Bouygues S.A. Profile

Bouygues S.A. Profile

Bouygues S.A. Website

PT BUILDS

1952-present, Paris, France

32 Avenue Hoche, 8th Arrondissement, Paris, France

1952

Francis Bouygues

Bouygues S.A. was founded by Francis Bouygues in 1952. Just under twenty years later, in 1970, the company was listed on the Paris Stock Exchange. In 1985 and 1986 Bouygues acquired the road construction groups “Screg”, “Sacer” and “Colas”, which merged into the Colas Group. In 1987, the company began operating the television channel “TF1” and in 1988 moved to its new headquarters, the Challenger complex in Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines, France. In 1996, the company launched Bouygues Telecom and in 2006 acquired 23.26% of Alstom. It is currently leaded by the founder’s son Martin Bouygues, since 1989, and is headquartered at 32 Avenue Hoche in the 8th Arrondissement of Paris. In 2017, it had over 115,530 employees in 90 countries, generating a turnover of 32.9 billion euros. The Group specializes in construction, with the Colas Group and Bouygues Construction, in real estate development, with Bouygues Immobilie, in the media industry, with Group TF1, and in telecommunications, with Bouygues Telecom. Since 2006, Bouygues has participated in the United Nations Global Compact, supporting also the “Shift Project”, which promotes sustainable economic development. Some of its works include the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech, the Paris Hippodrome and also the Queensferry Bridge in Scotland.