APRIL 2012
Projects update and handover
France
Completion of civil engineering in three A89 tunnels
On 28 February 2012, ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) celebrated the completion of the civil engineering works in the three tunnels of the Balbigny – La-Tour-de-Salvigny section of the A89 motorway in central France. The three structures – the La Bussière tunnel (1,042 m), the Chalosset tunnel (750 m) and the Violay tunnel (3,900 m) – are of the twin-tube type and were bored between March and August 2011. The works for the Violay tunnel were supplied by a consortium comprising Dodin Campenon Bernard (VINCI Construction), Chantiers Modernes Rhône-Alpes (VINCI Construction France) and Eiffage TP. The drive operations were followed by spoil removal works, the lining of the tunnel floor, waterproofing works and the concreting of the roof sections, which were completed in February 2012. Cegelec Infrastructures & Mobility (Cegelec GSS, VINCI Energies) and GTIE Transport (VINCI Energies France) will be undertaking the task of equipping the three tunnels (electrical installations, lighting, fire protection, signage, ventilation, video surveillance and radiocommunication equipment and automatic incident detection). Entry into service of this 50 km section of the A89 is scheduled for late 2012 – marking the end of 4 years of works in which VINCI Construction and Eurovia companies are also participating.
Inauguration
France
Visitor pavilion at Nice Stadium
On 29 February 2012, at the Nice Stadium worksite, Christian Estrosi, deputy and mayor of Nice (south of France), inaugurated the Boulevard des Jardiniers and the visitor pavilion. Located on the edge of the worksite, with a panoramic view over the site, the 175 sq. metrespavilion provides visitors with an introduction to the project. There are animated pedagogical displays and games for children, helping them to understand the structure's architecture, and the worksite's environmental and social aspects. The Nice Stadium is being built within the framework of a partnership contract awarded to Nice Eco Stadium, a subsidiary of VINCI Concessions. Total project value: €217.7m.
Find out more at:www.nice-stadium.com
Foundation stone
France
Tourist residence in Amiens
On 2 March 2012, VINCI Immobilier laid the foundation stone for the future Appart'City Ellipse residence in the town centre of Amiens (north of France). Extending over 12 levels, this new facility, designed by architects Michel Macary and Luc Delamain, will provide 146 residential units available for rent to business travellers for short- or longer-term stays. The works, worth €7.6m, will be supplied by Sogea Picardie (VINCI Construction France) and EEP (VINCI Energies France). Handover is scheduled for the last quarter of 2013.
VINCI Foundation
France
Partnership agreement for better housing
On 8 February 2012, the VINCI Community Foundation signed a partnership agreement with ESTP (public works university), the Better Home ETP association (composed of volunteer ESTP students) and the Aurore association – thus putting on an official footing an initiative launched in 2009 to improve the living conditions of families supported by Aurore. For the ESTP student members of the Better Home association (22 in 2012), who are supported by a VINCI employee who is a renovation expert, this solidarity project involves carrying out technical assessments of the Aurore association's housing stock (3,100 homes).
Partnership
United States of America
Paying parking fees by mobile phone
On 1st February 2012, LAZ Parking, a VINCI Park (VINCI Concessions) subsidiary in the US, signed a 5-year nationwide agreement with Parkmobile, a supplier of systems for paying parking fees by mobile phone. LAZ Parking is thus now enabling its customers to pay by mobile, including the possibility of remotely extending their parking time, ensuring they only pay for the time they really need.
Appointments
France
Hervé Adam has been appointed head of customer relations and services at Escota (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 2 April 2012.
Dominique Alexane has been appointed head of internal auditing at VINCI Energies effective 1st March 2012.
Pierric d’Aubarède has been appointed head of the France and overseas departments and territories (DOM-TOMs) sector within the operational division France-Mediterranean Europe at VINCI Construction Grands Projets effective 3 February 2012.
Lydia Babaci-Victor has been appointed head of business development at VINCI Park (VINCI Concessions) effective 1st December 2011.
Hosni Bouzid has been appointed head of the Mediterranean Europe sector within the operational division France-Mediterranean Europe at VINCI Construction Grands Projets effective 12 March 2012.
Philippe Garel has been appointed head of Eurovia's Drôme-Ardèche-Loire-Auvergne region effective 1st April 2012.
Christopher Kummer has been appointed manager in charge of Actemium Sud, within the management pole VINCI Energies Deutschland Industrietechnik (VINCI Energies International) effective 1st January 2012.
Patrick Meillon has been appointed chief executive officer of the management pole GSM-R (VINCI Energies France) effective 1st February 2012.
Patrick Plein has been appointed director of human resources and sustainable development at VINCI Concessions effective 1st March 2012.
Uri Sluckin has been appointed head of services marketing at VINCI Park (VINCI Concessions) effective 5 March 2012.
MARCH 2012
Handover
France
The "Le Bayard" building in La Confluence
VINCI Immobilier handed over the "Le Bayard" office building in the La Confluence district of Lyons (central France) on 10 February 2012. The six-storey building, with a surface area of 6,446 sq. metres, was erected by VINCI Construction France subsidiaries Pitance, as general contractor, and Arbonis Construction for the building shell (wooden frame covered with copper and Arguin plate). It will be the head office of the Banque de France’s regional management. "Le Bayard" has been awarded the Minergie® energy efficiency label, in recognition of its various innovative energy-saving features.
Inauguration
Morocco
Renault plant in Tangiers, phase 1
On 9 February 2012, in Morocco, phase 1 of the Renault Tanger Méditerranée plant was inaugurated in the presence of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Completed in July 2011, phase 1 of the creation of this new production unit involved the construction of 220,000 sq. metres of industrial buildings. It was undertaken by, notably, VINCI Construction France, Sogea Maroc (VINCI Construction) and Cegelec Maroc (VINCI Energies International). The first assembly lines will be devoted to manufacturing the Dacia Lodgy MPV.
Phase 2 of the project, which will double production capacity, is currently under way, headed by VINCI Construction France as general contractor, with Sogea Maroc responsible for the flooring-civil engineering works package, and Cegelec Maroc for the climate control, ventilation, plumbing, sprinklers, and part of the high voltage works packages. Located in the free zone of Melloussa, 15 km to the east of Tangiers, this plant will ultimately produce 400,000 low-cost vehicles a year for European and North African markets.
Total value for VINCI: €185m.
France
Teamwork for a PPP
On 13 January 2012, Socogim IDF (VINCI Construction France), as project developer, inaugurated Melun's municipal technical centre in Vaux-le-Pénil (Paris region), built within the framework of a PPP due to last for 23 years and 10 months. Maintenance of the centre has been awarded to VINCI Facilities (VINCI Energies). The works, involving the construction of a 2,100 sq. metre building and the refurbishment of a 400 sq. metre building, were completed in eight months by Verdoïa (VINCI Construction France); value: €2.7m.
Appointments
Gérard Baranczak has been appointed technical manager of Escota (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 1st March 2012.
Yannick Bavay has been appointed a delegation manager at VINCI Construction France, responsible for CBC, CBI and STEL, effective 16 January 2012.
Benoît Brunot has been appointed development project manager at VINCI Airports (VINCI Concessions) effective 1st February 2012.
Eric Delobel has been appointed project manager of the future Grand Ouest Airport, VINCI Airports (VINCI Concessions), effective 1st February 2012.
Eric Genetre has been appointed chief executive officer of the R1 PR1BINA motorway concession company (VINCI Concessions) effective 9 January 2012.
Jean Leveillet has been appointed quality manager at VINCI Immobilier effective 1st February 2012.
Jean-Damien Pô has been appointed manager for the development of human resources of VINCI effective 1st March 2012.
Vincent Quintard has been appointed manager of development and major urban projects at VINCI Immobilier effective 6 February 2012.
Christian Ravat has been appointed deputy manager of the Lines department within the management pole Production and Transportation of Energy (VINCI Energies France) effective 1st January 2012.
Stéphane Rousseau has been appointed systems manager and a member of the Executive Committee of VINCI Autoroutes effective 17 January 2012.
Olivier Turcan has been appointed regional operations manager Provence Camargue at ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 1st February 2012.
FEBRUARY 2012
Inauguration
Cambodia
Air link between two Cambodian airports
Sihanoukville Airport (Cambodia) has been home, since 14 December 2011, to its first regular service of domestic flights, which links it to Siem Reap Airport, also managed by Cambodia Airports, a subsidiary of VINCI Airports (VINCI Concessions). This link is operated by the national carrier, Cambodia Angkor Air, and offers three round trips a week. It makes it possible to fly, in just one hour and ten minutes, between two of the country's major tourist destinations: Sihanoukville, a deepwater port and seaside resort in the south of the country, and Siem Reap, near the Angkor temples
Foundation stone
France
Property development project in Les Abymes
On 16 December 2011, in Les Abymes (Guadeloupe), Benoist Apparu, French Secretary of State responsible for Housing, laid the foundation stone for the Kann'Opé, a 16,600 sq. metre company property development project, aiming for HEQ® certification, that is to be built by Dodin Guadeloupe (VINCI Construction DOM-TOM), with Tunzini Antilles (VINCI Energies France) supplying the climate control works and the controlled mechanical ventilation installations. Total project value is 24 million euros, of which 10 million euros for Dodin Guadeloupe and 1.7 million euros for Tunzini Antilles. The works began in January 2012 and will take 43 months to complete.
Entry into service
France
High speed between Belfort and Dijon
Phase 1 of the eastern branch of the Rhine-Rhone LGV (high-speed line), 140 km between Belfort and Dijon, was brought into service on 11 December 2011. The earthworks, drainage, engineering structures and reinstatement works were supplied by VINCI Construction Terrassement, GTM TP Lyon, Menard and Weiler (VINCI Construction); the track and catenary works by ETF-Eurovia Travaux Ferroviaires.
Innovation
France
Bucket baskets now on sale
On 9 December 2011, manufacturer Mecalac took delivery of the first industrially produced example of the bucket basket at its plant in Annecy (south-east France). The winner of a Special Worksite Prize in the VINCI 2009 Innovation Awards competition, and of Eurovia's Innovation Dissemination Prize, the bucket basket invented by Rachild Djouadi (Eurovia Dala) enables the driver of a Mecalac digger to easily and safely transport all his buckets. This innovation, which improves productivity and user comfort, as well as safety in general, now features in the manufac- turer's catalogue.
Commitment
France
Rallying round after winter storm Joachim
In December 2011, over a period of four days, teams from VINCI Energies France joined in the emergency efforts to repair the damage caused by the winter storm Joachim, which particularly affected western and central France. Out of a feeling of solidarity with the ERDF teams and affected communities, employees from several companies in the Centre Ouest, Loire Océans, Ouest, Sud-Ouest Atlantique Pacifique and Sud-Ouest Méditerranée Antilles Guyane poles of VINCI Energies France moved in with their equipment to restore damaged power networks, reconnect high voltage lines and ensure sites were safe.
Sustainable development
France
Protecting the southern damselfly
In connection with the works to widen the A9 motorway around Perpignan (south-west France), ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) has signed an agreement with the association managing the Salses-Leucate pond concerning the protection of the southern damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale), an insect similar to the dragonfly, which enjoys protected status nationwide. Under the terms of the agreement, ASF has committed itself to implementing, for a period of 20 years, a management plan involving preserving and restoring this insect's habitat (network of small waterways, appropriate pasture-land) and monitoring its population numbers.
Appointments
France
François Bernard has been appointed vice-president, VINCI Construction France, respon- sible for the Bateg division, effective 1st December 2011.
Thierry Bridier has been appointed regional manager, Materials, for the Centre Ouest division of Eurovia effective 1st January 2012.
Philippe Cazes has been appointed regional manager, Île-de-France, responsible for works activities at Signature SAS (Eurovia) effective 1st January 2012.
Laurent Clech has been appointed CEO of VINCI Energies España (VINCI Energies International) effective 1st January 2012.
Vincent Correale has been appointed CEO of Bateg (VINCI Construction France) effective 1st December 2011.
Frédéric Depaepe been appointed opera- tional manager, Infrastructure East, at ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 1st January 2012.
Laurent Etheimer has been appointed regional manager, Pays- de-Loire and Basse-Normandie, at Eurovia effective 1st January 2012.
Norbert Herzog, has been appointed CEO of VINCI Energies Austria (VINCI Energies International) effective 1st January 2012.
Bernard Latour
Salvador Nunez, has been appointed operations manager, Montpellier and Perpignan, at ASF (VINCI Autoroutes).
Fernando Sistac has been appointed opera- tional manager, VINCI Construction France, responsible for the TP Île-de-France pole, effective 22 December 2011.
François Teste du Bailler, has been appointed vice-president, Rhône-Alpes Sud, at VINCI Construction France effective 12 December 2011.
Diane Zygashas been appointed manager of the Concessions-PPP pole at CFE (VINCI Construction) effective 1st February 2012.
JANUARY 2012
Events
France
Visiting the A89
Between March and November 2011, more than 14,000 visitors took a closer look at the A89 Balbigny – La Tour-de-Salvagny worksite, in central France, thanks to 279 visits organised by ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) and cooperating tourist offices and to the information centres in Pontcharra-sur-Turdine and Balbigny. 7,000 curious citizens had already taken an interest in the project in 2010.
Inauguration
Czech Republic
Opening of Vysocanska Avenue
Vysocanska Avenue, in Prague (Czech Republic) was opened to traffic on 28 November 2011. Eurovia’s Czech subsidiary Eurovia CS, was responsible for the construction and commissioning of this major, 5 km-long thoroughfare, which will help to improve traffic flow and relieve congestion in the city centre.
France
New shopping facility in Chambéry
The official inauguration of the Marché des Halles in Chambéry (south-east France) took place on 3 December 2011. Built within the framework of a scheme to regenerate the historic city centre, this new covered market forms part of a major retail complex that includes a 10-screen multiplex cinema and a 5-level, 280-space underground car park. Worth €34.5m, the works have taken two and a half years to complete. They were carried out by GTM Bâtiment and Génie Civil Lyon, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction France.
