GEAR OF HOLZMANN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IS SEEN IN FRANKFURT, 2002-03-19 (photo)

Helmets and gloves of construction workers of German builder Philipp Holzmann AG are seen near a construction site in Frankfurt, March 19, 2002. Philipp Holzmann AG could be forced into insolvency if talks between the cash-strapped builder and its creditor banks fail to produce an agreement. The crisis at the 150 year-old group and the uncertain future facing its 24,000 employees threatens to become a major political issue as Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder campaigns for re-election a little more than two years after brokering a 2.2 billion euros ( $1.95 billion) rescue in late 1999. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach KP/WR