In Switzerland and abroad, the operation of a general construction company; the provision of all advice, services and performances as well as the exercise of all activities in the fields of construction (shell construction and finishing work), piloting, construction, civil engineering, project implementation, special works, public works, sheet metal work, reinforcement and concreting; the purchase, sale, development, creation, distribution, import, export and marketing of all goods, products and services in the aforementioned fields; the company may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all movable and immovable transactions (excluding transactions prohibited by the LFAIE), in Switzerland and abroad, directly or indirectly related to the main purpose; it may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad; the company may also grant loans to its associates and/or guarantee, secure or guarantee loans granted by third parties to its associates.