News update

Freyssinet, a Soletanche Freyssinet subsidiary (VINCI Construction), has just signed a contract with Hyundai Engineering & Construction-SK Engineering & Construction Joint Venture to supply and install the stay cables and dampers of the Sultan Yavuz Selim Bridge, the third bridge over the Bosphorus in Istanbul.

On 20 December 2013, Jean-Luc Marx, Prefect of Reunion Island, and Didier Robert, President of the Réunion region, formally launched the construction of the viaduct for the new coastal highway (Route du Littoral) to be built by a consortium comprising VINCI Construction subsidiaries VINCI Construction Grands Projets (lead company) and Dodin Campenon Bernard, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Demathieu & Bard.

Created as a second tube of the existing road tunnel under Croix Rousse, a hill in Lyon, the tunnel reserved for soft modes of transport (bicycles and pedestrians) and buses has been officially opened.

On the occasion of the final ceremony of the VINCI Innovation Awards, a competition held every two years to reward innovative talent in the Group's companies, a quick look at innovation at VINCI.

On 30 October 2013, Thierry Dol, Pierre Legrand and Marc Feret, our three Sogea-Satom (VINCI Construction) colleagues, together with Areva employee Daniel Larribe, arrived back in France at last, after 1,139 days of captivity in the Sahel.

Numerous governments are engaging in the change of their energy system. Examples include the “transition énergétique” in France, Energiewende in Germany, Sostenibilidad Energetica in Spain and Climate Change Bill in the UK. Through its construction and energy business activities, VINCI is a major player in supporting these public policies in terms both of infrastructure and scientific advances.

All over the world, growing needs for mobility in cities undergoing development are leading to transport systems being adapted or ambitious programmes such as the Greater London or Grand Paris (Greater Paris) projects. The outlook for growth in the market for building and modernising metro lines is therefore strong and VINCI companies have internationally recognised expertise.

VINCI is a leading player with regard to building and operating the stadia that will host the UEFA Euro 2016 finals in France. This is a new field in which the Group can apply its concessionaire-builder model and a challenge that extends beyond the 2016 deadline in terms of developing business in these new-generation arenas without remaining restricted by their sport and in the long run.

VINCI with VINCI Airports and the acquisition of ANA, becomes a leading international company active at 23 airports in Portugal, France and Cambodia, with more than 40 million passengers per year – an a global «hub» of more than 15 million passengers in Lisbon.

Does the name Hallandsås mean anything to you?
Ask a tunnel specialist about it. He will explain to you why this project, taken over in 2002 by the joint venture involving Skanska (60%) and VINCI Construction Grands Projets (40%), following two previous aborted attempts, is one of the best known among underground construction professionals throughout the world.

The new Hall 2 of Paris's Gare de Lyon railway station was officially opened on Wednesday, 26 June 2013, following three years of works.

Xavier Huillard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI, signed the Charte Entreprises et Quartiers today together with François Lamy, French Minister of Urban Affairs, and representatives of 40 other companies, chambers of commerce and trade associations. In the document, the signatories undertake to contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of the neighbourhoods given priority in the government's urban policy, in close cooperation with the public authorities.

Following more than three years of works carried out by Dumez Méditerranée (VINCI Construction France) and Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction) subsidiary Freyssinet, the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MuCEM) was inaugurated by President of the French Republic François Hollande on 4 June. It opened to the public on 7 June.

The official ceremony launching the construction of the new passenger terminal at Dushanbe International Airport, by a joint venture between VINCI Construction Grands Projets and VINCI Airports took place on 19 March 2013.