_Contents 5, cours Ferdinand de Lesseps F-92851 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex Tel: (+33) 1 47 16 47 00 Fax: (+33) 1 47 16 33 60 Contents GROUP PRESENTATION OPERATING DIVISIONS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS France - Europe - 8 Highlights flap Americas Profile 1 Executive Committee 2 Socaso / Socatop 13 Editorial 3 Eastern Europe - 14 Africa - Asia Key figures 4 A company operating world-wide 6 Bâtiment Export 18 Engineering sector 20 IMPLANTATIONS 24 Annual report 2003 _ VINCI Construction Grands Projets performed the ci engineering work and coordinated the design stud and other work on the Peace Tower in Saint Peters built to commemorate the city’s tricentennial. _Contents 5, cours Ferdinand de Lesseps F-92851 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex Tel: (+33) 1 47 16 47 00 Fax: (+33) 1 47 16 33 60 Contents GROUP PRESENTATION OPERATING DIVISIONS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS France - Europe - 8 Highlights flap Americas Profile 1 Executive Committee 2 Socaso / Socatop 13 Editorial 3 Eastern Europe - 14 Africa - Asia Key figures 4 A company operating world-wide 6 Bâtiment Export 18 Engineering sector 20 IMPLANTATIONS 24 Annual report 2003 _ VINCI Construction Grands Projets performed the ci engineering work and coordinated the design stud and other work on the Peace Tower in Saint Peters built to commemorate the city’s tricentennial. _Group presentation Highlights JANUARY APRIL JULY OCTOBER As part of the four extensions various systems and coordina- VINCI Construction Grands The official handover for the In 2003, VINCI Construction of the Athens metro now under tion of the various building Projets has received ISO 9001: Berjaya Times Square project Grands Projets launched an construction, and on the strength trades involved in the project. I 2000 certification, covering in Kuala Lumpur took place on accident-prevention and safety of the technical experience design and construction 1 July at a ceremony attended competition as part of the zero- it acquired on lines 1 and 2, of major infrastructure and by the Malaysian Minister accident objective applying to all VINCI Construction Grands turnkey facilities. It is one for Public Works. The Berjaya Group entities. The competition Projets subsidiary VINCI Hellas of the first French construc- Times Square project is the was also a logical extension has won the negotiated contract tion companies to receive largest residential and shopping of the “Safety First” campaign to coordinate design studies ISO 9001: 2000 certification complex in Asia. With its surface aimed at raising safety aware- for the extensions. The contract for the full range of its area of 700,000 square metres, ness among teams at all levels covers, more specifically, verifi- activities. I it is also the largest single in order to foster behavioural cation of the functionality of the building ever constructed change. I by VINCI Construction Grands Projets. I FEBRUARY MAY AUGUST NOVEMBER On 20 February, VINCI the patent filed by VINCI VINCI Construction Technology contracts with the Moscow city Awards in the United Kingdom, Construction Grands Projets Construction Grands Projets and VINCI Construction Grands authorities as part of the Silver in particular for the wide- completed boring operations covering dual-layer fire- Projets signed three support Forest tunnel project. The spread use of recycled mate- on the Lefortovo tunnel along resistant tunnel arch liners. contracts cover, respectively, rials on these two projects. the route of the third urban Thanks to this invention, verification, analysis and vali- The Newport bypass was ring road in Moscow. safety systems can be dation of tunnelling machine named “National Winner”, The 2.2 km tunnel was bored installed in tunnels in a sin- refurbishment programmes; the highest distinction, and using a mud pressure tunnel gle operation - the first layer provision of qualified staff; and the CTRL 310 received the boring machine with a boring compressed air system design title of “Gold Winner”. I provides structural safety The Newport bypass and CTRL diameter of 14.2 metres, studies, ventilation optimisa- and the second provides fire 310 projects were awarded the world’s largest urban site tion and geological studies VINCI won the Grand Prize in protection. The solution has prizes in the 2003 Green Apple tunnelling machine. I the 2003 Siemens Innovation also proved far less costly along the route. I Awards in the building and than in-situ spraying of a civil engineering category for refractory material. I DECEMBER MARCH JUNE On 27 December, for the second The first metal stay-cable VINCI Construction Grands time in history (the first was anchor head was installed Projets won several trophies SEPTEMBER during construction of the on 1 March on one of the in the regional 2003 VINCI The Orhideea shopping centre Aswan High Dam in the 1960s), four pylons of the Rion-Antirion Innovation Awards. These built