cegelec
within vinci energies, vinci facilities in belgium combines the competences of cegelec building services, faceo belgium, cegelec refrigeration and thomas kyndt neyts .
l’entreprise cegelec projets espace est l' une des pionnières du secteur spatial européen. …
since the 1960s, cegelec css is also an appreciated integrator of the major electricity producers .
from the management buyout on july 20, cegelec emerges as an independent group of companies .
after receiving antitrust official approval cegelec became an entirely owned subsidiary of the vinci group on april 14 of 2010 .
is the object of a leveraged buy - out by management and employees with the support of investors, and returns to its former name, cegelec .
today, vinci announces the completion of the transfer to vinci of the cegelec group (“cegelec”) by the qatari diar real estate investment company (“qatari diar”), and the allotment to qatari diar of 5. 78% of vinci’s capital and theoretical voting rights in the context of this transaction. integrating solutions and technological services, cegelec designs, installs and maintains systems and sub - systems in industry, infrastructure and the service sector. read the press release
van 20 t. e. m. 22 maart zal cegelec aanwezig zijn op stocexpo 2018 in rotterdam: de toonaangevende vakbeurs en conferentie voor de tank terminal industrie .
deze rebranding is het gevolg van onze groeistrategie binnen vinci energies belgium. cegelec refrigeration is ontstaan in 2006 door de overname van de engineeringstak van ensysta van de groep aveve .
pierre azaria founds cge (compagnie générale d’electricité – general electricity company), a holding company aimed at running electricity industries and companies. fifteen years later, cge becomes cgee, the direct ancestor of cegelec .
the merger with cegelec expands the leadership of vinci energies. this major event is significant as it permits the group to build up its international presence. at the same time, vinci confers vinci energies with the entire range of facility management activities and maintenance services of the group. the combination of these previously dispersed business lines generates a new impetus. with the arrival of faceo, which was formerly associated with cegelec, these activities are integrated under the name vinci facilities, a unit with operations in 20 european countries .
since april 2010, cegelec is part of vinci energies, a subsidiary of the vinci group, the wordwide successful concession and construction company with its headquarters in paris. vinci employs more than 186, 000 employees worldwide, with an annual turnover of around 39 billion euro .
au sein de vinci energies, les entreprises cegelec portent une grande partie des expertises du groupe et proposent des services technologiques aux entreprises et aux collectivités. de la conception à la maintenance multitechnique, leurs domaines d’intervention sont variés et leurs équipes accompagnent leurs clients d’un bout à l’autre de projets ambitieux .
cgee alsthom experiences a strategic change of direction: the general electric company acquires a stake in the group and transfers control of its industrial monitoring activities to it. cgee alsthom then adopts the new name cegelec. this is also the period when gtie extends its development outside france, starting with the uk and then the netherlands .
the cegelec gmbh belongs to the vinci energies group, the energy division of the french vinci group. vinci energies operates with 65, 400 employees in 51 countries and generated in 2015 sales of 10 billion euros. with its network of more than 1, 600 business units, vinci energies is currently the market leader in france as well as a major player in europe and worldwide in the fields of energy and information technology .
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jde day at ecam in brussels on march 22nd, 2018 during the « companies’ days » we meet students of master (either 2nd master for their first job, and 1st master for their end of year internship and graduate thesis) in the same technical studies. a pre - selection is made during these days, the selected students are invited to a job interview with our company. we recruit young graduates every year to integrate our project teams .
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our history is above all one of people and energies coming together to construct a top - level group in the energy and information technology sectors. vinci energies is like a river formed over time by the confluence of multiple streams. it has followed its course for more than two centuries and has gradually grown through its history due to the businesses that have joined it. the pioneers prepared the way for the entrepreneurs who today continue the human adventure that is our heritage. and it is the story of this adventure that we want to tell .
jean - andré lepaute founds a company in his own name. as horologist to the court of louis xv, he constructs precision pendulums for royal estates and most of the observatories of europe. he is responsible for numerous inventions with applications primarily in astronomy or optics for the navy. one of these innovations is his invention in 1780 of the first horizontal clock using parallel workings. the lepaute company much later expands into the field of electronics after the second world war. this branch of its activities is acquired by cge in 1960
during the period of urban lighting development, jean and chabrié establish their company and gain the contract to supply candles and firewood for the palais bourbon in paris (where the national assembly is hosted). at the end of the century, the engineer albert bouchon joins the company, which is then renamed “mors jean & bouchon”. this is also where andré citroën worked .
candles give way to gaslights. clémençon creates the first lighting control units for parisian theatres .
the lacarrière company provides maintenance for street lamps and all public lighting throughout paris. the magnificent parisian lighting fascinates all of europe, which leads to paris being known as the city of light. at the end of the century, lacarrière merges with sdel, a company created by charles saunier and maurice duval .
