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ANNUAL
REPORT
2013
ANNUAL
REPORT
2013
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ALDESA GROUP - ANNUAL REPORT 2013
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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN
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CORPORATE STRATEGY
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CORPORATE RESULTS
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ACTIVITY REPORT BY BUSINESS LINES
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1 CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sector analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1 Civil Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Railway works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motorways and roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Airports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maritime works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hydraulic works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Urbanizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-residential building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.3 Underground works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 INDUSTRIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sector analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Industrial activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3 ENERGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sector analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Energy activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 CONCESSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sector analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Concessions activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5 INTERNATIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.1 Aldesa México . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2 Aldesa Polska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.3 Aldesa Perú . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.4 Activity in other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
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The Group and Corporate Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Occupational Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Environmental Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commitment to the community. Social action at the Aldesa Group . . . . . . .
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DIRECTORY
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T
he increase in demand for all types of infrastructure has been a constant over
recent years, in particular in the emerging markets. There are in fact predictions of
growth in the global evolution of civil and social infrastructure investment, along with
projects connected with transportation and energy. The situation in Spain, however, is
quite different, since the value of construction sector output has progressively fallen
since 2007, with forecasts suggesting that in 2015 the trend may change, although
this would be dependent on such other factors as the recovery of public and housing
investment. Thanks to consolidation in overseas markets which have been the focus
of efforts, and the decision to limit the core business of operations to the
Construction and Industrial areas, the performance of the Aldesa Group over the past
financial year may be viewed as better than the average for the sector in Spain,
where many companies have not achieved their aim of survival.
The net turnover generated by the Aldesa, S.A. Group and subsidiary companies in
2013 was 704 million euros, with EBITDA amounting to 92 million euros, a figure which
reveals profitability of 13.1% on the net turnover, half a percentage point higher than
the previous year, and in line with the upward trend over recent financial years. These
results are even more impressive if one takes into consideration the challenging
economic cycle in Spain, influenced furthermore by a 10.5% cut in public investment.
These figures have allowed Aldesa to maintain its ninth position in the construction
sector in Spain, whilst also successfully positioning itself among the 10 largest
construction groups in Mexico.
The 2013 financial year also marked a turning point in Aldesa’s results, with the Group
acquiring multinational status in that for the first time revenue from foreign markets
exceeded that generated domestically, and accounting for 57% of the total.
At the close of the last financial year the Group’s total order book amounted to 1.557
billion euros, a record figure representing a 30% increase on the previous year, and
amounting to some 30 months of activity, guaranteeing competitiveness in our
production levels compared with the sector average.
Aldesa decided to focus its international expansion strategy on countries where it can
undertake integrated landmark projects, so as to generate business synergies between
the different divisions and specialist operational fields. In 2013 the Group added to its
consolidated position in Mexico and Poland by also bedding in its operations on
international markets where it took its first steps a year earlier, as in the case of Peru.
In Mexico, a country which in 2014 is embarking on a major phase of investments
focusing on large-scale public projects, the Group has become a leading player in
infrastructure development, achieving a presence through its works in 20 states across
the country in just six years. Although 2013 was a year marked by the delay in tender
Our ability to adapt
to continuous market
changes, structural
austerity and a strict
cost-containment
policy go hand-in-hand
with other major
strengths, putting us
in a clearly
advantageous
competitive position
with a view to our
continued growth
processes, the key events include in particular the strong evolution of procurement in
the highways sector, above all the construction and operation of the Siglo XXI
Motorway, one of the most important projects tendered by the SCT over recent years,
along with a strong commitment to the development of energy projects, breaking into
the generation market.
As for Poland, one of the leading European markets for public works construction,
Aldesa has registered spectacular evolution in its contracts over the last two financial
years, achieving a solid position in the private construction market, as well as the
Polish energy sector, in both the field of renewables and electrical power lines. It is at
the same time developing its own technology and experience in the field of smart
traffic management systems.
With regard to Peru, Aldesa is in a position to make huge contributions thanks to its
experience in the construction of highways and other specialist civil engineering fields,
such as underground and hydraulic works, along with energy-related projects. 2013
was in fact a very positive financial year if one bears in mind the Group’s brief track
record in the country, with signs already of a substantial increase in 2014 in terms of
turnover and the firm’s order book and contracts.
Despite the severe economic crisis and a drop in demand, the Group has claimed a
works order book in Spain amounting to more than 540 million euros, including in
particular railway projects for High-Speed Lines and management and maintenance of
traffic-related urban and intercity infrastructure.
Our ability to adapt to continuous market changes, structural austerity and a strict
cost-containment policy go hand-in-hand with other major strengths, putting us in a
clearly advantageous competitive position with a view to our continued growth,
including the support of investment clients, cohesive decision-making by the
shareholders, the talent of the entire organisation and the responsible management of
our operations.
There can be no doubt that the objectives to come will not be easy to attain, but daily
effort, motivation and the level of discipline of all those belonging to the Aldesa Group
will play a key role in successfully meeting the challenge. I would like here to express
my gratitude to them, and also to our clients and the financial partners and institutions
which support us, our suppliers and subcontractors, without whose trust we would
likewise have been unable to achieve the privileged position which we today enjoy.
Alejandro Fernández
Chairman
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The strategy for the coming years will focus on further
consolidation in open markets, where our know-how acquired
over the years allows to reduce the risks and increase our
profitability and return on investment
T
he corporate strategy of the Aldesa Group is
based on focusing on those activities defined as
Core Business, gradually developing them in
those geographical markets identified as
strategic, which are addressed with a long-term
vision.
Following a process of diversification which
began in the last decade, the Group has now
successfully matured its specialist fields, defining
two clear operational blocks: the main activities
(Construction and Industry) and investment
activities.
The main activities focus on high-value-added
projects requiring a large engineering component
and with two clear cornerstones: transport
infrastructure and energy. Over the past years
the Group has eschewed the development of
low-value-added activities, or any which do not
represent a clear opportunity in all the
geographical markets in which it operates.
Investment activities, focused mainly on
transport and renewable energy infrastructure
concessions, have a twofold objective: first of all,
to give the Group experience at every stage of
the value chain (design, installation, construction,
operation, maintenance and asset management),
and also the synergistic nature linked in with the
main activities at the installation/construction
stage.
With regard to geographical markets, unlike other
companies in the sector which focus more on
pursuing projects wherever they may arise, the
Aldesa Group has undertaken a thorough
analysis of each company, its own strengths and
resources available in order to decide as to those
geographical regions where the match between
the market potential and its own strengths offers
the greatest probabilities of lasting success.
Each resolution has always been mindful of
conducting a meticulous analysis and
management of the risks to avoid rash decisions
that could jeopardise the business viability.
At the Aldesa Group we firmly believe that this
long-haul approach to countries leads to
corporate profitability and reduced risk. The
familiarity with a market provided by the
experience of having undertaken numerous
projects in the same country leads to a thorough
understanding of suppliers, financial institutions
and clients, allowing situations to be anticipated,
thereby avoiding risk.
At the same time, in financial terms the Group
continues its strategy of strengthening its
liquidity position and diversifying its sources of
finance, allowing us to concentrate on our
business and to address projects of a scale
where the financial component is the distinctive
feature.
The strategy for the coming years will focus on
further consolidation in open markets, where our
know-how acquired over the years allows to
reduce the risks and increase our profitability and
return on investment.
All of these strategic lines are in keeping with
numerous commitments and values underpinned
by a model based on sustainability and
responsible business management at all levels:
economic, social, and environmental, thereby
strengthening Aldesa Group’s ongoing growth
potential.
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At close of the financial year, the Group’s total portfolio amounted
to 1.557 billion euros, a 30% growth with respect to the previous
financial year and almost 2.5 years’ activity. These figures
ensure very high competitive levels of future production
with respect to the industry average
T
he 2013 financial year was a turning point
and a time of consolidation of the strategy set
by Grupo Aldesa. This is the first year when the
turnover outside the Group’s home market
surpassed the Spanish market. This year, the
Group was also configured into two main
business lines: Construction and Industrial.
There was also strong growth in the business
portfolio, which provides great visibility for the
production level in coming years.
The net turnover generated by Grupo Aldesa, S.A.
during the 2013 financial year stood at
704 million euros, a downturn of 8.5% compared
with the 769.2 million euros achieved in the
previous financial year. During the 2013 financial
year, the Group disinvested in its Facility
Management activity, which it had performed
through its subsidiary, Aldesa Servicios y
Mantenimiento, S.A. Without this effect, the
downturn in the net turnover would be 6.7%.
Modernization and expansion of the Acayucan-La Ventosa road (Oaxaca, Mexico)
EVOLUTION OF KEY
BUSINESS FIGURES
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840
12.5
769
95
96
2011
2012
EBITDA/Net turnover (%)
EBITDA (M€)
13.1
704
92
2013
Net turnover (M€)
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International operations now account for more
than 56% of overall Group revenue, with Mexico
(270 million euros) and Poland (93 million euros),
the most significant countries. Growth in
international markets was 33%, while the
shrinkage on the Spanish market was 34.8%.
These figures on the Spanish market must be
interpreted within the context of the economic
cycle, which has seen a new reduction of 10.5%
in public investment compared with the previous
financial year, amounting to just 1.4% of GDP,
while public procurement in 2013 declined by an
additional 10%, the lowest level in recent
history.
By business line, Construction amounts to 57%
of revenues and Industrial to 30%. The
remaining 13% corresponds to investment
activities (mainly Energy and Concessions) and
to the discontinued Services activity. The
Industrial business line displayed 37% growth in
revenues by comparison to previous financial
years, providing support to the diversification
strategy set by the Group.
With the figures achieved in 2013, Aldesa has
consolidated its position as ninth in the
construction sector in Spain and has also
become one of the ten leaders in the
construction sector in Mexico.
At close of the financial year, the Group’s total
portfolio amounted to 1.557 billion euros,
a 30% growth with respect to the previous
financial year and almost 2.5 years´ activity.
Expansion of the Terminal 2 International Airport of Guadalajara (Jalisco, Mexico)
These figures ensure very high competitive
levels of future production with respect to the
industry average. This portfolio figure does not
include either recurrent revenue through the sale
of energy and concessions or internal
development projects associated with the
development of wind farms, which we classify
as long-term portfolio, and which would more
than double the above figure.
Distribution of the portfolio by type of activity
and geographical location is the result of a
diversification and internationalisation strategy
commenced some years ago. In this way, the
international portfolio accounts for 65% of the
total, with a growth of more than double the
amount of the previous financial year. As for
distribution by activity type, Construction
amounts to 69% of the total, while Industrial
represents 31%.
EBITDA amounted to 92 million euros, a figure
representing a 13.1% profit on the net turnover,
a higher percentage than in previous years.
Despite the downturn in revenue we have
maintained EBITDA thanks to specialisation on
projects of increasing complexity, essentially in
the international area, and strict risk and cost
control, with a strong adjustment of the
production capacity at the activity level in Spain.
The international area represents more than
52% of the Group’s EBITDA.
Regarding the strict cost control applied by the
Group, this has addressed all lines of
expenditure, optimising the administration of
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procurement along with a structural cost control
policy which has made costs more flexible and
better suited to changes in the operational
volume of each business line, serving to
maintain profits despite downturns in the volume
of operations.
The net income stands at (41.2) million euros
in losses. These losses are attributed
to the regulatory changes in the energy sector
in 2013, the effect of which has been an
impairment of the Group assets for 47.6 million
euros and an impairment of the tax credits
attributable to those assets for an additional
6.7 million euros.
Shareholder Equity amounted to 88.3 million
euros in 2013, a reduction compared with the
figure of 140 million euros at the close of 2012,
essentially as a result of the losses previously
mentioned.
Net financial debt with recourse (less effective
debt) stood in 2013 at 52.8 million euros,
representing a debt ratio 1.0 times EBITDA
with recourse, as opposed to net financial debt
of 57.5 million euros the previous year.
The drop of activity in Spain and the progressive
deleveraging policy followed by the Group
has drained cash, which effect has been
countered by the generation of cash in the
international area.
assets and the inclusion of financial partners
on projects with a high level of investment, in
order to guarantee capacity to embark on new
large-scale projects without jeopardising the
Group’s financial position.
The purpose of the Group’s financial policy is to
maintain levels of low financial debt by means of
efficient cash management, rotation of mature
The growth strategy implemented more than
seven years ago, based on internationalisation
of the Group and diversification of its business
Expansion of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (Barcelona, Spain)
Pruszcz Gdanski substation (Pomerania, Poland)
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The international portfolio
accounts for 65%
of the total, with a growth
of more than double
the amount of the previous
financial year
and investments, has provided Aldesa with a
sound basis in handling the sharp changes in
trends on the various markets where it has a
presence. A significant contribution has been
made in this regard by the policy of extreme
prudence concerning new investments.
Aldesa began its process of internationalisation
eight years ago and has focused its international
expansion on countries where it is able to
undertake integrated landmark projects, making
use of the synergies generated by the various
constituents divisions of the Group. It has as a
result succeeded in achieving more than 60% of
revenue from the overseas market. It currently
has a presence in Mexico, Poland, Peru,
Guatemala, India, and Romania.
Modernization with ITS technology and toll booths in Colima-Guadalajara road (Jalisco, Mexico)
Mexico was the country chosen by the Group to
embark on its international operations,
consolidating its geographical capillary presence
during 2013 and including projects in all the
Group’s business lines, while establishing a
position as a leading player in the country’s
infrastructure development. The Aldesa Group
achieved a turnover of 269 million euros in
Mexico in 2013, and a works portfolio of 447
million euros.
In Civil Engineering, projects of various sizes
were completed, such as the construction of the
3.5 km Libramiento-Coatepec road segment in
the State of Veracruz, and the almost 6 km JalaPuerto Vallarta road in the State of Nayarit. The
works for the Los Monos III bridge in the State
of Tabasco were also executed.
During the past financial year, other significant
works were also contracted such as the Siglo
XXI Motorway, tendered by SCT, comprising the
construction, operation, conservation, and
maintenance of the 62 km segment between
Janteltelco and Xicatlacotla, in the State of
Morelos; and emergent works in the ArriagaOcozocautla and Tuxtla Gutiérrez-San Cristóbal
de las Casa Motorways in the State of Chiapas.
Other significant works awarded are the 8.6 km
road segment Jala-Compostela in the State of
Nayarit and Beltrán Bridge in the State of
Jalisco.
In Building construction, the projects for the
construction and refurbishment of corporate
interiors and equipment of Torre Mapfre, in
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construction of two twinned road tunnels,
575 and 124 m each, with two lanes in each
direction, and a metal bridge to interconnect
them. At the same time, the first contract in
Mexican mining was satisfactorily completed.
It consisted in the excavation of 5,000 m
of galleries in the Naica mine, belonging to
Industrias Peñoles, in the State of Chihuahua.
The first stage of the construction of the 5.9 km
Emisor Poniente Tunnel between Tlanepantla
and Atipazán in the State of Mexico for
CONAGUA, the company in charge of hydraulic
and sewage works in Mexico, as well as slope
stabilisation, construction of a false tunnel and
complementary works for the boulevard for
access to Tijuana beaches in the State of Baja
California, were also contracted.
