From environmental technician to increasing responsibilities with our customers on the Grand Paris Express construction sites, Mohammed Bouftass shares his career path and his vision of his job, between fieldwork, innovation and management. Is managing soil disposal for the Grand-Paris Express a different experience from other construction sites? The management of excavated soil from the Grand-Paris Express project differs from other construction sites in that it is more complex. Indeed, our customers produce considerable volumes of earth from stations, trenches, ancillary structures and tunnels. These materials come from different geological layers, sometimes very deep. These materials need to be carefully

Antoine Oury, ECT’s new Operations Manager, joined the company in August 2024.Find out more about his background and motivations. Who are you? Where are you from? I trained as a geological engineer, graduating from ENSG with a specialization in geotechnics. For 12 years, I worked for Spie Batignolles Fondations, a specialist in special foundations for the construction industry. I held a number of positions there : business engineer, works engineer in mainland France and the French overseas departments, works director, then head of construction quality, technical expertise and innovation. My career path has led me to collaborate with ECT on

At the invitation of the Buchelay (78) town council, ECT teams went to meet pupils at Pierre Larousse elementary school as part of an introduction to sustainable development and biodiversity. An afternoon in December, focusing on the circular economy This afternoon was an opportunity for ECT to raise students’ awareness of the issues involved in the circular economy of excavated soil from urban construction sites. With a very local example : the development of a new park in Buchelay, located behind the Plaine des Sports Grigore-Obreja. Once the soil has been brought in, the park will be landscaped and fitted

Since summer 2024, excavated soil from the construction sites of our partners – Varet Environnement, Verrier et Fils, Métropole TP, Lherbier and Briqueteries du Nord – has been helping to transform the landscape at the foot of terril 49 in Mazingarbe. The soil comes from construction sites within a 22 km radius, and is part of a circular economy. The soil is used to create an urban forest, a seed orchard and a reprofiled agricultural area, while at the same time combating the invasion of Giant Hogweed, a plant that is dangerous for local biodiversity. The traceability of inert soil

In partnership with Sibelco, ECT opens a new site in Oise (60) The Sibelco quarry in Crépy-en-Valois opens its doors to receive inert soil from construction sites. The purpose of the site is to secure and develop the open-cast quarry. Following major development work carried out by ECT, the site has been ready to receive the first inputs since early November. Facilities designed to welcome our construction customers  Safe access to the site : creation of a left turn onto the main road and a dedicated access lane to facilitate and maintain traffic flow. Soil traceability : at the receiving

For the past two years, the ECT Hauts-de-France agency has been headquartered in Givenchy-en-Gohelle (62), in the heart of the mining basin, to confirm its roots in the region. Under the direction of Julien Golaszewski, the agency is committed to the circular economy of excavated soil, with the aim of transforming abandoned and derelict sites in the Hauts-de-France region. A team of experts and local recruitment With the aim of creating local jobs, the agency has recruited local employees on permanent contracts. This commitment is reflected in a team that is 100% local and familiar with the challenges and specific

In 2022, the site was one of the largest illegal landfill sites in the Val d’Oise, a major environmental issue for the prefecture. Today, the ECT rehabilitation project is making further progress. The input of inert earth from the construction and public works industry, essential for financing and carrying out this large-scale project, has been completed. Now it’s time for planting and reforestation. An ambitious renaturation project At the request of the Val d’Oise prefecture, ECT has designed an ecological and agricultural project to re-naturalise the site. The project is financed entirely by inert earth from the construction industry. But

The arrival of Lénaelle Grialou at ECT is a major event. the Public Works sector is so sparsely feminized. At the age of 17, this young apprentice becomes the first female machine operator on an ECT site. A milestone in our commitment to diversity. An atypical career A student at the Lycée Épamevelles, Léanelle is starting a two-year sandwich course. Her goal is to obtain a Brevet Professionnel (vocational diploma) as a public works machine operator. With only two girls in her class, she is a pioneer in a sector where women are very rare. Her interest in the trade

L’Œil du Ciel, located on the ECT site in Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin, is now accessible to Internet users via Google Earth. Until now, this spectacular work of art was only visible to air travellers at Roissy CDG airport. Designed by architect Antoine Grumbach, this 400-meter-long work of land art is bordered by 400 trees and 12,000 plants. It took ECT 8 months of earthworks and planting to complete. Located in the north of the Seine-et-Marne department, L’Œil du Ciel is a remarkable example of the circular economy, illustrating the reuse of materials from construction sites. Find out more about l’Oeil du Ciel