The group is present on all five continents, and benefits from both local experience and world-wide expertise.
The merging of the Reinforced Earth and Freyssinet Groups in 1998 further widens the range of materials and applications and confirms the group as the world leader of soil reinforcement, both metallic and synthetic.
The Reinforced Earth Group has developed several techniques that have advantages in common:
	Long service life due to use of reliable and durable materials;
	Considerable savings in both construction time and material costs;
	Aesthetically pleasing structures that blend with the environment.
The Reinforced Earth technique has revolutionised construction, and can be applied to all types of retaining structures, including:
	Roadway structures;
	Railway structures;
	Industrial and protective structures;
	Marine and river structures.