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Type
  
Société anonyme

Industry
  
Conglomerate

Headquarters
  
Paris, France

Traded as
  
Euronext: EN

Founder
  
Francis Bouygues

Revenue
  
32.43 billion EUR (2015)


Founded
  
1952; 65 years ago (1952)

Key people
  
Martin Bouygues (Chairman and CEO)

Stock price
  
EN (EPA) € 36.83 -0.15 (-0.42%)3 Mar, 10:59 AM GMT+1 - Disclaimer

CEO
  
Martin Bouygues (5 Sep 1989–)

Subsidiaries
  
Bouygues Telecom, Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier, Colas Group, TF1 Group, Colas Rail

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Bouygues S.A. ([bwiɡ]) is an industrial group headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bouygues is listed on Euronext Paris exchange and is a blue chip in the CAC 40 stock market index. The company was founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and since 1989 has been led by his son Martin Bouygues. In 2015 it had over approximately 120,000 employees in 100 countries, generating €32.428 billion in revenue.

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The group specialises in construction (Colas and Bouygues Construction), real estate development (Bouygues Immobilier), media (TF1 Group), and telecommunications (Bouygues Telecom).

History

The company was founded by Francis Bouygues in 1952. In 1970 Bouygues became listed on the Paris Stock Exchange. In 1985 and 1986 Bouygues acquired road construction groups Screg, Sacer and Colas; later reorganised as Colas group. In 1987 the company started operating the television channel TF1 and in 1988 Bouygues moved into its new head office, the Challenger complex, in Saint-Quentin en Yvelines. In 1996 the company launched Bouygues Télécom and in 2006 the company acquired 23.26% of Alstom.

In 2014, consecutively to Alstom’s cession of its Energy activities to General Electric, Bouygues granted a call option to the French government allowing it to acquire a maximum of 20% of Alstom, currently owned by the group.

Business structure

Telecom/media services and new construction businesses (construction, roads, buildings, etc.)

Construction

  • Bouygues Construction (100% share): construction, public works, energy & services, with a presence in 80 countries worldwide
  • Colas group (96.6% share): roadworks, construction, railways and maintenance
  • Bouygues Immobilier (100% share): residential, corporate, commercial and hotel real estate and urban development, property development
  • BINA Istra (16% share): motorway development and management

    • Telecoms - Media

  • Bouygues Télécom (90,5% share): mobile phone and fixed line operator
  • TF1 Group (43.7% share): audiovisual group; with TF1 and 9 other TV channels. TF1 also owns 100% of Publications Metro France, a free-distribution press group.

    • Transportation

  • Alstom (29.2% share): passenger transportation, signalling and locomotives

    • Corporate management

  • Martin Bouygues, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

    • General Management

  • Olivier Bouygues, Deputy CEO
  • Jean-François Guillemin, Corporate Secretary
  • Philippe Marien, Chief Financial Officer
  • Jean-Claude Tostivin, Senior Vice President, Group Human Resources and Administration
  • Pierre Auberger, Director of Corporate Communications

    • Line divisions:

  • Philippe Bonnave, Chairman and CEO of Bouygues Construction
  • François Bertière, Chairman and CEO of Bouygues Immobilier
  • Hervé Le Bouc, Chairman and CEO of Colas
  • Nonce Paolini, Chairman and CEO of TF1
  • Olivier Roussat, Chairman and CEO of Bouygues Telecom

    • Financial data

    Source : Bouygues

    Stock market data

  • ISIN Value Code = FR0000120503

    • Major construction projects

    Bouygues has been involved in many major construction projects including

    Europe

  • The Parc des Princes completed in 1972
  • The Tour First in 1974
  • The Musée d'Orsay completed in 1986
  • The Île de Ré bridge completed in 1988
  • The Grande Arche completed in 1989
  • The Channel Tunnel completed in 1994
  • The Bibliothèque nationale de France completed in 1995
  • The Pont de Normandie completed in 1995,
  • The Stade de France completed in 1998

    • Africa

  • The Hassan II Mosque completed in 1992
  • The Henri Konan Bédié Bridge in Abidjan completed in 2014

    • North America

  • The company also building the Port of Miami Tunnel completed in 2014.
  • Construction of the Iqaluit Airport terminal with an expected completion date of 2017.

    • Asia

  • The Kipchak Mosque completed in 2004.
  • The Singapore Sports Hub completed in 2014

    • Head office

    The Bouygues head office is located at 32 Avenue Hoche in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The American architect Kevin Roche worked on this building, as well as the previous head office location, the Challenger complex in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. This complex, situated in a 30 hectares (74 acres) tract in Guyancourt, is now occupied by Bouygues Construction, one of the group's subsidiaries.

    Social and environmental commitment

    Since 2006, Bouygues has participated in the United Nations Global Compact The group sponsors The Shift Project think tank, with several other companies such as EDF, BNP Paribas or Saint-Gobain, which promotes sustainable economic development.

    Patronage

    Bouygues focuses its patronage on education, social issues and medical research. Each subsidiary supports its own foundation:

  • The Francis Bouygues Foundation sponsors deserving high school students with a scholarship.
  • Terre Plurielle, Bouygues Construction’s foundation, grants financial support to projects selected by employees. These projects concern access to health, education, and the social insertion of people facing major difficulties.
  • The Bouygues Immobilier Corporate Foundation created in 2009 aims at raising awareness about the need of sustainable construction and urban planning.
  • The Colas Foundation supports contemporary arts through the acquisition of paintings.
  • The TF1 Foundation helps young talents from underprivileged neighbourhoods to succeed in the broadcasting sector.
  • The Bouygues Telecom Foundation is committed to environmental protection, helping people in social or medical difficulty, and promoting the French language.

    • References

    Bouygues Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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