News update

On the first phase of the extension works at Gabriel-Montpied stadium, north of Clermont-Ferrand (central France), the consortium made up of VINCI Construction subsidiaries Campenon Bernard Centre-Est, Dumez Auvergne and Botte Fondations is building the structure and foundations for the east stand.

VINCI Airports (VINCI Concessions) opened the international terminal at Kansai international airport (KIX), Osaka, on 5 December 2023.

The campaign of underwater inspections aimed at protecting the piers of the Rion-Antirion Bridge, operated by VINCI Highways (VINCI Concessions), has just ended.

On the HS2 railway line project in the UK, Freyssinet (VINCI Construction) has ensured the success of a major new stage, between Coventry and Leamington Spa.

Lima Expresa (VINCI Highways/VINCI Concessions), concessionaire of the Lima expressways, has deployed the first system for the automatic detection of road accidents in Peru to be based on artificial intelligence.

At the Pollutec trade fair, which was held in Lyon from 10 to 13 October 2023, VINCI presented environmental solutions for adjusting to climate change, intensifying the circular economy and preserving water and natural environments.

A major milestone has been reached on the Nydalsbrua Bridge construction project.

The Integrated Health Projects joint venture, composed of VINCI Building (VINCI Construction) and Sir Robert McAlpine, has been appointed by the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to design and build two new 54-bed mental health facilities specialising in adult acute care.

In Lyon, from 10 to 13 October 2023, VINCI shall present at the trade show, Pollutec, a number of environmental solutions that facilitate our adaptation to climate change, accelerate the circular economy and preserve the natural environment.

Freyssinet (VINCI Construction) is participating in the construction of the Rama III-Dao Khanong Bridge in Thailand. This new cable-stayed structure boasts two H-shaped pylons, a 450 m-long main span, and 152 stays, the longest measuring 233.7 m.

In June 2023, Tedagua (Cobra IS) was presented with the 2023 Humanitarian Initiative Award at the 13th international congress of the Spanish association for the desalination and reuse of water (AEDyR), in recognition of its efficient and quick response after the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, in September 2021, on the island of Palma in the Canary Islands.

In Normandy, Nuvia Access is working in a joint venture with Freyssinet (both VINCI Construction), Sade and Toffolutti on the Tancarville suspension bridge, as part of a project to repair and reinforce its structure.

In the summer heat, there's nothing better than a spot of swimming, whether sporty or relaxed. Prefer a swimming pool? VINCI's teams are supporting local authorities in optimising their energy consumption.
Or rather in the river? The Group is working to turn the Seine into a future bathing area.

As prolonged heatwaves become more common, towns, cities and regions are adapting their outdoor spaces and centering rewilding in their climate adaptation strategies. A €1.5 billion green fund was therefore set up in France to help local authorities carry out their environmental transition. And as summer begins, towns and cities aim to combat urban heat islands by developing cool islands. Read on to find out more.

Eitech and Omexom (both VINCI Energies subsidiaries) are to supply and install the entire electrical distribution system for a vast infrastructure project in Oulu (Finland).

40 years concession in a country with a growing tourism sector

Vasco de Gama bridge in Lisbon, which turned 25 this year, is 17 km long, was built from 1994 to 1998 by VINCI and Mota-Engil, and will be operated by Lusoponte (VINCI Highways/VINCI Concessions) until 2030.

Freyssinet (VINCI Construction) is engaged, on behalf of the Singapore transport authorities, in the construction, by the cantilever method, of a viaduct composed of prefabricated parts for Singapore’s new railway test centre.

VINCI Construction is involved in refurbishing Villers-Cotterêts royal chateau, which will house the Cité Internationale de la Langue Française, in northern France.

In line with VINCI Concessions’ aim to contribute to the protection of biodiversity, Via 40 Express (VINCI Highways), the concessionaire in charge of the Bogotá-Girardot motorway in Colombia, has launched a reforestation programme which has just passed the 20,000th-tree-planted milestone.

Freyssinet (VINCI Construction) has carried out major works to rehabilitate the concrete siphon (an 8,000 m² structure associated with the discharge channel, which passes beneath the river) of the Nam Gnom hydroelectric power plant in Laos.