Photovoltaic farm in the Drôme
On 17 November 2011, the commune of Montéléger and Watt-Group, in partnership with Omexom Energies Renouvelables (VINCI Energies France Division, Energy business line), inaugurated the biggest photovoltaic farm in the Drôme department (southern France): 35,000 solar panels (i.e. a surface area of 72,800 sq. metres), arranged over 17.7 hectares. This site is the biggest in the region: it produces 8.2 MWc, enough to supply 4,500 homes. After designing and building the farm, Omexom Energies Renouvelables is now charged with maintaining and running it, for a period of 5 years, renewable.
Foundation stone
France
Foundation stone laid at Le Vinatier Hospital
On 5 December 2011, Nora Berra, Secretary of State for Health, laid the foundation stone for the new building at the Le Vinatier psychiatric hospital in Bron (central France). This new building, which is aiming for HEQ® certification, will bring together under one roof three adult psychiatry departments, a teaching department and an administration department, with a 336-space car park at garden level. The project is being undertaken on a design-build basis by Lamy (leader) and Pitance, both VINCI Construction France subsidiaries, together with Ceg- elec Centre-Est (Cegelec France Division, Energy business line) for the highand low-voltage side. The works will take 39 months to complete. Value: €66m.
Eco-neighbourhood in Cannes
On 8 December 2011, the foundation stone was laid in Cannes (south of France) for the Maria integrated development zone, to be created by VINCI Immobilier. This eco-neighbourhood project extends over 17,800 sq. metres and will boast 267 low-energy homes, a community centre, retail space and more than 600 parking spaces.
VINCI Foundation
France
Cité Solidaire in Tourcoing
As part of the Cité Solidaire programme, supported by the Foundation, eight associations in Tourcoing (north of France) officially received their support funding on 6 December 2011 during the Foundation’s Nord-Picardie Regional Day. This funding, €100,000 in total, will contribute to improving the lives of people living in sensitive urban neighbourhoods, in the areas of youth employment, education and citizenship. These eight little neighbourhood associations will also be able to draw on the expertise of sponsors, employees of local VINCI firms.
Appointments
France
Philippe Avinent has been appointed an operational manager at VINCI Construction France, in charge of the South region, effective 16 December 2011.
Bruno Berne has been appointed international manager at VINCI Construction Terrassement effective 6 October 2011.
Xavier Debreux has been appointed deputy director of human resources VINCI Construction effective 1st January 2012.
Holger Elter has been appointed managing director of the new pole VINCI Energies
Deutschland Schutzsysteme – insulation and fire protection (International Division, Energy business line) effective 1st January 2012.
Hervé Freland has been appointed regional manager France West at VINCI Construction Terrassement, responsible for the business activities of regional sites in the western half of France, effective 6 October 2011.
Gaëtan Hintzy has been appointed regional manager France East at VINCI Construction Terrassement, responsible for the business activities of regional sites in the eastern half of France, effective 6 October 2011.
Paul Maarek has been appointed manager of operations Atlantique at ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 12 December 2011.
Yves Meignié, chief operating officer of the Energy business line, has joined VINCI's Executive Committee effective 1st December 2011.
Reinhard Schlemmer has been appointed managing director of the new pole VINCI Energies Deutschland Industri- etechnik – “electrical” business units and Axians (International Division, Energy business line) effective 1st January 2012.
DECEMBER 2011
Events
Algeria
First line of the Algiers metro
On 31 October 2011, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika inaugurated the first phase of Line 1 of the Algerian capital's metro system. 9 km in length, it boasts 10 stations (from Tafourah Grande Poste to Haï el Badr) and can transport some 25,000 people an hour in each direction. It has been created by VINCI Construction Grands Projets as part of a consortium formed with Siemens France (leader) and CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles).
VINCI Construction Grands Projets was responsible for the civil engineering, the architectural fitting-out of the stations, the electromechanical equipment, the escalators, the ventilation and the smoke extraction system for the tunnel and the stations, as well as the control centre and the maintenance workshops.
Almost 80,000 people are believed to have used Line 1 on 1st November 2011, the day it was opened to the public.
Inauguration
France
New Montgiscard interchange on the A61
The new Montgiscard interchange in south-west France was inaugurated on 14 November 2011 by Henri-Michel Comet, prefect of the Midi-Pyrénées region and the department of Haute-Garonne, and Pierre Coppey, chairman of VINCI Autoroutes and chairman & CEO of ASF. ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) has committed almost €20m to building this new interchange and its toll plaza, which will enable 8,000 vehicles a day to use the A61 motorway on their way to Toulouse. The new facilities were opened to traffic on 15 November.
United Kingdom
Immediate boarding at Gatwick
The new security zone at the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport, in the UK, created by the Air division of VINCI Construction UK, was inaugurated on 11 October last.
The new installations enable passenger waiting time to be reduced by some 25%, thanks, notably, to new technical tools (automated access following scanning of a boarding card, etc.). Providing for 19 queues (of which two devoted to families accompanied by young children and to people with reduced mobility; and a further two to business travellers), this new security zone is able to process 5,000 passengers an hour.
Total value of the works: £45m (€53m).
Foundation stone
France
Future headquarters of SFR
On 10 November 2011, Frank Esser, Chairman & CEO of SFR, and Olivier de la Roussière, Chairman of VINCI Immobilier, laid the foundation stone for the future headquarters of SFR, to be created by VINCI Immobilier in Saint-Denis, by Paris, within the framework of a property development contract.
Occupying a 4.2 hectare site within the Landy-Pleyel development zone, the campus designed by architect Jean-Paul Viguier will be composed of four buildings providing a total surface area of 133,000 sq. metres notably including 5 restaurants, 1,600 sq. metres of retail space, a conference centre (capacity: 750 people), an auditorium and a sports hall, as well as 1,600 parking spaces. Capable of accommodating 8,500 employees, it will enable SFR teams currently split between four sites in the Paris region to be brought together in one place. Worth a total of €295m, the works have been entrusted, on a general contracting basis, to a joint venture formed by Bateg and Sicra (VINCI Construction France subsidiaries). Also participating, on the foundations side, are Soletanche Bachy Pieux, a subsidiary of Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction), and Botte Fondations (VINCI Construction France). The technical works packages will be tackled by teams from Lefort Francheteau Inissium, Tunzini Tertiaire, Phibor Espaces, SDEL GPI and Saga Tertiaire (VINCI Energies France Division, Energy business line). The operation will be undertaken in two phases, to be handed over in late 2013 and late 2015 respectively.
The project will meet the new market criteria relating to the environment (NF Service Sector Buildings certification – HEQ® procedures; BREEAM, low-energy building certification).
Appointments
Didier Hamon has been appointed regional manager Ouest Atlantique at ASF (VINCI Autoroutes), effective 2 November 2011.
Vincent Jérôme has been appointed manager for the Centre Ouest region within VINCI Facilities Multitechnique Province and VINCI Facilities FM Province pôles (VINCI Facilities Division, Energy business line), effective 15 November 2011.
Yves Meignié has been appointed chief operating officer of VINCI's Energies pôle, effective 1st December 2011, and takes over the general management of the Cegelec GSS Division.
Marc Robert has been appointed head of tolls and the certification of revenues at ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 2 November 2011.
Gilles Vivat has been appointed CEO of the VINCI Energies Sécurité Incendie Froid Fabrication pôle (VINCI Energies France Division, Energy Business Line) effective 1st November 2011.
Mohamed Zaouech has been appointed regional manager Languedoc-Roussillon at ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 2 November 2011.
NOVEMBER 2011
Events
Slovakia
A chance to inspect the PR1BINA expressway
On 25 September, concession-holding company Granvia (a VINCI Concessions subsidiary) invited members of the general public to come and see for themselves the R1 PPP expressway (renamed PR1BINA in July 2011), a new, 52 km-long, 2x2-lane infrastructure linking the towns of Nitra and Tekovské Nemce, to the west of Bratislava (Slovakia).
Prior to its entry into service, scheduled to take place in coming weeks, more than 12,000 people have been able to try out, by bike, on skates or on foot, the first three sections (46 km) of the new road, completed in September by Granvia Construction (a Eurovia CS subsidiary) after just 25 months of works. Reminder: the contract, awarded to Granvia by the Slovakian Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications in March 2009, covers the financing, design and construction of this infrastructure, and its operation and maintenance for 30 years.
Inauguration
France
A parking facility reserved for bikes
On 16 September 2011, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Paris region), Emmanuel Lamy, the town's mayor, inaugurated the biggest parking facility in the Paris region devoted to bikes and to associated services (minor repairs, recharging electric bicycles, lockers…). Offering 300 spaces, this free underground facility is run by VINCI Park (VINCI Concessions) within the framework of a provision-of-services contract awarded by the town.
Saint-Jean Cathedral’s new face
In Lyons (central France), the external façade of Saint-Jean Cathedral, as restored by Comte (VINCI Construction France), was inaugurated on 15 October last in the presence of Michel Mercier, Minister of Justice and Liberties and President of the General Council of the Rhône department, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyons, and Jean-François Carenco, Prefect of the Rhône-Alpes region. During the ceremony, Ahmed Benzizine, a general foreman at Comte who has worked for several years on this restoration project, and whose face, last year, served as a model for one of the gargoyles, was appointed a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Miradoux photovoltaic power plant
On 23 September, the Cegelec GSS Division of the Energy business line and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations inaugurated the ground-level photovoltaic farm at Miradoux (south-west France), which was brought into service on 16 June last after 10 months of works. Designed and built by teams from Cegelec Energy Toulouse, the installation boasts 34,200 panels and 13 inverters and has a capacity of up to 8 MWc. It will generate 9 GWh/year, or the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of almost 9,000 inhabitants.
For this €27.5m project, Cegelec SAS and the Caisse des Dépôts invested €5.5m in the production company Miradoux Solaire SAS, owned 51% by Cegelec and 49% by the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations.
VINCI Foundation
France
Cité Solidaire: already four areas concerned
Launched in 2010 by the VINCI Foundation for the Community, in just one year the Cité Solidaire programme has become operational in four areas, bringing financial assistance and the support of VINCI employee sponsors to small associations in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Benefiting from €400,000 of funding, 29 associations are being supported in Argenteuil, Saint- Denis, Sarcelles and Tourcoing as they work to develop social links, education and training.
Services
France
Interactivity on the VINCI Autoroutes app
Having passed the milestone of 200,000 downloads this summer, the VINCI Autoroutes app (downloadable from App Store) continues to expand and now offers a new function: community reporting. This service enables clients to report, in real time, any incident occurring on VINCI Autoroutes networks (ASF, Cofiroute and Escota), and to act on published information.
Appointments
Peter Alder has been appointed head of the ICT division at Etavis (International Division, Energy business line) effective 1st November 2011.
Serge Clémente joined VINCI Park (VINCI Concessions) at the beginning of September and was appointed executive managing director on 29 September 2011.
Denis Grand has been appointed non-executive chairman of VINCI Park effective 29 September 2011.
Samir Hatim has been appointed head of information systems at VINCI Construction, effective 1st October 2011.
Christophe Leprêtre has been appointed regional manager Public Works of the North-Picardy region of VINCI Construction France effective 16 September 2011.
Véronique Matignon-Ménard has been appointed head of HR development and coordination of the International Division of the Energy business line effective 26 September 2011.
Jacky Némès has been appointed a manager within the South-East management pole of the VINCI Energies France Division of the Energy business line, effective 1st October 2011.
OCTOBER 2011
Handover
France
Mission accomplished for Montpellier boarding school
Four months to build a boarding school of excellence in Montpellier (south of France), on a general contracting basis: that was the challenge taken up by VINCI Construction France, via its companies Dumez Sud and Satob Construction Bois (an Arbonis company), charged with supplying the wooden façades. Handed over to the local education authority on 31 August, the 7,700 sq. metre building will accommodate 280 students who will enjoy the best possible opportunities for scholastic success.
Contract value: €7.6m.
A Second tranche of the Korus project
Having handed over Tranche 1 of the project in 2008, on 21 July Petit (VINCI Construction France) handed over Tranche 2 of the Korus programme in Suresnes (by Paris). Completed in 24 months on behalf of Axa, the project involved creating two buildings with a total surface area of 90,000 sq. metres, notably including 40,000 sq. metres of office space, a 450-seat multi-company staff canteen and a multi-purpose room.
Project value: €120m.
Inauguration
France
Midi-Pyrénées regional HQ
The third tranche of the extension to the headquarters of the Midi-Pyrénées region, in Toulouse (south-west France), on which work started in late 2008, was inaugurated on 12 September 2011 in the presence of the president of the regional council, Martin Malvy. The 23,000 sq. metre building, extending over eight levels (of which three underground parking levels) was constructed on a general contracting basis by Bourdarios (VINCI Construction France), and cost €32m.
Stadium in Valenciennes
The new stadium in Valenciennes (north of France), known as the Hainaut Stadium, was inaugurated on 26 July 2011 in the presence of Jean-Louis Borloo, member of Parliament for the Nord department. This new, 25,000-seater facility was designed by the SCAU consultancy and created by a consortium led by Sogea Caroni (VINCI Construction France). It has a retractable platform and can host both sporting and cultural events.
The Opéra restaurant
Promised for 136 years, the restaurant at the Garnier opera house, in Paris, finally opened for business on 4 July 2011. Designed by architect Odile Decq and installed in 11 months by Petit (VINCI Construction France), this establishment notably features a mezzanine floor in the form of a cloud, curling about its supporting pillars.
Meeting
PPPs in Europe
On 5-6 September 2011, the 27 ministers of Transport of the European Union met in Sopot, near Gdansk (Poland), for a meeting devoted to PPPs (public-private partnerships). At this event, Yves-Thibault de Silguy, Vice-Chairman and Senior Director of VINCI, presented an outline of the Group's expertise and principal references at the European level.
Acquisitions
Geometric Drilling Ltd joins Entrepose Contracting
On 4 July 2011, Cofor, a subsidiary of Entrepose Contracting (VINCI Construction), acquired Geometric Drilling Ltd, based in Stirling (Scotland). This operation has increased the Group's fleet of rigs by three extremely recent machines, using hydraulic technology, thus reinforcing its offering of land-based drilling services.
