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Bouygues S.A. (French pronunciation: ) 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 2011 it had over approximately 130,000 employees in 80 countries, generating €32.7 billion in revenue.
The group specialises in construction (Colas and Bouygues Construction), real estate development (Bouygues Immobilier), media (TF1 Group), and telecommunications (Bouygues Telecom).
The company was founded by Francis Bouygues in 1952.[2] In 1970 Bouygues became listed on the Colas group.[2][4] In 1987 the company started operating the television channel TF1[2] and in 1988 Bouygues moved into its new head office, the Challenger complex, in Saint-Quentin en Yvelines.[2] In 1996 the company launched Bouygues Télécom[2] and in 2006 the company acquired 23.26% of Alstom.[2]
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.[5]
Telecom/media services and new construction businesses (construction, roads, buildings, etc.)[6]
Construction
Telecoms - Media
General Management
Line divisions:
Source : Bouygues[1]
Bouygues has been involved in many major construction projects including
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.[23][24]
The Group inherited a tradition of guild orders for employees initiated by Francis Bouygues who created the Minorange guild in 1963. It promotes the values of team spirit, responsibility and respect. As of 2013, the Minorange guild has 1,064 members divided into fifteen orders. They are volunteers who advocate constructive labour relations and act as an alternative to unions.
Since 2006, Bouygues has participated in the United Nations Global Compact[26] which promotes and ensures compliance with a set of ten principles in areas such as human rights, labour standards, the environment and the fight against corruption. 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.[27]
Bouygues focuses its patronage on education, social issues and medical research.
Each subsidiary supports its own foundation:[28]
United Kingdom, European Union, Italy, Canada, Spain
General Electric, ABB Group, Siemens, France, Pendolino
United Kingdom, Property law, Real property, Common law, United States
Switzerland, Austria, Italy, United Kingdom, France
Croatia, Bouygues, Pula, Hrvatske autoceste, Highways in Croatia
Euronext, CAC Next 20, CAC Mid 60, French language, Lvmh
Casablanca, Morocco, Bouygues, Islam, Saudi Arabia
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Bouygues, Turkmen language, Oguzkhan Presidential Palace