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- I.CO.P. S.p.A. is an engineering and construction company specializing in subterranean infrastructure, microtunneling, and special foundation engineering. The company operates across four core business divisions: Special Foundations, Microtunneling and Trenchless Technologies, Maritime and Port Infrastructure, and Civil Engineering. Through these divisions, I.CO.P. S.p.A. provides specialized geotechnical and underground construction services, including diaphragm wall construction using mechanical grabs and hydromill cutters; jet grouting and deep soil mixing; large-diameter bored piles and continuous flight auger piling; micropiling, tiebacks, and ground anchorages; microtunneling and pipe jacking for water, sewerage, gas, and power transmission conduits; Direct Pipe installations; horizontal directional drilling; shaft sinking and subterranean chamber excavation; quay wall construction, sheet piling, breakwaters, and maritime dredging; as well as the construction of bridges, viaducts, railway underpasses, and environmental remediation works. The company primarily serves public transportation authorities, energy and utility network operators, port authorities, and general infrastructure contractors across Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia, and North America. Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Basiliano, Italy, I.CO.P. S.p.A. operates multiple specialized operational subsidiaries and regional business units across Europe. In recent corporate developments, I.CO.P. S.p.A. completed its initial public offering on the Euronext Growth Milan market in July 2024, raising capital to support international market expansion and technological investments. Additionally, the company completed its corporate transformation into a Società Benefit to formally integrate environmental and social governance goals into its charter, expanded its fleet of low-emission microtunneling machinery and hydromill excavation systems, secured major infrastructure contracts under European resilience and energy transition initiatives, and entered strategic consortium agreements to deliver complex urban underground utility networks across Western and Northern Europe.