by VINCI Construction the Nile, the world’s longest bridge in Greece. prizes, awarded to projects Grands Projets in Bucharest, river, was diverted from its The 200 tonne, 35 metre high focused on safety, profitabil- Rumania, was inaugurated natural course into a channel element was installed at a ity and efficiency, confirm on 22 September and opened built on its left bank as part height of 131 metres above the company’s commitment to the public on 24 September. of the construction work on the sea level by a powerful floating to ongoing innovation. I The 28,800 square metre centre Naga Hammadi dam in Egypt. designed to regulate the flow crane. The upper anchors includes an 8,500 square metre The project is located some of the river, provide irrigation of the cable stays supporting Carrefour hypermarket and 150 km north of Luxor and is and generate electricity. I the deck will be installed in 56 shops, all of which were sold this metal head. I prior to opening. I _Group presentation Highlights JANUARY APRIL JULY OCTOBER As part of the four extensions various systems and coordina- VINCI Construction Grands The official handover for the In 2003, VINCI Construction of the Athens metro now under tion of the various building Projets has received ISO 9001: Berjaya Times Square project Grands Projets launched an construction, and on the strength trades involved in the project. I 2000 certification, covering in Kuala Lumpur took place on accident-prevention and safety of the technical experience design and construction 1 July at a ceremony attended competition as part of the zero- it acquired on lines 1 and 2, of major infrastructure and by the Malaysian Minister accident objective applying to all VINCI Construction Grands turnkey facilities. It is one for Public Works. The Berjaya Group entities. The competition Projets subsidiary VINCI Hellas of the first French construc- Times Square project is the was also a logical extension has won the negotiated contract tion companies to receive largest residential and shopping of the “Safety First” campaign to coordinate design studies ISO 9001: 2000 certification complex in Asia. With its surface aimed at raising safety aware- for the extensions. The contract for the full range of its area of 700,000 square metres, ness among teams at all levels covers, more specifically, verifi- activities. I it is also the largest single in order to foster behavioural cation of the functionality of the building ever constructed change. I by VINCI Construction Grands Projets. I FEBRUARY MAY AUGUST NOVEMBER On 20 February, VINCI the patent filed by VINCI VINCI Construction Technology contracts with the Moscow city Awards in the United Kingdom, Construction Grands Projets Construction Grands Projets and VINCI Construction Grands authorities as part of the Silver in particular for the wide- completed boring operations covering dual-layer fire- Projets signed three support Forest tunnel project. The spread use of recycled mate- on the Lefortovo tunnel along resistant tunnel arch liners. contracts cover, respectively, rials on these two projects. the route of the third urban Thanks to this invention, verification, analysis and vali- The Newport bypass was ring road in Moscow. safety systems can be dation of tunnelling machine named “National Winner”, The 2.2 km tunnel was bored installed in tunnels in a sin- refurbishment programmes; the highest distinction, and using a mud pressure tunnel gle operation - the first layer provision of qualified staff; and the CTRL 310 received the boring machine with a boring compressed air system design title of “Gold Winner”. I provides structural safety The Newport bypass and CTRL diameter of 14.2 metres, studies, ventilation optimisa- and the second provides fire 310 projects were awarded the world’s largest urban site tion and geological studies VINCI won the Grand Prize in protection. The solution has prizes in the 2003 Green Apple tunnelling machine. I the 2003 Siemens Innovation also proved far less costly along the route. I Awards in the building and than in-situ spraying of a civil engineering category for refractory material. I DECEMBER MARCH JUNE On 27 December, for the second The first metal stay-cable VINCI Construction Grands time in history (the first was anchor head was installed Projets won several trophies SEPTEMBER during construction of the on 1 March on one of the in the regional 2003 VINCI The Orhideea shopping centre Aswan High Dam in the 1960s), four pylons of the Rion-Antirion Innovation Awards. These built by VINCI Construction the Nile, the world’s longest bridge in Greece. prizes, awarded to projects Grands Projets in Bucharest, river, was diverted from its The 200 tonne, 35 metre high focused on safety, profitabil- Rumania, was inaugurated natural course into a channel element was installed at a ity and efficiency, confirm on 22 September and opened built on its left bank as part height of 131 metres above the company’s commitment to the public on 24 September.