Hydraulic tunnel and power house for Renace II
hydropower in Coban (Verapaz, Guatemala)
Mexico City were completed, and other relevant
works were contracted with the private sector,
such as the interior and exterior core & shell
finishings for the BBVA Bancome Operating
Centre and the building of the Bayer corporate
office building, both also in Mexico City.
In Underground Works, the works for the
Interlomas Viaduct in Huixquilucan, in the State
of Mexico, continued. They consist in the
Installation in the Mapfre Tower corporate building,
Federal District (Mexico)
In the Industrial area, the works for the
installation of toll booths between the DurangoMazatlán highway in the municipalities of
Concordia an Coscomate, in the States of
Sinaloa and Durango respectively were
completed, as well as tele-toll equipment.
The Group has made a firm commitment
to the development of energy projects in
Mexico, undertaking promotion and
development operations for renewable energy
projects, along with a number of EPC (turnkey)
projects for third parties. It has been involved
in projects with organisations which will have
great development in the energy and hydraulic
industry, such as CFE and CONAGUA
respectively. In fact, the Group has contracted
with CFE highly significant works in various
Headquarter of Social Security Fund and National Institute (Valladolid, Spain)
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areas of the country, such as the construction
and installation of voltage lines and substations
in the States of Baja California, Baja California
Sur, and Quintana Roo. In 2013, the company
also entered the specific sector of energy
generation by contracting with the private
company Geomes the construction
of a wind farm, with a total installed power
of 20 MW, in the State of Chiapas,
and with CFE a project for the construction
and operation of an Internal Combustion Plan,
with a guaranteed net capacity of 7,52 MW,
in the State of Baja California Sur.
This involves comprehensive project execution:
engineering, construction, installation,
supply of equipment and materials, testing,
and technical support.
The completion of the civil engineering works
for the compacted substation in the State
of Guanajuato should also be mentioned.
This work is comprised within the contract
with Iberdrola for the construction of a cogeneration plant, with a power of 430 MW,
and either 230 kW electricity lines.
In Poland, the Group has executed the portfolio
of contracts signed in previous years,
maintaining its consolidation strategy in the
construction market, achieving a turnover
of 92 million euros, three times the 2012
turnover. At the same time, the Group has
maintained its strategy of contracting making
use of synergies between the various areas and
knowledge in the sectors in which it already has
a presence.
Chimalpa tunnels in Naucalpan (Mexico State, Mexico)
Residential tower in Hospitalet de Llobregat
(Barcelona, Spain)
In Construction, the progress in the projects for
the construction of the History Department
building in Adam MIckiewicz University in Poznan
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should be highlighted, as well as the project for
the construction and revitalisation of the Łódź
Polytechnic University campus, and the contract
for the construction of two multi-level car parks in
the Tychy transport system, which are making
satisfactory progress, with completion being
scheduled for the 2014 financial year. Two new
projects have also been started in Warsaw: the
CENT III building for the University of Warsaw,
and the new Tech-Safe-Bio laboratories for CIOP,
the Polish occupational hazard authority.
In the Industrial area, execution of the Traffic
projects has continued, executing in 2013 the
ITS project in the town of Lublin and being
awarded the contract for a new technological
project in Rzeszow municipality, whose
technological features will lead to significant
progress in the type of projects executed by the
group in the fields of urban traffic, passenger
information, and wireless network for system
interconnection.
In the field of technology, and following the
Group’s strategy of entering projects in which the
company has experience in various geographical
areas, Aldesa and Acisa have signed two
contracts for the execution of optical fibre in two
regions in East Poland, Lublin and Bialystock.
These projects, whose design and work models
are still to be developed, will involve the
construction of a total 3,400 km in optical fibre
channels, and must be completed by 2015.
In the area of Energy, the electricity substation in
Pruszcz for Energa was executed during this
Wicko wind farm (Pomerania, Poland)
financial year. Two new contracts have been
signed in the field of power transmission lines
with PSE, the manager of the Polish power
transmission line network: the execution
of 130 km of double-circuit 400 KV air line
between Gdansk and Zidowo and the execution
of 30 km of new 200 KV line between Glinki and
Reclaw. Progress has also been done in the
development of the project for the construction
of double-circuit 400 kv air line in OstrołękaOlszyn, with a length of 138 km, which had been
awarded the previous financial year.
As for the Eastern Europe renewable energy
market, Aldesa Nowa Energia has concluded
the construction of two of the largest
wind farms executed in Poland during the
financial year: the 40 MW wind farm developed
in Wick for Tuaron, and the 14 MW wind farm
developed in Resko for PGE. These wind farms,
whose scope included wind turbine supply and
the execution of a new electricity substation
for connection, were completed in the due date
with the stipulated quality, and are currently
in the maintenance phase. These references
make Aldesa Nowa Energia one of the major
contractors in the field of renewable energy
in Poland, with great possibilities for action
in the following projects to be developed
in this field.
In Peru, Grupo Aldesa has obtained,
after its first complete year of activity, revenues
for 8.4 million euros and a portfolio
of 29.5 million in civil engineering and electricity
distribution projects.
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In relation to Guatemala and India, Grupo Aldesa
has developed its strategy based on products of
high added value, such as underground and
railway works. In Guatemala, a hydroelectric
project was executed, comprising a 1,700 m
hydraulic tunnel that connected a water intake
channel to the desander reservoir. In India, we
have started work for the design and execution
of three segments of the Eastern Dedicated
Freight Corridor in the State of Uttar Pradesh,
between the towns of Bahupur and Khurja, with
a length of 343 km. This is a project funded by
the World Bank, with a highly demanding tender
process, which we won, working as a Joint
Venture with the Indian group TATA projects.
The portfolio in Spain is in excess of 541 million
euros, generating revenue during 2013 of more
than 307 million. The Construction area activity
focused mainly on the railway and road work
portfolio, with contracts such as the railway
connection Madrid-Barcelona High-Speed
Mediterranean Corridor, in its VandellósCambrils segment, the High Speed NorthNortheas Corridor in its Quintana del PuenteVillodrigo segment, and the A-54 Lugo-Santiago
highway, in its Vilamoura-Nadela segment. In the
Industrial area activities with a high urban and
interurban infrastructure maintenance and
management components stand out. These are
multiannual contracts with a high renewal rate
and high technological value on which this
business line has leveraged for its
internationalisation, as well as the boost given to
the mechanical assembly line by projects for
leading companies in the food industry.
Accesses to High Speed Rail Line (Alicante, Spain)
Improvement of the Costa Verde jetty,
section San Miguel-Magdalena (Lima, Peru)
Recurrent revenue businesses in Spain, such as
Energy and Concessions, contributed 35 million
euros in Spain during 2013.
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NET TURNOVER (figures in million euros)
0.1%
19.0%
80.9%
3.9%
0.1%
4.9%
34.9%
61.1%
13.3%
2011
2012
Total 839.7
43.5%
2013
Total 769.2
Total 704.1
38.3%
Spain
679.1
Mexico 159.9
Poland
0.7
Other countries 0.0
Spain
470.3
Mexico 268.5
Poland
30.0
Other countries 0.4
Spain
306.6
Mexico 269.4
Poland
93.3
Other countries 34.8
EBITDA (figures in million euros)
0.6%
2.0%
30.8%
68.6%
50.2%
2011
47.9%
4.2%
0.7%
46.7%
48.4%
2012
Total 94.5
2013
Total 95.9
Spain
64.8
Poland
Mexico
29.1
Other countries 0.0
0.6
Focal point for the Local Traffic Police (Granada, Spain)
Total 91.8
Spain
45.9
Poland
Mexico
48.1
Other countries 0.0
1.9
Spain
44.4
Poland
Mexico
42.9
Other countries 0.6
3.9
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CONSTRUCTION
SECTOR ANALYSIS
One of the constant elements in recent years
has been the strong demand for infrastructures
of all kinds, which has caused virtually all agents
operating in the construction sector to make
changes to their business approach. Due to the
growth of urban areas, projects related to the
field of transport, energy, communication and
technology have passed to the fore, as well as
key civil and social infrastructure projects. In
fact, it is estimated that spending on
infrastructures in the next forty years will reach
around 70 billion dollars, according to the
OECD. It is also expected that new infrastructure
projects will reach enormous dimensions,
especially in emerging markets like India, China
and Brazil, such that the size and global reach of
companies will have great importance. In this
regard, all regions are expected to register
overall growth in infrastructure investment, in
particular Latin America.
In Spain, 2013 was marked mainly,
as in the previous year, by a reduction in
demand and a continued commitment to
international markets. With few projects on the
domestic scene, survival for large companies
EVOLUTION OF THE TOTAL INTERNAL
PRODUCTION IN SPAIN
Year
Million euros
2009
172,019
2010
147,902
2011
134,443
2012
127,452
2013
98,138
depends on expanding their borders and
consolidating their presence in foreign markets.
A significant figure in this respect is the one
relating to cement consumption, which closed
last year with a decline of 19%, representing the
sixth year of two-digit consecutive drops,
according to Oficemen, the employers’
association for the cement sector. The forecasts
for 2014 are for a decline of between 7% and
8%, a trend which is expected to change by
2015, dependent on the one hand on a
commitment on the part of the public authorities
to restore public investment, and on the other a
recovery in the housing market.
According to Eurostat conclusions,
the value of output of the construction sector in
Spain recorded a substantial drop of 23% in
2013, to a level of slightly more than 98 billion
euros. SEOPAN, the confederation of leading
national construction and infrastructure
concession companies, calculates the downturn
in output as 10.3%, dropping to 93.096 billion
euros, which would represent levels below those
seen in the mid-1990s. Construction of buildings
fell by 5.6% in 2013 (70.625 billion euros),
while civil engineering declined by 23%
(22.471 billion euros). By segment,
refurbishment became for the first time the
largest segment of output in 2013, accounting
for 28.293 billion euros, ahead of residential
construction (25.165 billion euros), civil
engineering and non-residential construction
(17.167 billion euros).
As for investment, the proportion of GDP
in 2013 was lower than the average level seen
since the 1970s, according to the study
Infrastructure: considerations,
challenges and forecasts, produced by SEOPAN.
In civil engineering, the downturn
has been 52.9% over the course of four years,
while buildings construction has dropped
by 47.1% in six years.
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The total of the projects put up for tender by
Government Agencies in 2013 amounted to
9,173 million euros, 19.5% more in the previous
year. The volume of public tenders is broken
down into 76.3% for civil works and 23.7% for
building activities. The central government
tendered works worth 4,006.53 million euros
(43.7%), the regional government 2,470.41
million euros (26.9%), while local governments
placed their investments at 2,696.15 million
euros (29.4%).
The allocation made for infrastructure in the
General State Budget for 2014 amounts to
9.3773 billion euros, 79% of the total actual
investment, which has been estimated
at 11.870 billion. This budget is slightly lower
than in 2013 (9.6079 billion euros) as a result of
DISTRIBUTION OF ACTUAL INVESTMENT IN SPAIN IN 2014.
STATE AND PUBLIC BUSINESS SECTOR
Ministry of Public infrastructure
Railway Infrastructure Administrator (Adif)
Million
euros
2.2%
4.6%
2.0%
1,803
4.7%
28.4%
3,372
4.8%
5.0%
State Ports (Puertos del Estado)
776
State Society of Transport Infrastructure (Seitt)
563
Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (Aena)
550
National Network of Spanish Railways (Renfe Operadora)
240
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
590
Adif
Seitt
State Society of Spanish Watersheds (Acuaes) & State Society of Mediterranean Watersheds (Acuamed)
930
Rest
Hydrographic Confederations & National Parks
550
State Society of Agricultural Infrastructure (Seiasa)
261
Ministry of Public
infrastructure
Acuaes and Acuamed
Hydrographic
Confederations
& National Parks
REST
TOTAL
6.5%
7.8%
18.8%
15.2%
Aena
2,235
State Ports
Seiasa
11,870
MAGRAMA
Renfe Operadora
High Speed Rail Line Madrid-Levante, subsection Madrid Atocha station-Getafe (Madrid, Spain)
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the budgetary constraints affecting all items
of expenditure, including infrastructure policy.
This has led to a continued rescheduling
of infrastructure, prioritising those works which
are at a particularly advanced state of
completion, along with the most heavily used
traffic corridors. The Ministry of Public
Infrastructure and the Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and the Environment (MAGRAMA)
continue to account for the bulk of investment.
The former will be allocating 1.803 billion euros
(29% less than in 2013) essentially to new
highways (829 million euros) and the upkeep of
those already in existence (818 million euros).
These figures go alongside the investment by
subsidiary public agencies, which would
increase the figure to 7.319 billion euros.
As for the MAGRAMA, it will be investing
590 million euros directly, alongside the
investment by autonomous bodies and
subsidiary public enterprises, increasing the
total expenditure by the Ministry to a level
of 2.07 billion euros, 35% more than in 2013,
representing the first increase in investment
in five years.
With regard to construction activity in Spain,
Euroconstruct calculates a moderate downturn
of 6.7% in 2014, expecting the sector
progressively to improve as its various
constituent segments gradually reach their point
of equilibrium. SEOPAN, meanwhile, establishes
forecasts for 2014 of a downturn of between
4% and 6% compared with activity in 2013
(around 12%-16% for civil engineering and
1%-3% for buildings construction).
Otero Tunnel in section Zamora-Lubián of High Speed Rail Line Madrid-Galicia (Zamora, Spain)
The Euroconstruct forecasts for the European
Union as a whole expect European construction
activity to begin to grow cautiously in 2014,
following a downturn in output of 3% during
2013. There is no reason for a renewed
downturn, but nor should we expect any blazing
recovery. In this regard, growth forecasts are as
low as 0.9% for 2014, and 1.8% for 2015, with
an accelerating trend looking ahead to 2016. By
subsector, 2013 is expected to be the last
negative financial year, with a decline of 4.2%,
giving way to a more optimistic cycle with
increases of 1.2% in 2014. Forecasts here for
civil engineering are more positive in the case of
the Eastern countries, where growth would tend
to be more robust looking ahead to 2016.
Residential construction marks the end of its
recessive cycle in 2013 (-3.6%), becoming the
segment with the most positive forecasts for
2014 (+2.4%), although the housing market
remains far from normalisation.
For non-residential buildings construction
activities, Euroconstruct calculates that they will
take longer to bottom out, with a notable
contraction in 2013 (-5.6%), moderating
in 2014 (-1.0%). The situation is more
favourable in those countries where,
despite the low level of the forecasts, a
reasonably healthy underlying market has been
maintained thanks to their limited exposure
to the crisis, such as those countries
within Germany’s sphere of influence.
In the specific case of Poland, the situation in
2013, with a negative rate of 8.9%, will become
positive in 2014, with growth of 3.5%. The
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development of Spanish infrastructure
over recent decades is seen in Poland
as the model to follow, and Spanish companies
are therefore viewed positively within the sector.
