Archirodon

Archirodon, a large diversified international contracting organization, was established in 1959 in the form of a J.V. of the Greek firms Archimidis, Greece’s foremost marine contractor at the time and Odon & Odostromaton, a road construction specialist group.Guided by two of Greece’s most prominent construction pioneers, Theodore Constantopoulos and Constantinos Karpidas, the Joint Venture started its professional life by building the ports of Benghazi in Libya (1961) and subsequently the port of Beirut in Lebanon (1962).The Joint Venture’s success soon led it to develop into a major contractor in its own merit, establishing itself in 1971 as Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Co. S.A. Under sound management, dedicated professional manpower and the quality and reliability of its work, the company further developed, expanding its operations initially in Saudi Arabia and subsequently in other Gulf countries, in North Africa and the Mediterranean area.Among its early projects had been the construction of the multi-million dollar seaports of Jeddah and Dammam and other major ports in Saudi Arabia, three ports in the United Arab Emirates, and numerous other important marine works.In the 1980s and 1990s Archirodon, while still upholding its reputation as one of the top marine contractors internationally, further developed into a general contracting group, diversifying into other fields including roads, bridges, railroads, industrial facilities, power, water and sanitation, oil and gas, dredging, electromechanical and geotechnical works.Among Archirodon’s major projects are marine jetties for oil and LNG unloading facilities, petrochemical and other berths in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Egypt, as well as dredging and shore protection, etc.Additionally, container terminals and other port construction works have been carried out in Oman, Cyprus, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Egypt. Moreover, major bridges have been constructed in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain as well as in Abu Dhabi where the landmark Sheikh Zayed 960 m long Third Crossing bridge and the 1.6 billion Khalifa port were recently completed.