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1980 1990 2000
During the 1980s it acquired Cadagua , a company specialising in designing , building , and operating drinking water and sewage treatment plants .
In 1992 , Rafael del Pino Calvo-Sotelo was appointed CEO . With the acquisition of Agroman , now Ferrovial Construction . It has since positioned itself as one of Spain ' s largest construction companies .
In the 2000s , it made important acquisitions including the Polish construction company Budimex , the services companies of Amey in the UK and Cespa in Spain , and the airport operator BAA , currently known as Heathrow Airport Holding .
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Ferrovial has embarked on a new course to transform it into a more agile , profitable and better positioned organisation to face global challenges , such as climate change and urban congestion , and a pioneer of smarter and sustainable mobility that can offer solutions to society .
Work continues to accelerate globally , from Virginia to Texas , and Chile to Australia . It also undertook the works of Thames Tideway Tunnel in London and the Bratislava beltway .
In the UK it acquired the airports of Aberdeen , Glasgow and Southampton , and took on the T2 projects of Heathrow , Crossrail , Northern Line and M8 . In addition , it was awarded the Pacific Highway in Australia , ITER in France , the Turow plant in Poland , the Condor plant in Chile , the Al Ghubrah desalination plant in Oman , and rail connection with Barcelona ’ s airport .
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