the second half of the 19th century is marked by the arrival of electricity. innovations flourish and many companies are created, including louis mors in france, and g + h and nickel in germany. the arrival of the automobile sees the birth of the société anonyme d’electricité et d’automobile (electricity and automobile limited company), founded by the son of louis mors in 1896 .
at the beginning of the 20th century, electrical installation companies such as garczynski - traploir and fournié - grospaud flourish throughout france. in 1906, ernest tunzini founds a heating company at versailles. a year later, charles saunier and maurice duval create the firm saunier duval et compagnie (the future sdel) at montreuil, specialising in lighting services for civil service departments. in great britain, herbert beesley and charles lee found the firm lee beesley .
the belle epoque period of economic prosperity witnesses a decisive turning point towards modern times. that context of success and expansion is shattered by the first world war .
at the end of hostilities, everything has to be rebuilt. under the aegis of the french government, 7000 rural homes are connected to electricity by 1919. the same year in sweden, emil lundgren decides to found his company, specialised in electric works. the 1920s also sees the creation of the companies garczynski - traploir at le mans and fournié - grospaud at tarbes .
cgee starts to seek prospects outside france and establishes operations in tunisia and algeria, as well as in belgium .
france discovers air conditioning due to the work of ernest tunzini, and louis santerne opens a modest workshop. both tunzini and santerne grow to join the ranks of france’s great companies. the swiss company kriegel et schaffner has similar success; their electric works company later becomes the etavis group .
the alsthom company (now spelled alstom) is created in alsace. electricity has by this time become the preferred energy source for french industry. this requires the electrical equipment necessary for smooth functioning and alsthom positions itself in the construction of motors, turbines, and soldering equipment .
after the second world war, it is necessary to rebuild throughout europe. companies set out to reconstruct housing. in 1948 the phibor company is founded. it provides supplies for the many housing projects which begin to spring up in the parisian suburbs. during these years of reconstruction neighbouring countries also undergo development: in morocco, cgee founds a holding company of electrical businesses (la compagnie chérifienne d’entreprises électriques) .
modernity, new construction, and industrial development are the spearhead of the 1950s in france and as well as the rest of europe. in romania, for example, the infrastructure and service sector are directed by tiab, which starts its activity at this time. distinguished by a new dynamism, the construction of the nuclear industry is undertaken by sdel, tunzini, comsip entreprise, g + h, and nickel .
exchanges increase and companies now systematically seek prospects abroad: cgee thus establishes a presence in south america, in africa, and in portugal .
at the start of the 1970s, the electrical installation market undergoes a profound change. cgee merges with the electrical divisions of alsthom and sge, the future vinci, to create cgee alsthom .
the lepaute company, whose ancestor was the horologist to the court of louis xv and creator of the great public clocks of the period, then also joins cgee alsthom .
the companies mors, jean et bouchon, garczynski - traploir, and fournié - grospaud, join to form a group that becomes gtie in 1984 .
following the first oil price shock, the world is in crisis. due to dynamic results, cgee alsthom creates a subsidiary in brazil and gains sole responsibility to equip edf’s nuclear power generation plants with control systems .
for its part, in 1974 comsip entreprise signs the orenbourg contract in the ussr, to develop the largest natural gas field in the world. afterwards, with the development of computer systems, comsip entreprise sets up the real - time monitoring system for ariane rockets .
in germany, due to an initial facility management contract with the us army for its military bases, the ske company is born .
in the 1980s, cgee alsthom increases its contracts in africa, and then brings comsip entreprise into the group to be able to grow further in the petrochemical and space sectors .
gtie makes its first acquisitions in the uk and the netherlands. sdel expands into germany .
gtie, sdel, and santerne form the new electrical works division of sge. the advancement in the field of maintenance, the promising growth of offers related to telecommunication networks, and the development of information processing constitute opportunities for the development of gtie .
the axians and graniou brands, dedicated to telecommunications, are founded. they are followed by actemium, citeos, omexom, and opteor. gtie, while continuing to fully serve its local clients, also chooses a global approach for some of its businesses .
when sge and gtm merge in 2000 to give birth to vinci, gtie absorbs the thermo - mechanical business units from the group (lefort - francheteau, saga, tunzini, nickel, g + h, and tpi) .
throughout the first decade the group extends its development to new countries: sweden, spain, eastern europe, portugal, switzerland, and italy. the axians and actemium networks expand into the netherlands, germany, belgium, and slovakia .
gtie takes the name vinci energies to gain recognition as a subsidiary of vinci .
the group begins its expansion to central and eastern europe, with acquisitions in poland, the czech republic, and romania .
in the following two years, other businesses join the group, such as ga gruppe in germany, specialising in energy and telecommunications infrastructures .
