Bridges, tunnels, rail & highways.
From cable-stayed crossings to bored alpine tunnels — the load-bearing arteries of European movement.
What this discipline covers.
Hextal's Civil and Infrastructure division is the oldest and largest practice in the group, tracing its lineage directly to the quay wall contracts that founded the company in 1894. Today the division operates across 612 active sites in 16 countries, delivering bridges, tunnels, highways, rail corridors and urban transit systems.
Our teams specialise in the most technically demanding segments of infrastructure: bored tunnels through alpine geology, cable-stayed river crossings, deep-cut highway corridors in dense urban environments and high-speed rail viaducts requiring sub-millimetre tolerance. We own and operate one of Europe's largest TBM fleets, including two 10.7-metre diameter machines currently deployed on the Brenner Base programme.
Every project is delivered through our integrated EPC model, with design, procurement and construction managed under a single contract and a single management team. This eliminates the interface risk that causes the majority of cost overruns and schedule delays in complex infrastructure programmes.
Selected works.
How we approach this discipline.
Ground investigation first
Every project begins with a comprehensive geotechnical investigation. We never design to assumed ground conditions. Borehole logs, CPT data and geophysical surveys inform every foundation decision.
Design-build integration
Our designers and site teams work from the same BIM model, in the same office, under the same project director. This eliminates the information gaps that cause rework and delays.
Self-performed critical works
Piling, formwork, concrete placement and post-tensioning are performed by our own labour force. We do not outsource the operations that define structural quality.
Digital progress tracking
Real-time schedule monitoring through Site Pulse, our proprietary platform. Earned value analysis and deviation alerts are generated automatically for weekly client reporting.
The people behind Civil & Infrastructure.
Karl-Heinz Bruckner
Karl-Heinz oversees all operational delivery across the group. A tunnelling specialist by training, he led the Brenner Base programme for nine years before joining the executive board.
James Calloway
James runs Hextal's third-largest market, delivering major rail, hospital, and flood defence programmes across the UK. He previously directed the Thames Tideway Tunnel consortium and the HS2 northern civils package..
Our civil & infrastructure team includes engineers, project managers, site supervisors and specialist consultants working across the full project lifecycle.
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