Building is the original business of the Bouygues group, founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues. In 1972, Bouygues successfully broke into the civil works market when it built the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, then the maritime works and oil and gas contracting market.

The 1990s saw an upsurge in the building and civil works business, mainly outside France. Prestigious projects were completed abroad (the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong, motorways in Hungary, Tai Lam tunnels in Hong Kong and the Sydney CityRail airport link) and in France (the Normandy Bridge, Grande Arche complex and Stade de France stadium).
 

Bouygues Construction in brief:

	Chairman & CEO: Yves Gabriel, since September 2002
	Headcount at 31 December 2011: 52,018 employees
	Sales: €9.8 billion in 2011
	Net profit (attributable to the Group): €226 million in 2011
	Majority shareholder: wholly owned by Bouygues
	Geographical scope: Bouygues Construction operates in all five continents and in around 60 countries worldwide

A world leader

Bouygues Construction is a global player in the building, civil works, energy and services markets. With operations worldwide, it has recognised expertise at every stage of a project: financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance. Its 52,000 employees develop effective and innovative solutions to carry out projects that enhance the quality of life: hospitals, schools, housing, stadiums, high-speed networks, public lighting and transport infrastructure, etc.
Bouygues Construction places social, societal and environmental challenges at the heart of its development strategy, with the aim of being a leader in sustainable construction.
 

 

International expansion

Operating in around 60 countries, Bouygues Construction generated 45% of its sales outside France in 2011. The group is involved mainly in the European Union, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa. International expansion has been achieved by building up existing operations (UK), by gaining a foothold in new markets (Qatar) and by forming partnerships with local companies.

Some of the major projects currently underway or recently completed include the Gautrain rapid rail link between Pretoria and Johannesburg, which was partially handed over for the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa, several luxury tourist complexes in Cuba, the Hodariyat Bridge in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), the Machang Bridge and Pusan Port in South Korea, the Tangiers ferry port and new container port in Morocco, the Sail@Marina Bay residential towers in Singapore, Surrey Hospital in Canada, hospitals, schools and social housing in London, the Tyne Crossing in Newcastle (UK), and the Singapore Sports Hub, the world’s largest sports infrastructure private-public partnership.
 

Development of a full-service offering

Thanks to synergies between its major subsidiaries, Bouygues Construction can offer its clients a comprehensive range of services throughout the project value chain, including needs analysis, financial and technical engineering, project development, design, turnkey projects, construction, maintenance and operation. The group gets involved very early on in all types of projects, whatever their size or complexity. 

(Updated: February 2012)