In general, the Polish market is undergoing
a strong phase of growth, and is currently
one of the leading European markets
for public works projects. Nonetheless,
it is still in the early stages of development, and
the construction of major infrastructure of
national importance must also be followed
by a significant improvement in provincial
and local infrastructure levels.
According to the Global Construction Sector
Prospects study produced by
PricewaterhouseCoopers, investment
in construction in Poland is expected
to increase to 52 billion by 2016. The ultimate
result will depend on the rapid implementation
of new highways investments, along with
progress on new energy and railway projects.
The increase in construction output over recent
years has been driven over the 2007-2013
period by the European Union’s Structural
Funds, with an investment of 67 billion euros.
2014 will see the start of a new disbursement
of EU funds in Poland, amounting
to 82.5 billion euros.
We must also take into consideration the current
importance of wind power in this country, which
favours investment in the construction of
facilities related to this purpose. Poland is in fact
at present the largest beneficiary of European
Union structural funds, and the Infrastructure
Expansion to four lanes of the Chalco-Cuautla road (Morelos, Mexico)
and Environment Operational Programme
represents 42% of the funding, amounting to
27.9 billion euros.
As for the prospects of the sector in Mexico,
the country entered a new presidential term with
the announcement of increased investment in
infrastructures, with special attention to the
development of the country’s rail network. In
addition, there is a commitment to accelerate
the National Infrastructures Program 2012-2018
which will include projects on roads and ports
especially in the south. According to the
aforementioned PricewaterhouseCoopers study,
this figure for investment in construction in
Mexico is expected to rise to 150 billion in 2016,
an increase driven both by governmental
investment and private initiative. PwC in fact
suggests that 2015 will be an important year for
the infrastructure sector, given the expectation
that various works planned during the previous
year will be activated, along with the increase in
the budget of the SCT (Communications and
Transportation Department).
Although the year was marked by delays
in public investment, natural disasters and
uncertainty, CIMC (Mexican Construction
Industry Chamber) calculates that the industry
will have registered growth of 3.8%
by the close of 2013, while the estimate
for 2014 is for a clear and dynamic recovery,
forecasting growth of 4.5%, providing a major
lever for domestic economic development.
By the close of the six-year period, the aim
is to achieve an evolution of 6.4%.
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This is based on a series of tenders generated
by the 2014-2018 National Infrastructure Plan
passed by the federal government, which will
have access to a sum total of investment, taken
jointly with the private sector, of 7.7 trillion
pesos, comprising six strategic sectors:
communications and transportation, energy,
water, health, urban development and housing
and tourism. The plan aims to focus the
integrated functionality of the country’s existing
and new infrastructure through the fulfilment of
specific objectives for the aforementioned
sectors. It likewise takes into consideration the
Transversal South-Southeast Strategy,
which will drive development in the region by
means of major infrastructure works.
The 2014-2018 National Water Plan furthermore
aims to achieve a comprehensive reform and
modernisation of the water sector, and initiatives
in this field could therefore also provide
substantial impetus for this type of construction
activity. In fact SEMARNAT (Department of
Environment and Natural Resources)
has announced an investment of more than
417 billion pesos to handle water management
requirements and to improve infrastructure
so as to reduce the risk of flooding in all states
of the country.
Classified as one of the countries least affected
by the international economic crisis, Peru
expects growth of 9% in its construction sector
this year, compared with the expansion of 8.5%
recorded in 2013, according to the Ministry of
Housing, Construction and Sanitation. For the
period 2011-2016, the Ministry of Transport and
Expansion of the Terminal 2 International Airport of Guadalajara (Jalisco, Mexico)
Communications of Peru has identified
infrastructure projects worth more than 20,000
million dollars, the rail industry being one of
those to benefit in the short-term from these
state investments.
The construction sector has become one
of the engines of the Peruvian economy,
as a result of the accelerated pace of investment
in the last six years. The country has a highly
dynamic property market, with high growth
rates, and its need for public and private
infrastructure is substantial, and therefore
it is expected that it will continue to be covered
at a fast pace in the coming years.
The investment announcements, both private
and public, in sectors such as mining, energy,
tourism and urban infrastructure and transport,
suggest that the construction sector will
maintain high levels of growth over the coming
years. In this regard, PwC estimates
that the construction industry will increase
rapidly by 11% until 2015.
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CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
1.1. CIVIL WORKS
synergies generated between the various Group
companies for the optimal delivery of results in
each project.
Railway Works
The work carried out by the Aldesa Group
in the field of railways ranges from the
construction to the upkeep and maintenance of
infrastructure, the elimination of level crossings,
the construction or revamping of stations
and the execution of new track layouts.
It also participates in the construction of the
various infrastructures comprising metropolitan
transport lines (sections of railway tracks,
stations, depots, etc.). With the philosophy of
providing a complete customer service,
it has also proved its competence at the same
time in the assembly, refurbishment,
upkeep and maintenance of railway tracks of all
widths, having executed major works at
stations, laying conventional and high-speed
railway lines.
Indeed, the development of the high-speed rail
network is one of the Group’s priority
specialities, through a conception of global
infrastructure management, having thus
executed over 300 km so far.
Remaining faithful to its railway tradition, in 2013
the company continued to work on the
execution of infrastructures for this predominant
means of transport, taking advantage of the
Most of the project to build the access corridors
bringing the AVE high-speed line to Alicante
has been completed, the works being valued at
55 million euros, and tendered by Adif.
Within the context of the New Levante
High-Speed Railway Access Madrid-Castile La
Mancha-Valencia-Murcia, the works comprise
execution of the infrastructure and
superstructure for the final 1,020 metres of the
Madrid-Alicante line, ending at the Alicante
Terminus Station. A 370 meter cut and cover
underground passage has been constructed,
with a bed including the laying on ballast of two
UIC gauge tracks and two conventional gauge
tracks, 650 metres of track yards with a UIC
track bed (laying of four international gauge
tracks with platforms measuring 420 and 526 m)
and a conventional track bed (laying of two
Iberian gauge tracks for sidings, with a 395 m
platform, and one siding for shunting
manoeuvres), along with a new embarkation hall
to link the high-speed and long-distance Iberian
gauge services, and a new car park.
Aldesa has advanced further in several key
high-speed rail projects in Castile and Leon.
Thus, works for the State Corporation of
Terrestrial Transport Infrastructure (SEITT) have
continued on the platform of the subsection
Corridor of North-Northwest High Speed Rail Line Valladolid-Burgos, subsection Quintana del Puente-Villodrigo (Burgos, Spain)
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Cernadilla-Pedralba of the Pradería, belonging
to the section Zamora-Lubián of the high-speed
Madrid-Galicia line, worth 108.4 million euros.
These works, a public tender of the State
Corporation of Terrestrial Transport Infrastructure
(SEITT), involve the construction of 19.1 km of
new railway platform, suitable for dual
international gauge railway tracks, and includes
the construction of five viaducts, two tunnels,
ten overpasses on tracks and highways, five
underpasses, four animal overpasses, two
reinforced soil walls, 31 transversal drainage
works and a Train Overtaking and Parking Post
(PAET) in Sanabria. The most relevant works
include the execution of the 1,144.5 metre long
Otero and the 1,498.5 metre long Puebla tunnels
as well as the 756 metre long Puebla-Este and
419 metre long Palacios viaducts.
Similarly, work has continued for Adif on the
railway platform of the 3.2 km section between
Lubián (Zamora) and the tunnel of La Canda,
corresponding to the North-Northwest Corridor
of the high-speed Madrid-Galicia line, worth
more than 50 million euros. The most singular
infrastructures in this 3.2 km section is a 1,710
metre tunnel and another one spanning 913
metres, as well as two 173 (Porto) and 308
(Tuela) metre viaducts. This is a major boost to
the Madrid-Galicia high-speed connection, with
a view to connecting this region with the centre
of the peninsula by the end of 2015.
Furthermore, works have continued for Adif
on the platform of the section Quintana del
Puente-Villodrigo (Palencia), belonging to the
High Speed Rail Line Madrid-Levante, subsection Madrid Atocha station-Getafe (Madrid, Spain)
Extension of the Metrovalencia Line 5,
section-Ribarroja de Turia Airport (Valencia, Spain)
high-speed North-Northwest Corridor
Valladolid-Burgos, a project whose contract is
worth a total of 50.3 million euros. The track has
a length of 11.1 km and, in terms of singular
projects, noteworthy is the construction of the
viaduct over the river Arlanza (294 metres) and
over the A-62 motorway (160 metres) and over
the Madre stream (22 metres). The project also
contemplates the construction of a pergola over
the Madrid-Hendaya railway (211 metres) and a
PAET in Revilla Vallejera (Burgos).
Another important project that has continued to
be executed for the Ministry of Public Works is
the connection of the Mediterranean Corridor
with the high-speed line Madrid-BarcelonaFrench Border in Tarragona, a temporary joint
venture (UTE) with Acciona and Copasa. This
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contract, valued at around 128 million Euros,
includes the assembly of the track
superstructure, the extension of the platform at
the station of L’Hospitalet de L’Infant-Vandellós,
the Iberian gauge connection branch platform
from the Central Station to the Reus-Tarragona
line and the construction of two changing
platforms at that station. Work has likewise
continued for Adif Alta Velocidad on the first
extension of the maintenance of infrastructure,
track and diversions for the new Levante HighSpeed railway access along the Torrejón de
Velasco (Madrid)-Gabaldón (Cuenca) section,
corresponding to the Madrid-Castile La ManchaValencia-Murcia line.
Over the course of the past year works were
completed on a key project for the new HighSpeed railway link between the Madrid and
Levante regions: duplication of the track
formation between the Madrid-Puerta de Atocha
(Pedro Bosch street) and Getafe (Madrid
Autonomous Community) which is part of the
section between Madrid-Puerta de Atocha and
Torrejón de Velasco. 8.5 km of double-track
high-speed line have been constructed. This
urban project comprises three very relevant
structures: a metal 149 metre long structure over
the Abroñigal railway tracks; a structure over the
429 metre long Santa Catalina railway tracks
consisting of a hyperstatic viaduct, a pergola,
and another viaduct section; and, lastly, a 649
metre long viaduct over the M-40 by-pass
motorway with openings of up to 63 metres.
These structures were completed by means of
17.60 m2 of walls, along with terrain preparation
Accesses to the High Speed Rail Line (Alicante, Spain)
including the installation of 24.50 metres of
mortar columns.
The projects awarded to the Group in 2013
include in particular the contract for the
maintenance of infrastructure, track and
diversions on the Gabaldón-Alicante Levante
High-Speed line on the Madrid-Castile La
Mancha-Valencia-Murcia route for Adif, along
with the installation of ballast-mounted rails on
the track bed throughout the Vandellós-Cambrils
section of the Mediterranean Corridor, in this
case for the ‘UTE Corredor del Mediterráneo’.
The works comprise the laying of rails
on ballast between the two towns over the
course of a 17 km double track route, the most
significant items being as follows:
offloading of rails (77.53 km), track laying on
ballast (34.60 km), track laying on slabs
(4.160 km), ancillary track laying (0.900 km),
installation of secondary use provisional
diversions (6 units), neutralisation of tensions
(34.60 km), thermal aluminium welding (72 units),
change of gauge (38.76 km), levelling, profiling
and stabilisation for primary and secondary
levelling (34.60 km).
The Group was also awarded the contract to lay
tracks on Rheda 2000-type slabs in the Los
Rojales Tunnel (Tarragona) for the same
temporary joint venture for the works on the
Mediterranean Corridor/Madrid-BarcelonaFrench Border High-Speed Line Connection.
The works comprise the laying and levelling of
slab-mounted rails and concreting over a total
length of 4.16 km.
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Within the field of conventional railways, the
Aldesa Group continued to take on projects of
varying characteristics and complexity over the
course of 2013.Particular mention should be
made of the most outstanding project: the
preventive treatment plan for infrastructure,
track and corrective interventions on Iberian
gauge tracks of the conventional network
in the Aragon region for Adif, which also
commissioned work to replace sleepers
on the Almudévar-Tardienta section in the
province of Huesca.
During the past year works were also performed
for the Regional Department of Infrastructure,
Territory and Environment in Valencia, comprising
the extension of Metrovalencia line 5 along the
Airport-Ribarroja del Turia section. This entails
the execution of an open air ballast-mounted
section of track covering 8.56 km, an
underground section laid on slabs measuring
0.58 km and a slab-mounted trench section of
track covering 0.31 km. The project also
comprises the construction of four stations (La
Cova, La Presa, Masía de Traver and Riba-roja),
two underpasses and one overpass to eliminate
a level crossing, along with the construction of a
viaduct over the CV-370 highway.
At the same time, Aldesa was awarded new
contracts last year by both public and private
contracts, including in particular the
replacement of the contact wire in various
blocks of the Nonaspe-Fayón section in
Zaragoza on the Miraflores Zaragoza-Tarragona
line for Adif, and contracts for the preventive
and corrective maintenance of the railway
branch leading to the Andorra thermal power
station in Teruel for Carboex, and the tracks and
diversions at the Volkswagen siding in
Pamplona, Navarre.
At the international level, particular mention
should be made of the huge project currently
being undertaken by the Group in India, where it
will have the opportunity to demonstrate its
considerable experience in railway infrastructure
works. The contract was awarded to a 50% joint
venture with the company Tata Projects India,
and has a budget of over 600 million dollars,
tendered by Dedicated Freight Corridor
Corporation of India Limited (DFCC), owned by
the Indian Railways Ministry, in order to perform
the design and construction of 343 km of goods
railways between Bhaupur and Khurja (Uttar
Pradesh State) on the country’s Eastern
Corridor, over the course of four years. The
project, which affects two tracks, comprises
structural and bridge construction work, track
laying, earthmoving, ballast and building work.
This is the largest sum tendered for a contract
so far by the DFCC, which is pushing an
ambitious government program to build two rail
corridors along the east and west of the country,
exclusively for goods traffic.
Meanwhile, a further step was taken in 2013 in
the Group’s internationalisation in this specialist
field, with the awarding of approval by the
Romanian railway corporation CFR (Căile Ferate
Române), to undertake all manner of railway,
metro and tramway works in the country.
Rheda 2000 track assembly in Los Rojales tunnel. Connection Mediterranean Corridor with High Speed Line Madrid-Barcelona-French Border (Tarragona, Spain)
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Motorways and roads
In 2013 Aldesa carried out works of varying
sizes and complexity for the various official
bodies responsible for the construction and
remodelling of motorways and roads in Spain,
Romania and Mexico.
In Spain, construction works are continuing on
the 9.3 km Noceda-Aspera section of the
Sarria-Monforte Corridor (Lugo) for the Regional
Department for the Environment, Territory and
Infrastructures of the Galician Government,
which includes six viaducts, one of them
measuring 245 metres over the Noceda River.
Work was also ongoing at the section
comprising two motorways: the Lugo-Santiago
A-54 between Vilademoure and Nadela (7 km)
linking up to the A-6, along with the Lugo
connection branch (4 km) from Vilamoure as far
as the intersection with the N-540. This project,
for the Ministry of Public Infrastructure,
comprises the construction of eight containing
walls, sixteen underpasses, twelve overpasses,
one pedestrian walkway and five viaducts,
including in particular the planned construction
over the River Miño, measuring 341 metres in
length.
