Our Guiding Principles

HOCHTIEF's business is shaped by innovative thinking, vast competence, working in a spirit of partnership and maintaining transparency. We are a reliable, trustworthy partner to our clients and dedicated to providing quality – in all project phases, for all the modules of our product and service portfolio.

The Guiding Principles are derived from our Vision and form a binding corporate code of conduct. They have to be observed by all HOCHTIEF employees and guide our business relationships with our partners, clients and shareholders.

Client-oriented service spectrum

We address our clients actively and identify their needs. In personal discussions and throughout the process of partnership-based cooperation we demonstrate our expertise and professionalism.

We offer our clients convincing purpose-designed and comprehensive services along the entire value chain of construction.

Successful employees

We are geared to the steady and ongoing improvement of our results. We achieve this by means of new ideas, an entrepreneurial attitude, loyalty and a genuine commitment to excellence.

We attach importance to ongoing professional education and believe in a corporate culture which makes demands on people while always ensuring that they have the skills and resources needed to meet those demands.

Sustainability

We believe in sustainable growth and acknowledge our responsibility to the natural environment and to society.

We are committed to our ethical principles and do everything we can to promote fair business conduct.

We believe in equality of opportunity and work to encourage and support diversity.

We promote all measures to protect health and safety. In this way we reduce the risk of accidents and safeguard the health of all concerned.

Value-oriented strategy

We develop HOCHTIEF strategically and operationally - for the benefit of our shareholders and to maintain the respect of the capital markets.

We increase our earnings by means of innovations and safeguard the future of our company.

We believe in full and open communication, both internally and externally, and are committed to transparent reporting. This belief is supported via the use of a fully integrated knowledge management system ‘ Workspace’ by Union Square Software , which benefits in fast utilization of business processes through site to head office.