vinci energies also turns toward asia, with the acquisition of vaes in india, and the creation of multiple business units associated with actemium in china .
new sources of energy, the boom in mobile telecommunications, and energy conservation are all challenges faced by the group in a world where the needs for different types of energy, for infrastructures of all sorts, and for information technology have never been so great. its business units are at the heart of sustainable development issues. they are creating the “green solutions” of tomorrow that will dominate this third millennium .
year after year, vinci energies pursues its expansion, via both organic growth and a strong acquisition policy. the acquisition in october 2014 of imtech ict, an information and communication technology specialist operating in several european countries, and electrix, a major player in electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure in oceania, is in keeping with the group’s “multi - local” positioning .
over the last few years, vinci energies has developed, diversified and expanded its business. the group’s revenue rose from €3. 5 billion in 2005 to €10. 2 billion in 2015. this spectacular growth was fuelled by two drivers .
internal growth, by proposing new services and innovations to our customers, while also accompanying them into the most dynamic markets such as china and africa .
growth by acquisition, thanks to a series of acquisitions in the last years, including orteng and apx in 2015 .
in 2016, vinci energies acquires j & p richardson, a leading australian electrical contracting and engineering company, and boosts its positions in the australian energy and transport infrastructure services market .
digital transformation and energy transition are the challenges faced by the group in a changing world .
the aeg separates the area plant and automation technology. it becomes a part of the company alcatel - alsthom, later alstrom .
the aeg, one of the most important electrical companies of the 20th century in the german - speaking world, is established .
with a route network of 4386 km length vinci autoroutes holds half of the motorway concession in france. vinci concessions develops and operates a unique portfolio of concessions in the area of ‚äč‚äčtransport infrastructure and public institutions in around twenty countries .
under the range of construction and construction services fall vinci energies, eurovia, and vinci construction. they form a unique worldwide network of expertise and companies within the integrated business model of vinci .
the history of the vinci group, heir to hundreds of companies gradually assembled in a convoluted process, goes back to the 19th century. in 1899, two engineers from polytechnique, an elite french engineering school, alexandre giros and louis loucheur, founded société générale d’entreprises (sge), which became vinci in 2000 following its merger with the gtm group .
vinci energies, via omexom, its brand dedicated to energy transition, has been awarded a contract by the société d’electricité du sénégal (senelec) to build eight photovoltaic power plants with a combined capacity of 17 mw in senegal over a period of 10 months. read the press release
a consortium comprising eurovia cs (leader), doprastav and metrostav has been awarded the contract to build a new 8 km section of the d1 motorway near prešov, in eastern slovakia. once completed, this motorway will cross slovakia from west to east, linking austria and ukraine. read the press release
vinci concessions subsidiary vinci highways recently completed the financial arrangements for the a7 motorway public - private partnership (a - modell *) covering a 60 km section between the bockenem and göttingen interchanges in germany. read the press release
the south europe atlantic tours–bordeaux high - speed line, which vinci built and is now operating, officially opened to traffic on sunday 2 july 2017, marking the completion of the construction phase and the beginning of commercial operation .
several vinci construction companies have been selected to work on grand paris express projects, in particular including line 15 south. further information read the press release
vinci airports now concessionaire of salvador airport in bahia, in brazil on completion of a call for tenders initiated by anac (agência nacional de aviação civil), vinci airports was this thursday awarded the concession for deputado luis eduardo magalhaes airport, for a 30 - year term. located in the city of salvador, this airport is currently managed by the public operator infraero. read the press release
vinci energies reinforces its presence in northern europe vinci energies announced on 1 november 2017 that it had acquired two leading european companies specialising in electricity networks: infratek and horlemann. early november also saw vinci energies reach an agreement with the shareholders of eitech to acquire this company’s entire share capital. read the press release
vinci construction acquires australian company seymour whyte on 23 october 2017, vinci construction finalised its acquisition of queensland - based seymour whyte, purchasing 100% of the capital of this company previously listed on the sydney stock exchange. founded in 1987, the company is well known in australia as an operator in the fields of civil engineering, earthworks and utilities, notably for the construction of roads, bridges and water infrastructure. read the press release
the new 12 km portion of the east end crossing connecting the u. s. states of indiana and kentucky was inaugurated on 18 december 2016. the project was carried out under a ppp contract with a value of nearly $ 1 billion (€956 billion) signed in march 2013 by indiana finance authority and the concession company wvb east end partners, made up, in equal shares, of vinci highways, walsh investors and bilfinger pi. read the press release
trans adriatic pipeline ag has awarded spiecapag, a subsidiary of entrepose, the engineering procurement construction (epc) of three lots of onshore gas pipelines as part of the tap (trans - adriatic pipeline) project: one lot represents 185 km in greece - between kipoi and kavala - and two lots are totalling 215 km in albania, between bilisht and topoje. read the press release