Work was also being conducted for SEITT on
the construction of the 9 km Villalbilla de
Burgos–Quintanadueñas section of the Burgos
Ring-road (BU-30), the key features being the
twelve planned viaducts and seven
underpasses, along with works for GIASA to
double the carriageway width of the A-491
Modernization and expansion of the Acayucan-La Ventosa road (Oaxaca, Mexico)
(Chipiona-El Puerto de Santa María) along an 8.4
km stretch of highway.
At the international level, Aldesa successfully
concluded over the course of 2013 projects of
varying scales in Mexico, in particular those
connected with the construction of highways for
the SCT (Communications and Transportation
Department), along with the modernisation and
expansion of four lanes of highway on the
11.6 km Chalco-Cuautla section in Morelos
State; the modernisation and expansion of a
19.3 km section of the Acayucan-La Ventosa
highway in Oaxaca State, construction of a new
section of the Coatepec Relief Road in Veracruz
State, including in particular 10 planned
structures, two of them in two sections; work to
modernise and expand the 13 km section of the
Hermosillo-Santa Ana corresponding to DonNogales Federal Highway 15 in Sonora State,
and construction of a section of almost 6 km on
the Jala-Puerto Vallarta highway in Nayarit State.
In 2013 Aldesa was once again awarded one of
the most significant works contracts tendered by
the SCT in the country over recent years: the
Siglo XXI Motorway. As a consortium with Grupo
Bursátil Mexicano and Promotora y Operadora de
Infraestructura (PINFRA), the firm was selected
for the construction, operation, exportation,
upkeep and maintenance of the 61 km section
which will serve to complete modernisation of the
Acapulco-Veracruz Transversal Corridor linking
the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico. The offer
submitted by the group headed by Aldesa was
chosen as the best of the three finalists, by
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bidding a total works budget of 1.874 billion
pesos (104.78 million euros). The section, which
will link up the towns of Jantetelco and
Xicatlacotla in Morelos State, is to be constructed
over the course of two years, and will furthermore
benefit the states of Puebla and Guerrero by
reducing travel times and offering users greater
convenience and safety. This motorway forms a
part of the governmental commitments set out in
the Transport and Communications Infrastructure
Investment Programme, which covers an
investment of nearly 147 billion pesos for
motorways and highways.
Over the course of the past year, Aldesa also
added to its works order book other significant
contracts tendered by the SCT, such as
supplementary work on the second access
boulevard to the beaches of Tijuana (Baja
California State), including terracing, drainage
work, embankment stabilisation, a 280-metre
cut-and-cover section, hydraulic concrete
paving, lighting, supplementary works and
signage; construction of the Los Monos III
Bridge, including the execution of terracing,
drainage work, asphalt-based paving,
structures, supplementary works and signage,
along with the links to the CoatzacoalcosVillahermosa highway Reforma-Villahermosa
section (Tabasco State), as well as the JalaCompostela highway (Nayarit State), measuring
8.6 km and including terracing construction
work, drainage works, asphalt concrete paving,
structures, supplementary works and signage.
Mention should also be made of the contract to
build the Beltrán Bridge corresponding to the
Coatepec bypass (Veracruz, Mexico)
Expansion to four lanes of the Chalco-Cuautla road
(Morelos, Mexico)
Guadalajara-Colima works (Jalisco State) for
Concretos y Obra Civil del Pacífico.
One noteworthy event in 2013 was the start-up
of Group production in Romania, thanks to the
awarding of the works contract for the
construction of a motorway, with a budget of
129 million euros, as a temporary joint venture
with Comsa and the local company Teloxim.
The contract comprises the laying of a 21.14
kilometre section of motorway to link the towns
of Lugoj and Deva, with three lanes in each
direction plus an emergency lane. The project
also includes a rest area, parking, two junctions,
six viaducts and twelve underpasses, along with
other elements. The consortium has been given
a period of thirty months to complete the
project, the first six months being dedicated to
project development, and the following
twenty-four to construction.
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Airports
In Spain, Aldesa has been carrying out major
works for AENA for years, highlighting, by dint of
their importance, the construction of the fourth
runway at Madrid-Barajas Airport (18L-36R) and
the associated taxi strips, or the Son San Joan
(Mallorca) airport enlargement project.
Its experience in this field has successfully been
transferred to the international sphere,
with, for instance, the execution of the works
conclude T-2 Terminal at San Jose del Cabo
Airport, in the Mexican State of Baja California
Sur, for Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP).
GAP once again entrusted the Group with
execution of the expansion of the international
sector terminal building (T-2), the final waiting
room and embarkation towers at Guadalajara
International Airport, works which were ongoing
over the course of 2013. The project includes
works on the foundations, steel structures,
finishings and facilities at the new building, and
finishing works and installation at the already
existing building.
Maritime works
The Group has consolidated its presence in the
field of maritime works thanks to its involvement
in projects for the recovery, protection, and
improvement of the Spanish coastline. In fact,
one of the projects most representative of this
Expansion of the terminal 2 International Airport of Guadalajara (Jalisco, Mexico)
type of activity is Marina Salinas, the third
largest marina at the Port of Torrevieja (Alicante)
and one of the most fully-featured and modern
marinas in the Mediterranean.
In Peru, Aldesa also earned the trust
of the authorities for the execution of these
speciality projects, where the Empresa
Municipal Administradora de Peaje de Lima,
attached to the Metropolitan Municipality of
Lima, awarded it a contract for the execution
of the upgrade work on the Costa Verde
boardwalk along the San Miguel-Magdalena
section. The works, concluded in 2013, formed a
part of the major “Costa Verde for All”
project, comprising the construction of a 3.1 km
seafront promenade, with bicycle, pedestrian
and jogging lanes, public service and safety
modules, urban furniture, stage spaces for
events, kiosks, health services, lighting,
tree planting and vegetation.
In 2013 the same body entrusted Aldesa,
as a consortium with Ditranserva and CPS,
to undertake the construction and improvement
project for stairways and pedestrian bridges on
the Costa Verde, in the San Isidro-MirafloresBarranco section. The purpose of the project
is to draw up the technical dossier and perform
subsequent execution of six links between
the Costa Verde Beach Circuit and the city of
Lima. These links will take the form of stairways,
ramps and pedestrian bridges
located in the aforementioned districts.
Improvement of the Costa Verde jetty,
section San Miguel-Magdalena (Lima, Peru)
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Hydraulic works
Hydraulic works operations are a great tradition
in the Group. Aldesa is involved in all kind of
specialist areas: dams, tanks, ponds, channels,
piping and river barriers, drinking water
treatment stations, waste water treatment
plants, supplies, sanitations, irrigation, ditches
etc. and it also carries out operations which
improve water quality.
During 2013, Aldesa was involved in hydraulic
works of different sizes and characteristics.
One of the most relevant was the project for the
enlargement of the waste water treatment plant
in Ciudad Real and the twinning of the discharge
outlet between kilometre 3.400 and the manholes
at the entry of the waste water treatment plant.
The project, executed for Acuasur, includes the
construction of a micro-tunnel with an EPB
boring machine, access towers, rescue towers,
three chimneys, a medium-voltage line, and
electrical installations. Progress has likewise
been made on the construction of a 30,000 m3
tank and filling pipeline in Valdemoro, Madrid, for
the water company Canal de Isabel II.
The works completed over the course of the past
year include in particular the Denia-El Verger
waste water treatment plant (WWTP), terrestrial
outflow and pumping station in Denia, Alicante,
for EPSAR (the public wastewater treatment
corporation). The project comprise the complete
construction of a WWTP with a capacity of 1,500
Waste water treatment plant of Denia-El Verger (Alicante, Spain)
m3/day, civil engineering, equipment and the
terrestrial outflow and pumping facilities.
Aldesa furthermore completed two projects for
Canal de Isabel II in the Madrid Region:
construction of two recycled water regulation
tanks in the towns of Humanes and Leganés,
and the pipeline for the supply of water for reuse
in the irrigation of municipal parks and gardens,
with a 5,500 m3 tank in Coslada.
The projects awarded over the course of the
past year to the various companies of the Group
covering this specialist field include above all the
contract for the authoring of the construction
project, execution of works and commissioning
of the Soria Waste Water Treatment Plant
(WWTP), the fifth-largest treatment plant
tendered in Spain over recent years, for Agua de
las Cuencas de España (Acuaes). The new
treatment plant project, to be located in Sinova,
is valued at 19.3 million euros, and will be
constructed over the course of 20 months. It will
process waste water equivalent to a population
of 180,000, and have a peak treatment flow rate
of 48,000 m3 per day. This will thus resolve the
water treatment problems currently faced by the
city of Soria and the neighbouring municipalities
of Los Rábanos and Golmayo.
Likewise worthy of mention are the works to
protect the banks and restore the hydraulic
capacity of the River Corbones as it passes
through La Puebla de Cazalla (Seville) for the
Expansion of the waste water treatment plant in Ciudad Real and Miguelturra
(Ciudad Real, Spain)
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Urbanizations
Since the Company’s inception in Spain, these
sorts of projects have been among the
Company’s most emblematic activities and
among the first to be awarded by government
agencies.
Modernization of the irrigation in Molina de Segura
(Murcia, Spain)
Guadiana River Basin Confederation, and the
individualised project for the reform of
hydraulic/sanitation regulation of the River
Casaño between the towns of Poo and Arenas
de Cabrales (Asturias) for the Cantabrian River
Basin Confederation. These works are required
to collect waste from the River Casaño for
transfer to the WWTP built downstream in the
town of Arenas de Cabrales. The works, valued
at 4.35 million euros, are intended to protect the
system of river currents during flood water
events, reduce the risk of damage to people and
property, and to guarantee the water quality
required in an environmentally sensitive river
which belongs to a Site of Community
Importance (SCI) within the Natura 2000
Network, the bedrock instrument of European
biodiversity conservation policy.
Over the past year, Aldesa completed largescale projects in this field, including urban
development works in Sector SUP-2 East of the
Sagunto General Plan (Valencia) for Anida
Operaciones Singulares (BBVA Group). The
necessary works have been performed to install
the urban services required of land lying within
the urban development scope of execution units
1 and 2 in this sector. The main initiatives
included earthmoving and demolitions,
sanitation and drainage networks, electrical
power supply, public lighting, telephony and
telecommunications, water supply, gas,
roadways and signage, irrigation and gardening,
and also urban furniture. At the same time, work
was completed to repair the urbanised zone of
the sector developed under the General Urban
Regulation Plan (PGOU) of La Muela, Zaragoza,
for the property developer Wilcox.
In 2013 the Group also began further works in
this specialist field, including in particular urban
development of the “Sector R-21” Execution Unit
under the General Urban Regulation Plan in
Bétera, Valencia. The operational scope of the
project covers 194,361 m2. The installations
required for future building on the plots will be
provided, including electrical connections,
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drinking water, telephony, drains and gas mains.
In the initial phase a regulation pond, pumping
and outflow station are being built.
1.2. BUILDING
along with a private old people’s complex in
Lugo for Abeiro Gold, with a built surface area of
more than 8,800 m2, providing 190 places for
independent and assisted residents, and a
further 30 day centre places. The contracts
awarded during the past year include above all a
building containing 80 residential properties with
car parking and storerooms in Lérida for
Banesto.
Residential Building
In 2013, Aldesa Group has implemented in
Spain projects of varying size and complexity in
the field of housing.
Progress was here made on the construction of
123 residential properties, 371 parking spaces
and 150 storerooms in Malaga for the company
Edificio Teatro Cervantes Siglo XXI; the 109
residential properties, garages and storerooms
in the Méndez Álvaro district of Madrid for Anida
Desarrollos Singulares (BBVA); and a 19-storey
residential block with two basement levels,
containing 101 residential properties and the
same number of storerooms, commercial
premises and an indoor swimming pool in
Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, likewise for
Anida. Work also continued on the construction
of a student accommodation block in Alcalá de
Henares (Madrid) for the company Edalo.
At the same time, construction was completed
of the Residencial Ábaco building in Las Rozas
(Madrid) for PSJC 2000 and Banesto, including
66 residential properties, the same number of
storerooms and 100 garage parking spaces,
Housing in El Montecillo area in Las Rozas (Madrid, Spain)
Non-Residential Building
Aldesa Group has built around a hundred
industrial and commercial buildings, such as
factories, industrial parks, offices, shopping and
leisure centres, car parks, etc. for various public
and private bodies, always of optimal quality.
These include such outstanding projects as the
largest retail and leisure centre in Spain: Gran
Plaza 2 in Majadahonda (Madrid), with a built
surface area of 79,800 m2, 190 commercial
premises and nearly 3,700 parking spaces.
Of particular note among the new contracts won
last year in Spain are the construction for the
company KKH Capital and Property Europe of
the Hotel Balmes 51 in Barcelona, through the
demolition of a building while maintaining its
facade, and the execution for Trivalor XXI of the
expansion of the Hotel Mandarín Oriental in
Barcelona, one of the most luxurious
establishments in the city, with construction in
the record time of ten months of twenty-two
exclusive accommodation units (seventeen
suites and five luxury rooms) covering 3,000 m3
Housing in Méndez Alvaro (Madrid, Spain)
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of a modernist annex. The location of the
property, on one of the busiest and most central
streets in the city, represented a real logistical
challenge for both the loading and offloading of
all the materials, given in many cases their
fragility and large size, along with the removal of
rubble and the lack of physical space for stock.
In Mexico, the Group undertook two landmark
projects in the private clients sector:
the 1.45 million euro contract for the Bancomer
Operations Centre in Mexico City, for Institución
de Banca Múltiple-Grupo Financiero BBVA
Bancomer, comprising execution of the
core & shell finishing of the interiors of the
32-floor corporate building covering an area of
13,400 m2, with 2,700 parking spaces, and in
particular the construction of the new Bayer
corporate offices in Mexico City, a project valued
at 13.13 million euros, and comprising
construction and architectural finishing,
underground car parks, interior and exterior
areas, and general installations. The office block
will have eleven floors and a six-level basement,
where foundation work is furthermore being
performed.
In 2013 Aldesa broke into the construction
market in Peru, being awarded a contract for the
construction in Lima of the Aliaga Business
Center, a landmark office project for the
company Euroinmobilari, valued at 5.27 million
euros, which will have a total built surface area
of 11,916 m2 divided into eighteen floors above
ground and eight basement levels. This requires
excavation down to a depth of 26 metres, a task
Expansion of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel
(Barcelona, Spain)
which is hampered by the limited area of land
available, since the plot measures only 544 m2.
In the field of educational construction,
progress has been made on projects of varying
scales in Spain: the second phase of the Arenales
educational centre in Arroyomolinos (Madrid) for
the Arenales Foundation and the first phase of
the CEIP El Polvorón infant and primary school in
Alcalá de Guadaíra (Seville) for the Public
Infrastructure and Educational Services Agency
of the Regional Government of Andalusia.
