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Bovis hauls in £107m Toyota plant in France
00:00 11 Nov 1998
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Bovis Construction has won a £107 million contract to build
the first Toyota car plant in France.
The two stage construction programme at Valenciennes, near the Belgium border, will begin in the new year and includes the building and infrastructure of the plant. The new plant will have 140,000m2 of floor space and is expected to be completed in Spring 2000.
Andrew Bond, head of corporate communications at Bovis, confirmed that the company will continue its policy of employing local workers wherever possible.
Bovis boasts a track record of 20 years of major construction work in France and amongst its leading successes was the completion of Disneyland Paris in 1992. Bond said: "I believe it is the global presence of Bovis that was a significant factor in our winning the Toyota contract."
The two stage construction programme at Valenciennes, near the Belgium border, will begin in the new year and includes the building and infrastructure of the plant. The new plant will have 140,000m2 of floor space and is expected to be completed in Spring 2000.
Andrew Bond, head of corporate communications at Bovis, confirmed that the company will continue its policy of employing local workers wherever possible.
Bovis boasts a track record of 20 years of major construction work in France and amongst its leading successes was the completion of Disneyland Paris in 1992. Bond said: "I believe it is the global presence of Bovis that was a significant factor in our winning the Toyota contract."
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