Services
France
ECT moving into airport car parks
Drawing on the expertise of VINCI Park (VINCI Concessions), which has accepted the use of badges since 2006, and of Cofiroute (VINCI Autoroutes), EVA (Émetteur VINCI Autoroutes) is pushing ahead with the deployment of electronic toll collection (ECT) in car parks. Car park P2 at Lyons Airport served as a test site after being equipped for ECT in December 2010; car parks P0 et P1 (each providing more than 1,000 spaces, and both managed by Lyon Parc Auto) were equipped in July 2011. Since then, 3,000 to 4,000 monthly transactions have been being recorded, i.e. 20% of parking fees paid on the way out.
Appointments
Philippe Conus has been appointed deputy managing director of VINCI Facilities (a division of the Energy business line), responsible for international activities, effective 1st October 2011.
Olivier Crouzet has been appointed a manager in the Ouest Centre management pôle of the VINCI Energies France Division of the Energy business line effective 1st September 2011.
François Huret has been appointed regional manager Centre Loire of Eurovia effective 1st September 2011.
Guillaume Lucas has been appointed deputy managing director of the Commercial pôle of VINCI Immobilier.
Patrice Mantz has been appointed deputy director of finance of the International Division of the Energy business line effective 1st October 2011.
Damien Rajot joined VINCI Concessions on 15 September 2011, as operational manager, Stadiums.
Jean-Marc Vautravers has been appointed regional manager Provence-Côte d’Azur of Eurovia effective 1st September 2011.
SEPTEMBER 2011
Events
France
Inauguration
France
The Mandarin Oriental Paris
The first hotel in France of the Mandarin Oriental luxury hotel chain, founded in Hong Kong in 1963, was inaugurated on 28 June 2011 in Paris. Located in Rue Saint Honoré, minutes from the Place Vendôme, the hotel has 138 rooms and suites. It has been installed in a former office block (owned by the Société Foncière Lyonnaise), the transformation of which was designed by architects Wilmotte, with the interior decoration by Sybille de Margerie and Patrick Jouin. The works were undertaken on a general contracting basis by Lainé Delau and GTM Bâtiment (both VINCI Construction France subsidiaries). The technical works were entrusted to Phibor, Lefort Francheteau and TPI (VINCI Energies France Division, Energy business line). Maintenance will be supplied by the VINCI Facilities Division, Energy business line.
The Cité de l‘Océan et du Surf in Biarritz
In Biarritz (south-west France), the Cité de l‘Océan et du Surf, designed by architect Steven Holl, and the new aquarium at the Museum of the Sea were inaugurated on 25 June. The project was undertaken within the framework of a PPP (public-private partnership) covering the financing and construction of the two attractions and their maintenance for 30 years.
It has benefited from the expertise of Adim Sud-Ouest, GTM Sud-Ouest Bâtiment, Faure Silva, the technical design office of VINCI Construction France and Cofex Littoral (all VINCI Construction France subsidiaries), and VINCI Facilities (Energy business line), which will be responsible for maintenance.
Acquisitions
France
Structures Île-de-France joins VINCI Construction France
The design consultancy Structures Île-de-France, which has bases in France (in Marseilles and Montrouge), Tunisia and Vietnam, joined VINCI Construction France on 27 June 2011. The aim of this acquisition is to generate enhanced synergies among VINCI Construction‘s design offices and to contribute to the development of the business line outside France.
Initiative
France
A solidarity orchard on the A51
On 4 July, Escota (VINCI Autoroutes), the VINCI Community Foundation, the Jardins du Buëch (Buëch Gardens) and the Cocagne network signed a partnership agreement to plant and operate a "solidarity-based orchard". Escota, which is making available a 1.4 hectare site in the commune of Poët (southeast France), is funding the creation of this orchard within the framework of the Motorway Green Package, with the support of the VINCI Foundation. Operation of the orchard will be the responsibility of the social enterprise association Les Jardins du Buëch, charged with working to ensure the preservation of local species, train unemployed people and market the orchard‘s crop. This is the third partnership of this kind on the VINCI Autoroutes network; a further three are currently in the planning stage.
Appointments
France
Daniel Abitbol has been appointed deputy manager for Equipment at Eurovia effective 1st September 2011.
François Amosse has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Eurovia Canada and DJL as from 1st August 2011.
Joseph Attias joined VINCI Construction on 27 June 2011, as head of engineering. He has joined VINCI Construction‘s Management Committee.
Grégoire Batut has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Eurovia Group Limited in the UK as from 1st August 2011.
Jean-Luc Brial joined VINCI Construction Grands Projets on 1st September 2011, as operational manager responsible for Construction activities.
Jean-Michel Crété has been appointed deputy manager for Equipment for Eurovia‘s East region effective 1st September 2011.
Peter Heinrich has been appointed International Health and Safety Officer at Eurovia effective 1st July 2011.
Philippe Masselot has been appointed director of finance at VINCI Construction Grands Projets effective 23 May 2011 and is responsible for financial coordination in the Major Projects Division.
Christophe Minier has been appointed Eurovia‘s division manager for the East region effective 1st September 2011.
Anita Walonka has been appointed chief executive officer of VINCI Park Deutschland (VINCI Concessions) effective 1st June 2011.
JULY 2011
Sustainable development
VINCI rolls out its Diversity network
How to integrate diversity into day-to-day management? Supplementing the audits carried out since 2007 in 120 Group companies, in Europe and the USA, VINCI has now launched a Diversity network. Its task is to drive forward efforts deployed in this respect in the field, by developing expertise, encouraging the sharing of experiences, and suggesting approaches that can be used by Group companies. Currently composed of some thirty coordinators (there will ultimately be about a hundred), from all the business lines, the network met for a first training session on 23-24 May in Rueil-Malmaison.
On the agenda: the way discrimination works, economic and social benefits of diversity, assessing and improving current practice, etc.
Appointments
Stéphane Abry has been appointed, effective 1st June 2011, operational manager at VINCI Construction Grands Projets in charge of the East, Africa and Asia, and hydraulic engineering and LNG storage tank activities.
Richard Bertoli has been appointed head of operations, Centre, at ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 2 May 2011.
Nicolas Briand has been appointed head of operations, Atlantique, at ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 2 May 2011.
Éric Chambraud has been appointed, effective 1st June 2011, operational manager at VINCI Construction Grands Projets in charge of the British Isles, Northern and Eastern Europe, Russia and the American continent, and tunnel activities.
Jean-Luc Dewanckel has been appointed division manager South-West at Eurovia.
Yannick Garillon has been appointed, effective 1st June 2011, operational manager at VINCI Construction Grands Projets in charge of QDVC (Qatari Diar VINCI Construction), of which he is managing director.
Patrick Kadri has been appointed, effective 1st June 2011, operational manager at VINCI Construction Grands Projets in charge of France and Southern Europe.
Loïc Maillot has been appointed director of administration & finance of Eurovia’s shared services centre in Lyons.
Jean-Luc Mitry has been appointed head of management control at Eurovia effective 1st July 2011.
Isabelle Monestier has been appointed a regional manager of the Centre Auvergne DRE of ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 2 May 2011.
Sébastien Morant has been appointed head of operations at ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 2 May 2011.
Serge Moulène has been appointed, effective 1st June 2011, head of business development at VINCI Construction Grands Projets.
Jean-François Ravix has been appointed, effective 1st June 2011, chief operating officer of VINCI Construction Grands Projets.
Lionel Rossi has been appointed head of operations, Méditerranée, at ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 2 May 2011.
Amélia Rung has been appointed a regional manager of the Rhône-Alpes Auvergne DRE of ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 2 May 2011.
Nicolas Schwab has been appointed a regional manager of the Aquitaine Midi-Pyrénées DRE of ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 2 May 2011.
Didier Thoumsin has been appointed manager in charge of Procurement of the VINCI Energies France Division (Energy business line) effective 1st July 2011.
Olivier Turcan has been appointed operational head of operations of the Provence Camargue DRE of ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) effective 2 May 2011.
Frédéric Vasseur has been appointed, effective 1st July 2011, director of administration & finance of Eurovia’s shared services centre in Lille.
JUNE 2011
Events
United Kingdom
New car park for Gloucestershire hospital
On 11 April last, in the UK, VINCI Park (VINCI Concessions) inaugurated the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital’s new car park, a multistorey structure offering 1,000 spaces. This event marked an important stage in the implementation of the contract awarded to the company by the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the financing, design, construction and operation of this car park for 30 years.
Built in a year by VINCI Construction UK, the structure is clad with rotated timber louvre panels, which provide natural ventilation, good light and adequate surveillance. It is also equipped with number plate recognition technology, resulting in less waiting time when entering or exiting the building.
Construction of this car park represented an investment of £9m (€10m) by VINCI Park.
France
An awning over the Puy du Fou Stadium
Freyssinet, a subsidiary of Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction), finished installing an awning over the Gallo- Roman stadium in the Puy du Fou theme park (west of France) in April. A suspended structure, it is composed of two rings (a traction ring in the centre and a compression ring to the outside) linked by radial cables that support retractable sections of canvas that will cover the terraces, protecting them from the sun.
Baptism ceremony for the Philippe Ratynski class
On 21 May 2011, the baptism ceremony for the Philippe Ratynski year group took place at the EATP (public works training school) in Égletons (central France); Philippe Ratynski was Deputy Managing Director of VINCI and Chairman of VINCI Construction until 2006.
The event was staged in honour of the 260 students in the class, who, throughout the 2010-2011 academic year, had opportunities to learn about VINCI’s business activities thanks to meetings with practitioners from the roads, earthworks and civil engineering sectors.
Some fifty students, from the civil engineering and driving-of-building-machinery sections, won a prize for achievement. Tribute was also paid at the ceremony to Philippe Ratynski, evoking his outstanding career within the VINCI Group, his passion for building and his determination to go “ever further, ever higher, together” with his teams.
City Factory
France
Public spaces in tomorrow’s city
Squares, gardens, stations, shopping centres, streets, etc.: public spaces are a constituent part of the urban landscape, where they play a structuring role and provide breathing spaces. Because our towns and cities develop and change, the place and the role of public spaces, too, are evolving. What, today, are the criteria for creating a good public space? How do such spaces evolve? What new functions do they serve? What do city-dwellers expect of them and how can the authorities meet these expectations? Meeting in Barcelona (Spain) from 4-6 May, the City Factory attempted to come up with answers to all these questions, calling on the expertise of urban planners, architects, researchers, politicians, representatives of the business community and senior people from VINCI. Their presentations can be consulted online at www.lafabriquedelacite.com
Awards
France
VINCI wins gold for best financial management
On 12 May, VINCI’s Finance department won top prize for the best financial governance among major French international groups.
This honour, for which VINCI was competing against groups such as Danone, Schneider Electric, GDF Suez, L’Oréal, Sanofi and France Télécom, was awarded by a jury, a majority of whose members were corporate chief financial officers, within the framework of the first staging of the Financial Leaders Awards, a ceremony organised by, notably, Paris-Europlace, The Financial Times and La Tribune.
It was awarded in recognition of many years of outstanding and sustained collective effort on the part of VINCI’s finance teams – both at the holding and at the division level – to promote the development of the Group.
Appointments
Philippe Allard has been appointed vice-president of Cegelec Sud-Ouest (Energy business line) effective 1st May 2011.
Didier Frey has been appointed CEO of the management pole VINCI Energies Normandie (Energy business line) effective 1st May 2011.
Nicole Fumeron has been appointed a manager attached to the general management of the Energy business line effective 26 April 2011.
Jacky Jodeau has been appointed vice-president of Cegelec Ouest (Energy business line) effective 1st May 2011.
Anne Le Bour has been appointed director of corporate communication at VINCI Airports (VINCI Concessions) effective 3 March 2011.
Isabelle Palacios joined VINCI Immobilier on 9 May 2011, as head of human resources.
MAY 2011
Handover
France
New wing at Lyon Sud Hospital
On 14 January, after 20 months of works, Lamy (VINCI Construction France), as leader of a consortium, handed over the new clinical haematology wing at the Lyon Sud Hospital, in Pierre-Bénite (central France), to the Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL). Created on a designbuild basis, the new building means all the hospital’s clinical haematology departments can be brought together on a surface area of 17,000 sq. metres.
Contract value: €25m.
Events
France
First delivery for the first industrial PPP in the DOM-TOMs
On 28 March, on Reunion Island, the Le Port grain terminal received its first delivery. The infrastructure, composed of 16 vertical concrete silos and a horizontal storage building, was created within the framework of the first industrial PPP in the DOM-TOMs (French overseas departments and territories). Signed, as part of a consortium, by Ocidim, VINCI Construction’s property development subsidiary in the Indian Ocean, this PPP covered the financing and construction of the installation, and its maintenance for thirty years. The works were carried out by a consortium notably composed of SBTPC, leader, and Sogea Réunion (both VINCI Construction subsidiaries), and SETB, Actemium – Nutrition and Bourbon Lumière (three business units of the VINCI Energies France Division, Energy business line). The multi-technology industrial maintenance of the installation will be supplied by Opteor Océan Indien (VINCI Energies France Division, Energy business line).
Birth of Radio VINCI Autoroutes
On 8 April, Radio VINCI Autoroutes took over from Radio Trafic FM and Autoroute FM. Presented from the studios of ASF, Cofiroute and Escota, this single radio station now enables VINCI Autoroutes to provide travellers with a continuous service across the 4,400 km of its network.
Acquisitions
- In France, Signature Group (Eurovia) has acquired Laporte (traditionally very active in central and south-east France), a company manufacturing and marketing road signs. Laporte employs 90 people and in 2010 generated net sales of some €17m.
- In the USA, Hubbard (Eurovia) has acquired two businesses in Florida. The first, Tampa Pavement Constructors, Inc. (TPC), undertakes road works. It has a coating plant and employs 40 people. The second, Roadway Management, Inc. (RMI), operates throughout the south-east of the country. This company specialises in road maintenance technology (cold mix, on-site recycling, surface recycling and treatments, etc.). These acquisitions form part of Eurovia’s policy in North America, which aims to submit all-in bids for major road projects.