a ceremony in chernobyl today marked the successful conclusion of the sliding operation, a key milestone before the fi nalisation of the international programme to transform chernobyl into an environmentally safe and secure state by november 2017. further information read the press release
vinci has signed the 54 - year concession contract with the ministry for ecology, sustainable development, transport and housing to design, finance, build, operate and maintain the 24km western strasbourg bypass. the dual two - lane carriageway section connects the a4 / a35 in the north with the a352 / a35 junction in the south. read the press release
vinci airports finalises the acquisition of the two kansai airports in japan and enters the world’s top five airports operators on 1 april 2016, vinci airports will take over operation of the two kansai’s region airports in japan for a period of 44 years. this new acquisition is a major milestone in vinci airports’ international expansion. operating on three continents and managing more than 100 million passengers per year, vinci airports is now one of the world’s five leading airport operators. read the press release
lamsac’s acquisition: vinci becomes motorway concessionaire in peru vinci highways, vinci concessions’ subsidiary, has finalised the acquisition of 100% of lamsac company, concessionaire - holder of línea amarilla, a 25 km toll road around the center of lima, and pex, lamsac’s electronic toll collection operator. the deal is based on an enterprise value of lamsac and pex at pen 5. 5billion (around eur 1. 5 billion) as of 31 december 2015. read the press release
since 1 october, the nuevo pudahuel consortium composed of aéroports de paris (45 %), vinci airports (40 %) and astaldi (15 %) has been officially in charge of the management of the santiago de chile airport, and will be so for the next 20 years. winning the concession for this airport, the sixth - busiest in south america (it handled more than 16 million travellers in 2014), marks an important milestone in the international development strategy of vinci airports, at the very heart of the group’s priorities. further information read the press release
being implemented in a joint venture by chantiers modernes construction and bateg, subsidiaries of vinci construction france, the project involves the construction of a building of some 80, 000 sq. metres that will connect the airport’s south and west terminals. the 250 m - long new building was designed with the help of bim (building information modeling), an innovative tool using digital models .
regina bypass partners, a (37. 5 %) subsidiary of vinci concessions, in partnership with parsons enterprises (25 %), connor clark & lunn gvest fund (25 %) and gracorp capital (12. 5 %) has signed with the saskatchewan ministry of highways and infrastructure a public - private partnership contract with a term of 30 years for the completion and operation of the highway bypass of regina, the capital city of the province of saskatchewan in canada. read the press release
vinci undertakes a strategic partnership with the constructora conconcreto company in colombia vinci has announced a strategic partnership with constructora conconcreto, a leading colombian construction and real estate development company. this partnership is subject to finalisation of the agreements and the customary closing conditions. constructora conconcreto is colombia’s second - largest construction and property development group, with €320 million revenue in 2014 and 4, 800 employees. read the press release
on monday 20 october 2014, the louis vuitton foundation was inaugurated in paris in the presence of bernard arnault, chairman of the lvmh group, french president francois hollande, architect frank gehry, xavier huillard, chairman and ceo of vinci, and numerous guests. with a net floor area of 13, 700 sq. metres, the building is characterized by its 12 huge glass roofs, covering a highly complex structure associating 19 “icebergs” clad with white, ultra - high - performance fibre concrete panels with 47 glazed facades. further information
vinci finalises the acquisition of imtech ict and electrix vinci energies has finalised the acquisition of imtech ict, the information and communication technologies division of imtech, as well as the acquisition of the electrix company from mcconnell dowell, a subsidiary of south african group aveng. read the press release
vinci has finalised today the acquisition of ana, the company that holds a fifty - year concession for portugal’s 10 airports. this is the final step in the privatisation process that was launched by the portuguese government and approved by the european commission in june 2013. in terms of enterprise value, the transaction is worth €3. 08 billion. read the press release
jean - luc marx, prefect of la réunion, and didier robert, president of the réunion region, are today officially launching construction of the new coastal highway to be built by a consortium made up of vinci construction subsidiaries vinci construction grands projets (lead company) and dodin campenon bernard, bouygues construction subsidiary bouygues travaux publics and demathieu bard. the 5, 400 metre offshore viaduct, france' s longest, will connect saint denis (the administrative capital of la réunion) with la grande chaloupe. read the press release
organisation eurovia merges its railway activities: etf as of 1st january 2013, eurovia' s railway construction and maintenance activities have been brought together within a single company: etf. in france, seven regional offices will cover all maintenance services, on both the national network and private branch lines. outside france, etf is now offering integrated solutions, based on its predecessor companies' 150 years worth of know - how, qualifications and references, in the course of its ongoing activities in thailand, egypt, benin, venezuela, and, soon, india .
