Shore-to-ship power supply operations.
Industry
— In 2021, business in this area grew by 3.4% to €3.8 billion.
— Operating mainly under the Actemium brand, which brings together 500 companies – nine of which were integrated in 2021 – in some 40 countries, VINCI Energies benefits from the fact that it is active across a large number of industrial sectors, which means that its revenue is evenly spread across those that are in post-pandemic transition (notably the automotive, aerospace and oil and gas industries) and others that have continued to expand (food processing, pharmaceuticals, environmental services, logistics and robotics). Actemium companies each specialise in distinct industrial processes and are organised into networks; they are able to provide customers with bespoke solutions thanks to the close relationships they have developed with them over the years, which give the overall business resilience. This closeness with customers was reinforced by the pandemic and the quick pivot that it required; it enabled business units to maintain a high level of core business activity, particularly as regards continuous optimisation and maintenance of production sites.
— VINCI Energies is benefiting from the growing importance of energy transition agendas in all industrial sectors by working with its customers to develop specific solutions to reduce their energy consumption and CO₂ emissions, and to introduce circular economy principles in the way resources and materials are used throughout the production cycle. Actemium develops tools that help its customers measure their carbon footprint then identify and plan specific actions to reduce it. The same goal is pursued by Actemium and its industrial refrigeration business units, which offer energy performance contracts comprising an energy savings guarantee, such as the contract implemented in France at a site belonging to the Boncolac Food Service company as part of the full refurbishment of its facilities.
— In addition to assisting its customers on their ecological transition journey, VINCI Energies supports them in their digital transformation, another major challenge given the increasingly crucial role of data in the organisation and operation of industrial facilities. Joining forces with Axians, Actemium is supporting its customers by integrating novel solutions that tap into the convergence of production and communication technologies (operational technology/information technology), cybersecurity, traceability and even predictive maintenance. The collaborative networking approach it has adopted with Axians (see page 82) has yielded very positive results.
Supply chain optimisation for the Hoek group, a Dutch flower distribution company.
— The following selection illustrates the diversity in projects carried out by VINCI Energies in 2021:
- ◗ in the automotive industry, in France, construction of assembly lines for a new production hall for Stellantis at their site in Sochaux (Doubs);
- ◗ in the food industry, in France, development of a manufacturing execution system for Aliane, an animal feed company, providing traceability and full interoperability with existing automated systems;
- ◗ in the pharmaceutical sector, in France, electrical infrastructure, fire detection and installation of automation and production equipment for a new plant opened by gene and cell therapy specialist Yposkesi on the Genopole campus in Évry-Courcouronnes (Essonne); in the Netherlands, optimisation of the order picking and logistics processes for medical consumables distributor Mathot;
- ◗ in the paper industry, in Germany, electrical engineering, instrumentation and automation of a state-of-the-art machine producing 750,000 tonnes of containerboard per year from recycled paper, at the Progroup site in Sandersdorf-Brehna (Saxony-Anhalt);
- ◗ in logistics, in France, renewal for three years of the maintenance contract for the parcel and mail sorting equipment of the La Poste group;
- ◗ in the energy sector, in France, implementation of a solution for the recovery of residual energy from gas expansion and conversion into electricity for GRTgaz; for Genvia, a clean hydrogen production technology venture (co-founded by VINCI Construction), design of an automated pilot line at a new manufacturing site in Béziers (Hérault); in Romania, deployment of the facilities for a gas regulation station for national distributor Transgaz;
- ◗ in the environmental industries, in the United States, signing of a contract for the implementation of a water treatment process as part of a new project for Suez.
29 new business units joined VINCI Energies in 2021.