In order to meet energy performance-related societal and regulatory requirements, players in the property sector are increasingly opting for open data solutions. More and more digital systems and equipment – such as computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS), building management systems (BMS), automation systems and connected objects – are being installed in commercial buildings, generating vast […]
Creating pathways between big businesses and “game-changing” start-ups can help revive industrial processes. An ad hoc collaborative ecosystem is emerging in France, spurred on by the public authorities. One of the strands of the French government’s strategy to revitalise industrial activity involves bringing together two very different ecosystems – on the one hand, big industrial […]
Vincent Belot, director of the Engage programme at Michelin, looks back at the steps taken by the Group over the past four years to introduce a unified solution designed to manage its B2B customer relationship policy. When was the Engage programme initiated and what were its initial goals? V.B. In 2016, in the US, if […]
TIM, a company that facilitates integration into the world of work, has been helping the long-term unemployed since 2019 to find sustainable employment while delivering Facility Management services. The experience is a first for VINCI Energies, a shareholder in the company, which is actively involved in the field of occupational integration. If no one is […]
Over the next few decades the European Commission plans to implement a proactive strategy in offshore wind, a high-growth market in which VINCI Energies is staking out a position following its acquisition of EWE Offshore in Germany. Europe wants to move up a gear in boosting offshore wind power. With this in mind, the European […]
The modernisation of locks in the Centre-Bourgogne canal system, an initiative managed by Voies Navigables de France (VNF), the French navigation authority, with the support of VINCI Energies, is helping to rebalance modes of transport towards low-carbon options. This example demonstrates the resurgence of waterborne transport, a development that makes sense in the context of […]
CargoBeamer is installing an innovative automated system in Calais that will help speed up the transition from road to rail transport. It will mean an entire train can be loaded in 20 minutes. Calais, which plays a key role in freight transport between mainland Europe and the UK, is set to become a benchmark in […]
Digital twin technology is revolutionising the manufacturing industry by optimising the development phase of a project or even the use of an asset or equipment. We look at the experience Actemium has gained in the area. On stream since the start of 2019, the new automated banknote packaging line at the Banque de France printing […]
Based on the BIM model used in the construction sector, PIM (Plant Information Model) is a digital mock-up that helps coordinate the various trades involved in the design then operation of a plant. Process industries, like the automotive and aviation sectors before them, are embracing the concept. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has in recent years […]