Work was likewise completed on the CEIP
Pastor Poeta primary and infant school in Ocaña
(Toledo) for the Regional Department of
Education, Science and Culture of the Regional
Governments of Castile-La Mancha, the Zola
school sports centre and educational centre in
Las Rozas (Madrid) for Grupo Zola Educación,
the expansion of the CEIP Vilaromà school in
Palamós (Gerona) for the Regional Government
of Catalonia, and the Enterprise Incubator within
the extension of the Andalusia Technology Park
on the University of Malaga Campus.
In Poland, meanwhile, construction work
continued on the building for the Faculty of
History and Archives at Adam Mickiewicz
University in Poznan, which will have a usable
surface area 14,400 m2, together with
construction and revitalisation of the Łódź
Technical University campus, comprising the
refurbishment of a historical building dating from
the industrial era, along with the construction of
a new building with a total surface area
Expansion of the Sant Joan de Deu Hospital in Manresa (Barcelona, Spain)
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of 6,000 m2 to house the Technical Physics,
Information Science and Applied Mathematics
Faculty.
In addition, the works order book increased over
the past year with contracts for the construction
of the Faculty of Biological and Chemical
Sciences at Warsaw University, one of the most
modern research centres in Europe, and the only
interdisciplinary research institution in the
country. The contract amounts to 15.7 million
euros. The building will comprise five floors
above ground and one basement level, with a
usable surface area of 10,456 m2.
In the field of public buildings, ministries,
regional government departments, city and
provincial councils, universities and other entities
have entrusted Aldesa Group the construction of
buildings of different characteristics such as
archives, courthouses, municipal council
buildings, municipal centres, libraries, museums,
retirement homes, sports facilities, etc.
During 2013 works continued on the building for
the headquarters of the provincial offices of the
General Social Security Treasury and National
Social Security Institute in Valladolid, the Jerez
Southern Sector Health Centre in Jerez de la
Frontera (Cadiz) for the Health Service of the
Regional Government of Andalusia, the expansion
of the Sant Joan de Deu Hospital in Manresa,
Barcelona, for the Althaia Foundation, the Local
Police building in Collado Villalba, Madrid, for
Nuevo Arpegio and the Olot Fire Station in Gerona
for the Regional Government of Catalonia.
Headquarter of Social Security Fund and National
Institute (Valladolid, Spain)
The key projects concluded during the past year
include the Health Centre in Suerte de Saavedra,
Badajoz, for the Health Service of the Regional
Government of Extremadura, the indoor
swimming pool capable of hosting first-class
competition in Torre del Mar, Malaga, for the
municipal enterprise Empresa Municipal de
Servicios, Vivienda, Infraestructura
y Promoción de Velez-Málaga (EMVIPSA),
and the construction of three industrial
units in Aguaviva, Teruel, for the Aragonese
Development Institute, along with contracts
awarded for the construction of a 2,000 m2
industrial unit for Utrillas Local Council in Teruel,
and the multifunctional municipal sports centre,
comprising construction, urban development
and sports facilities, for Utebo Local Council
in Zaragoza.
In Poland, Aldesa achieved progress on the
construction of two multi-storey car parks with
more than 670 spaces within the transport
system of the city of Tychy for MZUIM
(the City Council Department of Public Works
and Highways). At the same time, a contract was
won for construction of the Working and
Environmental Process Safety Technology
Research and Development Centre
(Tech-Safe-Bio) in Warsaw, an investment
of some 6.17 million euros (excluding VAT).
The contract, tendered by the Central
Occupational Protection Institute-National
Research Institute, a public body, also includes
the installation of a transformation station and
internal roadways. The complex which has been
designed will have four floors and comprise two
Torre del Mar Aquatic Centre (Malaga, Spain)
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buildings: the main building (with a built area of
1,551.50 m2) and the Mechanical Vibrations
Laboratory (158.30 m2).
During 2013 the Group also won contracts in
Peru from SERPAR (the Lima Parks Service) to
improve and expand recreational, cultural and
sporting services at the zonal park facilities in
Sinchi Roca and Cahuide, covering 54 and 17
hectares, respectively. The works, which have an
overall budget of 29 million euros, will be
conducted by the Som Lima Norte Consortium,
in which Aldesa holds a 50% stake. The works
comprise the conditioning of the existing parks,
including the sports complex, indoor swimming
pool, skate park, urban allotments, nurseries,
cultural centre, play centre, amphitheatre, new
car parking spaces, implementation of general
utilities networks and, in the case of Sinchi
Roca, a stable and mini-zoo as well. At the same
time, the existing tracks, enclosures and
parkland will be conditioned.
Major refurbishments and remodelling
In this specialist field the Group continued works
to refurbish the building for 17 luxury residential
properties and commercial premises for Solvia
(Banco Sabadell) in Barcelona, comprising
construction on top of the existing structure and
facades, using the very finest brands on the
market for the finishes.
Refurbishment work has also been concluded at
the Gynaecology and Obstetrics in-patients
Restoration of the cloister in Santo Domingo Convent
in Xativa (Valencia, Spain)
section of Taulí Hospital in Sabadell, Barcelona,
for Corporación Sanitaria Parc Taulí, along with
remodelling and expansion work at the
Provençals Market in Barcelona for the City
Council’s Municipal Markets Institute, a project
undertaken without the need to close the
facilities to the public.
One further particularly noteworthy feature
of the last year was the conclusion of the
restoration of the southern wing of the cloister of
the Former Convent of Santo Domingo in Xativa,
Valencia, a 14th century building forming a part
of the town’s historical artistic heritage site,
granted the utmost level of protection as an
Asset of Cultural Interest, the highest degree
established, because of its unique significance.
The project involves in the restoration of the
ribbed vaults of the cloister galleries where only
first buttresses and supports, with an
approximate height of 2 metres, remained
standing, maintaining some of the imposts and
arch springers.
In 2013, Aldesa was also awarded contracts for
the adaptation of the Foreign Citizens
Registration Office of the Ministry of Public
Finance and Authorities in Malaga, the
expansion of the María Teresa de Alcobendas
School in Madrid for infant and primary
education, with 19 classrooms, a chapel, a
multifunctional hall and administrative offices,
sports courts and car parking at the Tertio
Millennio Foundation, and interior and facade
refurbishment of the main building of the Los
Olmos School in Madrid.
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1.3. UNDERGROUND WORKS
Aldesa Group, through PROACON, its subsidiary
specialising in underground works, is carrying
out a number of speciality construction projects
including rail tunnels (high-speed, urban metro,
etc.), motorways and roads, hydraulic works,
open-sky projects and mining, where it applies
excavation techniques suitable to this
particularly complex type of terrain. It also
complements its portfolio of speciality projects
with the implementation of projects and
execution of works related to soil mechanics
and special foundations.
The company has a large fleet of machinery
enabling it to meet the requirements of many
different types and scopes of projects, making
continuous improvements thereto for the optimal
execution of its construction processes.
Foundations in Chimalpa tunnels in Naucalpan
(Mexico State, Mexico)
In Mexico it has managed to position itself within
a few years as a benchmark in the field
of underground works, both in terms of
equipment and contract portfolio.
The construction project for the tunnels
on the Durango-Mazatlán Superhighway,
considered the outstanding Project of the
2006-2012 Six-year Term because of its
complexity at the heart of the Western Sierra
Madre, allowed the Group to claim the leading
position in this specialist field.
In 2013 Aldesa continued work to excavate the
Chimalpa I and Chimalpa II highway tunnels in
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Naucalpan (Mexico State) for Constructora Teya
(Grupo Higa). The tunnels, with a length
of 530 metres and 200 metres respectively,
are located along the Toluca-Naucalpan toll
road. The excavation cross-section of the
tunnels comprises 159.72 m2, the largest
in the whole country, with a width of 21.15
metres. The contract also covers the electrical
installations for the lighting, ventilation and
control systems.
Work has likewise progressed on the
construction of the Interlomas roadway tunnels
in the Huixquilucan (State of Mexico) for the
SCT (Communications and Transportation
Department). The project involves
the construction of twin tunnels measuring
575 metres and a further two twin tunnels which
are 124 metres in length, each of them housing
two lanes in each direction. The project includes
the construction of a metal bridge to connect
the tunnels, along with lighting and ventilation
installations within. Awarding the contract was a
challenge for the SCT, as it needed to be able to
draw on the services of a company specialised
not only structures and tunnels, but also with the
appropriate engineering department in place to
undertake a new installations project in
accordance with international regulations.
In 2013 Aldesa furthermore completed execution
for CPVM of a total of 2.55 km divided into three
twin tunnels named: Desierto de los Leones,
measuring 510 metres and 124 m2 in diameter;
La Loma, measuring 600 m and 84.73 m2
in diameter; and Luis Cabrera, measuring
Supporting of slopes of embankment in High Speed Rail
Line Madrid Galicia, subsection Cernadilla (Zamora, Spain)
1,440 metres and 84.73 m2 in diameter, on the
Vía Rápida Poetas, an urban toll motorway
that runs inside Mexico City and connects with
the exit roads heading towards Queretaro,
Toluca and Cuernavaca.
Likewise, work was concluded for Minera
Peñoles, one of Mexico’s key mining groups, and
a leading global player, for the excavation of
5,000 metres of tunnels at the Naica mine
(Chihuahua State), the most complex and
distinctive of the 20 mines operated by Peñoles
throughout the country.
Particular mention should be made of the
contract awarded to the Group in 2013 by
CONAGUA (National Water Commission),
the authority which administers and maintains
Mexico’s water resources, for the project
corresponding to the first stage of construction
of the Poniente II Emissary Tunnel, and the
planning and rectification of the open-air section
of the Poniente Emissary, in Mexico State. The
works comprise the construction of a 5.9
kilometre long tunnel with a diameter of 7
metres, beginning at the point of capture from
the Rivers San Javier and Xochimanga in
Atizapán de Zaragoza, ending with the open air
discharge structure in Cuatitlan Izcalli.
Excavation of the tunnel will be performed with
an appropriate TBM for the type of terrain.
Another new noteworthy contract was the
construction for the SCT of a 280-metre highway
cut-and-cover corresponding to the project for
the second access route to the beaches of
Tijuana in the State of Baja California.
Interlomas tunnels in Huixquilucan (State of Mexico, Mexico)
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In Guatemala, the Group continued construction
of a hydraulic tunnel measuring 4 km in length
25 m2 in excavation cross-section at the
RENACE II hydroelectric power plant owned by
Recursos Naturales y Celulosas S.A. in the
municipality of San Pedro Carchá (Verapaz),
which will connect the reservoir to the machine
room. The harsh contours in the region hamper
the start of excavation work via either of the two
mouths of the tunnel, making it necessary
furthermore to excavate three access tunnels or
adits in order to be able to dig the main tunnel,
with a cross-section of 40 m2 and a total length
of 900 metres including all three.
For this same hydroelectric project the company
was also awarded in 2013 a contract with a
budget of 13.7 million euros for the construction
of a 1.7 km tunnel with a cross-section of 32 m2
and a 430-metre adit, which will connect the
intake channel with the sand trap reservoir.
Last year Aldesa broke into the underground
works market in Peru by means of a contract
valued at 6.76 million euros, tendered by the
Ate District Municipality for the construction of
two parallel roadway tunnels measuring
77 metres in length, both with an excavation
cross-section of 119 m2 in an area close to the
Puruchuco-Huaquerones archaeological site.
Back in Spain, meanwhile, the Group continued
work on the two dual tunnels comprising the
sub-section project between Lubián and the La
Canda Tunnel in Zamora, corresponding to the
Otero tunnel in section Zamora-Lubián of High Speed Line
Madrid-Galicia (Zamora, Spain)
North-Northwest High-speed Madrid-Galicia
Corridor, for the SEITT (State Terrestrial
Transport Infrastructure Corporation): the
Hedroso Tunnel, measuring 913 metres in
length, and the 1,710-metre Lubián Tunnel.
Progress has also been made in the execution
of the tunnels along the subsection CernadillaPraderia de la Pedralba, belonging to the
Zamora-Lubián section on the Madrid-Galicia
high-speed line, also tendered by SEITT. These
are the Otero tunnel, with a length of
1,144.5 metres, and the Puebla tunnel,
measuring 1,498.5 metres.
Construction of hydraulic tunnel and structures for Renace II hydropower in Coban (Verapaz, Guatemala)
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INDUSTRIAL
SECTOR ANALYSIS
The sector of assemblies, maintenance,
industrial and engineering services is actively
involved in strategic projects, both public and
private, in the energy, security, air, land,
maritime and railway sectors, executing new
works, modernising facilities, providing ancillary
services and technical support in the drafting of
projects. According to ADEMI, the sectorial
association in Spain, this type of enterprise
accounts for 1.8% of Spanish GDP
and generates more than 120,000 jobs,
with a value chain actively involving more than
6,000 SMEs.
considerable increase in competitiveness, both
among companies within the sector itself and
also firms from other sectors pursuing business
in this industrial field, leading to considerable
pressure on prices and the profitability of
projects.
Spanish companies have made a major push
in international markets, both emerging
and developed. Their image of solvency
and the quality of their offers have allowed
them successfully to bid in international
procurement tenders in all operational spheres,
giving them a permanent presence in these
countries through the establishment
of subsidiaries.
In Spain, the market has shrunk by 53% over the
course of four years according to the study
undertaken by ADEMI, although expansion
outside Spain served to increase turnover in the
sector in 2012 compared with 2011. In fact,
some companies’ international business now
accounts for a substantial proportion of their
turnover and makes a major contribution to their
economic sustainability, it being estimated that
an annual growth rate of 6.5% could be
achieved in terms of turnover, according to the
Metals Sector Industrial Observatory. In this
regard, of particular note are construction
projects for energy facilities, water treatment
and telecommunications in Latin America and
the Middle East.
The limited procurement of new projects and the
gradual slowdown affecting investment mean
that at the domestic level there has been a
Engineering, installation, maintenance and
industrial service firms have accompanied all
business sectors in their processes of
Mechanical and electrical installation for automotive plant (Barcelona, Spain)
Development, installation and maintenance
of security systems (Madrid, Spain)
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international expansion, both in such
consolidated market as Latin America, and also
the emerging economies of Asian and Eastern
European countries, demonstrating a level of
competence which underpins the prestigious
standing of the engineering provided by the
sector. In this regard, particular attention should
be afforded to the energy sector, through
generation, transmission and distribution
activities for both power and gas.
Demand for services intended to improve energy
efficiency in buildings and other installations has
maintained an upward trend over recent years.
The value of this market in Spain, where there is
still considerable potential for growth,
amounted in 2013 to 870 million euros,
an increase of 6.1% compared with 2012
according to figures from DBK. Buildings
represent the main demand segment
in the sector, accounting for 32% of overall
turnover in 2013. They are followed by industrial
plants, which generated 18% of total earnings,
while public lighting accounts for 15%, and
hospitals 12%. Expansion of the business has
over recent years helped those companies
registered as energy services firms to expand.
