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Vinci Group - statistics & facts
Vinci is a French company founded in 1899, originally named Société Générale d’Entreprises S.A. (SGE), by Alexandre Giros and Louis Loucher. The company adopted its current name in 2000 after a merger. It is currently one of the largest construction companies in the world. Vinci Group is active in markets all over the world. However, in 2022, it generated most of its revenues within France. In recent years, Vinci has won concessions contracts to operate an airport in the Dominican Republic and a road in Colorado. It has also won contracts for the construction or design of infrastructures and buildings in France, Senegal, Australia, Hong Kong, and other countries.
In what types of projects is Vinci involved?
The French company generated its revenue from several different business lines. The main sectors where the company is active are construction, energy, property and holding companies, and concessions, operating airports, highways, and other infrastructures, from which the company generated a relevant share of its revenue. Under its concessions business segment, Vinci Autoroutes operates one of the largest motorway networks in Europe. Meanwhile, Vinci Construction employed hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. Vinci provides a wide range of services for its infrastructure projects, including design, construction, and maintenance. For example, Vinci has been involved in the construction of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project, the second major high-speed railway in the United Kingdom.The Americas represent a great source of income for Vinci
Vinci's construction business has been the segment with the highest revenue throughout the past decade. Nevertheless, Vinci Energy has been increasing in size at a faster pace during that time. When it comes to the markets where Vinci is most active, Europe still was its major source of revenue, even when not taking France into account. The countries from which Vinci generated most of its revenue abroad were the United Kingdom and Germany. Spain was also slightly higher in that ranking than either the United States or Canada.
