all activities in the fields of plastering, painting, carpentry, laying of floors, parquet, carpet, linoleum, tiling and floor coverings as well as all cleaning of coverings, in particular marble and stone, and all work related to second-fix coverings; the company may also, in Switzerland and abroad, establish branches or subsidiaries, take participations in, and more generally participate in, all companies having a direct or indirect connection with its purpose, carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, movable or immovable transactions directly or indirectly related to the main purpose, or likely to promote its development, it being specified that any acquisition of real estate in Switzerland may only take place if these real estate properties have an exclusively commercial use, and grant financial assistance, including loans, advances, guarantees or securities of all kinds to its shareholders, affiliated companies or third parties.