Leading positions in the sector are held by
subsidiaries of construction groups, electrical
companies, engineering practices
and installations and assembly firms,
with the ten largest players accounting
for an overall market share of 60%.
which reveal potential for development as the
interest in this type of city continues to register
unceasing growth and expansion worldwide. In
this regard, various applications or advances
can be implemented to organise and improve
the quality of life of the population, specifically
smart mobility, such as technological paving,
lighting and car parking.
With regard to the public lighting market,
it is immersed in a process of change dictated
by the quest for energy efficiency and the fight
against light pollution. There are today
281.4 million sources of light in the world,
a figure which will increase to a total
of 339.5 million by 2025, according to the study
Global LED and Smart Street Lighting:
Market Forecast (2014-2025), which predicts
that the LED technology public lighting market
will account for a value of close on 42 billion
euros by 2015. According to the consultancy
Northeast Group, which performed the study,
LED lighting will transform towns and cities
worldwide over the coming decade.
Consideration must also be given within this
market to the management of integrated smart
networks of public lighting, to help cut energy
consumption costs and maintenance expenses.
Many countries have funding programmes, and
the World Bank has announced a fund
of 1 billion dollars dedicated exclusively
to the funding of this type of lighting.
In terms of new challenges, companies are
working on projects connected with smart cities,
Skid for CIP unit at juice factory (Castellon, Spain)
Installing of LED lights in Los Mochis
(Sinaloa, Mexico)
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INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
The Aldesa Industrial division, which operates
under the Acisa, Grupo AMS, Galmet and ADM
brand names, focuses all the Group’s activities
undertaken in the field of applied engineering,
such as electrical installations, mechanical
assemblies and installations, all phases of energy
projects, traffic management systems, lighting
installations, engineering and software applied to
the airports and automotive sectors, along with
security systems and installations in buildings.
Investment in Innovation is a key aspect for the
competitiveness of Aldesa Industrial.
This strategic vision allows it constantly
to develop its own technology for application
both to design and the manufacture of equipment
and systems.
In 2013 revenue from the Industrial business line
grew by 37% compared with the previous
financial year, thereby supporting the
diversification strategy defined by the Group.
Of particular note in Spain are those activities
with a high component in terms of maintenance
and management of urban and intercity
infrastructure, along with the support given to the
mechanical installations area with projects for
leading companies in the food sector.
Aldesa Industrial is, through Acisa, implementing
a firm commitment to the Traffic business line.
In 2013 agreements were reached with flagship
Control Traffic Room of the Catalan Traffic Service (Barcelona, Spain)
partners in their respective sectors,
with the aim of expanding the current portfolio
of products in the traffic segment, such as smart
car parking management, all-in-one systems
(photographic red lights, access control, ANPR),
photographic stop signs, etc., which,
in combination with in-house developments,
such as sectional radar systems
and traffic light regulation systems,
will allow the company in the short term
to deploy a full spectrum of technological
solutions in this field.
Over the past year, Aldesa increased its presence
in the urban traffic market with the maintenance
of the traffic light network in the cities of Granada,
Tarrasa, Almeria and Seville, along with access
control systems in Huesca, entailing the control
and maintenance of more than 2,000 traffic light
intersections on the Spanish market. In terms of
intercity traffic, mention should be made of the
renewal of contracts with the Spanish
Directorate-General for Traffic for vehicle counting
maintenance at border crossings and signage for
special traffic operations in Seville, along with the
three sectional radar contracts awarded for the
Catalan Traffic Department.
The contracts won in the airports sector over the
past year include above all a pioneering project at
Barcelona Airport for the remote control of Mega
Towers using wireless networks based on secure
Installing of traffic beacons (Granada, Spain)
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and redundant Wi-Fi. This is the first project of its
kind anywhere in the Spanish airports network,
and will furthermore allow for substantial cost
savings by removing the need to perform works
on the runway, which would lead to the
suspension of airport operations.
The main challenges are to avoid in technical
terms interference with the air navigation
systems, achieve a high level of communications
availability, and to demonstrate that the solution
is a particularly appealing innovation which can
be applied to other airports or critical systems.
Aldesa Industrial was likewise entrusted
in 2013 by the Spanish airports agency, AENA,
to undertake such other significant projects
as the consolidation of the historic building
at the former Air Traffic Control centre
in Paracuellos, Madrid, and the procurement
and installation of micro-IT equipment.
In the Industrial Assemblies field, Aldesa,
operating under the Galmet umbrella brand, has
over recent years been cooperating with
cutting-edge technology firms in the food sector,
as in the case of SPX or Tetra Pak Hispania,
resulting in a number of contracts both in Spain
and elsewhere in Europe. We should also mention
the new Cacaolat milkshake factory contract in
Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Barcelona, for 1
million euros, and a project valued at 1.55 million
euros for the Lugo Dairy Produce Teaching
Facility, forming a part of the Institute of Food
Analysis and Research at the University of
Santiago de Compostela, which will house one of
Europe’s leading pilot plants working with dairy
derivatives and liquid foodstuffs.
Modernization with ITS technology in Colima-Guadalajara road (Jalisco, Mexico)
International Expansion
The international presence of Aldesa Industrial is
currently particularly prominent in Mexico and
Poland, although it does also have a number of
individual projects in operation in such countries
as Germany, Great Britain and Colombia.
In Mexico, the Group began in 2013 with its ADM
brand a project for the Hexa Group for
hydro-sanitary installations, firefighting systems
and structured wiring at the Torre Hexa Reforma,
with 57 stories the highest tower in Latin
America, located in the centre of Mexico City.
In this same specialist field, Aldesa was awarded
the installations contract at the corporate office
building of Mapfre Tepeyac, likewise in the
Mexican capital.
In the public lighting field, a notable contract was
won for the installation of LED lighting in
Los Mochis (Sinaloa State), comprising the
installation of more than 30,000 lamps ranging
from 40 MW to 200 MW, along with connection
cables and posts.
Likewise, Aldesa embarked on various projects
connected with the technological equipment of
toll motorways, enhancing its position in the
Mexican Traffic Installations sector. This
comprises the ITS equipment and toll systems
for the Mexico-Acapulco section, forming a part
of the Corridor Renewal project, with a budget of
35.5 million euros. Execution of the project,
tendered by CAPUFE (the Federal Ingress Route
and Bridge and Associated Services agency)
Assembly and installation of CIP unit at diary factory
(Kirkby, United Kingdom)
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comprises the installation of toll/remote toll
facilities, fibre-optic communications and ITS,
along with training and maintenance. Meanwhile,
structural modernisation using ITS technology on
the Guadalajara-Colima Motorway for Banobras
(the national works and public services bank),
which placed the Group at the forefront of
motorway operation and modernisation projects
In 2013, the Group also completed two toll
station construction projects for the SCT:
La Concordia (Sinaloa State) and Coscomate
(Durango State). In both cases the work
included the machine rooms, administrative
buildings, control and operations building,
surveillance area, parking zone,
associated services, toll collection booths, water,
sanitation and electrical installations, hydraulic
and asphalt concrete paving, supplementary
works signage.
The company has successfully exported its
experience in the field of Traffic Installations to
Poland. During 2013 development work
continued on the ITS project in Lublin,
comprising the design and implementation of the
Integrated Traffic Management System, including
the Control Centre for the city of Lublin.
Aldesa is contributing to this proprietary
technology project, encompassing regulators,
video-detectors, embedded systems and a range
of applications required by the Control Centre,
for which it was necessary to make local
adaptations.
Traffic Control Centre and maintenance of traffic lights (Almeria, Spain)
At the same time, a contract has been won for a
new technology project in the municipality
of Rzeszów, the technological characteristics of
which will represent a substantial advance
in the type of projects undertaken by the Group
within the sphere of urban traffic, passenger
information and wireless systems interconnection
networks. The contract, valued at 16.95 million
euros, comprises the construction
of the integrated urban transport system in
Rzeszów and the surrounding area,
including design, construction of the highway
traffic control system, ITS implementation for
urban transportation, commissioning of the
Integrated Traffic and Urban Transport
Management system with the ICT Platform,
transformation of intersections and
reorganisation of traffic in the city.
In the field of technology, and following
the Group’s strategy of entering projects
in which the company has experience in various
geographical areas, two contracts have been
signed for the execution of optical fibre
in the regions of Lublin and Bialystock,
in East Poland. Both projects, to be developed
in accordance with the design and works model,
will entail the installation of a total of 3,400 km
of fibre-optic ducts.
The former contract, tendered by the Office of
the Marshall of Lublin, is valued at 51.37 million
euros and comprises the construction of a
broadband Internet network in the province,
covering a total length of some 2,900 km.
Traffic signal maintenance (Granada, Spain)
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The latter will be undertaken for the Office
of the Marshall of Podlaquia, with a budget of
10.35 million euros, including the planning
and construction of the broadband and
distribution networks in the region, covering a
total length of 1,885.3 km.
Over the course of 2013, Aldesa Industrial also
developed projects in other countries where,
although it does not currently have a permanent
presence, it works in close cooperation with the
client, providing technical and human support for
the proper location and assembly of equipment
in the implementation area.
In the German town of Nordhackstadt
mechanical assembly work is being performed
for the process installations at the new lactose
plant owned by ArNoCo GmbH & Co.KG, a
company established by Arla Foods and DMK.
The project includes the installation of pipelines
and process accessories, supply and assembly
of the rack and ancillary supports, installation of
electrical cable trays and installation of largediameter drying tower ducts.
At the same time, two contracts were won
in Great Britain, the first to perform various jobs
at the Arla plant in Aylesbury, and the other
for assembly and installation of the new
CIP (Clean In Place) unit at the milk plant located
in Kirkby and owned by Dairy Crest Group.
Mechanical assembly for process facilities in lactose plant (Nordhackstadt, Germany)
Modernization with ITS technology in Colima-Guadalajara road
(Jalisco, Mexico)
Implementation of digital classrooms (Majorca, Spain)
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ENERGY
SECTOR ANALYSIS
2013 was a year of far-reaching change
for the Spanish electricity sector in general,
but above all for Renewable Energies.
The Spanish Official State Gazette published
on 13 July Royal Decree-Act 9/2013,
of 12 July 2013, adopting urgent measures
to guarantee the financial stability of the
electrical system. According to the text put
before Parliament, one decisive factor in
embarking on the reform was the annual
imbalance built up over the course of the
previous decade between the revenue and costs
of the electricity system, leading to the
emergence of a structural deficit.
By the close of 2013 the Royal Decree-Act had
not yet been passed, nor had the Ministerial
Order to develop the new applicable regulations
and the change to the remuneration of
renewable energy projects. In early February
2014 the remuneration proposals were
published, and remain pending approval,
establishing a remuneration for investment and
operation which varies depending on the
technology and the year of commissioning, with
the aim of guaranteeing reasonable returns on
the projects. The new regulations will give
Resko wind farm (Western Pomerania, Poland)
stability to the sector, as those involved have
been demanding for some time, establishing a
definitive regulatory framework so as to attract
new investment and lend greater dynamism to
the sector.
The expectation, with the approval of the new
regulations in 2014, is that developers in Spain
will seek out collaborative links with all agents
involved in renewable energies projects
(constructors, manufacturers, public bodies and
financial institutions) so as to be able to continue
the commitment to a source of energy not
dependent on fossil fuels. These developers
would include Aldesa, which has 176 MW of
wind power through competitive tenders in
Galicia and Extremadura.
As for operational indicators in Spain,
the installed power on the mainland was
102,281 MW by the close of 2013, 556 MW
more than in 2012. The greatest increase was
recorded in solar thermal electric Power
(up 15%, or 300 MW) and photovoltaic solar
(up 3.3%, or 140 MW). Other technologies
either saw their power totals unchanged,
or underwent an insignificant variation.
Alijar wind farm in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz, Spain)
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One highly meaningful figure regarding the solid
integration of renewable energies within the grid
is that, according to the annual report of the grid
operator Red Eléctrica de España, 42% of
demand in the country in 2013 was covered,
with a particular contribution made by wind
power, which in the months of January,
February, March and November made the
greatest contribution to overall energy output
within the system. As a result, CO2 emissions
were reduced by 23% compared with 2012,
amounting to emissions of 61 million fewer
tonnes of CO2.
In Latin America we expect an increase in
investment in renewable energy, with wind power
remaining the predominant technology while
solar thermal will gradually be adopted by larger
numbers. In Mexico, specifically, the potential of
renewable energy sources is considerable. The
Ministry of Energy (SENER), responsible for
directing the country’s energy policy, has set
ambitious goals in its energy plan in order to take
advantage of renewable energy and in particular
wind power, which will be responsible for 95% of
the growth total in renewable technologies. The
plan includes the installation of 2,500 MW of
wind power. At the same time, the energy sector
is one of the six included in the 2014-2018
National Infrastructure Plan, as a strategic sphere
of operations which will account for a very
substantial proportion of the budget. The value
of all the projects will be approximately 3.9 trillion
pesos, of which 2.8 trillion will correspond to the
federal government, and 1.1 trillion to private
sources.
Guerrero Negro IV internal combustion plant (Baja California Sur, Mexico)
Electrical substation in Resko wind farm
(Western Pomerania, Poland)
As for Poland, Spanish companies have been
present in this renewable energy market almost
since its inception, and thanks to their extensive
experience in domestic and international markets
they have become a reference in the country. The
National Action Plan prepared by the government
has set the target of achieving a 15% share for
renewable energy in the total energy balance, in
order to bring it closer to the demands set by the
European Union for 2020, by reducing CO2
emissions by over 80%. To achieve this, Poland
is under obligation to double its production of
green energy, making expectations for
companies in the sector encouraging. According
to Polish Ministry of Economy figures, the plan is
for an investment of up to 11 billion zloty in
Green Certificates (mechanisms to support
electricity generated from renewable energies) by
2020, if the regulations are not modified.
Palomarejo wind farm in Ecija
(Seville, Spain)
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ENERGY ACTIVITY
The Aldesa Group performs its energy business
operations through its subsidiary Aldesa
Energías Renovables, which handles all
businesses connected with renewable energies,
electricity infrastructure and generation projects:
promotion, design, construction and operation of
projects covering all types of renewable energy,
generation and transportation and energy
distribution. The company undertakes projects
throughout Spain, and last year had an
international presence in such countries as
Poland, Mexico, Romania, Peru and Chile.
Aldesa Energías Renovables is aligned to the
well-planned diversification strategy
implemented by the Group in recent years,
driving the consolidation of Aldesa’s positioning
in the renewable energy industry where new
projects are planned for the promotion,
acquisition, construction and operation of wind
farms, electricity lines and energy transformation
and distribution installations to expand its
presence in this sector. The goal is not only to
focus on wind, photovoltaic, co-generation,
biomass, medium and high voltage power lines
and electrical substations projects, but rather to
also use the acquired experience and expertise
to tackle new hydro, biomass, biogas, oil&gas,
etc., both domestically and internationally.
Roalabota wind farm in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz, Spain)
Origins of the division in Spain
The creation of the Aldesa Energías Renovables
portfolio dates back to 2006 when it acquired
from Gamesa Energía the Tharsis wind farm
in Huelva with a 4.25 MW capacity.
