Joannou & Paraskevaides

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company_name = J&P (JOANNOU & PARASKEVAIDES)
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company_type = plc
foundation = 1941
location = Cyprus
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area_served = Middle East, North and East Africa, Europe
industry = Construction
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num_employees = 16,000 (2007)
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homepage = http://www.jandp-group.com/
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J&P is a large contractor in the Middle East, and since its establishment in 1941 has built a considerable number of major infrastructure projects in the area, ranging from airports to motorways to major industrial plants and hospitals. [cite news | first=James | last=McInerney | coauthors= | title=New 305-bed hospital for Qatar | date=May 03, 2007 | publisher=2007 AME Info FZ LLC / Emap Communications | url =http://www.ameinfo.com/118824.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-05-03 | language = ] The company was founded and named after two Cypriot businessmen, Stelios Joannou and George Paraskevaides. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Philanthropist and Builder Dies at 91 | date=Thursday, 06 Dec 2007 | publisher=The Associated Press | url =http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7URxKOS2DjnedWY0pYSWhZpyskwD8TBFVE00 | work =Google | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-06 | language = ] Its first major contracts were for projects on Britain's military bases on the island. [cite news | first=John | last=Carr | coauthors= | title=Builders fuel island boom | date= | publisher=Impact Media Global | url =http://www.news-asiapacific.com/buildersfuel3.html | work =Asia Pacific News | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-26 | language = ] During the second world war, most of Nicosia's airport was contracted to J&P. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Civil engineers | date=Friday, Oct 27, 1972 | publisher= | url =http://www.galeuk.com/times/ | work =The Times Digital Archive | pages =pg. III; Issue 58616; col B | accessdate = 2008-05-02 | language = ]

J&P's most notable projects include, the Seeb International Airport which was completed in 1976. Also the company has worked on: King Fahd International Airport which was completed in 1983, Abu Dhabi International Airport finished in 1981. The Rio-Antirio bridge, done in 2006, and the A1 Highway (Cyprus), completed in 1984. The company’s worldwide operations are controlled by head offices in Nicosia (Cyprus),Athens (Greece) and London (UK). In 2006 the journal "Engineering News-Record" ranked J&P as the 41st largest international contractor. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Top international contractors | date=2006 | publisher=McGraw-Hill | url =http://enr.construction.com/people/topLists/topIntlCont/topIntlCont_1-50.asp | work =Engineering News-Record | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-26 | language = ]

Both founders and their families have been involved in charity [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=George E. Paraskevaides: Excellence in Business, Philanthropy and Patriotism | date=March 2007 | publisher= | url =http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2835 | work =Greek News | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-26 | language = ] as well as donations to the arts [cite news | first=Ellie | last=Ioannou | coauthors= | title=Speech by Mrs Ellie Ioannou at the Opening of the Stelios Ioannou School for Research in Classical and Byzantine Studies | date=25 April 2007 | publisher=University of Oxford | url =http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/po/ioannou.shtml | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-05-03 | language = ] and education. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=New centre boosts classical studies | date=26 April 2007 | publisher=Newsquest Media Group | url =http://www.oxfordmail.net/display.var.1356271.0.new_centre_boosts_classical_studies.php | work =Oxford Mail | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-26 | language = ] The Paraskevaidio Surgical & Transplant Foundation in Nicosia, and the Christos Stelios Joannou Foundation [ cite web|url=http://www.ioannoufoundation.org/ |title=Christos Steliou Joannou Foundation |accessdate=2007-05-03 ] (for the mentally handicapped) are health centres set up by the two families.

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