Contractor Eiffage has inked a partnership deal with the aim of taking artificial intelligence (AI) solutions from Google Cloud and applying them the design and implementation of concrete in construction projects. The contractor said its partnership with Google Cloud will see it develop an internal technology platform based on solutions such as BigQuery, Apigee, Vertex AI and Gemini.

The contractor said that it hoped the technology would help to boost Eiffage teams’ efficiency, and ease of working, and that it would focus its efforts on the “design and implementation of concrete use cases”. The collaboration also includes the creation of data and AI curriculum within Eiffage University that aims to foster technological innovation, the firm noted.

“AI is here to help our teams, regardless of their functions, entities, or geographies. This partnership aims to harness the full potential of our data, leveraging our integrated information system, ERPs [enterprise resource planning systems] widely deployed across the group and various operations to improve efficiency, create value, and drive sustainable growth, while maintaining the highest security standards,” stated Jean Philippe Faure, Chief Information Officer at Eiffage.

Eiffage said that it wanted to develop its employees’ understanding of the technology and its potential, as well as their skills and competences of its employees, ultimately enabling them to own and lead on innovation.

Isabelle Fraine, Managing Director France at Google Cloud remarked, “Eiffage’s AI strategy is based on a strong data foundation, a human-first approach to implementation, open technologies, and built-in security. We are thrilled to support this undertaking and help Eiffage move from AI experimentation to AI construction.”