“the stages of a 50 years long journey”
1971
PRIVATE PRACTICE ING. g.B. fURLAN
After graduating in Civil Engineering, Giovanni Battista Furlan begins his career by starting his engineering private practice in Monselice (PD).
1989
Third lane of A4 Venezia-Padova
Design and construction management of the third lane of the Venice-Padua motorway.
1990
ESTABLISHMENT OF SICIF AND THE NET CONSORtium
Taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the new laws, the private practice of ing. Furlan evolves into Sicif Progetti s.r.l., one of the first engineering company in Italy.
Together with other three firms of excellence, Sicif constitutes the NET Consortium, which quickly arises as a reference point for transport engineering in Northern Italy.
1992
HIGH-Speed Railway tORINO-vENEZIA
The NET consortium develops the Feasibility Study (among the first examples in Italy) and the Main Design for the high-speed railway line Turin – Venice.
1994
TUrin Railway Bypass
SICIF develops the final and construction design of the quadruplication of the Turin railway by-pass.
1996
Changes in NET CONSORtium
Following some corporate changes, the Consortium NET is fully identified with SICIF and SIC companies, both expression of entrepreneurial engineer Furlan.
1998
SFMR – Metro System OF VENETO Region
The design of the Regional Metropolitan Railway System Veneto begins.
1999
Establishment of NET ENGINEERING
NET Engineering comes from the merger of SIC and SICIF that turn into a single company.
2000
SMR – Metro System OF CAMPANIA Region
NET develops the system design for the Regional Metropolitan Railway System of Campania region.
2003
MESTRE-VENICE TRAM
Design of the Rubber-tyre tram for Mestre – Venice line.
2005
PADovA EST Road junction
The design of the Padova Est road junction starts. Later, NET will also carry out the construction supervision.
2007
NET becomes INTERNATIONAL
In 2007, with the entry of Assicurazioni Generali as a shareholder beside historical partners, the NET Engineering International is established.
The Generali Group is present in NET as a financial partner in the international public work market for the realisation of infrastructure for mobility.
2008
benevento Caianello Motorway Link
The jv led by NET Engineering was appointed as promoter for the development of the Project Financing Initiative for the highway link Benevento – Caianello. It is the first case in Italy of an appointment as promoter for an engineering company.
Acquisition of Sistra 2000
NET Engineering acquires the company Sistra 2000 Srl, with an high expertise in railway systems and technologies. With the entry of the new company, the NET team becomes able to provide the complete cycle of engineering and consulting services in the railway sector.
2010
Program management For City Life – Milan
NET is in charge of the strategic activities for the program management and high surveillance on behalf of the investors in the intervention of urban development City Life (former Milan trade fair).
2011
TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR TE .Italo, HS rail SERVICE
NET develops a passenger demand forecasting system for the first high-speed rail service in Europe provided by a private operator, NTV S.p.A.
2012
Frejus Safety Tunnel
NET participates in the development of the Final design of the safety tunnel of Frejus.
2013
SASSARI – OLBIA road link
NET leads the consortium of designers in the contract for the construction of the seventh section the national road Sassari-Olbia, one of the most important and complex lots of the entire work.
2015
FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY of Bisagno River
NET is working to complete the final step of one of its historical project, which will contribute significantly to reducing the risk of flooding in the city of Genoa.