vinci immobilier has delivered the
cité du cinéma
, a new centre conceived by luc besson and dedicated to the “seventh art”. covering all aspects of the french film industry, this complex of 62, 000 m2 will, among other things, have 9 film studios, workshops for building film sets, training areas for the ecole nationale supérieure louis lumière, a film theatre, an arcade, space for the service sector as well as communal services, shops and a restaurant. read the press release
die geplante hochgeschwindigkeitsstrecke mit 302 km länge und 38 km gleisanschlüssen an das bestehende schienennetz stellt mit 7, 8 milliarden euro (aktueller stand) gesamtinvestition die bisher bedeutendste öffentlich - private partnerschaft (ppp) im französischen eisenbahnsektor und eines der weltweit größten infrastrukturprojekte der letzten zehn jahre dar. read the press release
on 9 december, as part of its liquefied natural gas (lng) terminal project in papua new guinea, esso highlands limited, a subsidiary of exxon mobil corporation, awarded spiecapag, a subsidiary of entrepose contracting (vinci construction), the contract for the construction of 450 km of land - based pipelines. spiecapag will be responsible for the engineering, supplying equipment, and the construction and installation of this infrastructure. further information
xavier huillard, born on 27 june 1954, is a graduate of the école polytechnique and the école nationale des ponts et chaussées. he has spent most of his working life in the construction industry in france and abroad. he joined sogea in december 1996 as deputy chief executive officer in charge of international activities and specific projects, and then became its chairman and chief executive officer in 1998. he was appointed deputy general manager of vinci in march 1998, and was chairman of vinci construction from 2000 to 2002. he was appointed co - chief operating officer of vinci and was chairman and chief executive officer of vinci energies from 2002 to 2004, then chairman of vinci energies from 2004 to 2005. he became director and chief executive officer of vinci in 2006 and was appointed chairman of the board of directors on 6 may 2010. he was appointed chairman of the institut de l’entreprise on 18 january 2011. read the press release
vinci officially opened the a19, france’s first eco - motorway. built by group companies and operated by cofiroute, this 101 km motorway between artenay and courtenay completes the outer ring road around the greater paris area. read the press release
vinci strengthened its rail sector activity by acquiring vossloh infrastructure services, renaming it etf - eurovia travaux ferroviaires. the group participated in the tender for the construction and operation of 303 km of high - speed line between tours and bordeaux. at the end of march 2010, vinci was declared the successful bidder. read the press release
vinci acquires soletanche bachy, world leader in special foundations and ground treatment. soletanche bachy offers technical expertise acknowledged the world over. in 2009, soletanche bachy merges with the freyssinet group to create soletanche freyssinet, representing an array of brands and technologies that is unrivalled in the world of specialised civil engineering. read the press release
vinci broadened its range of technical expertise and strengthened its international presence by acquiring entrepose contracting (oil and gas infrastructure). read the press release
the city of thiers in central france has just awarded its public lighting management contract to vinci energies under a 15 - year public private partnership. a few months later, vinci energies and vinci concessions won the ppp contract to manage public lighting in the city of rouen, normandy. read the press release
yves - thibault de silguy has a degree in law from the university of rennes, a masters degree in public law, and is a graduate of the institut d’etudes politiques paris, public service section, and of the ecole nationale d’administration. from 1976 to 1981, he worked at the ministry of foreign affairs and for the european commission from 1981 to 1985. he then worked at the french embassy in washington as a counsellor (economic affairs) from 1985 to 1986. from 1986 to 1988, he was an adviser in the prime minister’s office with responsibility for european affairs and international economic, monetary and financial affairs. from 1988 to 1993, he was director in the international affairs department and then director for international affairs of the usinor sacilor group. from 1993 to 1995, he was secretary - general of the interdepartmental committee for questions of economic cooperation in europe and at the same time, adviser for european affairs and vices herpa in the prime minister’s office, assisting in the preparation of summits of the industrialised nations. from 1995 to 1999, he was european commissioner responsible for economic, monetary and financial affairs. from 2000 to 2005, he was chairman of the european policy committee of the medef. in january 2000, he became a member of the executive board of suez lyonnaise des eaux, of which he was chief executive officer from 2001 to 2003. he was then executive vice - president of suez from 2003 until june 2006. he was appointed chairman of the board of directors of vinci on 1 june 2006 and resigned from all his appointments at suez. since 6 may 2010, he has been vice - chairman and senior director of vinci .
vinci was selected by the french government to acquire asf and escota as part of the country’s motorway company privatisation programme .
the 2, 252 metre structure, which connects the peloponnese to mainland greece, was built by vinci construction grands projets and is being operated by vinci concessions under a 35 - year concession contract .
vinci became a major partner of france’s ministry of culture and started restoration work on the hall of mirrors at the château de versailles in the country’s biggest skills - based cultural sponsorship operation .