VINCI Foundation
France
A touring photo exhibition
All sponsors: that’s the title of the photo exhibition put together by the VINCI Foundation. Featuring 12 panels, it reveals the commitment of sponsors from the various arms of the Group, and shows the initiatives they support. Following its presentation at VINCI Immobilier and Freyssinet in the Paris region, the exhibition is now criss-crossing France, currently touring various sites on the ASF network.
Anniversary
Cambodia
SCA celebrates 15th birthday
SCA, a subsidiary of VINCI Airports (VINCI Concessions) and concessionaire of Cambodia’s three international airports (Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville), celebrated its 15th birthday on 31 March. This anniversary was marked by the launch of the CAMBODIA Airports brand, now bringing together these three airports, and the re-opening of the Air France route between Paris-CDG and Phnom Penh, offering the first direct flight between Cambodia and France – and indeed Europe since 1974.
Initiative
VINCI launches the Employee Shareholders’ Circle
A forum for discussion and sharing experiences, the Employee Shareholders’ Circle, created in April, is dedicated to employees holding VINCI shares via Group saving schemes (Castor, etc.). It will enable them to attend talks, to take part in visits of towns and iconic Group projects, and to enjoy a variety of benefits. Register at www.vinci.com, under Shareholders.
Appointments
Stéphane Aubert joined the customer services, services and means of payment department of ASF on 1st May, as manager of customer services projects for VINCI Autoroutes.
Alain-Gérard Grillo has been appointed sales manager at VINCI Park (VINCI Concessions) effective 1st January 2011.
Bertrand Murcier has been appointed head of labour relations, VINCI, effective 11 April 2011.
Jean-Damien Pô joined VINCI on 1st April 2011, as an advisor to senior management.
Maximilien Wattiez has been appointed Eurovia’s manager of equipment, Île-de-France – Haute-Normandie, effective 1st April 2011.
APRIL 2011
Events
France
The first winter stop-off events
From 11 February to 5 March, when many people set off on holiday, VINCI Autoroutes staged a number of events at 13 rest areas on its network. The aim: encourage clients to take a break, remind them of safety recommendations and how to cope with winter driving conditions, and give them a behindthe- scenes insight into how amotorway works (discussions with motorway operatives, presentations of operational and snow-clearing vehicles, etc.).
Foundation stone
France
Carré Feydeau, an operation aiming for low-energy and NF Logement certification
On Monday 28 February, Jean-Marc Ayrault, deputy and mayor of Nantes, Olivier de la Roussière, chairman of VINCI Immobilier and Hervé Baron, manager of Adim Ouest, together laid the foundation stone for the Carré Feydeau, a mixed retail/residential development designed to meet low-energy and NF Logement (Residential) standards and forming part of the redevelopment programme for the town-centre of Nantes.
Spearheaded by VINCI Immobilier in association with Adim Ouest and to be implemented on a general contracting basis by Sogea Atlantique (the latter two companies are VINCI Construction France subsidiaries), the Carré Feydeau project will provide 76 homes, 13,000 sq. metres of retail space and a 520-space public car park. Handover is scheduled for late 2013.
VINCI Foundation
France
Cité Solidaire spreads its wings
After Argenteuil and Saint-Denis, the Cité Solidaire (Community Solidarity) programme is extending into Sarcelles, where eight associations were selected at the Selection Committee meeting on 24 March. Launched in 2010, Cité Solidaire aims to increase VINCI Foundation support for small associations working, in France, in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. A total of 21 bodies (offering educational and cultural activities, community events, training courses, learning support for schoolchildren, etc.) have.now been supported in these three towns in the Val-d’Oise and Seine-Saint-Denis departments (Paris region) – by employees of about a dozen locally-based VINCI companies, and overall funding of €300,000.
Appointments
Philippe Auroy has
been appointed chief
operating officer, Operations
& Development,
of the Stade de France Consortium
(VINCI Concessions).
Vincent Boillot has
been appointed manager
for consolidation
and management
control at Soletanche Freyssinet
(VINCI Construction) effective
1st January 2011.
Didier Bossut has
been appointed
regional manager
responsible for
Slovakia within Eurovia CS
effective 1st March 2011.
Jean-Yves Delcroix
joined the client management
department
of VINCI Concessions
on 24 January 2011 as manager
of quality, safety and the
environment.
Yves Flon has been
appointed director
of administration &
finance of the VINCI
Facilities Division (Energy business
line) effective 14 February 2011.
Laurent Fontenay,
formerly head
of Actemium-Casablanca,
has been
appointed, effective 9 February
2011, CEO of Cegelec España
(International Division, Energy
business line).
François Jamme
has been appointed
director of administration
& finance at VINCI Energies Île-de-France
(VINCI Energies France
Division, Energy business line)
effective 14 February 2011.
Marc Lacazedieu
has been appointed
CEO of Menard
(Soletanche Freyssinet,
VINCI Construction)
effective 1st February 2011.
François Lepauvre
has been appointed
manager of Purchasing
Coordination of
VINCI effective 14 March 2011.
Philippe Liausu has
been appointed chief
operating officer of
Menard (Soletanche
Freyssinet, VINCI Construction)
effective 1st February 2011.
Cyril Plomteux has
been appointed manager,
France Europe, of
Menard (Soletanche
Freyssinet, VINCI Construction)
effective 1st February 2011.
Éric Rouffet has been
appointed regional
manager responsible
for Industry within
Eurovia CS effective 1st March 2011.
Jérôme Salaun has
been made responsible
for the promotion
and development
of the Graniou brand network
outside France (VINCI Energies
France Division, Energy business
line) effective 1st January 2011.
Corneliu Samoila has been appointed a manager within VINCI Energies Central & Eastern Europe (International Division, Energy business line) and will supervise seven TIAB business units based in Romania.
MARCH 2011
Handover
France
New headquarters for La Vie Claire
Late 2010 saw the La Vie Claire company move into its new HEQ and low energy headquarters at Montagny (central France). Developed by Pitance Bâtiments d’Entreprise (VINCI Construction France), the operation involved creating a new, 13,000 sq. metre logistical platform and 1,500 sq. metres of office space. The building was created by Menard, a subsidiary of Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction), for the soil improvement, Lamy for the structural works and Fargeot Lamellé-Collé (Arbonis) for the timberwork (both VINCI Construction France companies), and Cegelec France (Energy business line) for the electrical works and photovoltaic installations (7,000 sq. metres on the roof). Contract value: €11m.
Museum of the Ocean and Surfing released to town authorities
On 31 December 2010, after 27 months of works, VINCI Construction France passed the Museum of the Ocean and Surfing over to the town of Biarritz (southwest France) for the fitting out of the interior. The construction of this structure and its maintenance for 30 years form one element of the PPP signed with the town in August 2008; it also covers the extension at the Museum of the Sea.
The La Côtière viaduct
Located to the north-east of Lyons (central France), the La Côtière viaduct was brought into service on 10 February 2011. This 1,210 m-long, 2x3- lane structure was created in 36 months (a 5-month design/ planning phase, 26 months of works and 5 months of finishing works) by a consortium notably comprising Dodin Campenon Bernard (VINCI Construction), lead contractor, and GTM TP Lyon (VINCI Construction France), with the participation of Eurovia for the water tightness. It forms part of the extension of the A432, enabling motorists coming from the A6 and heading for the Alps to bypass Lyons. Value of the works: €75m.
2x3 lanes on A71 between Orléans-Centre and Olivet
Since 1st February, 2x3 lanes have been available to traffic on 6 km of the A71 motorway between Orléans-Centre and Orléans-La Source – Olivet (central France). This new layout is the result of two years of works, notably involving building a new 408 m-long bridge over the Loire. Cofiroute (VINCI Autoroutes) has invested €65m in the project (of which €25m for the new bridge).
Commitment
France
VINCI Autoroutes Foundation for Responsible Driving
Created in early February 2011 on the initiative of Pierre Coppey, chairman of VINCI Autoroutes, the VINCI Autoroutes Foundation for Responsible Driving aims to achieve a greater understanding of the main present-day causes of road accidents, to explore possible new ways of preventing them and to help drivers to ensure both their own safety and that of other road users.
From the outset, a central focus of this new Foundation will be on efforts to combat hypovigilance, the cause of 30% of fatal accidents on French motorways. A wide-ranging campaign aimed at raising awareness of the risks of driver drowsiness or a lapse of concentration will be rolled out in April, during the Easter holidays, across the entire VINCI Autoroutes network. The VINCI Autoroutes Foundation for Responsible Driving has set itself an ambitious target, namely: “zero road accident victims”.
Appointments
Yannick Annezo has been appointed head of business development at VINCI Facilities (Energy business line), in charge of major, multi-country accounts, effective 1st January.
Marine d’Anterroches joined Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction) on 17 January as head of corporate communication. She is directly responsible for Soletanche Bachy’s corporate communication.
Mohandass Aroq has been appointed operational manager, Eastern France, of VINCI Construction France effective 10 February.
Mark Deary has been appointed director of finance of Soletanche Bachy (VINCI Construction) effective 1st January.
Ayyub Dedat has been appointed director of administration and finance of VINCI Energies United Kingdom (Energy business line) effective 1st January.
Christine Deneriaz has been appointed head of Environment, Eurovia.
Hugues Fourmentraux has been appointed operational manager, Western France, of VINCI Construction France effective 10 February.
Francis Hebert, deputy managing director of VINCI Facilities (Energy business line), has become responsible for the VINCI Facilities for France department, effective 1st January.
Philippe Lefort has become responsible for the Major Projects department, within the International Affairs department of Soletanche Bachy (VINCI Construction), effective 1st January.
Jean-Pierre Lesaint has been appointed manager responsible for the development of techniques, methods and equipment in Eurovia’s Railway Works division, effective 1st February.
Bruno Louapre has been appointed manager of the PPP pole of VINCI Facilities for France (Energy business line) effective 1st January.
Martin Pratt, manager for Northern Europe, the Gulf countries and South Africa at Soletanche Bachy (VINCI Construction), has been made responsible for the Engineering and the Development, Innovation and Equipment departments as of 1st January.
Jean de Rodellec has been appointed a deputy managing director of VINCI Construction France, responsible for the following entities: Bateg, Dumez IdF, Petit, the Major Projects department and SRC, effective 10 February.
Patrick Sulliot has been appointed division manager responsible for the UK, Spain and Chile at Eurovia, effective 1st January. He will also assist the divisions in the development of road maintenance services.
Remy Wittwer has been appointed head of the East region of VINCI Energies Switzerland (International Division, Energy business line) effective 1st March.
FEBRUARY 2011
Handover
France
The Résidence Rive de Parc
VINCI Immobilier handed over the Résidence Rive de Parc project in January: built on the site of the former Renault plant in Boulogne-Billancourt, by Paris, in the heart of the new Rives de Seine neighbourhood, and with a surface area of 12,500 sq. metres, this new development will provide 129 homes for sale, 22 affordable housing units and three shops. It was built in 22 months by CBC, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction France.
Events
France
Ariane 5: a 55th launch with Cegelec
On 29 December 2010, at the European space centre in Kourou (French Guyana), the 55th launch of the Ariane 5 rocket put the Hispasat 1E and Koreasat 6 telecommunications satellites into orbit. Teams from Cegelec (Cegelec GSS Division, Energy business line) have been present on the site since 1968.
Today, 160 colleagues are deployed there, notably involved in operating and maintaining the fluid and mechanical systems of the Ariane 5 launch complex. They are also responsible for the maintenance and operation of the satellite preparation areas.
Foundation stone
France
Paris Diderot University
The foundation stone was laid at the Paris Diderot University on 21 January in the presence of Valérie Pécresse, French Minister for Higher Education and Research.
The project, entrusted to the Udicité consortium, composed of VINCI Construction France subsidiaries, Cofely (GDF Suez), Barclays Private Equity and Fideppp (Caisse d’Épargne), is being undertaken within the framework of a partnership contract covering the financing, design, construction and maintenance of four new university buildings on the Paris Rive Gauche site in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. Valued at €273m, of which €108m for the design-build element, the contract was signed for a period of 30 years.
The works, directed by Adim Île-de-France and Sogam, are being supplied by GTM Bâtiment and Sicra (all VINCI Construction France subsidiaries). These new facilities are being built to extremely high energy-efficiency standards, with a particular emphasis on optimising the design of the façades, the solar protection and water management. They will accommodate more than 10,000 students as of the start of the 2012-13 academic year.
Acquisitions
Italy
VM Impianti joins Energy business line
On 5 January 2011, VM Impianti, a firm based in Legnano, in Lombardy (Italy), joined the International Division of the Energy business line. Employing 56 people, this company specialising in electrical installations generates an annual turnover in excess of €10m.
Thanks to this acquisition, the Energy business line has consolidated its position in the Milan region and stepped up its presence in Italy.
Services
France
VINCI Autoroutes launches Copilote
VINCI Autoroutes launched its Copilote application on 17 December. Available free from Apple Store, this iPhone app provides real-time information on traffic conditions on ASF’s networks – and soon on those of Cofiroute and Escota – and information on services available at service and rest areas.
Employees
Czech Republic
A training centre for Eurovia CS
On 10 January 2011, the Eurovia CS training centre opened for business in Dvur Králové nad Labem, in the Czech Republic. Built on the site of a former coating plant, it will welcome employees not just from the Czech Republic, but also Eurovia colleagues from Slovakia, Lithuania and Poland.
The centre will offer a wide range of training courses, both theoretical and practical, for workers and supervisory staff: preparing for taking professional qualifications, learning new techniques in the construction and coating plant sectors, management training, etc.
Appointments
Alexandra Boutelier has joined VINCI Park (VINCI Concessions) as head of the International department.
Christophe Druost has been appointed regional manager, Eurovia Alsace Franche-Comté, effective 1st January 2011.
Laurent Fary has been appointed head of Corporate Communication and joins the Steering Committee of ASF (VINCI Autoroutes), effective 3 January 2011.
François-Xavier Laumonier has been appointed regional manager, Eurovia Languedoc-Roussillon, effective
1st January 2011.
Patrick Pawlicki has been appointed Eurovia’s regional manager Materials for the Nord area and Belgium,
effective 1st January 2011.