In the same year, it acquired a 100% stake
in Eólicas del Altiplano (Prealsa), a company
that had been in operation for more than five
years and holds three administrative concessions
all of which had the permits and licenses granted
for the construction of two wind farms
in Jumilla (Murcia): La Tella wind farm
(acquired in June 2011 by the Ampere Spain
Wind fund) and Cerrillares, with a combined
capacity of 86 MW.
In 2007 Aldesa acquired Becosa Energías
Renovables, owner of several co-generation,
biomass, wind and photovoltaic projects at
different stages of development, construction
and operation.
An equity stake was sold in 2010 in the Enersol
Solar Santa Lucía Group, comprising 45 MW of
peak installed power, to the Dutch funds Neif
Infrastructure Invesment Holding 1 B.V. and
Ampere Project Holding 2 B.V., each of which
acquired 24.5%.
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During the 2011 financial year the sale was
agreed of an equity stake in two wind power
projects to Ampere Spain Wind, amounting to 80
MW of gross wind power, development of which
had been performed by Aldesa Energías
Renovables: the Palomarejo Wind Farm in Écija
(Seville), with 30 MW, and the La Tella Wind Farm
in Jumilla (Murcia) with 50 MW. Aldesa finished
the construction and start-up of the two parks
during the first half of 2012, and it is currently
Aldesa Energías Renovables that is responsible
for the operation and maintenance of these parks
through an integrated management contract
which includes, in addition to their operation and
maintenance, the accounting, administrative and
economic management of the companies.
After bidding for several projects put out to
tender by the autonomous regions, the
Renewable Energies division was awarded wind
farm projects for a total of 98 MW in Galicia and
78 MW in Extremadura. Since 2012 the
necessary promotional tasks have been
underway prior to the commencement of
construction.
Aldesa Energías Renovables currently operates
five wind farms with a total of 190.75 MW of
installed capacity, as well as nine solar orchards
that were executed in 2008 and add up to a
peak of 45.8 MW, with all of these installations
being located in Andalusia and Murcia.
At year-end 2013, more than 800 MW were at
different stages of development in Spain and
La Flamenca photovoltaic plant in Ayamonte (Huelva, Spain)
abroad. At the same time, it is expanding its
operational contracts with new third-party
generation installations, to which Aldesa not
only offers services of operation and
maintenance, but also the integrated
management of these facilities.
International expansion
Internationally, Aldesa Group has committed to
consolidating its positioning in the countries in
which it has spent years developing its activities
and to opening up new markets where Aldesa
Energías Renovables may establish itself as a
reference within the energy sector. During 2013
and at present, the company is active in the
Americas and Eastern Europe.
In Eastern Europe’s energy sector, Aldesa Nowa
Energia is the Group company engaging in
developing renewable energy projects in Poland.
With head offices in Warsaw, the company was
founded with the objective of transferring to this
country Aldesa’s experience in energy
diversification projects.
2012 was a particularly significant year for
Aldesa Nowa Energia, as it completed the
Group’s first wind farm construction project
outside Spain. The first to become operational
was built for private developers in the town of
Rypin, with a power rating of 3 MW, using
Vensys wind turbines. The second wind power
project was likewise commissioned in the town
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of Wistka, with a power rating of 4 MW and
Vestas turbines. In the latter case the contract
also included operation and maintenance
services.
During 2013 the Polish subsidiary also
concluded and delivered two EPC projects to
the leading electricity firms in the country: the
Resko wind farm for PGE Energia Odnawialna,
with a total installed power rating of 14 MW and
comprising seven Gamesa G90 wind turbines;
and the Wicko wind farm for Tauron Ekoenergia,
with a 40 MW power rating, comprising twenty
Vestas V90 turbines.
Pruszcz Gdanski substation
(Pomerania, Poland)
Within Eastern Europe, Aldesa also has a
headquarters in Romania where it undertakes
EPC, BOP, turnkey projects and the
development of wind, biomass, photovoltaic,
hydraulic and electrical infrastructures.
At the same time, work continued on the
construction for Energa of the Pruszcz Gdanski
substation, with a 110 kV GIS disconnector, a
twin circuit 5 km overhead power line and twin
circuit 6 km underground powerline, and the
development of the contract signed with PSE for
the development, design and construction of the
Ostroleka–Olsztyn Matki 400 kV overhead power
line, with a 138 km twin circuit, including the only
powerline for the Olsztyn substation, along with
the laying of fibre-optic lines between stations.
Mexico, together with Poland, has been one of
the countries registering the greatest development
for the Aldesa Group’s Energy subsidiary since
2012. Based in Mexico City, it focuses its
operations on the development of self-supply
projects, EPCs for private clients and public
tenders, typically the CFE. The Mexican company
Aldener ADM, S.A. de C.V. has been operating for
more than one year within the renewable energy
and electricity infrastructures sector in this
country, and at year-end 2012 submitted the best
bid to the international public tender of the
Federal Commission of Electricity (CFE) for the
conversion of the Riviera Maya to 400 kV. In total,
the scope of the project covers eight
transmission lines of 400, 230 and 115 kV each,
and three substations with those same voltages,
with capacities of 1000 MVA, compensation of
261.2 MVAr and 16 feeders located in the States
of Quintana Roo and Yucatan.
In 2013 new powerline projects were awarded,
both for PSE: The contract for the
comprehensive construction of the GdanskZydowo 400 kV overhead power line, with a dual
circuit covering a length of 127 km, along with
fibre-optic routes, and the construction contract
for the 220 kV nominal voltage Glinki-Reclaw
overhead power line, likewise a dual circuit with
an estimated length of 49.1 km.
In 2013 the Mexican subsidiary was awarded the
following contracts by the CFE: the
interconnection of the Guerrero Negro and Santa
Rosalía Isolated Systems, comprising two
transmission lines of 115 kV and a total length of
136.9 km-C, two substations of 115 kV and
5 MVAr compensation and four high-voltage
feed-in points in the State of Baja California Sur;
and the construction and installation of two
Construction of the Salamanca combined cycle plant (Guanajuato, Mexico)
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transmission lines with voltages of 230 and
116 kV and a total length of 44.4 km-C with two
substations of voltages of 230 and 161 kV,
with a total capacity of 300 MVA and four
high-voltage feed-in points, in the State
of Baja California.
of 20 MW, with 11 Vestas V100 wind turbines, a
34.5 kV medium voltage network, a 34.5/115 kV
transformation substation, a 115 kV high-voltage
overhead power line covering
14 km, and a 115 kV switching substation to
connect to the CFE grid.
Likewise, the company’s first co-generation
project contract in the country was awarded for
the Guerrero Negro IV Internal Combustion
Power Plant, with a guaranteed net capacity of
7.52 MW, in Baja California Sur State. This
provides the company with an inroad into the
Mexican non-renewable electrical power
generation market. The contract, which amounts
to 15 million euros, comprises comprehensive
execution of the project: engineering,
construction, installation, procurement of
equipment and materials, testing, technical
support and a further series of requirements
allowing for safe and efficient operation of the
power plant. It will comprise two 18V28/32S
motor generators and all equipment required,
likewise including the 34.5 kV interconnection
with the existing generating power plants and
the CFE electrical system.
In South America, Aldesa undertakes operations
from Lima, Peru, for both the Peruvian and
Chilean markets, performing over the 2012-2013
period development and turnkey projects for
wind farms, photovoltaic plants, water projects,
substations and electrical transmission power
lines.
Last year the contract was signed for the
Group’s first wind power facility in Mexico: the
San Jacinto Wind Farm for Geomex
(Generadores Eólicos de México), which is
currently at the design stage, and will be located
in Chiapas State. Construction of the wind form
covers a comprehensive set of infrastructure,
civil engineering, mechanical and electrical
facilities. It will have a total installed power rating
Wicko wind farm (Pomerania, Poland)
In this regard, mention should be made that the
company won its first energy project in Peru
in 2013: the contract for the installation of the
138 kV Socabaya-Industrial Estate transmission
power line in Arequipa, currently at the
construction stage. The works, which also
include the expansion of substations in the
province, the relocation of the current 33 kV
lines throughout the route (covering
some 9.77 km) and the communications system
were tendered by Sociedad Eléctrica del
Suroeste (SEAL), the power generation,
transmission and distribution company in which
the Peruvian State holds a majority stake. The
contracted works form a part of the 2013-2017
Investment Plan, intended to expand and
reinforce the electrical transmission system.
La Tella electrical substation in Jumilla
(Murcia, Spain)
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CONCESSIONS
SECTOR ANALYSIS
Collaboration between the Public Administration
and the private sector through public-private cooperation agreements represents an appropriate
mechanism for both parties, since it evidently
entails a series of advantages for the former as it
contributes to controlling the public deficit and
execution-related costs, as well as deadlines
and subsequent maintenance costs. In addition,
it also means taking advantage of the private
sector’s know-how and experience throughout
the development of all of the project phases and
their subsequent operation. These types of
contracts also make it possible to speed up the
rate of investment in a country’s infrastructures,
ensuring their conservation and maintenance
and diluting the impact of the initial investments
over the years.
The need to achieve proper provision of public
amenities and infrastructure is prompting
countries to develop a number of formulae
combining public and private resources so as to
obtain the finance required in order to embark
on the substantial investments needed.
The system of public works concessions
launched in Latin America has allowed,
Section of the Arriaga-Ocozocoautla motorway (Chiapas, Mexico)
in general, the implementation of major
infrastructure investments with little fiscal
risk and minimal outlay of public resources,
expanding the range of options available
to countries in the region to solve
the many problems arising from poor
infrastructure.
In Mexico, specifically, in recent years the
Federal Government has developed various
PPP projects in various forms, one of these
being toll concessions, such as the motorways
Morelia-Salamanca, Tepic-Villa Union and
Saltillo-Monterrey, and the by-passes in
Matehuala, Mexicali, Tecpan and the
North of Mexico City. In recent years the Federal
States have made considerable efforts to
develop public investment projects with the
participation of the private sector under
schemes involving concessions, service
contracts and public works, and more recently,
under the Services Provision Projects model.
The ambitious “2006-2012 National
Infrastructure Programme”, administered
by the SCT (Department of Communications
and Transportation) set as its key goal
the expansion and enhancement of transport
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infrastructure, with particular support for private
involvement in infrastructure development.
This entailed initiatives covering more than
15,000 km of the federal motorway system,
modernising the North-South and East-West
trunk corridors. With an investment
of almost 10 billion euros, approximately 80%
of the funds came from private sources.
More recently, the SCT projects within
the 2014-2018 National Infrastructure Plan
involve public-private investment
of 1.3 trillion pesos.
In Spain, the current budget constraint
framework makes it necessary to obtain private
capital to finance new projects. Private
investment in public works hit a new record low
in 2013, to stand at 321.6 million euros,
according SEOPAN, the Association of Spanish
Domestic Construction Companies.
This contribution of private capital for the
construction of major infrastructure thus
dropped by 48.2% compared with
the 620.7 million euros recorded in 2012, and by
93.3% compared with the almost 4.8 billion
euros seen in 2011.
Boosting private capital participation in public
works is one of the objectives of the Ministry of
Public Works, as contained in the Plan on
Infrastructure, Transport and Housing (PITVI),
which is an attempt to maintain investment
levels despite the budgetary constraints.
This plan will involve a total outlay
of 225,000 million euros until 2025, and funding
of up to 50% of future concessions.
Section of the Puerto Lápice-Venta de Cárdenas section in A-4 motorway (Ciudad Real, Spain)
Guadalajara-Colima motorway (Jalisco, Mexico)
However, in 2013 the entire range of government
agencies only tendered fourteen construction
contracts in collaboration with the private sector,
for a total amount of 321.6 million euros,
according to data collected by SEOPAN,
although none of them by the central
government. Last year, it was the local
authorities that tendered the largest number of
construction contracts in collaboration with the
private sector, totalling 167.9 million euros.
The regional administrations, meanwhile,
secured private capital in the investment
of 153.7 million euros in public facilities.
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For the first time in ten years, the construction
and maintenance of roads disappeared from the
planning of public works in collaboration with
the private sector. In 2013 the tender processes
involved water infrastructure (147.5 million
euros), other urban infrastructure (144.4 million)
and car parks (29.7 million).
Faced with the downturn in domestic business,
Spanish firms are turning to the international
market, achieving outstanding success
in claiming in 2013 six of the top twenty places
in the world rankings of concession firms drawn
up each year by Public Works Financing.
BREAKDOWN OF INVESTMENT
BY TYPE OF ADMINISTRATION
(million euros)
Public
Administration
BREAKDOWN OF INVESTMENTS
BY TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
(million euros)
Type of
infrastructure
2012
2013
Ports
20
0
Roads
430
0
Railway
0
0
Airport
0
0
Hydraulic
0
147.5
Desalination
0
0
Urban Mobility
0
0
128.4
29.7
Health
0
0
Car Parks
2012
2013
Social Services
9.3
0
20.0
0
Other urban
infrastructures
32.9
144.4
Autonomous regions
430.0
153.7
620.6
321.6
Local
170.6
167.9
620.6
321.6
Central
TOTAL
Source: SEOPAN
Tuxtla Gutiérrez bypass (Chiapas, Mexico)
TOTAL
Source: SEOPAN
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CONCESSIONS ACTIVITY
In keeping with its diversification strategy, seven
years ago the Aldesa Group made a firm
commitment to concession activities, with great
success, being awarded projects in Spain and
Mexico.
Over recent years, the corporate strategy has
been based on the consolidation of assets and
selective expansion through limited risk
investment opportunities with a high level of
synergy with the Group’s Industrial and
Construction divisions.
Such opportunities have been identified mainly in
Mexico, where Aldesa has taken part in a number
of procurement processes as a result of which, in
a consortium with a Mexican company, it was
awarded the project contract in 2013 to operate
the Guadalajara-Colima motorway for a period of
ten years. This is the first contract for the
modernisation of toll systems, traffic control and
communications and the operation of payment
spaces tendered by Banobras (the National
Works and Public Services Bank), placing the
Group at the forefront of highway operation and
modernisation projects throughout the country.
Meanwhile, a contract was won in 2013, in
partnership with an investment fund and a
Mexican highway operator, for the federal Siglo
Toll at the Arriaga-Ocozocoautla motorway (Chiapas, Mexico)
XXI Motorway in the State of Morelos, the first
highway concession project of the Department of
Communications and Transportation during the
six-year term of President Peña Nieto,
emphasising the outstanding position which
Aldesa has achieved as a highways concession
firm in the country.
Aldesa was already, since 2007, the holder of the
federal concession for the Arriaga–Ocozocoautla
and Tuxtla Gutiérrez–San Cristóbal toll
motorways, covering a length of 139.5 km in the
State of Chiapas. Together with the Guadalajara–
Colima and Siglo XXI projects, Aldesa is involved
in sections of highway amounting to a combined
length of more than 380 km.
In Spain, likewise in the field of linear
infrastructure, Aldesa holds a stake in Autopista
de La Mancha, the company responsible for 19
years for the operation, maintenance and upkeep
of the Puerto Lápice-Venta de Cárdenas section
of the A-4 motorway in Ciudad Real province,
covering a length of 107 km.
