VINCI - 2005 annual report

2005 Highlights
Bernard Val, Chairman of ASF,
and Antoine Zacharias, Chairman
of VINCI.
In two years, the number of apprentices
welcomed in VINCI companies will
increase by 20%.
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VINCI 2005 ANNUAL REPORT
JANUARY ➤ As co-developer of the project with Nexity, VINCI launches the
Granite tower project designed by architect Christian de Portzamparc in
Paris-La Défense for the Société Générale. VINCI Construction is responsible for
the structural work on the building and VINCI Energies for all technical works
packages.
➤ VINCI Construction signs two contracts, one in Italy, the other in Mexico, to
build liquefi ed natural gas tanks. In Chile, the Group is in charge of design,
construction, fi nancing and operation of the Chiloé bridge, which will be
Latin America’s longest (2,634 metres) suspension bridge.
➤ Eurovia acquires the British TE Beach company to become a major player on
the London road construction and maintenance market.
FEBRUARY ➤ After a two-year studies phase, Tunzini (VINCI Energies) begins
climate engineering and fl uid distribution work at the Laser Mégajoule (LMJ)
being built near Bordeaux for the French atomic energy authority (CEA). The
laboratory is an essential part of the Simulation programme aimed at ensuring
the long-term future of France’s nuclear deterrent capability without resorting
to nuclear tests. The Laser Mégajoule will be operational in 2010.
MARCH ➤ On 31 March, the government signs a concession contract with
VINCI Concessions subsidiary Arcour covering design, construction, fi nancing
and operation of the 101 km Artenay-Courtenay section of the
A19 motor-
way that will link the A10 with the A6 in 2009.
➤ VINCI Construction wins a €135 million contract for a new offi ce building
at the the European Investment Bank (EIB) headquarters headquarters in Luxembourg.
APRIL ➤ In Germany, VINCI Construction signs a €47 million public-private
partnership contract with the municipality of Bedburg, near Cologne, covering
modernisation, maintenance and operation of approximately 15 schools
for a period of 25 years.
MAY ➤ After matching the donations made by its employees to aid the populations
of South-East Asia affected by the tsunami on 26 December 2004, VINCI
presented Médecins du Monde and Unicef with a cheque for €406,736.
➤ The Shareholders Meeting approves the two-for-one split of the nominal value
of the VINCI share and the concomitant doubling of the number of shares.
➤ Eurovia and Van Wellen (a subsidiary of CFE) join forces to create a construction
materials storage, processing and trading facility in the port of Antwerp,
Belgium. The site will supply the Northern European markets, which have a
shortage of roadworks materials, in particular.