Success in the UK and Germany helped keep French contractor, Vinci Construction’s sales at a stable US$7.8bn. Outside France, net sales were up 7.2% over the previous year, to US$3.8bn, representing 48% of total net sales. In France, net sales were down slightly to US$4.1bn. Vinci Grand Projets has continued to do well, with sales increasing by 4.4% to US$667M.