JANUARY 2011
Events
France
Presidential inspection for Port de l’Aube
On 4 November, French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited the Port de l’Aube worksite in Nogent-sur-Seine (eastern France).
EMCC and Sogea Est (subsidiaries of VINCI Construction France), in a joint venture, are building a 420 m-long quay in sheet piling here – a project it is hoped will encourage the development of inland navigation and more river infrastructure on the Seine. The works, begun in August 2010, are due for completion in six months time.
Inauguration
France
Lescar interchange
The new Lescar interchange, on the A64, was inaugurated on 7 December 2010 in the presence of Pierre Coppey, chairman of VINCI Autoroutes. Located between the Artix and Pau interchanges, 2.5 km from the link-up with the A65 (Pau- Langon), the new interchange serves western districts of Pau, the Lescar and Lons industrial areas and Pau-Pyrénées Airport. ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) had entrusted the construction of this new infrastructure (length: 44 m; width: 10 m), as well as the associated external works, to a consortium notably comprising Sogea Sud-Ouest (VINCI Construction France), Eurovia’s Aquitaine-Béarn office and Cognac TP (Eurovia).
Czech Republic
Mission accomplished for Eurovia CS
On 3 December, in the east of the Czech Republic, Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas and Vít Bárta, Minister for Transport, inaugurated and brought into service a 13.5 km section of the R55 motorway, which provides a bypass round the north-east of the town of Otrokovice.
Created by Eurovia CS,
this stretch of road will link up
the Zlín region to the country’s
motorway network, thanks to
the opening, on the same day,
of a new, 5 km-long section of
the D1 motorway.
Worth €112m, the works started in July 2008.
Entry into service
France
Widened A11 Angers motorway
On 9 November 2010, Cofiroute (VINCI Autoroutes) brought into service the section of the A11 Angers motorway (western France) between the Voie des Berges (quayside road) and the Gatignolles interchange (linking the A11 with the A87).
The task of widening this 3 km-long stretch from 2x2 to 2x3 lanes was undertaken by teams from Eurovia’s Angers office. The upgrading of this section, used daily by 70,000 vehicles, represents an investment of €12m.
United States of America
Tampa Airport
On 11 November, a few days
after the completion of works
carried out by Hubbard
Construction (Eurovia), taxiway
B at Tampa International
Airport in Florida (USA) was
reopened to traffic. Launched in
June 2009, the project notably
involved the design and construction
of a taxiway bridge,
upgrading of existing taxiways
and the creation of a new
rainwater drainage system.
Contract value: $34m (€25m).
Appointments
France
Alain Bonnot has been
appointed chairman
of VINCI Construction
Grands Projets effective
8 December 2010.
Antoine Erout has been
appointed managing
director of Water Management
International
(WMI), a subsidiary of VINCI
Construction Grands Projets.
Olivier Faussat has
been appointed chairman
and managing
director of Hydroplus
(VINCI Construction Grands
Projets).
Claude Gasparrini
has been appointed
a manager within the
Energy Production &
Transport pôle (VINCI Energies
France Division, Energy business
line) effective 1st January 2011.
He will be responsible for
clean renewable energy
activities at Omexom and for
the development of photovoltaic
solar energy farms.
Jean-Michel Martinez
has been appointed
head of customer relations
and services at
Escota (VINCI Autoroutes), and
joins the Steering Committee.
Philippe Princet has
been appointed Eurovia’s
head of business development,
North America,
effective 1st January 2011.
Andrew Ridley-Barker
has been appointed
managing director of
VINCI Construction UK
Limited effective 1st January
2011.
Eric Simon has been
appointed managing
director of Cegelec
Brazil (International
Division, Energy business line)
effective 1st December 2010.
Christophe Verweirde has been appointed manager of Eurovia’s Méditerranée division effective 1st January 2011.
DECEMBER 2010
Handover
Finland
Mission accomplished at Olkiluoto
In Finland, teams from Freyssinet, a subsidiary of Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction), have completed their prestressing project at the Olkiluoto EPR, the first 3rdgeneration nuclear reactor, on behalf of Areva. The company’s input involved supplying and deploying the various elements of the reactor enclosure’s prestressed concrete – ducts, strands, wedges, anchor bodies, etc. 270 cables were installed – a total of 2,400 tonnes of prestressing steel.
United States of America
Martin Luther King Boulevard opens to traffic
On 22 September, Blythe
Construction (an American
subsidiary of Eurovia)
inaugurated Martin Luther
King Boulevard in the town
of Monroe, in North Carolina
(USA). The works required the
levelling of 92,500 cu. metres
of fill and the deployment
of 52,600 t of mix. The main
purpose of this infrastructure
is to reduce the incidence
of through-traffic and trucks
in the town-centre, to improve
safety there and to improve
traffic flow in the western
areas of the town.
Project value: $21.8m (€16m).
Events
France
Synergies for the first tram line in Toulouse
In Toulouse (south-western France), the first tram line, 11 km in length, was brought into service on 27 November. With 18 stops, it serves the towns of Toulouse, Blagnac and Beauzelle. It is also an example of excellent collaboration between a number of Group companies, for whom it represented a contract worth a total of €26.4m. Eurovia’s Toulouse office, leader of a consortium of companies, was responsible for the works relating to roadways, pavements and tram-stop platforms, and the concrete of the surface and foundations of the tramway platform. Cegelec Infrastructures & Mobility (Cegelec GSS Division) and Cegelec Sud-Ouest (Cegelec France Division), of the Energy business line, supplied the overhead contact line and the tramway signalling. Roiret Transport and Fournié Grospaud Toulouse (both part of the VINCI Energies France Division of the Energy business line) were responsible for the infrastructure management systems and the PA, video surveillance, access control, telephony and intercom systems.
Foundation stone
France
The Le Havre stadium
The foundation stone for
the stadium in Le Havre
(Normandy) was laid on
11 October. Construction of this
25,000-seater facility has been
entrusted to a joint venture
formed by Sogea Nord-Ouest
and Botte Fondations (VINCI
Construction France subsidiaries)
and Soletanche Bachy, a
subsidiary of Soletanche
Freyssinet (VINCI Construction).
Handover is scheduled for 2012. Total project value: €150m, of which €80m for VINCI Construction France.
At the ENSTA campus
In Palaiseau (Paris region),
on the École Polytechnique
campus, the foundation stone
for the new buildings for ENSTA
(national school of advanced
technology) was laid on
15 October. The project is
being implemented within the
framework of a PPP, between
the French Ministry of Defence
and the Génécomi consortium,
composed of Sogeprom,
Société Générale, Adim (VINCI
Construction France) and Cofely,
covering the financing, design,
construction and maintenance
of the new facilities. The
construction contract, worth
more than €100m, has been
awarded to GTM Bâtiment
(VINCI Construction France),
which will create a teaching
and research building,
432 studio flats and apartments
and a gymnasium.
Handover of the campus is scheduled for September 2012.
VINCI Foundation
France
A kitchen garden alongside the A19
The Voie Romaine Garden
Association, backed by the
VINCI Community Foundation,
Arcour and Cofiroute (VINCI
Autoroutes, concessionaire of
the A19), began operating in
October. Linked to the national
“Jardins de Cocagne” network,
this organic market garden
located on a 6 hectare-site
made available by the Group
aims to provide social and
professional integration
opportunities for people
in difficult circumstances.
Marketing of the garden’s
first vegetable boxes is
scheduled to start in 2011.
Appointments
France
Frédéric Bonardel has been appointed regional manager of the Bretagne-Pays de la Loire region at VINCI Immobilier.
François-Brice Hincker has been appointed director of communication at Cofiroute (VINCI Autoroutes).
Chadi Khaled has been appointed manager of Eurovia Infra, responsible for public-private partnerships, effective 1st January 2011.
Alain Navello has been appointed deputy managing director of residential property and of the Alsace Lorraine, Bretagne-Pays de Loire and Nord Champagne Picardie regions at VINCI Immobilier.
Philippe Poirier has been appointed division manager Auvergne Rhône-Alpes at Eurovia effective 1st January 2011.
Bruno Tardivat has been appointed manager responsible for the East region within the multi-technology pôle, French provinces, of the VINCI Facilities Division (Energy business line), with effect from 1st January 2011.
Jean-Noël Velly has been appointed division manager Centre-Ouest at Eurovia effective 1st January 2011.
Vincent Vanheuverswyn has been appointed deputy regional manager of the Nord Champagne Picardie region at VINCI Immobilier.
Pierre Worms has been appointed manager responsible for the West region with in the multi-technology pôle, French provinces, of the VINCI Facilities Division (Energy business line), with effect from 1st January 2011.
NOVEMBER 2010
Handover
France
Nantes bypass
Teams from the Eurovia office in Nantes have just finished refurbishing the roadways to the north and east of Nantes. The project concerned a 12 km section, on which a 3.5 cm layer of Viaphone was applied, 20% of it composed of aggregate resulting from the planing of the old surface.
The good acoustic and adherence characteristics of this new upper layer should reduce noise pollution for nearby residents and improve driver safety.
Czech Republic
Prague tramway
Late August saw Eurovia CS completing renovation works on the tram lines in Narodni Street and Spalena Street, in Prague (Czech Republic). The works involved renewing 710 metres of the electrical system, installing new rails, and a new drainage system for the line in order to reduce vibration and noise, laying new kerbs and creating new traffic islands and applying a new surface.
France
VINCI Immobilier hands over La Factory
On 13 September 2010, VINCI Immobilier, co-developer of the project with Nexity, handed over the La Factory building, located at the former Renault site in Boulogne-Billancourt (by Paris), to Icade Foncière. Designed by the architect Josep Lluis Mateo, the building has seven storeys and five underground levels, providing a total surface area of 15,000 sq. metres. The works, taking 26 months to complete, were supplied by a consortium formed by Sicra, leader, and Botte Fondations (VINCI Construction France subsidiaries), and Phibor Espaces and Lefort Francheteau (VINCI Energies France Division, Energy business line).
Canada
Thousand Island River project
Teams from DJL (Eurovia) have undertaken excavation works, over an 18,000 sq. metre area of the Thousand Island River near the Grand-Moulin dam (Quebec region), for the Canadian Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Environment and Parks. These works will enable the river’s water level to be raised.
Contract value: $CAN5.5m (€4m).
France
Nantes tramway
Eurovia’s Nantes office has supplied renovation, safety and external works, and treated the rails, at 14 intersections on line 2 of the tramway system. Undertaken on behalf of the city’s tramway operator, Semitan, the works were carried out over the summer period.
VINCI Foundation
France
Regional Day in Lyons: integrating disabled people
On 7 October, the VINCI Foundation, in association with the Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne, Auvergne and Franche-Comté Pivot Club, held its fourth regional meeting, to which all VINCI employees were invited, whether they were project sponsors or not. 120 people, from all business lines, and representatives of a dozen local associations spent the day together discussing possible ways they might cooperate with one another, and presenting the results of their past efforts to combat exclusion.
Appointments
France
Henri Albert has been appointed deputy managing director of Eurovia with effect from 1st October 2010.
Rainer Beisel, managing director of VINCI Facilities Deutschland GmbH, has been appointed deputy managing director of VINCI Facilities (Energy business line) with effect from 1st October 2010.
Serge Clémente, chairman of Faceo, has been appointed chief operating officer of VINCI Facilities (Energy business line) with effect from 1st October 2010.
Julio De Almaida has been appointed managing director of Faceo France within the VINCI Facilities Division (Energy business line) with effect from 1st November 2010.
Jean-Marie Ferrand has been appointed an advisor to the chairman of VINCI Autoroutes.
Jean-Marie Garrigue has been appointed deputy regional manager, Méditerranée region, and manager of the Côte d’Azur business area of VINCI Immobilier.
Francis Hebert, chairman of Manei and in charge of multi-technology maintenance, has been appointed deputy managing director of VINCI Facilities (Energy business line) with effect from 1st October 2010.
Philippe Leclercq has been appointed head of Administration & Finance of VINCI Facilities (Energy business line) with effect from 1st October 2010.
Thierry Ligonnière has been appointed chairman of the company operating Rennes and Dinard airports.
Anthony Martin has been appointed managing director of the company operating Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport.
Vanessa Monsenergue has been appointed head of the motorway radio stations Autoroute FM and RTFM (VINCI Autoroutes).
Gaëlle Ple-Boishardy has been appointed head of Human Resources of the Cegelec France Division (Energy business line) with effect from 1st October 2010. She remains the division’s head of Quality & Methods.
Elisabeth Rasmussen has been appointed head of Human Resources of VINCI Facilities (Energy business line) with effect from 1st October 2010.
Mireille Sbrugnera has been appointed head of employer-employee relations of the Cegelec France Division (Energy business line) with effect from 1st October 2010. She remains head of Human Resources of Cegelec Sud-Ouest.
Philippe-Alexandre Schajer has been appointed head of IT systems at Eurovia with effect from 15 November 2010.
Dominique Tessaro, head of IT at Cegelec, has been appointed head of IT of VINCI’s Energy business line.
OCTOBER 2010
Events
Canada
Handover Bridges and roads in Quebec
In the south of Quebec, between mid-March and the end of August 2010, DJL (Eurovia) undertook pavement renewal works on 4 km of Route 40 and the rehabilitation of two bridges spanning the Maskinongé River. Project value: €3.3m.
France
The Mercantour park accessibleto the disabled
Since 8 July 2010, the Lauzanier valley, in south-east France, has been the first natural site accessible to people with motor, visual, mental and/or hearing disabilities.
Teams from Routière du Midi (Eurovia) took part in this project initiated by the local municipality of Larche and the Mercantour national park, creating a 450 m-long pathway, 1.30 m in width. It was decided that Séquoïa®-type plant binder-based mix should be used for the project, a material 95%-composed of renewable and very largely non-food plant-based raw materials.
