Spie Sa Ord (SPIWF) Q2 2024 Earnings Call

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Hello and welcome to the SPIE half-year 2024 results call. My name is Jess and I'll be your coordinator for today's event. Please note this call is being recorded and for the duration of the call, your lines will be on listen only. However, there will be the opportunity to ask questions. This can be done by pressing star 1 on your telephone keypad to register your question at any time. If at any point you require assistance, please press star zero and you'll be connected to an operator. I will now hand over to your hosts, Gautier Louet, Chairman and CEO, and Jérôme Vanhoef, Group CFO, to begin today's call. Thank you. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for attending our conference for H1 Results 2024. As you know, today is a very special day in Paris with the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. And speaking of Olympic Games, on page 3, we recently installed a high-voltage substation at the Parc des Princes for the Paris municipality. The goal is to ensure electrical supply for incoming events while minimizing diesel generator usage. Carbon emissions will be reduced by 90% for events such as football matches through direct connection to the electrical grid. And on that same note, on page 4, SPIE has also been a key actor of the Plan Béniade aimed at improving water quality of the Seine River in Paris. We provided a wide range of electromechanical services across three shafts of a 600-meter-long siphon located under the Marne River, a tributary to the Seine. This work is crucial to prevent overflow during heavy rain and to stop the discharge of untreated water into the river. On Site 5 in Austria, SPI works on the upgrade of the electrical systems in five tunnels along the A10 highway. Our team is leveraging its expertise on this project by modernizin...