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Colas
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Colas may refer to: ; People *Claudius Colas (1884–1914), French Esperantist * Emily Colas, American author * Fabrice Colas (born 1964), French track cyclist * Henry Colas (other), name of multiple people * Oscar Colas, Cuban baseball player *Paul Colas (1880–1972), French sports shooter ;Business and organisations *Colas Group, a multi-national civil engineering company based in France **Colas Rail, its rail freight subsidiary See also * * Cola Cola is a Carbonation, carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, citrus essential oil, oils, and other flavorings. Cola became popular worldwide after the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton invented Coca-Cola, a trademarked br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colas Rail
Colas Rail is a railway infrastructure company, which also serves as a rail freight operator in the United Kingdom. It is a subsidiary of Bouygues. Colas Rail was founded as Seco Rail by SECO (Société d'Études et de Construction d'Outillage). In the twentieth century, its main activities were railway construction and maintenance. Seco Rail was involved in various major projects, such as in the construction of phase one of High Speed 1. During 2006, it became a rail freight operator in the British market, initially transporting aggregates using leased rolling stock. Seco Rail acquired its first locomotives and regular freight customer, Kronospan, during the following year. In early 2008, Colas Group opted to reorganise its rail subsidiaries following recent acquisitions, merging Seco Rail with AMEC-Spie and Carillion's former plant division under the name Colas Rail. During the late 2000s and early 2010s, Colas Rail continued to pick up more freight services, becoming inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colas Group
Colas Group is a major French civil engineering firm specialising in road construction and rail track construction through its Colas Rail subsidiary. Since the 1990s, the group has incorporated the Screg and Sacer road construction firms. Road construction makes up 80% of the group's activities. Additional related activities include road signage, construction, various civil engineering activities including pipe-laying, and rail track construction and maintenance. Colas Ltd is a UK subsidiary. History Colas The product name Colas was given in 1924, derived from the terms 'cold' and 'asphalt'. Fed by local demand, SGE developed production facilities in France in the 1920s, and also exported the Colas product to French North African possessions, Poland, and Romania. By the end of the 1920s, demand was such that SGE sought the partnership of Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell, and the ''Société Routière Colas'' company was founded, with two Shell subsidiaries taking two thirds of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Colas
Paul René Colas (6 May 1880 – 9 September 1956) was a French sport shooter who competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920, and 1924 Summer Olympics. Between 1908 and 1924, Colas won four Olympic medals: a bronze in 1908, two gold in 1912, and one silver in 1924. Only in 1920 did he fail to win a medal. With his two individual gold medals at the 1912 Games, he became the second shooter (a day behind Alfred Lane Alfred Page Lane (September 26, 1891 – October 2, 1965) was an American shooting sports, sport shooter who competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. He is a five-time Olympic champion and is the first of five shooters to have won two ... of the United States) and the first rifle shooter to win two individual Olympic gold medals. In the 1908 Olympics, he also participated in the following events: * 300 metre free rifle - 25th place * 1000 yard free rifle - 28th place In the 1912 Olympics, he also participated in the following events: * Team free rifle - fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudius Colas
Claudius Colas (Saint-Huruge, France, 29 November 1884 - Battle of the Marne, 11 September 1914)., also known as Profesoro V. Esperema, was a French Esperantist. In 1910, he created the constructed language Adjuvilo, which was a complete language that was never meant to be spoken but instead an effort to help create dissent in the then-growing Ido movement. In 1910, he co-founded IKUE, the foremost organization of Catholic Esperantists in the world. He died during the early days of World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to .... References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrice Colas
Fabrice Colas (born 21 July 1964) is a retired French track cyclist who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, winning a bronze medal in the 1000 metres time trial. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe .... Colas also won silver medal in the professional sprint and bronze in the keirin at the 1991 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. References External linksat DatabaseOlympics.com at Full Olympians 1964 births Living people French male cyclists Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for France Olympic medalists in cycling People from Rueil-Malmaison Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France 20th-century French s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Colas
Emily Colas is an American author. Her book '' Just Checking: Scenes From the Life of an Obsessive-Compulsive'' illustrates her struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and the effects it had on her life and family. She lives in Los Angeles. References External links Reading guide and author interview Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American biographers American women memoirists 21st-century American women Memoirists from California Writers from Los Angeles {{US-bio-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Colas
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People and fictional and mythical characters * Oscar (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters named Oscar, Óscar or Oskar * Oscar (footballer, born 1954), Brazilian footballer José Oscar Bernardi * Oscar (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior * Oscar (Irish mythology), son of Oisín and grandson of Finn mac Cumhall Places in the United States * Oscar, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Texas, an unincorporated community * Oscar, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Oscar Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, a civil township * Lake Oscar (other) Animals * Oscar (bionic cat), a cat that had implants after losing both hind paws * Oscar (bull) (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
