Backed by a network of 1,000 construction business units and 3,000 material production units in more than 50 countries on five continents, the Group’s 65,000 employees act locally to connect communities and foster exchanges for today and tomorrow. Colas’ ambition is to be the world leader in innovative, sustainable mobility solutions.
In 2023, consolidated revenue at Colas totaled €16 billion (60% outside of France).
About us
Colas, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, has one mission: to imagine, build and maintain sustainable transport infrastructure.
Our mission
Designing, building and maintaining sustainable transport infrastructure from our local roots, around the world.
Imagining mobility solutions means giving people what they need to connect and pave the way forward. Transport infrastructure has a role to play at the heart of every community, helping it rise to both local and global challenges.
Wherever we work, we always listen to the needs and expectations of our customers, users, partners, and stakeholders. Colas uses its expertise and skills to innovate, image and build efficient and responsible infrastructures.
Our action
Connecting communities and fostering exchanges for the world of today and tomorrow.
Transport is about more than just getting from point A to point B. Transport infrastructure is the bond that connects people and communities. Roads, streets, railways, seaports and airports are the primary social networks in today’s modern world. Since it was founded, Colas has been building and maintaining transport infrastructure, fostering human connections, cultural exchanges and economic activity in communities around the world.
Our ambition
Being the world leader in innovative, sustainable mobility solutions.
Improving mobility requires a relentless, on-going focus on innovation. One of the great challenges of the world today lies in inventing new mobility solutions that meet the expectations and requirements of stakeholders, users and customers alike. As a world leader, our pioneering spirit and our innovative drive allow us to explore every avenue of sustainable mobility for the future. We are gradually positioning ourselves as an integrator of global sustainable mobility solutions, in anticipation of augmented-reality roads and sustainable cities.
Our values
CARING, SHARING AND DARING
These three values have forged Colas’ identity and shaped us into who we are today. They take on their full meaning every day as our people do their jobs across the Group’s job sites and facilities.
Caring
LIVING, TOGETHER.
At Colas, Caring is a fundamental value of our corporate culture. Whether it is self-care, care for employees, care for our customers and partners or care for the environment and society, we are driven by the same duty to care. This is why acting ethically and preserving the safety of those who work with us will always remain our priority.
Caring
means first and foremost setting an example, listening to others, creating the conditions to allow employees to express themselves freely and to grow.
Caring
means translating our commitments into strong actions in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Caring
means doing everything we can to best meet the needs of our customers.
Sharing
GOING FURTHER, TOGETHER
At Colas, we believe that multicultural diversity in terms of nationality, gender and thought, along with teamwork and cross-disciplinary bridges are a source of progress and new ideas.
Sharing
is creating the optimal conditions for working as a team by promoting trust, responsibility and solidarity.
Sharing
is encouraging the transmission of know-how between generations and putting one’s expertise at the service of the Group, its customers, partners and stakeholders.
Daring
WORKING, TOGETHER.
Colas was born from an innovation. This pioneering mindset shaped our corporate culture and we are among those who are driven to move forward, to explore new horizons, to reinvent ourselves. This is why, at Colas, it is always be possible to launch ideas and initiatives that create value.
Daring
is encouraging initiative.
Daring
is about giving everyone the opportunity to tackle challenges.
Daring
is pushing back the boundaries of what is possible.
Our history
Opening the way for over 90 years
Colas is a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group. Bouygues became the company's main shareholder in 1986, and now holds 100% of Colas since December 2023.
The origins of Colas date back to 1922, when Cold Spray bitumen emulsion was patented in London. The innovation was named Cold Asphalt in 1924. The name Colas was derived from the abbreviated form of Cold Asphalt.
Colas was created to rise to a new challenge: exploiting the bitumen emulsion patent, which revolutionized road techniques.
Over the decades, Colas has widened its business ranges, branching out into activities relating to its core road business, mainly construction materials, and, at the beginning of the 2000s, railways. Present since the 1930s in Europe and Africa and then in North America in the 1960s, Colas has multiplied its bases on all five continents. Driven by this same original pioneering spirit, the Group has developed innovative products, processes and solutions. Today, Colas continues to innovate to meet ever-growing, ever-changing mobility needs responsibly and sustainably.
Key Figures
billion euros in revenue
countries around the world
EMPLOYEES (AT DECEMBER 31, 2023)
MATERIALS PRODUCTION AND RECYCLING UNITS
%
owned by the Bouygues group