vinci created the vinci foundation for the community, a bridge between the skills of group employees and community organisations. its aim is to promote access to employment and restore social cohesion .
vinci created the vinci foundation for the community, a bridge between the skills of group employees and community organisations. its aim is to promote access to employment and restore social cohesion. find out more at: urltoken
dumez yaciretá, or
cradle of the moon
in guarani, is located on the parana river at the northern tip of argentina and paraguay. dumez participated in the construction of this dam, which not only produces power but also allows river transport all the way to brazil, thanks to elevated upstream water levels. the facility consists of an earth dam seventy kilometres in length, with four main concrete structures: a navigation lock, two spillways, and a hydroelectric plant .
a graduate of engineering school enseeiht, antoine zacharias held many management positions at compagnie générale des eaux, where he spent most of his career. he was regional director at lyon, and in charge of developing and monitoring the group' s activities in germany. he was appointed deputy general manager of ccge in 1994 and member of the vivendi executive board in 1995. executive manager and director of sge since 1991, he was appointed chairman of the group in june 1997. in april 2000, he resigned from vivendi when the latter reduced its interest in sge to 17% . he was responsible for the vinci' s merger with gtm in 2000, which made vinci the world leader in construction, concessions and related services .
sogea sogea built the shell of the georges pompidou european hospital (designed by architect aymeric zublena), located in paris' s xvth arrondissement. the 29, 000 square metre hospital has a capacity of 687 beds .
campenon bernard the jin mao tower, which rises 420. 50 metres over the city of shanghai, was designed to be the tallest skyscraper with a concrete centre and metal frame. the building counts 88 stories, 88, 000 square metres of curtain wall, eight megacolumns surrounding a reinforced concrete core and a 38 - metre spire .
sge the construction of the stade de france began in 1995, three years before the world soccer cup. the site presented many challenges, due to geological conditions, urban surroundings and the short deadline. three french companies, of which dumez and sge, were awarded equal portions of the project. the stadium' s subsequent success, and its short, albeit rich history, have been widely recognised. the stade de france is operated under concession by vinci .
freyssinet the ting kau bridge in hong kong is 1, 117 metres long and is one of the longest cable - stayed bridges in the world. freyssinet installed 384 cables, plus 64 cables to stabilise the pylons and eight to ensure longitudinal stability (the latter were nearly 500 metres long). the total weight of these cables exceeded 3, 000 tonnes .
campenon bernard the vasco de gama bridge was inaugurated in 1998. the structure, which is 17 kilometres long, includes a main cable - stayed bridge824 metre long, four viaducts, respectively 488 metres, 672 metres, 6, 531 metres and 3, 825 metres long, an interchange, and a toll - gate / services area. the entire structure is built to resist earthquakes four times stronger than the one that destroyed lisbon in 1755. the project was managed by campenon bernard and is currently operated by vinci under a concession contract .
eurovia was created in 1997 from the merger of two major sge road construction subsidiaries, viafrance and cochery bourdin chaussé (the latter was the result of the 1984 merger of cochery and bourdin chaussé). in 1999, eurovia purchased teerbau, the roadworks leader in germany. it also launched a major expansion drive in central and eastern europe. in 2000, vinci' s merger with gtm resulted in the merger of eurovia and entreprise jean lefebvre, to form the largest roadworks company in europe .
a graduate of ecole polytechnique and ecole nationale d' administration, jean - marie messier began his career as a finance inspector in 1982. he was successively cabinet chief of the minister in charge of privatisations, technical advisor to the minister of the economy and finance from 1986 to 1999, and associate - manager of the bank lazard frères et cie from 1989 to 1994. appointed general manager and director of cge (which became vivendi in 1996), he was named chairman and ceo of the company until 2002. he was chairman and ceo of sge from 1996 to 1997, when it was still a subsidiary of vivendi .
freyssinet the normandy bridge, the second longest cable - stayed bridge in the world, with a main span of 856 metres, crosses the seine estuary linking le havre to honfleur. the bridge is 1, 966 metres long and includes two concrete pylons that are 215 metres high. the bridge' s bearing surface is more limited that that of the great suspended bridges. nonetheless, the normandy bridge represents a considerable improvement in cable - stayed technology and can withstand winds exceeding 300 kilometres per hour .
cbc the société générale head office building in la défense, built by cbc, is one of the great office construction projects of the last decade. cbc' s paris - based subsidiary bateg completed one of the towers, with over 70, 000 square metres in office space, in 1995 .
sge xthe inauguration of the channel tunnel in 1994 marked the end of an exceptional technical and human adventure. the idea dated back to 1802, when albert mathieu, an engineer, suggested digging a tunnel to link france to england, but the project did not materialise until france and the uk signed a treaty to this effect in 1986. the tunnel includes three galleries, and is a total of 50. 5 kilometres in length, of which 37 kilometres run under the channel, which is fifty metres deep. the terminal installations on the french side cover 520 hectares, i. e. the size of an international airport. of the five french companies that met this exceptional technical challenge, vinci is represented through two of its businesses, dumez and sge .
