What COLAS CZ does

COLAS CZ, a.s. is a Czech road, railway, tram, and bridge construction company that operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of French COLAS SA, itself part of the Bouygues Group. Founded in 1994 through the merger of three legacy Czech road builders (Silnice Jihlava, Silnice Znojmo, and Silniční stavitelství Praha), the company today runs four regional profit centers (Bohemia, South, Moravia, and Major Projects) plus an in-house testing laboratory, serving primarily Czech government buyers such as the Road and Motorway Directorate (ŘSD ČR), the State Transport Infrastructure Fund (SFDI), DPP Prague, DPMO Olomouc, and various municipalities, with secondary exposure to private logistics and automotive testing clients including VGP and BMW.

The company's core technology stack combines civil-engineering execution (highway, urban road, tram, railway, and bridge construction including monolithic, prestressed, and composite structures up to 100m span) with vertically integrated materials production. It owns and operates 12 quarries producing roughly 3 million tons of crushed aggregates per year and 11-12 hot-mix asphalt plants producing approximately 700,000 tons of asphalt mixtures annually, including specialized formulations such as SAL (crack-resistant, per TP 147), VMT (high-modulus, per TP 151), MICROVILLE (noise-reducing), and ASTECH polymer-modified asphalts produced at the Holubice u Brna plant. COLAS CZ is also described as a BIM pioneer among Czech road builders.

Revenue is generated through project-based, multi-year public tenders and direct contracts (one-time project recognition for construction services, transaction-based sale of asphalt mixtures and aggregates), supplemented by selective private work and consortium partnerships (e.g., HOCHTIEF on Čáslav airfield, PORR on D1 Section 14, FIRESTA-Fišer on Prague trams, Metrostav and SWIETELSKY on D48). The company has grown via three acquisitions (Astech in 2008, Silnice Horšovský Týn in 2014, Silnice Žáček in 2020) and has not disclosed standalone revenue figures; distribution is managed regionally with materials supplied directly from owned plants and quarries to job sites nationwide.

Name

COLAS CZ

Legal name

COLAS CZ, a.s.

Website

https://colas.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

COLAS CZ is a Czech road, railway, tram, and bridge construction company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of France's COLAS SA (Bouygues Group). It operates 12 quarries and 11-12 asphalt plants alongside four regional profit centers, serving primarily Czech public-sector infrastructure buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road and Infrastructure Construction

NAICS

Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273), Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (327)

SIC

Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycled Aggregates & C&D Materials Processing (RCA, RAP, Glass Aggregate) (IMAKAHAI)

Keywords

• Road construction services
• Asphalt mix production
• Crushed aggregate supply
• Railway and tram construction
• Bridge construction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Road and highway construction contracts: One-time project-based contracts for construction, reconstruction, and repair of roads, highways, and bridges, primarily through public tenders. Revenue recognized upon project completion.
2. Railway and tramway construction contracts: Project-based contracts for railway and tram track construction and modernization, often with city transport operators or national railway authorities.
3. Hot asphalt mix sales: Sale of hot asphalt mixtures (ACO, ACL, ACP, BBTM, SMA, PA, AKO, SAL, VMT, MICROVILLE) to construction sites. Production capacity of approximately 700,000 tons per year across 11-12 plants.
4. Crushed aggregate and quarry materials: Production and sale of crushed aggregates (approximately 3 million tons per year) and extracted materials from 12 quarries across the Czech Republic.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

COLAS CZ is a Czech infrastructure construction company that builds, reconstructs, and repairs roads, highways, railways, tramways, and bridges through public tenders and consortium projects. The company is vertically integrated, operating 12 quarries producing approximately 3 million tons of crushed aggregate per year and 11-12 hot asphalt mixing plants producing approximately 700,000 tons of asphalt mixes annually, including proprietary formulations such as SAL (crack-resistant), VMT (high-modulus), and MICROVILLE (noise-reducing) developed by the COLAS Group's R&D network in France. Construction services are delivered through four regional profit centers (Bohemia, South, Moravia, and Major Projects), backed by an independent accredited testing laboratory for asphalt, concrete, and soil testing.