Moving forward with the renovation of the Greenhouse site in Solna, Humlegården Fastigheter AB has brought in Emil Lundgren (VINCI Energies) for the electrical and telecommunications installations, notably of the data and fibre optic network.

For the project on the Bogota-Girardot motorway concession, operated by VINCI Highways (VINCI Concessions), Vía 40 Express has brought into service an asphalt production plant belonging to the Ruta 40 construction company, composed of VINCI Construction Grands Projets and VINCI Construction Terrassement Grands Projets. Based in Fusagasugá, this plant’s technology enables it to operate using up to 40% of recycled materials.

A pioneer in France, in this area, as of 2021, VINCI Airports (VINCI Concessions) has been making sustainable aviation fuels available at Toulon Hyères Airport since early this year.

Omexom RE Wind (VINCI Energies), leader of the joint venture comprising Eurovia’s Niort office and Menard (both VINCI Construction), has been awarded the construction of the infrastructure for the Sud-Vienne - Nord-Charente wind farm (central France).

A year and a half of meticulous preparation for an operation lasting 34 hours and, as a bonus, a probable world record for length for this type of operation for the teams of the Balfour Beatty – VINCI consortium working on the High Speed 2 (HS2) project in the UK.

In 2022, Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, managed by VINCI Airports (VINCI Concessions), acquired the world’s first fully-electric de-icer.

The French National Centre for Space Studies has awarded Nofrayane (VINCI Construction) the first tranche of the rehabilitation of the historic site of the rocket launch pad in French Guiana, known as Diamant.

• VINCI Concessions has invested €15 million in Hype, the developer behind France’s first integrated hydrogen mobility platform.
• VINCI Energies is to work with Hype as its exclusive partner for the construction of new hydrogen production and distribution infrastructure in the Greater Paris area.
• VINCI Concessions is to work with Hype to expand its network in France and around the world.

Omexom ENR Sud-Ouest (VINCI Energies), in a joint venture with SBIPB and Profil du Futur (ArcelorMittal), is to build a 4.6 MWc photovoltaic power plant in Rivière des Galets for EDF Renouvelables.

A 108 m-high reservoir with a capacity of 4 billion m3 and an installed capacity of 128 MW: these are the headline figures for the future dam being erected by VINCI Construction Grands Projets and VINCI Construction Terrassement Grands Projets near Kédougou, in the south of Senegal, which will produce renewable energy and irrigate 90,000 hectares of agricultural land downstream.

The Nantes Metropolis has awarded a joint venture composed of GTM Ouest, leader, and, notably, Dodin Campenon Bernard, Freyssinet, Botte Fondations and Eurovia’s Nantes office (all VINCI Construction) and Citeos (VINCI Energies) the design-build contract for the Anne-de-Bretagne Bridge over the Loire River.

VINCI Concessions has finalised a transaction enabling it to increase its majority stake in Gefyra (from 57.5% to 72.3%) and Gefyra Litourgia (from 55.3% to 70.5%), respectively the concessionaire and the operating company of the Rion-Antirion Bridge (Charilaos Trikoupis) in Greece.

The photovoltaic projects of Solarvia (VINCI Autoroutes) are taking shape.

Once completed, this road will facilitate trade between the port of Cotonou and Niger, and the transporting of cereal crops to processing plants. It will also improve links between the communes passed through by the project.

Twenty years after the opening of the first line, Line b of the Rennes metro became operational on September 2022.

In the UK, London Gatwick Airport (VINCI Airports/VINCI Concessions) recently completed an innovative resurfacing programme on its main runway in half the time and at half the cost compared with using traditional resurfacing methods.

Sogea-Satom Burkina Faso (VINCI Construction) is currently carrying out infrastructure, drainage and airfield lighting works for the country’s future hub airport.

In September last year, Salvador Bahia Airport (VINCI Airports/ VINCI Concessions) inaugurated its first complex dedicated to sustainable development.

VINCI Concessions has joined the Alliance for Zero Emission Aviation (AZEA), created in June 2022 by the European Commission.