES
Colas France - Territoire Ouest
May 9, 2024
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THE MILLER GROUP | Traffic Control Person
Mount Forest, Ontario, CA, N0G 2L0
Miller Paving South Western Ontario
Miller Paving Limited
May 9, 2024
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Produktionsmedarbejder med talent for at blande og producere asfalt søges til asfaltfabrik i Horsens
Horsens, 6895554, DK, 8700
DK WEST N
Colas Danmark
May 8, 2024
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Alternant Conducteur d'Engins H/F - LA PEYRATTE
PARTHENAY, Pays de la Loire, FR, 79200
CMGO PAYS DE LA LOIRE POITOU
Colas France - Territoire Ouest
May 8, 2024
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Alternance Technicien Opérateur H/F
Mérignac, Nouvelle Aquitaine, FR, 33700
AQUITAINE DE MATERIAUX ENROBES
Colas France - Territoire Ouest
May 8, 2024
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Wegenwerker (M/V/X) - Regio Heusden - zolder 1
Heusden Zolder, Limburg, BE, 3550
CN CONTRACTING
COLAS BELGIUM
May 8, 2024
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Alternant CAP Conducteur d'Engins carrières H/F
ROUANS, Pays de la Loire, FR, 44
CMGO PAYS DE LA LOIRE POITOU
Colas France - Territoire Ouest
May 8, 2024
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Wegenwerker riolering (M/V/X) - regio Diepenbeek
Diepenbeek, Limburg, BE, 3590
CN CONTRACTING
COLAS BELGIUM
May 8, 2024
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Machinist rupskraan (M/V/X) regio Vlaanderen
Neder-Over-Heembeek, Brussels Capital Region, BE, 1120
CC CONTRACTING
COLAS BELGIUM
May 8, 2024
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MCASPHALT | Laborer
Eastern Passage, Quebec, CA, B0J 3A0
McAsphalt Industries Limited
McAsphalt
May 8, 2024
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Assistant Opérateur de production - H/F - CDI - Vitrolles
Aix en Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR, 13110
CMM USINE LMS
Colas France - Territoire Sud-Est
May 7, 2024
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Alternant Commercial Matériaux Sédentaire H/F
CAZERES SUR L'ADOUR, Nouvelle Aquitaine, FR, 40270
CMGO SUD OUEST
Colas France - Territoire Ouest
May 7, 2024
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Alternant Chargé de service clients H/F
AGEN, Nouvelle Aquitaine, FR, 47000
CMGO SUD OUEST
Colas France - Territoire Ouest
May 7, 2024
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Alternant Chargé de service clients H/F
SAINT GERMÉ, Occitanie, FR, 32400
CMGO SUD OUEST
Colas France - Territoire Ouest
May 7, 2024
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Opérateur de maintenance polyvalent F/H NORDHOUSE (67)
NORDHOUSE, Grand Est, FR, 67150
CARRIERES EST NORDHOUSE
Colas France - Territoire Nord-Est
May 7, 2024
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Weegbrugbediende (M/V/X) Wijnegem 1 1
Wijnegem, Antwerp, BE, 2110
CN INDUSTRY
COLAS BELGIUM
May 7, 2024
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MCASPHALT | Opérateur(rice) de balance
Valleyfield, Québec, CA, J6T 6L4
Les Industries McAsphalt ltee
McAsphalt
May 7, 2024
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MCASPHALT | Scale Operator
Valleyfield, Quebec, CA, J6T 6L4
McAsphalt Industries Limited
McAsphalt
May 7, 2024
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THE MILLER GROUP | Portable Crushing Leadhand
Peterborough, ON, Ontario, CA, K9H 0A1
Miller Paving AGG/PPSA
Miller Paving Limited
May 6, 2024
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Journalier
Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, CA, J0P 1B0
Group Colas Quebec - Pole Ouest
Groupe Colas Quebec Inc - Ouest
May 6, 2024
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Journalier
Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, CA, J0P 1B0
Group Colas Quebec - Pole Ouest
Groupe Colas Quebec Inc - Ouest
May 6, 2024
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Concrete Plant Manager
Plattsburgh, New York, US, 12901
Barrett Upstone Material
Barrett Industries
May 6, 2024
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THE MILLER GROUP | Quarry Labourer
Owen Sound, ON, Ontario, CA, N4K 1K1
Miller Paving AGG/PPSA
Miller Paving Limited
May 6, 2024
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