Product overview

COLAS CZ is a road construction and civil engineering company operating as part of the international Colas Group. The company operates a vertically integrated business model combining 12 quarries producing 3 million tons of aggregates annually, 11 hot asphalt mixing plants producing 700,000 tons of asphalt mixes per year, and construction divisions for road, railway/tramway, and bridge construction. The product portfolio includes specialized asphalt products (SAL crack-resistant mix, VMT high modulus mix, MICROVILLE noise-reducing mix), supported by in-house laboratory testing services. The company serves the Czech Republic market with regional profit centers covering Bohemia, South, Moravia, and Major Projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hot Asphalt Mixing Plants (Obalovny) Network of 11 modern hot asphalt mixing plants producing approximately 700,000 tons of hot asphalt mixtures per year, including traditional mixes (ACO, ACL, ACP, BBTM, SMA, PA, AKO) and specialized proprietary mixes (SAL crack-resistant, VMT high-modulus, MICROVILLE noise-reducing). Serves construction sites across the Czech Republic.
• Quarries (Lomy) Network of 12 quarries producing approximately 3 million tons of crushed aggregate per year, with five mixing centers for MZK (cement-bound mixtures) and on-site railway wagon loading at selected sites. Supplies aggregates to concrete plants, prefabrication plants, asphalt plants, road and railway construction projects, and water management infrastructure.
• Road Construction (Silniční stavitelství) Construction, reconstruction, and repair of highways, expressways, urban and suburban roads, cycle paths, forest roads, pedestrian paths, sports facilities, public parking lots, commercial center parking, and industrial paved areas. Also covers hydraulic and environmental structures.
• Railway and Tramway Construction (Kolejové stavby) Construction and reconstruction of railway and tramway lines including track substructure and superstructure works, culverts, retaining walls, artificial structures, stops, platforms, barrier-free ramps, underpasses, and bridges. Partner collaboration covers traction systems, signaling, and telecommunications equipment.
• Bridges and Monolithic Structures (Mosty a monolitické konstrukce) Construction, reconstruction, and modernization of bridges for roads and railways. Specializes in medium-span bridges up to 100 m including monolithic reinforced concrete, prestressed, prefabricated, and composite steel-concrete structures, as well as steel and wooden constructions. Also supplies retaining walls, noise barriers, and underground utility collectors.
• Laboratories (Laboratoře) Independent testing laboratory with professional competence in road construction. Tests asphalt mixtures and binders, soils, aggregates, fresh and hardened concrete; performs control tests of individual pavement structures including subgrade; and measures surface properties of concrete and asphalt pavements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual production capacity of 700,000 tons of hot asphalt mixtures and 3 million tons of crushed aggregates
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• COLAS SA (France)coreOthersParent company of COLAS CZ. The COLAS Group (headquartered in France) is a global leader in road construction and materials, part of the Bouygues Group. Provides COLAS CZ with proprietary technologies, R&D, best practices, and international project opportunities.
• HOCHTIEF InfrastructuremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOLAS CZ is part of a consortium led by HOCHTIEF Infrastructure for the modernization of the military airfield at Čáslav. The project includes reconstruction of the runway, taxiways, airfield lighting, and related systems. COLAS CZ holds a 50% share in the consortium.
• FIRESTA-FišermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOLAS CZ operates in consortium with FIRESTA-Fišer for the reconstruction of the Ohrada-Palmovka tramway line in Prague (nearly 1.5 km), including the estacade bridge crossing three railway lines.
• Porr a.s.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOLAS CZ led an association (Sdružení CPI) with PORR a.s. for the D1 motorway modernization Section 14 (Exit 104-112). Contract value was 714.5 million CZK. COLAS CZ served as the leading partner of the association.
• COLAS ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOLAS CZ and COLAS Project jointly developed the BMW autonomous vehicle testing polygon near Sokolov - one of Europe's largest and most modern mobility development centers.
• Metrostav a.s. and SWIETELSKY s.r.o.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOLAS CZ operated in a joint venture with Metrostav and SWIETELSKY for the construction of D48 Rybí-Rychaltice, part of the TEN-T European road network and international route E462.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Strabag: Austrian-headquartered construction group with substantial Czech operations covering road, rail, and bridge construction. Competes directly with COLAS CZ for large public infrastructure tenders across Central Europe.
• Skanska: Swedish-headquartered construction group with Czech road and infrastructure operations. Competes for major public tenders and brings similar end-to-end capabilities in road, rail, and bridge construction.
• Metrostav: Major Czech construction company with national presence in road, bridge, and civil engineering projects. Long-standing domestic competitor for both public tenders and large infrastructure consortiums (e.g., D48 Rybí-Rychaltice joint venture with COLAS CZ and Swietelsky).
• Swietelsky: Austrian construction group with significant Czech presence in road, rail, and bridge construction. Partnered with COLAS CZ and Metrostav on D48 motorway project, indicating overlapping capability set and market focus.
• Eurovia CS: Czech subsidiary of Eurovia (part of VINCI Group), a direct competitor in road construction, asphalt production, and aggregate quarrying in the Czech market. Competes for the same public tenders including D1 motorway and urban infrastructure projects.
• HOCHTIEF Infrastructure: German construction major with Czech operations, leading the Čáslav airfield modernization consortium in which COLAS CZ holds 50%. Comparable in scale and capability for complex infrastructure projects.
• Porr: Austrian construction company active in Czech infrastructure, including as COLAS CZ's consortium partner on the D1 motorway modernization. Comparable in scale and service offering across roads, bridges, and rail.
• FIRESTA-Fišer: Czech specialist in railway and tram track construction. Partnered with COLAS CZ on the Ohrada-Palmovka tramway reconstruction in Prague, indicating directly comparable rail capability and customer overlap with city transport operators.

Broad incumbents

• Acciona Infrastructures: Spanish infrastructure and construction major active across Europe in roads, bridges, and sustainable infrastructure. Comparable in end-to-end construction capabilities and ESG positioning, though with limited current Czech footprint.
• Bouygues Construction: Parent-group sibling under Bouygues, operating broadly in global construction and civil engineering. Shares group-level R&D, capital, and best practices with COLAS CZ; comparable at group level rather than direct Czech market overlap.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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