Orllati
 Groupe Orllati logo | |
| Industry | Construction, Real estate, Environmental services |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Avni OrllatiBasri Orllati |
| Headquarters | Bioley-Orjulaz , Switzerland |
Key people | Avni OrllatiBasri OrllatiGjevgjet OrllatiVelush OrllatiGilbert Fouvy (Chairman, LMT SA)Claude Luche (Director, Forasol SA)Laurent Pellegrino (Director, AMI SA and Orllati SFTP SA) |
| Revenue | 400 million CHF (2022) |
| Total equity | 600,000 CHF |
Number of employees | 1000 (2024) |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references Slogan: "Your requirements, our expertise" (Vos exigences, nos compétences)2011: Transformed into a groupSwiss Commercial Register: CHE-106.822.550Revenue increase in 2022 | |
Groupe Orllati SA is a Swiss company active in heavy construction, real estate, and environmental sectors. It is headquartered in Bioley-Orjulaz.[1][2]
History
[edit]In 1989, at the age of 14, Avni Orllati and his twin brother Basri arrived in Switzerland through family reunification and in 1995 they rented a machine to break concrete. Two years later, on April 18, 1997, they established Orllati SA after acquiring a struggling company with a fleet of construction equipment. Later, their older brother Gjevgjet Orllati joined the business.[1]
In 2001, Orllati acquired LMT SA and relocated to a former cantonal gravel pit in Bioley-Orjulaz, in the Gros-de-Vaud region. This provided a larger fleet of machinery and a site for processing uncontaminated excavation waste.[1]
Initially discreet, Orllati gained prominence in 2005 when Avni Orllati began acquiring land and expanding into real estate alongside civil engineering activities.[2]
In 2017, Orllati inaugurated new facilities at its Vaud site for treating contaminated soil, a first in French-speaking Switzerland. This allowed the company to process soil locally, reducing its ecological footprint and supporting its environmental remediation goals.[3][4]
Controversies
[edit]In late 2016, Groupe Orllati SA faced anonymous accusations of environmental pollution at its Bioley-Orjulaz site. Investigations identified the accuser as former journalist Fabien Dunand.[5] A judicial investigation, dubbed Operation Cracoucass, concluded that the allegations were baseless and driven by economic rivalries, notably involving a competing Vaud real estate developer.[6] In October 2021, Dunand was convicted of slander and raising a false alarm, receiving a 150-day fine.[7] His appeal was rejected by the Cantonal Court, which upheld the conviction with a four-year suspension. On August 23, 2023, the Federal Supreme Court confirmed the conviction.[8]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bloch, Ghislaine (June 16, 2017). "Le très secret groupe Orllati lève le voile sur ses activités" [The secretive Orllati group lifts the veil on its activities]. Le Temps (in French). Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ a b Cottet, Bertrand. "L'empire Orllati et son si discret patron" [The Orllati empire and its discreet leader]. L'Illustré (in French). Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Maspoli, Philippe (December 4, 2017). "Inauguration sous haute tension chez Orllati" [High-tension inauguration at Orllati]. 24 heures (in French). Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Müller, Sylvain (December 15, 2017). "Deux nouvelles installations inaugurées par le groupe Orllati" [Two new facilities inaugurated by the Orllati group]. L'Écho du Gros-de-Vaud (in French). 87 (45): 9.
- ^ "Fabien Dunand est condamné" [Fabien Dunand is convicted]. 24 heures (in French). April 21, 2022. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ Besson, Sylvain (November 14, 2017). "Le complot raté de Bernard Nicod contre son rival Orllati" [The failed plot by Bernard Nicod against his rival Orllati]. Le Temps (in French). Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ ATS (October 28, 2021). "Fabien Dunand condamné à des jours-amende ferme" [Fabien Dunand sentenced to firm day-fines]. RTS Info (in French). Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ ATS/AMI (September 13, 2023). "L'ex-journaliste Fabien Dunand débouté par le Tribunal fédéral" [Former journalist Fabien Dunand dismissed by the Federal Supreme Court]. RTS Info (in French). Retrieved June 23, 2025.