Unusual student accommodation in Le Havre
On 30 August, in Le Havre (Normandy), French Minister for Higher Education -Valérie Pécresse visited the first student halls of residence to be installed in former shipping containers. Since the start of the university year, some one hundred students have been housed in 25 sq. metre studio flats in the A Docks hall of residence. The works, begun in April, were supplied by GTM Bâtiment, assisted by fellow VINCI Construction France subsidiary Sogea Nord Ouest TP, Masselin (VINCI Energies France division of the Energybusiness line) and Eurovia, in -collaboration with the Cattani Architectes studio and Newden Design.
Project value: €5m.
Inauguration
France
Inauguration of new bridge over Loire on A71
On 20 September, the new bridge over the Loire on the A71 motorway (central France) was inaugurated in the presence of Pierre Coppey, Chairman of VINCI Autoroutes, and Arnaud Grison, CEO of Cofiroute (VINCI Autoroutes). Lasting two and a half years, the works were supplied by a consortium composed of SCAO (project manager) and Dodin Campenon Bernard, lead contractor, (both VINCI Construction subsidiaries), VINCI Construction Terrassement and Botte Fondations (VINCI Construction France), and Eiffage TP.
As of 29 September, this new structure is being gradually brought into service, becoming totally open to traffic in the course of December.
Tanzania
Two new runways in Africa
Two airport runways created by Sogea-Satom (VINCI Construction) have been inaugurated in Africa: the runway at Zanzibar Airport in Tanzania (photo), on 4 August, and the runway at Brazzaville’s Maya-Maya Airport (Congo), on 11 August.
The first project, taking 15 months to complete, working at night in order not to disrupt traffic, involved refurbishing the existing runway (length: 2,450 m) and extending it by 550 m. Project value: €28m.
The second involved creating a second landing strip (length: 3,700 m; width: 60 m; meeting A 380 standards). Project value: €87.5m.
City Factory
France
Urban development and mobility policies
The 5th City Factory seminar was held on 16 September in Lyons. Organised with the support of the Rhône-Alpes pivot club, it considered the links between urban development and urban transport policies. Participants focused in particular on the Pirandello® model, used to simulate the socio-economic impacts for the Lyons region of planning decisions and mobility policies.
The proceedings of this seminar can be consulted at:
http://www.lafabriquedelacite.com/
VINCI Foundation
France
Just published 2010 directory of subcontractors
The new version of the directory of “solidarity” subcontractors is now available on the VINCI Community Foundation intranet: http://www.fondation-vinci.com/, under “Inclusion subcontracting” and “Library”. It lists, by sector of activity (construction, laundry work, waste collection, catering, etc.), more than 200 “solidarity” entities actively supporting access to employment people who are in a social exclusion situation or disabled.
Appointments
France
Frédéric Ezaoui has been appointed head of Human Resources at VINCI Concessions with effect from 13 September 2010.
Dominique Ferreira, formerly a manager in the Ouest-Centre pôle of VINCI Energies France (Energy business line), has been appointed manager of the Actemium brand with effect from 1st September 2010.
Philippe Guérin has been appointed a manager in the Ouest-Centre pôle of VINCI Energies France (Energy business line) with effect from 1st September 2010.
Hadj Ketroussi has been appointed Country Manager of Cegelec in Algeria (attached to the Oil & Gas unit of the Cegelec GSS division of the Energy business line) with effect from 1st September 2010.
Bernard Latour has been appointed deputy managing director of VINCI Energies - Cegelec - International (Energy business line) with effect from 1st July 2010.
Erik Leleu has been appointed head of Human Resources of Lisea and will oversee Human Resources at Cosea on the LGV Tours-Bordeaux project.
Bruno Marcé has been appointed managing director, Operations, of the Entrepose Contracting Group (VINCI Construction).
Philippe Perraud has been appointed Country Manager of Cegelec in Saudi Arabia (attached to the Oil & Gas unit of the Cegelec GSS division of the Energy business line) with effect from 3 September 2010.
Xavier Planchon has been appointed head of Human Resources at VINCI Park.
Loïc Rocard has been appointed head of operations at Cofiroute (VINCI Autoroutes).
Jean-Laurent Schaub has been appointed manager of the Opteor Industrie brand (Energy business line).
Rochdi Ziyat has been appointed managing director of VINCI Energies United Kingdom (Energy business line) with effect from 1st September 2010.
SEPTEMBER 2010
Events
France
Opening of the Royal Mansour in Marrakesh
The Royal Mansour, a 37,000 sq. metre luxury hotel located within the city walls of Marrakesh (Morocco), opened on 1st June. VINCI Immobilier was responsible for the development of this hotel complex, composed of 53 riads (surface area: between 170 and 450 sq. metres), laid out as if bordering the narrow streets of a Moroccan medina, as well as a spa, a reception area and three restaurants.
Croix-Rousse Hospital
August saw the first patients and hospital staff moving into the new medical/surgical unit at the Croix-Rousse Hospital in Lyons (central France). Construction work began in late 2006. Designed by Christian de Portzamparc and built by Pitance Construction (VINCI Construction France) in a joint venture with GFC Construction and GCC, the new building, handed over early in 2010, extends over 63,000 sq. metres and 9 levels. It boasts 17 operating theatres, 50 intensive-care rooms and 350 beds.
Worth €60m, the contract covered the structural works, the envelope and the architectural interior works.
Inauguration
France
A75/A9 link-up at Béziers
On 5 July, ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) inaugurated the link between the A75 and the A9 at Béziers (south of France), in the presence of Pierre Coppey, Chairman of VINCI Autoroutes, and Dominique Bussereau, French Secretary of State for Transport. Linking the A75 (La Méridienne) and A9 (La Languedocienne) motorways, this 5 km section, coming after the stretch already built by the French government between Pézenas and Béziers (18 km), means that, after 30 months of works, the A75 now provides a motorway link all the way from Clermont-Ferrand to Béziers.
General supervision of the works was supplied by the Major Projects sector of Eurovia Méditerranée’s Juvignac office, as part of a consortium led by Eurovia. The project involved widening a 3 km stretch of the A9 heading to Béziers-Est to 2x5 lanes, building the interchange, the turn-off roads towards the A75 and the platform for the new toll plaza, as well as directing the construction of the engineering structures.
Teams from the Juvignac office, co-contractor with Eiffage TP, supplied the deep and surface drainage works (the gutters were created by the extruded concrete team from Eurovia’s Perpignan office), as well as the pavements and roadway installations.
VINCI Foundation
France
Creation of a German VINCI Foundation
Following the example set in the Czech Republic in 2008, in March 2010 Group companies based in Germany created “their” foundation. Known as the VINCI Foundation for Corporate Responsibility, its aims are the same as those of its French “big sister”: to promote the occupational and social inclusion of groups on the margins of society. Four projects were selected at the first meeting of its Selection Committee, on 25 June in Frankfurt. Find out more at:
www.vinci-stiftung.de
Appointments
France
Lemine Abed has been appointed head of business development, Major Projects in Saudi Arabia, for the entire Cegelec Global Systems & Services division (Energy business line), with effect from 1st September 2010.
Jean-Luc Arguedas has been appointed Chairman of Synerail SAS.
Julio De Almeida, managing director of the VINCI Energies IdF Télécoms pôle, has been appointed managing director of the IdF Tertiaire Services pôle of the VINCI Energies France division (Energy business line).
Arnaud Grison has been appointed CEO of Cofiroute.
Abdallah Khoury has been appointed a manager within the Est pôle of the VINCI Energies France division (Energy business line) with effect from 1st June 2010.
Régis Lignon has been appointed head of Eurovia’s Midi- Pyrénées region with effect from 1st August 2010.
Ghislain Olagne has been appointed Director of Administration & Finance (Normandy) of the VINCI Energies France division (Energy business line) with effect from 1st June 2010.
Eric Vernier has been appointed Director of Administration & Finance (Central & Eastern Europe) of the VINCI Energies-Cegelec-International division (Energy business line) with effect from 1st July 2010.
Franck Wemaere has been appointed Director of Administration & Finance of the VINCI Energies France division (Energy business line).
JULY 2010
Handover
Al Raha Beach: works completed
In the United Arab Emirates, Soletanche Bachy, a Soletanche Freyssinet subsidiary (VINCI Construction), recently handed over the Al Raha Beach project. This handover marks the completion of a contract for the design-build of sea walls and soil improvement works in preparation for the creation of four new residential neighbourhoods on land won from the sea between Dubai and Abu-Dhabi. In total, the company created 20 km of diaphragm walls, improved 20 million cubic metres of ground and installed 20 km of prefabricated panels.
Events
Power station in Ivory Coast
Late March saw Cegelec Energy (Energy business line) hand over a 110 MW power station to the Ivory Coast power generating company, Ciprel. Worth €55m, the project involved the design and turnkey construction of the installation. The aim: to increase the production capacity of the Vridi 2 power station in Abidjan by 50%.
Inauguration
Pompidou Centre in Metz
On 11 May, the inauguration of the Metz Pompidou Centre marked the end of a long wait for the people of Metz and indeed many other French fans of modern art and contemporary architecture. The ceremony also coincided with the completion of 11 months of works, in the course of which teams from the Woippy office of EJL Lorraine (Eurovia), charged with laying out the area around the museum, deployed 10,500 sq. metres of coloured concrete, 3,700 sq. metres of deactivated concrete, 2,600 sq. metres of resin and 1,300 sq. metres of paving.
Innovation
France
Launch of the eCoMove project
Within the framework of the European Union’s 7th R&D programme, the three VINCI Autoroutes companies are participating in the eCoMove project. Launched on 1st April, this project brings together 33 European partners (road operators, car manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, etc.). The aim: to improve the energy efficiency of the road infrastructure by developing applications for the management of traffic, free flow toll collection and information and advice for drivers. ASF, Cofiroute and ESCOTA will be making test sites available, in urban, suburban and interurban locations.
Appointments
Hervé Adam has been appointed Managing Director of the VINCI Energies France Division and a Deputy Managing Director of the Energy business line with effect from 1st June 2010.
Alain Bellanger, Managing Director of the VINCI Facilities Division, has been appointed a Deputy Managing Director of the Energy business line with effect from 1st June 2010.
Michel Cantet has been appointed Managing Director of the Cegelec France Division and a Deputy Managing Director of the Energy business line with effect from 1st June 2010.
Jean-Michel Dedôme has been appointed Managing Director of the Ouest Centre region (VINCI Energies France Division – Energy business line) with effect from 17 May 2010.
Eric Devigne has been appointed Managing Director of the Central & Eastern Europe region (VINCI Energies – Cegelec – International Division, Energy business line), with effect from 17 May 2010.
Corinne Lanièce has been appointed Managing Director of the Sud-Ouest region (VINCI Energies France Division – Energy business line).
Patrick Lebrun has been appointed a Deputy Managing Director of the Energy business line, in charge of administration, with effect from 1st June 2010.
Bernard Lemoine has been appointed Managing Director of the Cegelec Global Systems & Services Division and a Deputy Managing Director of the Energy business line with effect from 1st June 2010.
Yves Meignié has been appointed Managing Director of the VINCI Energies-Cegelec-International Division and a Deputy Managing Director of the Energy business line with effect from 1st June 2010.
Thierry Mirville has been appointed a Deputy Managing Director of the Energy business line, in charge of finance, with effect from 1st June 2010.
Bertrand Purel has been promoted Managing Director of the Est region (VINCI Energies France Division – Energy business line) with effect from 17 May 2010.
Patrick Richard, Director of Legal Affairs, VINCI, has been appointed a member of the Group’s Executive Committee with effect from 1st June 2010.
JUNE 2010
Handover
The Kolin railway junction
Eurovia CS, as part of a consortium, completed its renovation of the railway junction in Kolin (Czech Republic) in April. Undertaken on behalf of Czech Railways, the project was launched in November 2006. The works involved a complete reconstruction of the superstructure above the tracks and the platforms at Kolin Dilny and Kolin Zastavka train stations, as well as the creation of eight engineering structures. Contract value: €24.5m.
Inauguration
Extension of line 1 of the Marseilles metro system
The formal inauguration ceremony for the extension, by almost 2.5 km, between the La Timone station and the La Fourragère neighbourhood, of line 1 of the Marseilles metro took place on 5 May. Several Group companies had participated in the project. The civil engineering consortium, comprising GTM Sud (leader), Chantiers Modernes Sud and Campenon Bernard Méditerranée (subsidiaries of VINCI Construction France) and Dodin Campenon Bernard TP (VINCI Construction), was responsible for driving the 2.4 km single-tube tunnel, using a TBM, creating two stations, a car park and three ventilation shafts, and supplying the architectural fitting out works. Cegelec Transport (part of the Major Projects arm of Cegelec Global Systems & Services) and Cegelec Sud-Est (a Cegelec France subsidiary), Energy business line companies, undertook the upgrading of the existing stations’ power supply infrastructure and all the high-voltage works in connection with the extension. Eurovia Méditerranée-Marseille, as part of a consortium, supplied the surface works at the extension’s four stations and for a car park. The Major Projects office of ETF-Eurovia Travaux Ferroviaires (Eurovia) supplied and assembled the railway installations: track, points, guide bars. Value of the works: €99m for VINCI Construction France; €15m for Cegelec; €12m for Eurovia and ETF-Eurovia Travaux Ferroviaires.
A brand-new car park in Neuilly
In Neuilly-sur-Seine, by Paris, the Parmentier car park was inaugurated on 6 April. Extending over three levels, it provides 345 parking spaces. Its design incorporates a number of innovations of an environmental nature, such as the use of geothermal power for the climate control and heating, and a system enabling savings to be made on the lighting on the parking levels. The Parmentier car park is being operated within the framework of a 25-year concession. It was built by Bateg and Botte Fondations (VINCI Construction France).
Partnership
Birth of QDVP
VINCI Park (VINCI Concessions) recently signed an agreement with Qatari Diar to create QDVP, a joint services company that will specialize in the design and operation of car parks and on-street parking facilities. This company, held 51% by Qatari Diar and 49% by VINCI Park, will operate in Qatar under the MaWaKif brand, offering the same standards of quality and services as those provided by VINCI Park in Europe and North America. The creation of QDVP is the first tangible result of the strategic partnership between VINCI and Qatari Diar, finalized on 14 April this year with the transfer of Cegelec to VINCI in exchange for Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company taking a 5.78% stake in VINCI’s capital.
