1918 - Setting up of Sade

Officially founded on the 1st October 1918, Sade (Société Auxiliaire des Distributions d'Eau) was set up on the initiative of Compagnie Générale des Eaux to assist in the operating of water services by designing and constructing water mains.

Equipped with a major research department right from the very beginning, since 1919 this new company, operating in the water and wastewater sectors, has gradually moved into all those sectors which require the design and construction of whole network systems (gas, electricity, communications).

Involved in every stage of the water cycle (from abstraction to wastewater disposal), Sade has rapidly increased its operations in France (Arras, Lyons, Rouen), and used its expertise internationally (Far East, Europe, Africa) in order to respond to the growing need for building new network systems and rehabilitating existing ones.