New entrant to the Best Companies to Work For list, VINCI Construction UK, is a specialist civil engineering, construction, and facilities management company with turnover of more than £2bn per annum and a workforce of around 9,000 people in this country.

The company is part of the largest construction and associated services groups in the world, founded more than 100 years ago and headquartered in France. It prides itself on building professional relationships based on mutual respect and trust and operating a culture of teamwork, openness and support, in which everyone is encouraged to strive for excellence.

Based in Watford, VINCI Construction UK undertakes newbuild and refurbishment schemes as well as long-term contracts to operate and maintain assets and facilities. Clients include national government, local authorities, transport bodies, hospitals, universities, housing providers, retailers, and commercial firms in every sector.

It comprises four divisions: building, which offers a complete package of construction-related services; Taylor Woodrow Civil Engineering, its civil engineering division with particular expertise in rail, highways and energy; VINCI Facilities, which provides comprehensive building and maintenance services; and VINCI Technology Centre UK, with expertise in sustainability and a thorough understanding of structures. VINCI UK Developments Limited is the company's property development arm.

Known for the innovation, creativity, and technological mastery with which it tackles the most complex of projects, VINCI has health and safety; the environment; quality, social value; and sustainability at the heart of everything it does.