in 1994 the difficult conditions of the infrastructure and construction italian market , generally related to mani pulite, the company decided to focus towards overseas markets. in 2004 rizzani de eccher first appeared in the top ten italian contractors and in the world's 100 largest contractors rankings compiled by engineering news-record. by 2005, through its established presence in many countries (russia and other cis countries, middle east, mediterranean basin and north and central america), the share of overseas revenues tops 70%. it operates in four areas of activity: general building, infrastructure development, equipment manufacturing and specialised engineering for bridges and viaducts and real estate development.