On the Poitiers–Limoges capillary line (south-west France), track renewal work is being undertaken along a portion of section 1 where ecologically sensitive areas have been carefully demarcated.
Cardem is also dismantling eight large naval vessels in Bassens (south-west France). Signature carried out marking and signage operations on urban and interurban roads and at airports. It showcased its expertise in particular on the A10 motorway as part of the Charge As You Drive initiative deployed across VINCI Autoroutes’ network in France, and at Strasbourg airport, in cooperation with Road France. Several of its other projects have contributed to the development of safe, active mobility, including new cycle paths (Voies Lyonnaises, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges in Alsace, etc.), the beautification of local communities (heritage, street furniture) and the enhancement of living spaces (access for people with disabilities, schools, car-free areas).
On the Poitiers–Limoges capillary line (south-west France), track renewal work is being undertaken along a portion of section 1 where ecologically sensitive areas have been carefully demarcated.
Building
Thanks to its leading position in France, VINCI Construction is well poised to carry out large, complex operations as a prime contractor and take full advantage of the steady flow of contracts it secures as a result of its strong local roots. Business in the building sector held firm in 2025. As in 2024, activity was resilient mainly thanks to projects for new public buildings, particularly in the hospital and defence sectors, as well as refurbishment projects, which offset shrinking private residential and commercial property markets.
In healthcare, VINCI Construction is active in hospital transformation projects throughout France. It won important new contracts and continued work on several major projects in 2025, including seven of the 13 buildings for the new hospital at the university hospital campus in Nantes. One distinctive feature of this project is that 90% of the concrete used is Exegy® low-, very-low- and ultra-low-carbon. In February 2025, teams secured a new contract to build the facility that will house the hospital management offices and occupational health department.
In Lens (northern France), VINCI Construction is building the Nouvel Hôpital Métropolitain de l’Artois (83,100 sq. metres, 610 beds) on a 20-hectare site. The new facility will bring together the mother-and- child, surgery and medicine clusters in a single building. Working in close collaboration with VINCI Energies, which was awarded part of the electrical works packages, Building France teams are installing the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, as well as the smoke extraction and geothermal systems and low-voltage cabling.
VINCI Construction carried out a number of refurbishment projects in 2025, primarily involving thermal and energy retrofits, mainly on occupied sites. These included projects in the neighbourhoods of Villeneuve-les-Salines (La Rochelle, south-west France) and Les Hauts Plateaux (Narbonne, south-west France), 930 housing units in the Bel Air district in Saint-Priest (near Lyon) as part of a design-build contract, 299 housing units in the Aubiers residential complex in Bordeaux, and 244 apartments in Chambéry (south-east France) under a comprehensive performance contract. Social housing provider Cristal Habitat will retrofit the 244 apartments to improve their energy performance, applying the Energiesprong approach – which uses prefabricated insulated facades, enabling upgrade work to be carried out more rapidly – for the first time.
The division began, continued or completed work on numerous projects in other sectors. Following are some examples that illustrate the wide variety of projects it handled.
Business property
- Austerlitz A7A8 (Paris). This 84,000 sq. metre mixed-use development will give rise to a greener, more connected neighbourhood that opens out onto the city and attracts a blend of residents. The building frame includes a timber structure supplied by Arbonis.
- The Maison des Entreprises in Nîmes (southern France), a 4,500 sq. metre centre providing entrepreneurship advice and training, operated by the regional chamber of commerce and industry.