Communication
Campaigning for ECT
After a trial period started in late 2009, in early May VINCI Autoroutes launched an advertising campaign to support its marketing of Electronic Toll Collection badges. Six radio commercials are being broadcast on Autoroute FM and Radio Trafic FM. Featuring a character named Vincent (an allusion to VINCI) and the voice of Antoine de Caunes, they use scenes from daily life to vaunt the advantages of ECT. The campaign also includes posters on the three motorway networks.
Anniversary
8 candles, and 800 projects supported
Created in May 2002, the VINCI Community Foundation is celebrating its eighth birthday. Thanks to 1,000 sponsors, and more than 13 million euros in funding, some 800 projects have been supported with a view to helping jobless people into employment and encouraging the development of solidarity in the community. Find out more about the Foundation and the various projects supported at www.fondation-vinci.com.
Appointments
Serge Duplaixjoins Eurovia as Technical Director of the Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes division.
Vincent Fanguethas joined the futurology department at Cofiroute as futurology manager.
Sébastien Fraissehas been appointed Executive Vice-President of ASF with effect from 4 May 2010.
Jean Galangauformerly in charge of the Haute-Normandie region within the Nord & Est subsidiary of Cegelec France, has been appointed Vice-President of the Centre-Est subsidiary of Cegelec France.
Jean-Yves Le Brousterhas been appointed Chairman of VINCI’s Energy business line, which brings together the activities of VINCI Energies, Cegelec and the new VINCI Facilities division.
Emmanuel Martin, previously Vice-President of the Centre-Est subsidiary of Cegelec France, becomes Vice-President of the Infrastructures & Mobility unit created within the Major Projects arm of Cegelec Global Systems & Services.
Vanessa Monsenergue, head of the Autoroute FM radio station, has been appointed Co-ordinator of the VINCI Autoroutes Radio project
Sébastien Moranthas been appointed head of operations in ASF’s south-east region with effect from 17 May 2010.
Luc Moussuhas been appointed Technical Director of Eurovia’s Centre-Ouest region.
Uri Sluckihas joined the operations department at Cofiroute as customer relations manager.
MAY 2010
Handover
New main drain in Bogotá
In Bogotá (Colombia), CSM Bessac and Soletanche Bachy Cimas, two subsidiaries of Soletanche Freyssinet (, have just handed over the Interceptor Río Bogotá Fucha Tunjuelo. This new drain will provide three million residents with an efficient wastewater collection system, and enable the Fucha, Tunjuelo and Bogotá rivers to be cleaned up and protected. Work on the drain (length: 9.4 km; inside diameter: 3.75 m), dug at a depth of between 8 and 14 m, had started in May 2007.
Projects update and handover
New-look Indian River Inlet Bridge
In Sussex County (New Jersey), Freyssinet’s major projects division, in association with Freyssinet Inc. (VINCI Construction), is participating in the replacement of the bridge over the Indian River inlet. Built in 1965 and in a very poor state as a result of erosion and marine corrosion, the existing structure is being replaced by a new bridge featuring two towers. Freyssinet is charged with supplying and installing the 152 stay cables. Launched in April, these works are due for completion in January 2011.
Lyons metro TBM : assembly now complete
Having taken 10 months to build, on 31 March the TBM that will drive the underground extension of line B of the metro system in Lyons (central France), between the Gerland stadium and Oullins, was handed over at the Herrenknecht plant in Schwanau (Germany). 9.43 m in diameter and 70 m in length, the machine will now be dismantled and transported on-site, where, in September, it is due to start boring a 1.4 km tunnel beneath the Rhône. The 1.7 km long extension is being built by a consortium notably comprising Chantiers Modernes Rhône-Alpes, leader, in association with several other VINCI Construction France subsidiaries (Botte Fondations, EMCC and Tournaud) and Dodin Campenon Bernard (VINCI Construction). Value of the civil engineering works package: €108m.
Events
DEME weighs anchor in Durban
After almost three years of works, on 31 March the consortium formed by DEME, a subsidiary of CFE , and Group Five handed over the enlargement works in the port of Durban, in South Africa. These port works, the most extensive ever undertaken on the African continent, involved widening the entrance to the port (from 120 to 220 m) and deepening both the shipping channel (from 12.8 to 19 m) and the port. In total, DEME and its subsidiary Dredging International dredged more than 10 million cubic metres of sediment.
Inauguration
Conception car park extension
In Marseilles, the new Conception car park was inaugurated on 4 March. The 500 spaces provided by this car park, built by Les Travaux du Midi and Campenon Benard Sud Est (both subsidiaries), supplement the 430 spaces in the existing car park. In particular, the car park serves the Conception hospital; it is managed by VINCI Park within the framework of a 20-year concession contract.
Cohabitation in the Olivier
On 24 February, in the south of France, Philippe-Emmanuel Daussy, Chairman & CEO of Escota , inaugurated the new Nice – Saint-Isidore client service centre. This 575 sq. metre building, known as the Olivier, has been refurbished by Triverio Construction (, lead contractor, and Degréane . It now accommodates 28 Côte d’Azur-sector Escota employees as well as some 30 Nice motorway gendarmes.
City Factory
The living city
VINCI’s think tank on the future of our cities held its third seminar, from 6-8 April in Hamburg, focusing on the theme “The living city”. Bringing together top Group managers and experts from a variety of sectors (public, private, academe), this meeting considered the consequences, for cities, of demographic change. Highlights included the presentation of a study co-produced by City Factory on the criteria influencing the power of appeal of cities in the West. Find out more at: www.lafabriquedelacite.com
Appointments
Pierre Anjolras,formerly Director & CEO of ASF, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Eurovia, responsible for operations outside France and PPPs, with effect from 1st May 2010
Alain Bellanger, formerly manager, Normandie Centre region, at VINCI Construction France, has been appointed CEO of the VINCI Facilities division in the VINCI Energy business line, with effect from 1st May 2010.
Gérard Bienfait has been appointed COO at VINCI Construction France, responsible for France outside the Paris region, with effect from 12 April 2010
Alain Bonnothas been appointed CEO of VINCI Construction Grands Projets with effect from 17 May 2010. He will also oversee VINCI Construction Terrassement and, with effect from 12 April 2010, Dodin Campenon Bernard.
José-Michaël Chenu has been appointed COO at VINCI Construction France, responsible for construction in the Île-de-France (Paris region), with effect from 12 April 2010
Dominique Collomphas been appointed Executive Vice-President at Eurovia, responsible for central Europe, with effect from 1st May 2010.
Remi Dorvalbeen appointed an executive vice-president of VINCI, with effect from 1st April 2010, in charge of the City Factory. He will also be responsible for the promotion and coordination of Group R&D programmes financed by the European Union.
Michel Ducasse, head of technical resources at Eurovia, is also responsible, with effect from 1st May 2010, for the quality, environment and purchasing departments.
Yanick Garillonhas been appointed CEO of QDVC with effect from 1st April 2010.
Denis Gauthier has been appointed Executive Vice-President at VINCI Construction France, responsible for the Grand Est region, with effect from 12 April 2010.
Claude Lascols, head of human resources at Eurovia, is also responsible, with effect from 1st May 2010, for the accident prevention department.
Didier Le Pagehas been appointed Executive Vice-President at VINCI Construction France, responsible for specialised civil engineering subsidiaries in the Paris region and the environment and special works department, with effect from 12 April 2010.
Serge MoulèneVINCI Construction Grands Projets, has been made appointed VINCI-Qatar Business Development director with effect from 12 April 2010.
Jean-Louis Servanckxhas been appointed head of operations of the Grand International division of VINCI Construction Grands Projets.
Karine Thevignot has been appointed a manager in the IdF Tertiaire division, climate and electrical engineering, of VINCI Energies, with effect from 1st January 2010
Guy Vacherhas been appointed COO at Eurovia, responsible for France, Belgium and the specialised subsidiaries, with effect from 1st May 2010.
APRIL 2010
Projects update and handover
United Kingdom
Green light for London Gateway Port
DEME, a subsidiary of CFE (VINCI Construction), in a joint venture with Laing O’Rourke, began work in March, on the Thames 50 km to the east of London, on the London Gateway Port, set to be one of the biggest container terminals in Europe. The company will be responsible for 29 million cu. metres of dredging works, deepening the Thames along the 100 km between this infrastructure and the river mouth, and for the backfilling works required to create the 1,300 m-long dock. Laing O’Rourke has entrusted the creation of the diaphragm wall to Bachy Soletanche, a subsidiary of Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction). Undertaken on behalf of operator DP World, this project is due for completion in late 2014. The contract, valued at €442m, was signed in 2008.
France
Transformation process for the hospital in Argenteuil
The hospital complex in Argenteuil (Paris region) has awarded the design-build contract for the new Victor Dupouy Hospital to a consortium composed of GTM Bâtiment (leader) and Campenon Bernard Construction (both VINCI Construction France subsidiaries), Cadolto, Brunet Saunier Architecture and Iosis. The project calls for the modular construction (using macro-elements prefabricated and equipped off-site) of an MSO (Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics) hospital building with a surface area of some 62,000 sq. metres. The new facilities, their construction causing no reduction in the number of beds available, will gradually replace the existing buildings, which will be demolished. Worth a total of €155m, the works will be completed within 44 months.
Events
Qatar
Qatari Prime Minister visits Lusail
On 27 February 2010, the Qatari Prime Minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Bin Jabor Al-Thani (photo, centre), visited two worksites being operated by QDVC, the Qatari subsidiary of VINCI Construction Grands Projets (49%) and Qatari Diar (51%), in the new city of Lusail. The Lusail Car Parks project, worth €209m, concerns the design & construction of four underground car parks, each providing 560spaces, with direct access to the stations of the future light rail network. The LRT (Light Rail Transit) project, of which the first (€95m) phase, currently under way, involves the planning and earthworks, provides for the creation of four light rail lines with a total length of 28 km.
Inauguration
France
Curtain up at Forum theatre
The Forum, the new theatre serving the urban community of Fréjus – Saint-Raphaël, was inaugurated on 5 February, two days ahead of the launch of its first season. Like the theatres of classical times, this 20 m-high, 5,400 sq. metre structure has absolutely no right angles; it was built in 28 months by Dumez Var (VINCI Construction France), to an original designby architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte.
A brand new lycée in Le Havre
In Le Havre (Normandy), the Jules Lecesne vocational (hotel management) secondary school was inaugurated on 3 February. Built by Sogea Nord-Ouest(VINCI Construction France), this 9,000 sq. metre facility accommodates the lycée’s some 1,000 students, apprentices and trainees, as well as 145 members of teaching, supervisory and maintenance staff. The apprenticeship restaurant, for its part, attracts some 10, 000 customers a year. Worth €24m, th eworks were carried out in just 18 months.
Line T2 of Marseilles tramway comes into service
The extension of line 2 of the tramway system in Marseilles (south of France) was brought into service on 27 March. The general contracting works on the 700 m section between the Gantès stop and the new Arenc stop, including the infrastructure works, tracks, overhead contact lines and low- and high-voltag epower supply, were carried out by Eurovia’s Marseilles office and ETF-Eurovia Travaux Ferroviaires. Worth a total of €10m, they had started in February 2009.
VINCI Foundation
France
Tandem solidarity for Oasis
On 19 February, the VINCI Foundation presented the Oasis association (which runs an organic market garden, with the aim of promoting social and professional inclusion, and is affiliated to the Cocagne network) with a €28,500 cheque towards the construction, applying ecological principles, of its future headquarters. This support forms part of a twofold sponsorship project: two VINCI Construction France employees, Gaëlle Burlot and Ludovic Demierre, along with the twenty student engineers from the VINCI Construction France cohort at ÉNISE (the national engineering school in Saint-Étienne), will be making their skills available to the association. This team will provide Oasis with technical advice (drawing up eco-construction specifications, assessing the building’s energy performance/ carbon footprint, presentation on the construction trades, survey of prices), and helping it to redefine the organisation of its activities.
Appointments
France
Pascal Derville joined VINCI’s Human Resources division on 15 March 2010 as head of cross-Group projects.
Jean-Pascal Dusart, formerly head of Human Resources at Sicra, has just been appointed head of Human Resources at Cofiroute.
Stéphane Gérard, formerly head of Human Resources at Cofiroute, has just been appointed head of Human Resources at VINCI Construction France’s Sud-Ouest division.
Jean-Louis Marchand, Eurovia, has just been elected president of USIRF (union of French road industry trade associations).
Richard Vaillant has been appointed head of Administration& Finance of Eurovia’s CSP Specialised Subsidiaries with effect from 1st January 2010
MARCH 2010
Projects update and handover
Mali
Mali 5,200 hectares of agricultural land
On 16 January 2010, in Beldénadji (450 km to the north-east of Bamako), the Malian head of state, Amadou Toumani Touré, together with American and Malian representatives from the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) fund, launched the works in the Alatona hydro-agricultural area. The MCA, created on the initiative of the American government, aims to contribute to faster growth and efforts to combat poverty in a number of the least developed countries. This project, concerning the development of an area of 5,200 ha, with the installation of irrigation systems, is being implemented by a joint venture formed by Sogea- Satom (VINCI Construction Filiales Internationales) and Razel. The work, worth €55m, will be completed in 27 months.
France
Upgrade for 210 kilometres of regional lines
Européenne de Travaux Ferroviaires, a subsidiary of ETF-Eurovia Travaux Ferroviaires, has just been appointed lead contractor, for 2010, for the Midi-Pyrénées 2007-2013 Rail Plan, the most ambitious programme in France concerning regional lines. The plan notably calls for the renovation, in the course of this year, of the 210 km of track of the “Capdenac star”, formed by the lines radiating out from this town in the Lot département (south-west France) in the directions of Tessonnières, Rodez and Brive. A total of 384,000 t of ballast, 289,000 concrete sleepers and the equivalent of 340 km of rails will be used. This operation will ensure the long-term future of these rail links by guaranteeing a more reliable service and bringing them up to mainline standards, improving passenger comfort and reducing noise pollution for nearby residents. Worth €49m (of which €34m for Européenne de Travaux Ferroviaires), the works will be carried out between March and November 2010.