cbc the canal + head office building, designed by richard meier, was delivered in 1992 and is representative of a new style of office architecture, that offered flexible internal design on a smaller scale. cbc drew on the full range of its technical skills to complete the project .
a graduate of ecole polytechnique and a ponts et chaussées engineer, most of guy dejouany' s career was with cge (which later became vivendi). he was successively deputy general manager in 1965, general manager in 1972, general manager and director in 1973 and chairman and ceo from 1976 to 1996. from 1990 to 1996, he was also chairman and ceo of sge (at the time, a subsidiary of cge). he is currently a director of vinci .
dumez the yamassoukro cathedral, our lady of peace, was built and financed by president houphouët - boigny of côte d' ivoire, and cost over one billion french francs. the cathedral is a replica of saint peter of rome. with a surface area of 30, 000 meters, it can hold up to 7, 000 people seated and 11, 000 people standing .
dumez architect ieoh ming pei was commissioned to design the new buildings of the grand louvre museum, which gave rise to one of the largest and most complex museum in the world. dumez built the underground entrance to the museum, along with restaurants, an auditorium, exhibition rooms, warehouses, a bookstore and the base of pei' s famous glass pyramid .
gtm during the 1950, gtm took part in the french government' s power plant construction program. from 1985 to 1987, it added to its project portfolio, by building two cooling towers for the golfech nuclear power plant in the tarn department. the cooling towers, which stood at 178. 5 metres, were the tallest in the world .
gtm to remedy a severe housing shortage, singapore launched a large - scale policy, in which gtm was actively involved, through the construction of 15, 000 homes between 1981 and 1987. to honour the contract, gtm first had to build an exceptionally large prefabrication plant .
pierre léon - dufour was born in 1937 in tarbes. a graduate of ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées, he was employed by gtm when the group decided to launch a new business: parking lots. pierre léon - dufour played a key role in the development of parcs gtm, gtm' s parking division, which he managed from 1986 to 1996, . he was also active in representing the profession and founded business organisation synoparc (syndicat national des concessionnaires de parcs publics de stationnement) .
dumez khashm - al - aam was just another patch of desert in the suburbs of riad, saudi arabia, when the national guard decided to build its largest military base there in 1981. the saudi government launched a giant construction project to build housing for the families of officers and enlisted men. in less than five years, dumez built a city for 50, 000 people, including 5, 200 homes and 143 public buildings over an area of 1, 640, 000 square metres .
gtm after the pompidou centre, gtm won another major project management contract that also involved modernising the architecture of paris. this time, the group was en charge of building the la villette museum of science and technology. in 1974, just a few years after the closure of the la villette abattoirs, gtm began works to develop 55 hectares of industrial wasteland .
serge michel spent his entire career in the building and civil engineering sector. in 1951, he joined seas and became manager of etablissements houdry in 1955. in 1967, he joined saint - gobain as sales manager and then chairman of socea. at saint - gobain, he was successively deputy general manager and general manager of the services branch. he was appointed chairman of sge from 1984 to 1988 and chairman of the executive board from 1988 to 1990. he was deputy general manager of cge from 1991 to 1992. he is currently chairman of soficot, and is still active in the building and civil engineering sector, notably as director of vinci .
after graduating in civil engineering, gilbert simonet joined bouygues in 1960 and remained with the company until the creation of cbc in 1982. simonet, initially hired by bouygues as a works manager, was later assigned to property and construction activities. an influential member of the construction industry like his partner henri becq, through cbc, he tried to show that construction
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bourdin et chaussé bourdin et chaussé has been present in africa since the early 1950s. in niger, it took part in the construction of the uranium road from tahoua to arlit with fougerolles, another french company. both the country and the company benefited from this project, which linked urban centres in the southwest and northwest .
raymond soulas, born in paris on 18 october 1918, was educated at the lycée saint - louis and the ecole polytechnique. during the occupation he was deported to buchenwald. in 1943 he joined sge as chief engineer and in 1960 was made managing director of tramarance, the company responsible for civil engineering at the la rance tidal power plant (1960 - 1967). in 1971, he was named executive vice - president and in 1977 board member and managing director of sge. he was chairman and ceo of sge from december 1979 to july 1980. he was chairman and ceo of sea tank co. from its inception and held the same positions at sge - tpi. instrumental in the sainrapt et brice merger, he became its vice - chairman and ceo in 1979. a year later he was appointed vice - chairman and ceo of sge. following the acquisition by saint - gobain, he remained on the board but retired from all his other positions in 1988 .
