12. Laing O’ Rourke/ UK
Sale per year: $2.4 bn = €2.1 bn
This company was founded in 1978 by Ray O’Rourke, its main chairman. This private civil engineering company has headquarters in Dartford, a city in the United Kingdom, but it has spread also with its operations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

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