Home Who we are History History More than 100 years of international experience in foundation solutions The story of Franki is primarily the story of a man and a company that, with the technology of the driven piles, have caused major technical innovations and have diversified their activities in a very short time. The early years of the company occurred in 1909-1910, on the eve of the Great War... 1911 Edgard Frankignoul establishes the Cie Internationale des Pieux Armés Frankignoul, after the patent of the first Franki pile in 1909. 1923 2.458 piles under the Residence Palace in Brussels. 1929 Franki has 34 subsidiaries or license holders in the world. 1933 Record timing for digging the first tunnel under the Schelde. 1958 Atomium was built on Alpha piles by Socofonda, who will play a major role in Franki Foundations history. 1960 Development of new techniques: Atlas piles, turning grab for bored piles... 1962 First diaphragm wall in Belgium: Berlaymont and Louise tunnel. 1960 - 1970 Large infrastructure projects: Brussels metro, port of Zeebrugges, Ronquières channel... 1970 Franki operates in 44 countries around the world on emblematic buildings including Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro cities or Sydney opera house. 1989 Take-over by Van Roey and realization of foundations for the Council of the EU in Brussels. 1998 End of the global story. Investors, among which the owners of Socofonda, continue foundations activities as Franki Geotechnics B (BE) and Franki Grondtechnieken (NL). 2004 Foundations of the Dexia tower. 2005 Ambitious project Noord-Zuid junction for Amsterdam metro. 2006 Franki Foundations Group has subsidiaries in France, the Netherlands and United Kingdom; and is active in Congo and Russia. 2008 BESIX takes over Franki Foundations. 2009 Execution of 1.100 bored piles for the North Manama Causeway bridge in Bahrein and start of further activities in the Middle East. 2010 UP-site project (Brussels), important milestone of Franki Foundations as general contractor. 2013 Further diversification through creations of BE Wind and BE Inject. 2010 - 2015 Franki Foundations opens new offices in Rotterdam, London and Paris ; and has licensees in Luxemburg, Qatar and UAE. 2016 Atlas Fondations and Franki Foundations secure major work on Le Grand Paris, with important investment in cutter equipment. 2017 Franki Foundations finalizes acquisition of Martello Piling in the UK. Member of Follow us on: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Avenue Edgard Frankignoul, 2 1480 Saintes Belgium +32 2 391 46 46 +32 2 391 46 47 mail@ffgb.be ©2021 Franki Foundations BESIX Group sites BESIX BESIX Concessions & Assets BESIX France BESIX Nederland BESIX RED BESIX Infra Cobelba Franki Foundations Jacques Delens Lux TP Six Construct Socogetra Van den Berg Vanhout West Construct Wust Watpac Regional sites Franki Foundations Atlas Fondations (France) Franki Grondtechnieken (Netherlands) Franki Foundations (United Kingdom) Martello Piling (United Kingdom) BE Inject (Belgium & Netherlands) Data Protection Notice, Terms & Conditions By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Reject All Accept All Cookies Cookies Settings