Events
France
Foundation stone laid at La Loupière
On 4 December, Jean-François Copé, deputy and mayor of Meaux (Paris region), laid the foundation stone for the extension at the La Loupière Centre for multiply handicapped children and adolescents.
Valued at €5.7m, the project is being implemented on a general contracting basis by SRC (VINCI Construction France). It will provide the centre with an additional 2,500 sq. metres of space.
Roselyne Bachelot visits Necker Hospital worksite
On 10 February, Roselyne Bachelot, French Minister for Health and Sport, visited the construction site at the Necker - Enfants malades Hospital in connection with the “Hospital 2012” programme. The structural works, steel framework, waterproofing and external works are being supplied, over a period of 5 years, by Sicra Île-de-France (VINCI Construction France); value: €35m. In the course of this project, the Texier pavilion – a listed, 19th-century historic monument – has been dismantled by Degaine (VINCI Construction France); it will in due course be rebuilt, stone by stone.
“Foundation plank” laid for Collège François Mauriac
On Thursday 28 January, in Saint-Symphorien (south-west of France), the “foundation plank” was laid for the new François Mauriac secondary school. The design-build contract for this 500-pupil establishment was awarded to the Nord-Aquitaine office of GTM Sud-Ouest Bâtiment (VINCI Construction France). Satob, a company belonging to VINCI Construction France’s wood division, has been involved in the project from the design stage. The contract covers demolition of the existing building and the construction of a new school that will meet low-energy-building (BBC) performance criteria (primary energy consumption less than 45 KW/sq. metre/year, not counting the kitchens). Valued at €10.5m, the school will be handed over in January 2011.
Foundation stone
France
Modernisation of the Simone-Veil Hospital
On 11 December, in Eaubonne (Paris region), the foundation stone for the Simone-Veil Hospital was laid in the presence of Simone Veil, patron of this establishment and former French Minister of Health. The product of the merging, in 1998, of the Eaubonne and Montmorency hospitals, the hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment, the first phase of which, worth €41m, is being implemented by VINCI Construction France subsidiaries GTM Bâtiment and CBC. It involves modernising existing facilities (enlarging the casualty department, reorganisation of the layout of the medical imaging departments, extension and upgrading of the theatre block), and the construction of a new building which will provide in-patient accommodation on two levels. And an esplanade will be created for pedestrians. Handover of the extension (19,500 sq. metres) is scheduled for June 2011, followed, a year later, by that of the redeveloped facilities (4,500 sq. metres).
Services
France
Services ASF/Orange partnership
ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) and Orange Business Services have signed a partnership agreement concerning the development of a real time road traffic information system intended for the use of local authorities and road operators. The system combines traffic data collected by ASF – with the help of sensors, loop-based counting systems, cameras, etc. – with information gathered thanks to drivers’ mobile phones, enabling traffic speed to be estimated. A first pilot trial is taking place on almost 1,200 km of the network (600 km in each traffic direction) around Toulouse (south-west France), thus covering all types of road traffic (urban, suburban and long distance).
Appointments
Hervé Adam has been appointed Deputy Managing Director of VINCI Energies with effect from 1st February 2010. Denis Aubron has been appointed head of development for transport sector services at VINCI Energies with effect from 1st January 2010. Pierre Berger, Chairman of VINCI Construction Grands Projets is joining the Executive Committee of VINCI. Jean-Pierre Bonnet has been appointed Director of Administration & Finance of VINCI Park with effect from 1st February 2010. Denis Didierlaurent has been appointed head of purchasing coordination of VINCI with effect from 15 February 2010. Bruno Dupety, Director & CEO of Soletanche Freyssinet is joining the Executive Committee of VINCI. Pierre Duprat, Director of Corporate Communication, VINCI, is joining the Executive Committee of VINCI. Frédéric Joos has been appointed General Secretary of VINCI Construction France with effect from 1st February 2010. Renaud Laroche has been appointed General Secretary of the Entrepose Contracting Group with effect from 1st February 2010.
FEBRUARY 2010
Handover
France
The Térenez Bridge: taking shape
On Wednesday 13 January, the Térenez Bridge worksite moved into a new stage with the joining up of the deck at the left-bank end and the installation of the second anchorage box (a steel element within which the cables will be anchored) at the top of the right-bank tower.
Launched in April 2007, this project is being implemented by teams from Dodin Campenon Bernard, lead contractor, Sogea Bretagne, GTM Bretagne and Botte Fondations (all VINCI Construction France subsidiaries) — supported by VINCI Construction France’s structure design office —, and from Freyssinet and Terre Armee, subsidiaries of Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction), Eurovia’s Quimper office and the Engineering & Technical Resources division of VINCI Construction Grands Projets. This new bridge, in Brittany, will be the first curved cable-stayed bridge in France. 515 m in length, it will have a 285 m long central span supported by two 100 m high, lambda-shaped (λ) towers.
Costing €30m, the Térenez Bridge will link the Crozon peninsula with northern Finistère, and will replace the existing bridge, the structure of which is now in a very poor state.
Projects update and handover
Belgium
Christening of the first Liefkenshoek TBM
The first of the two pressurized-mud tunnel boring machines built for the Liefkenshoek railway tunnel project in Antwerp (Belgium) was baptised on 5 January.
Named Schanulleke (after a character in the Belgian comic strip Suske & Wiske), it will drive one of the project’s two tunnels (inside diameter: 7.3 m; length: 5.9 km). The second TBM, Wiske, arrived on site on 19 January and will be christened early in March. The Liefkenshoek project involves the financing, design-build and maintenance, for 38 years, of a 16.2 km long, dual-track railway infrastructure, passing beneath the River Escaut to link the north and south banks of the port of Antwerp. It is intended for use by freight trains.
The contract was signed in November 2008 by the consortium composed of VINCI Concessions, CFE (VINCI Construction) and BAM PPP. Valued at €680m, the works are being supplied by VINCI Construction Grands Projets, MBG (CFE) and two companies from the Dutch group Royal BAM, with the participation of Soletanche Bachy and its subsidiary Fontec, both Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction) entities.
Events
France
Groundbreaking ceremony for Aranguez Bridge
Colm Imbert, Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister for Construction and Transport, formally launched the Aranguez Bridge construction project on 21 December 2009. VINCI Construction Grands Projets is designing and building this steel-concrete composite structure (length: 54 m; width: 17 m) that will span the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway at the level of the community of Aranguez (Trinidad). Reinforced Earth Company Canada, a subsidiary of Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction), will be participating in the creation of the bridge abutments. The construction techniques used, and notably the night-time working, will enable disruption of motorway traffic to be kept to a minimum. The works, begun in December, are scheduled to take 14 months to complete. The project is valued at $27m (almost €19m).
“Foundation plank” laid for Collège François Mauriac
On Thursday 28 January, in Saint-Symphorien (south-west of France), the “foundation plank” was laid for the new François Mauriac secondary school. The design-build contract for this 500-pupil establishment was awarded to the Nord-Aquitaine office of GTM Sud-Ouest Bâtiment (VINCI Construction France). Satob, a company belonging to VINCI Construction France’s wood division, has been involved in the project from the design stage. The contract covers demolition of the existing building and the construction of a new school that will meet low-energy-building (BBC) performance criteria (primary energy consumption less than 45 KW/sq. metre, not counting the kitchens). Valued at €10.5m, the school will be handed over in January 2011.
Entry into service
Czech Republic
A new bridge over the Elbe
On 17 December, in the Czech Republic, the final tranche of the “II/247 Litomerice” project was opened to traffic. This project involved an access road and a 608 m bridge with 7 spans (one of them 151 m in length). It links the D8 (Prague-Dresden) motorway with the right bank of the Elbe, near the town of Litomerice. The works were carried out by a consortium notably including SMP CZ (VINCI Construction Filiales Internationales), leader, and Eurovia. Contract value: €52.3m.
Services
France
Services Non-stop toll collection with ASF
On Tuesday 12 January, ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) began trialling a non-stop toll collection system at its Saint-Martin-de-Crau toll plaza, in the south of France. This new service allows badge-holders to pass through the plaza at 30 km/h. Two lanes handle light vehicles (LV) and heavy vehicles (HV) travelling in the Salon-Nîmes direction, and one lane handles both LVs and HVs in the Nîmes-Salon direction (entry). Following a three-month trial period, this initiative will be extended, this summer, to the A7 in the Marseilles-Lyons direction (between the toll plazas at Lançon (entry) and Vienne (exit)). Non-stop toll collection aims to speed up traffic flow at toll points, provide a smoother driving experience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Appointments
Jos Boers has been appointed general manager of VINCI Energies Netherlands and VINCI Energies Belgium with effect from 1st January 2010.
Lahbib Bouarfa has been appointed regional manager of EJL Nord.
Romain Boussin, assistant to VINCI’s head of treasury and finance, joins Eurovia as head of administration and finance at Eurovia Stone SAS.
Jean-Luc Boyer has been appointed a manager in the Rhône-Alpes Auvergne division of VINCI Energies with effect from 1st February 2010.
Christophe Caizergues has been appointed a manager in the South-West division of VINCI Energies with effect from 1st January 2010.
Bruno Delétang, general manager of the IdF Industrie & Infrastructures division, succeeds Yves Meignié as general manager of the International division of VINCI Energies with effect from February 2010.
Jean-Luc Dewanckel has been appointed executive manager in charge of Eurovia’s Est division.
Richard Francioli, chairman of VINCI Construction, has been appointed executive vice president of VINCI with responsibility for Contracting.
Philippe Fuss has been appointed a manager in the East division of VINCI Energies with effect from 1st January 2010.
Jérôme Guiral, formerly a manager in the Rhône-Alpes Auvergne division, has been appointed general manager of the IdF Industrie & Infrastructures division of VINCI Energies, replacing Bruno Delétang, with effect from February 2010.
Eric Lachery has been appointed regional manager of Eurovia Nord Pas-de-Calais.
Sébastien Rivet has been appointed head of Purchasing at VINCI Construction France.
Jean-Pierre Rodoz has been appointed executive manager in charge of Eurovia’s Nord division. He continues as head of Eurovia’s activities in Belgium.
Jean-Marc Vautravers has been appointed regional manager of Eurovia Centre.
JANUARY 2010
Projects update and handover
Morocco
Handover of the longest underwater tunnel in Africa
In November, the consortium notably including Soletanche Bachy, a subsidiary of Soletanche Freyssinet, and Géocéan, a subsidiary of Entrepose Contracting (all VINCI Construction companies), completed the turnkey construction works on the Rabat-Témara sea outfall, the longest underwater tunnel in Africa.
This submerged pipe, located at a depth of 25 m, is made up of two parts: a tunnel, 2 m in diameter and 850 m long, driven using a micro-TBM by CSM Bessac (a subsidiary of Soletanche Freyssinet); and a 1,350 m long polyethylene pipe. Once brought into service, in the course of 2010, it will enable 200,000 cu. metres of treated wastewater to be discharged off the coast of Rabat.
Undertaken on behalf of Redal (which manages the wilaya of Rabat-Salé’s power supply, drinking water and liquid drainage services), the project was worth €32m. It forms part of a programme aimed at cleaning up the Atlantic coastline and the Bouregreg valley.
France
Bacalan-Bastide Bridge: they’re off!
On 9 December in Bordeaux (south-west France), in the presence of Alain Juppé, the city’s mayor, the foundation stone was laid for the Bacalan-Bastide Bridge, to be built on a design-build basis by GTM Sud-Ouest TP GC and GTM Sud (subsidiaries of VINCI Construction France, leader of the consortium), with Cimolaï supplying the steel framework.
This structure, a vertical-lift bridge linking the neighbourhoods of Bacalan (left bank) and Bastide (right bank), has been designed as a major urban thoroughfare providing a crossing over the river Garonne 2 km downstream of the city centre. 45 metres wide and 433 metres long, it will have a lifting central span (length: 117 m; weight: 3,500 t) that can be raised between four towers (height: 80 m): in the raised position, it provides a 106 metre wide shipping channel with a 53 metre clearance.
The bridge has been designed for use by all modes of transport: light vehicles and HGVs (local traffic) on 2 x 2 lanes, as well as public transport on 2 dedicated lanes. To the outer side of the four towers, wide curved footbridges, separated from the roadway for vehicular traffic, will be reserved for pedestrians and cyclists.
Events
France
Biriatou toll plaza
On Monday 7 December, on the A63 motorway, ASF (VINCI Autoroutes) inaugurated the new toll plaza at Biriatou (south-west France) in the presence of Pierre Coppey, Chairman of ASF, Pierre Anjolras, CEO of ASF, and local elected representatives. Relocated and enlarged, this new plaza, brought into service on 13 May last, has resulted in improved conditions and enhanced safety for both customers and the people working there. Built in 16 months at a cost of €30m, an investment entirely funded by ASF, it handles an average of 26,500 vehicles a day. More modern than its predecessor, it notably boasts a total of 20 lanes (10 for each traffic direction), as compared to 13 lanes previously.
Czech Republic
Entry into service of the Česká Skalice bypass
On 20 November last, the Czech Roads & Motorways authority brought into service the bypass round the town of Česká Skalice, in the north of the country. The works, which involved creating more than 6 km of roadway as well as 12 engineering structures, were supplied by Eurovia CS.
Inauguration
Slovakia
Express handover of R1 motorway
On 19 November, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico inaugurated and opened to traffic a 10 km section of the R1 motorway, linking Žarnovica with Šášovské Podhradie. The works were carried out by the consortium headed by Eurovia CS on behalf of the national Slovak motorway company. The project involved creating 5.9 km of noise barriers, 11 engineering structures, 4 protective walls and 2 interchanges. It was handed over four months ahead of schedule.
Appointments
Michel Guillaume has been appointed head of sustainable development at the CFE Group.
Jörgen Mareau has been appointed head of Accident Prevention of VINCI Construction France with effect from 1st January 2010.
Yves Meignié , formerly Deputy Manager of VINCI Energies has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of VINCI Energies.
Yves Weyts has been appointed managing director of Van Wellen with effect from 1st January 2010. He continues as head of synergies and communication of the CFE Group.