VINCI Energies is also a leader in fire protection in Germany, with some 15 specialist business units. In 2024, it won a contract for logistics real estate developer VGP’s new 160,000 sq. metre site in Giessen (Hesse).
Outside France, Building Solutions’ projects included: in Germany, expansion of ice cream manufacturer Eisbär’s production and storage facilities in Apensen (Lower Saxony), and full renovation of the building housing the Department of Architecture at the Technical University of Darmstadt (Hesse); in Morocco, construction of the Ibn Sina university hospital and Mohammed VI Foundation hospital, and reconstruction of the Moulay Abdellah sports complex to host Africa Cup of Nations matches in 2025 and the FIFA World Cup in 2030; in Asia, several data centres in Singapore and Indonesia.
In maintenance and facilities management, VINCI Facilities’ business units provide integrated, multisite solutions under multi-year contracts which include energy performance and carbon reduction targets. In France, for instance, they won a comprehensive facilities management contract encompassing 50 Siemens sites. Using the P2C tool, VINCI Facilities measures the carbon impact associated with its customers’ contracts and, based on the data collected, suggests measures tailored to their particular line of work and operations.
In Germany, after expanding and renovating the Forum Velbert, a cultural venue in the eponymous town in North Rhine-Westphalia, VINCI Facilities was awarded a 25-year contract to maintain and operate the complex.
Revenue rose by 3% to €3.7 billion.
Axians has enlarged its network with eight acquisitions including Fernao Group (a leading cybersecurity service provider in Germany and Switzerland, 770 employees) and One Way Wireless Construction in Minnesota (United States).
In fast-growing markets, Axians is capitalising on its position as the nexus between its customers and technology vendors. With expertise covering the entire data cycle – collection, storage, processing, analytics, sharing and protection –, its business units support a diverse customer base encompassing infrastructure operators, companies and local authorities with bespoke, scalable solutions.
In the telecommunications infrastructure business, which accounts for approximately half of revenue, Axians is involved in fibre optic networks in many countries. Public programmes in this area are accelerating, particularly in Germany, Switzerland and Central Europe, while the French market is reaching maturity. As part of the France Très Haut Débit (very-high-speed broadband) plan, Axians has connected over a million homes. In mobile networks, Axians worked on 5G rollout, 4G network expansion and maintenance, and operations to provide seamless mobile service inside public and private buildings, such as the 5G network it set up across several industrial sites on Europe’s largest campus, spanning close to 11 sq. km, in Germany. The teams also deployed 60 temporary pylons around Olympic venues to boost 3G, 4G and 5G mobile network coverage.
Another significant proportion of Axians’ business comes from transport infrastructure projects. Its business units are installing the telecoms networks for lines 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Grand Paris Express in France and, in the medium term, the Europe-wide Future Railway Mobile Communication System will provide a considerable growth driver.
Over 1 M French households have been connected to the fibre network by Axians teams under France’s very-high-speed-broadband plan.