freyssinet the brotonne bridge, built in 1977, marked a decisive stage in the construction of cable - stayed bridges with prestressed concrete aprons. the structure is 1, 278. 4 metres long and comprises a cable - stayed bridge with three spans, respectively 143. 5 metres, 320 metres and 143; 5 metres long. the apron is 3. 8 metres high throughout its length and includes two throughways 6. 5 metres wide, a central separation 3. 2 metres wide, and two sidewalks 1. 5 metres wide .
gtm the construction of the cabora bassa dam over the zambeze river turned out to be one of gtm' s most difficult projects. the site was beset by external problems, including the strength of the river' s flow, as well as acts of sabotage and guerrilla warfare. ten thousand people worked on the structure, which is 165 metres high and 320 metres long .
gtm the pompidou centre in paris was designed by renzo piano and richard rogers and built by gtm. the centre is undoubtedly one of the most striking buildings of the latter half of the xxth century in paris, though the public initially had trouble accepting the huge structure' s presence in one of the oldest districts of paris. the building' s high - tech architecture is currently home to a library and to the national museum of modern art .
freyssinet freyssinet was actively involved in the construction of the olympic complex in montreal for the 1976 games. the group notably built the velodrome, for which it designed a unique off - centre roof structure supported by four buttresses and 200 flat cylinders, 920 mm in diameter with around 1, 000 tonnes of thrust each .
sogea in response to exponential demographic growth since the 1970s, the authorities of lagos in nigeria launched a number of major infrastructure programmes. the company later to be known as sogea was a key player in african markets and was able to demonstrate its expertise in this area .
campenon bernard at 210 metres, the montparnasse tower, designed by architects eugène beaudouin, urbain cassan and louis hoym de marien, provides a striking contrast to the architecture of central paris. when it was first built, the tower was fiercely criticised and its style generally considered inappropriate, yet it reflects changes in office design. with its smoked - glass façade, the montparnasse tower ushered in an era of vast, open - plan offices .
gtie, the vinci group' s energy and information division, was created in 1972 under the name union des entreprises electriques régionales (ueer). it was designed to bring together three long - standing, recognised companies in the electrical sector: mjb (the result of from the merger of mors with jean bouchon) garczynski traploir and fournié grospaud. in 1984, compagnie générale des eaux (now called vivendi) became the sole shareholder of ueer, which changed its name to gtie. gtie made several acquisitions. soon, it included over one hundred companies. the group became leader in france in electrical engineering. in 1996, gtie became a direct subsidiary of sge, and was expanded to include sdel and santerne. with a network of over 700 companies, gtie is now a leader in europe in engineering, integration and maintenance of information and energy systems .
dumez on the strength of its reputation in dam construction, dumez won a contract to build a dam with a record capacity of six million cubic metres in south africa. despite the many geographical, technical and human obstacles, dumez was able to complete the project in 1972 .
entreprises morillon - corvol et courbot was created in 1971 from the merger of two companies with strong reputations in maritime works and harbour construction. morillon - courvol was founded in 1885 to operate the sand deposits of the paris region. it played a crucial role in building the gennevilliers port and in dredging the seine river to make it navigable by larger vessels. courbot dates back to 1925 and was also very active in the paris area, though its main markets were france' s colonies and overseas territories. the two companies merged in 1971 under the name emcc, which became a subsidiary of sge in 1983 and was integrated into campenon bernard .
viafrance, created in 1971, inherited the expertise and culture of two roadwork companies, vialit and viasphalte. vialit was founded in 1925 under the impetus of georges courtois, who wanted to promote surface coatings and bitumen emulsions. until 1970, the company was managed by lionel ignace, co - founder of usirf (the french union of roadworks companies) in 1936. viasphalte was created in 1933, under the impetus of entreprises léon ballot. after the second world war, it became a subsidiary of campenon bernard. viasphalte owed its success to thorough knowledge of american technology and equipment. by the 1960s, it enjoyed a strong presence in france and abroad. viasphalte built a 187 - km road from safi to aqaba in jordan. vialit and viasphalte' s activities, which were complementary, were combined in 1971. in 1997, viafrance merged with cochery bourdin chaussé to form eurovia.
cegelec is a french electrical engineering company providing electrical power installation , hvac , information technology and other services to public and private companies . as of 2014 the company employs around 22,000 people and operates in 30 countries , with major activity in france , brazil , indonesia , the middle east and africa . 
cegelec is a french electrical engineering company providing electrical power installation, hvac, information technology and other services to public and private companies. as of 2014 the company employs around 22,000 people and operates in 30 countries, with major activity in france, brazil, indonesia, the middle east and africa.
cegelec is a french electrical engineering company providing electrical power installation, hvac, information technology and other services to public and private companies. as of 2014 the company employs around 22,000 people and operates in 30 countries, with major activity in france, brazil, indonesia, the middle east and africa.