Engineering Progress Below Ground

Published on 31.07.2026

Right from the start, Tsurumi France has been supporting work on the major Grand Paris Express construction site - a massive infrastructure project that will extend the metro network in the French capital by 200 kilometres and add 68 new stations. More than 100 different units from our range of high-performance contractor pumps are being used on this major project.

This also applies to the construction of Metro Line 15, which runs through tunnels for 14 kilometres and includes five new stations. The construction site for the new L15 metro station at Rueil-Suresnes Mont-Valérien was recently visited by a delegation of executives from Tsurumi Japan:

· Nobuya Katsurada (Executive Officer of TMC and General Manager of the Technical Division)

· Kosuke Nakanishi (Team Leader of the Technical Division, primarily responsible for product development)

· Ryuki Watanabe (General Manager of the Corporate Strategy Division)

· Naoyuki Ozeki (Section Leader in the Corporate Strategy Division)

They were accompanied by Christophe Eginer and Simon Da Lage from Tsurumi France, as well as Hiro Naruse and Tom Adachi from our European headquarters.

On the day of our visit, foundation work was underway at the construction site. The maximum tunnel excavation depth is around 60 metres. A fleet of Tsurumi KTZ pumps is removing sediment-laden water from the site.

We were deeply impressed by the highly professional and seamless way in which our client Vinci Construction manages operations at this major construction site and tackles this extremely challenging project. We are delighted and proud that Tsurumi pumps are contributing to the work - especially in view of the outstanding commitment shown by our French colleagues on site. Our sincere thanks go to the Vinci Construction site management team for organising our visit so perfectly and for their excellent hospitality.

If you'd like to find out more about the KTZ series being used on the L15 construction site, we would be happy to answer any further questions directly. Simply send us a short email and we'll get back to you as soon as possible: sales@tsurumi.eu

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