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education (ranging from nursery schools through to higher
French Chamber Award: VINCI Construction Grands Projets British Isles
education) as well as technically complex projects across sectors
VINCI Construction Grands Projets was awarded the French
where the company’s expertise can be maximised.
Chamber Award in recognition of their overall contribution to
mixed-use, care homes and student accommodation); and
Bouygues UK provides intelligent management throughout
the Chamber. They have been a Patron member of the Chamber
the entire life-cycle of each project, delivering efficiently and to
since 2003, and were shortlisted for the Intercultural Trophy
an excellent standard. In 2015, Bouygues Construction and its
in 2017. They have also been extremely active in the Forums,
50,000 employees generated sales of €12bn.
particularly the Climate Change and Sustainability Forum since its
Coup de Coeur: LeSalon
launch in 2009. VINCI’s first steps in the UK were made in 1992 with the
The jury was taken by this start-up, and recognised the potential
construction of the second bridge on the Severn Estuary, a
of this leading on-demand beauty service in London. LeSalon
cable-stay bridge connecting England and Wales. Their branch
connects users with their expert team of beauty therapists
in London was established to ensure the development of local
through a slick and easy to use mobile app and website. They
long-term partnerships based in the UK. This has permitted VINCI
have a team of more than 50 beauty therapists who are all vetted,
to participate in the construction of three major sections of the
tested and trained by the LeSalon team. This means that every
Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
treatment delivered by LeSalon follows a strict process ensuring a standardised level of quality.
The French Chamber would like to offer a special thank you to
LeSalon started in 2015 and has since grown more than ten
our main sponsors, Eurostar and Mazars, and to our supporting
times in size. The company is now delivering more than 1,000
sponsor, Frenger International. We would also like to thank
treatments a month and growing 15 percent month-on-month
our prize donors for their generous contribution: Vranken-
(in 2017). Their customer base includes celebrities, VIPs and
Pommery, Chivas Brothers, La Belle Assiette and Pullman
companies such as Uber, Airbnb and WeWork. LeSalon has been
London St Pancras.
accelerated by Ignite100 and has raised more than £700k with
We would also like to thank our close partners: Vranken
Angels and Investors, who have previously invested in Hassle.
Pommery for the champagne; Le Conseil des Vins du Médoc
com, Lantum and Ometria.
and Les Vins de Pessac Léognan for the wines; and of course, the May Fair Hotel for hosting the event. I
Winners of the Franco-British Business Awards 2017 From L to R: Sébastien Paillet, Founder of Early Metrics; François Monville, Partner at Mazars; Clarence Michel, Senior Marketing & Communications Manager at Vinci Construction Grands Projets British Isles; Oriel Petry, Minister Counsellor, Department for International Trade, British Embassy in Paris; Stephen Burgin, Deputy President of the French Chamber; Nidhi Baiswar, Head of Sustainable Design and Construction at Bouygues UK; JeanMichel Chalayer, Co-Founder & CEO of LeSalon; and Nicolas-Pierre Baumé, M&A Advisor at Frenger International
As we know, the business landscape is rapidly changing and uncertain. It is therefore a priority to reinforce our Franco-British ties and values, regardless of the future of the UK and the EU. In this context the awards take on a new significance. info
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