With respect to non-road building concessions,
Aldesa and Pai Construccions hold the 27-year
Surface Rights Concession, granted by GISA, for
the upkeep services of the court buildings in El
Vendrell (Tarragona) and Manresa (Barcelona).
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The former, with 10,100 m2 of floor space, houses
the seven courthouses previously spread
throughout El Vendrell and the plans are for
enlarging the building to accommodate 12
courthouses. The new Manresa court, with a total
of 15,058 m2 of usable floor space, comprises
two buildings that house the offices of twelve
legal bodies.
In the field of education, Aldesa is the major
shareholder of the schools in Torrevilano (Madrid)
and Montesclaros (El Bolao), both with funding
arrangements with the Community of Madrid,
which represented an approximate investment of
30 million euros. Aldesa likewise holds a stake in
the San Juan Evangelista School, also in the town
of Torrejón de Ardoz in the Madrid Region, which
is now at the launch of its second phase.
Together with the two projects in which Aldesa is
a majority shareholder, it currently offers provision
for more than 2,000 students.
Aldesa Marina Salinas, meanwhile, holds
a 30-year operations concession for the Torrevieja
Marina Salinas, one of the most complete and
modern marinas in the Mediterranean coast, in
addition to the marketing of its more than 700
mooring points for assignment or lease, thereby
meeting the high demand for berths in the
Valencia Autonomous Community.
Marina Salinas yachting harbour in Torrevieja (Alicante, Spain)
San Juan Evangelista School in Torrejón de Ardoz
(Madrid, Spain)
El Vendrell courts (Tarragona, Spain)
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INTERNATIONAL
Aldesa began its internationalisation process
almost ten years ago. Since then, Aldesa has
focused its international expansion on countries
where it is able to execute unique projects in a
comprehensive manner, by taking advantage of
the synergies between the various divisions of
the Group. The 2013 financial year was
significant for the fact that the Group acquired
multinational status in that for the first time
revenue from foreign markets exceeded that
generated domestically, accounting for 57% of
the total. Currently, it has a presence in Mexico,
Poland, Peru, India, Guatemala and Romania.
5.1. ALDESA MÉXICO
Aldesa México has positioned itself within a few
years among the ten largest construction groups
in Mexico, thanks to the trust of institutions and
private companies that have commissioned the
company with important projects such as the
construction of the largest section of the
Durango-Mazatlán Superhighway, the
technological renovation of an important
segment of the nation’s motorways, and the
construction of Terminal 2 at the International
Airport of San José del Cabo. The tunnelling
technology exported to Mexico, furthermore,
Expansion to four lanes of the Chalco-Cuautla road (Morelos, Mexico)
has made the Group a benchmark in the field of
underground works in this country, both in terms
of equipment and project portfolio. The Group
has, in just six years, thus achieved a presence
through its works in 20 states in the country.
Construction
At the international level, Aldesa successfully
concluded over the course of 2013 projects of
varying scales in Mexico, in particular those
connected with the construction of highways for
the SCT (Communications and Transportation
Department), along with the modernisation
and expansion of four lanes of highway
on the 11.6 km Chalco-Cuautla section
in Morelos State; the modernisation and
expansion of a 19.3 km section of the
Acayucan-La Ventosa highway in Oaxaca State,
construction of a new section
of the Coatepec Relief Road in Veracruz State,
including in particular 10 planned structures,
two of them in two sections; work to modernise
and expand the 13 km section
of the Hermosillo-Santa Ana corresponding to
Don-Nogales Federal Highway 15 in Sonora
State, and construction of a section of almost
6 km on the Jala-Puerto Vallarta highway in
Nayarit State.
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In 2013 Aldesa was once again awarded one of
the most significant works contracts tendered by
the SCT in the country over recent years: the
Siglo XXI Motorway. As a consortium
with Grupo Bursátil Mexicano and Promotora y
Operadora de Infraestructura (PINFRA), the firm
was selected for the construction, operation,
exportation, upkeep and maintenance
of the 61 km section which will serve to complete
modernisation of the Acapulco-Veracruz
Transversal Corridor linking the Pacific and the
Gulf of Mexico. The offer submitted by the group
headed by Aldesa was chosen as the best
of the three finalists, by bidding a total works
budget of 104.78 million euros. The section,
which will link up the towns of Jantetelco and
Xicatlacotla in Morelos State, is to be
constructed over the course of two years,
and will furthermore benefit the States of Puebla
and Guerrero by reducing travel times
and offering users greater convenience and
safety. This motorway forms a part of the
governmental commitments set out in the
Transport and Communications Infrastructure
Investment Programme, which covers an
investment of nearly 147 billion pesos for
motorways and highways.
Over the course of the past year, Aldesa also
added to its works order book other significant
contracts tendered by the SCT, such as
supplementary work on the second access
boulevard to the beaches of Tijuana
(Baja California State), including terracing,
drainage work, embankment stabilisation,
a 280-metre cut-and-cover section, hydraulic
Expansion of the terminal 2 International Airport of Guadalajara (Jalisco, Mexico)
concrete paving, lighting, supplementary
works and signage; construction of the
Los Monos III Bridge, including the execution
of terracing, drainage work, asphalt-based
paving, structures, supplementary works and
signage, along with the links to the
Coatzacoalcos-Villahermosa highway
Reforma-Villahermosa section (Tabasco State),
as well as the Jala-Compostela highway
(Nayarit State), measuring 8.6 km and including
terracing construction work, drainage works,
asphalt concrete paving, structures,
supplementary works and signage. Mention
should also be made of the contract to build the
Beltrán Bridge corresponding to the
Guadalajara-Colima works (Jalisco State) for
Concretos y Obra Civil del Pacífico.
In the Buildings sector, particular mention should
be made of two landmark objects for private
clients: the 1.45 million euro contract for the
Bancomer Operations Centre in Mexico City, for
Institución de Banca Múltiple-Grupo Financiero
BBVA Bancomer, comprising execution of the
core & shell finishing of the interiors
of the 32-floor corporate building covering
an area of 13,400 m2, with 2,700 parking
spaces, and in particular the construction of the
new Bayer corporate offices in Mexico City, a
project valued at 13.13 million euros, and
comprising construction and architectural
finishing, underground car parks, interior and
exterior areas, and general installations.
The office block will have eleven floors
and a six-level basement, where foundation
work is furthermore being performed.
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Experience in this field has successfully been
transferred to the international stage, as
demonstrated by the execution of works for the
completion of Terminal T-2 at San José del Cabo
Airport, in the Mexican State of Baja California
Sur, for Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP).
GAP once again entrusted the Group with
execution of the expansion of the international
sector terminal building (T-2), the final waiting
room and embarkation towers at Guadalajara
International Airport, works which were ongoing
over the course of 2013. The project includes
works on the foundations, steel structures,
finishings and facilities at the new building, and
finishing works and installation at the already
existing building.
Underground works
In the speciality of underground works,
within a few years the Group has managed to
position itself as a reference in the sector, both in
terms of equipment and portfolio of contracts.
The construction project for the tunnels
on the Durango-Mazatlán Superhighway,
considered the outstanding Project
of the 2006-2012 Six-year Term because of its
complexity at the heart of the Western Sierra
Madre, allowed the Group to claim the leading
position in this specialist field.
In 2013 Aldesa continued work to excavate the
Chimalpa I and Chimalpa II highway tunnels in
Naucalpan (Mexico State) for Constructora Teya
(Grupo Higa). The tunnels, with a length
Baluarte tunnel in Durango-Mazatlán motorway (Durango, Mexico)
of 530 metres and 200 metres respectively, are
located along the Toluca-Naucalpan toll road.
The excavation cross-section of the tunnels
comprises 159.72 m2, the largest in the whole
country, with a width of 21.15 metres. The
contract also covers the electrical installations
for the lighting, ventilation and control systems.
Work has likewise progressed on the
construction of the Interlomas roadway tunnels
in the Mexican State of Huixquilucan for the SCT
(Communications and Transportation
Department). The project involves the
construction of twin tunnels measuring
575 metres and a further two twin tunnels
which are 124 metres in length, each of them
housing two lanes in each direction.
The project includes the construction of a metal
bridge to connect the tunnels, along with lighting
and ventilation installations within. Awarding the
contract was a challenge for the SCT,
as it needed to be able to draw on the services
of a company specialised not only structures
and tunnels, but also with the appropriate
engineering department in place to undertake
a new installations project in accordance
with international regulations.
In 2013 Aldesa furthermore completed execution
for CPVM of a total of 2.55 km divided into three
twin tunnels named: Desierto de los Leones,
measuring 510 metres and 124 m2 in diameter;
La Loma, measuring 600 m and 84.73 m2
in diameter; and Luis Cabrera, measuring
1,440 metres and 84.73 m2 in diameter,
on the Vía Rápida Poetas, an urban toll
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motorway that runs inside Mexico City and
connects with the exit roads heading towards
Queretaro, Toluca and Cuernavaca.
Likewise, work was concluded for Minera
Peñoles, one of Mexico’s key mining groups,
and a leading global player, for the excavation of
5,000 metres of tunnels at the Naica mine
(Chihuahua State), the most complex and
distinctive of the 20 mines operated by Peñoles
Particular mention should be made of the
contract awarded to the Group in 2013 by
CONAGUA (National Water Commission), the
authority which administers and maintains
Mexico’s water resources, for the project
corresponding to the first stage of construction
of the Poniente II Emissary Tunnel, and the
planning and rectification of the open-air section
of the Poniente Emissary, in Mexico State.
The works comprise the construction
of a 5.9 kilometre long tunnel with a diameter of
7 metres, beginning at the point of capture
from the Rivers San Javier and Xochimanga
in Atizapán de Zaragoza, ending with
the open air discharge structure in Cuatitlan
Izcalli. Excavation of the tunnel will be
performed with an appropriate TBM for the type
of terrain. Another new noteworthy contract was
the construction for the SCT of a 280-metre
highway cut-and-cover corresponding
to the project for the second access route
to the beaches of Tijuana in the State
of Baja California.
Toll booths and ITS facilities in Guadalajara-Colima motorway (Jalisco, Mexico)
Industrial
In the Industrial field, the Group began in 2013 a
project for the Hexa Group for hydro-sanitary
installations, firefighting systems and structured
wiring at the Torre Hexa Reforma, with 57 stories
the highest tower in Latin America, located in
the centre of Mexico City. In this same specialist
field, Aldesa was awarded the installations
contract at the corporate office building of
Mapfre Tepeyac, likewise in the Mexican capital.
In the public lighting field, a notable contract
was won for the installation of LED lighting in
Los Mochis (Sinaloa State), comprising the
installation of more than 30,000 lamps ranging
from 40 MW to 200 MW, along with connection
cables and posts.
Likewise, Aldesa embarked on various projects
connected with the technological equipment of
toll motorways, enhancing its position in the
Mexican Traffic Installations sector. This
comprises the ITS equipment and toll systems
for the Mexico-Acapulco section, forming a part
of the Corridor Renewal project, with a budget
of 35.5 million euros and a works execution
deadline of 11 months. Execution of the project,
tendered by CAPUFE (the Federal Ingress Route
and Bridge and Associated Services agency)
comprises the installation of toll/remote toll
facilities, fibre-optic communications and ITS,
along with training and maintenance. Meanwhile,
structural modernisation using ITS technology
on the Guadalajara-Colima Motorway for
Banobras (the national works and public
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services bank), which placed the Group at the
forefront of motorway operation and
modernisation projects throughout the country.
with capacities of 1000 MVA, compensation of
261.2 MVAr and 16 feeders located in the States
of Quintana Roo and Yucatan.
In 2013, the Group also completed two toll
station construction projects for the SCT: La
Concordia (Sinaloa State) and Coscomate
(Durango State). In both cases the work included
the machine rooms, administrative buildings,
control and operations building, surveillance
area, parking zone, associated services, toll
collection booths, water, sanitation and electrical
installations, hydraulic and asphalt concrete
paving, supplementary works signage.
In 2013 the Mexican subsidiary was awarded
contracts by the CFE: the interconnection of the
Guerrero Negro and Santa Rosalía Isolated
Systems, comprising two transmission lines of
115 kV and a total length of 136.9 km-C, two
substations of 115 kV and 5 MVAr compensation
and four high-voltage feed-in points in the state
of Baja California Sur; and the construction and
installation of two transmission lines with
voltages of 230 and 116 kV and a total length of
44.4 km-C with two substations of voltages of
230 and 161 kV, with a total capacity of 300
MVA and four high-voltage feed-in points, in the
State of Baja California.
Energy
Mexico, together with Poland, has been one of
the countries registering the greatest
development for the Aldesa Group’s Energy
subsidiary since 2012. Based in Mexico City, it
focuses its operations on the development of
self-supply projects, EPCs for private clients
and public tenders, typically the CFE. The
Mexican company Aldener ADM, S.A. de C.V.
has been operating for more than one year
within the renewable energy and electricity
infrastructures sector in this country, and at
year-end 2012 submitted the best bid to the
international public tender of the Federal
Commission of Electricity (CFE) for the
conversion of the Riviera Maya to 400 kV. In
total, the scope of the project covers eight
transmission lines of 400, 230 and 115 kV each,
and three substations with those same voltages,
Construction of the Salamanca combined cycle plant (Guanajuato, Mexico)
Likewise, the company’s first co-generation
project contract in the country was awarded for
the Guerrero Negro IV Internal Combustion
Power Plant, with a guaranteed net capacity of
7.52 MW, in Baja California Sur State. This
provides the company with an inroad into the
Mexican non-renewable electrical power
generation market. The contract, which amounts
to 15 million euros, comprises comprehensive
execution of the project: engineering,
construction, installation, procurement of
equipment and materials, testing, technical
support and a further series of requirements
allowing for safe and efficient operation of the
power plant. It will comprise two 18V28/32S
motor generators and all equipment required,
likewise including the 34.5 kV interconnection
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with the existing generating power plants and
the CFE electrical system.
Last year the contract was signed for the
Group’s first wind power facility in Mexico:
the San Jacinto Wind Farm for Geomex
(Generadores Eólicos de México), which is
currently at the design stage, and will be located
in Chiapas State. Construction of the wind form
covers a comprehensive set of infrastructure,
civil engineering, mechanical and electrical
facilities. It will have a total installed power rating
of 20 MW, with 11 Vestas V100 wind turbines, a
34.5 kV medium voltage network, a 34.5/115 kV
transformation substation, a 115 kV high-voltage
overhead power line covering 14 km,
and a 115 kV switching substation to connect
to the CFE grid.
Concessions
Such opportunities have been identified mainly
in Mexico, where Aldesa has taken part in a
number of procurement processes as a result of
which, in a consortium with a Mexican company,
it was awarded the project contract in 2013 to
operate the Guadalajara-Colima motorway for a
period of ten years. This is the first contract for
the modernisation of toll systems, traffic control
and communications and the operation of
payment spaces tendered by Banobras (the
National Works and Public Services Bank),
placing the Group at the forefront of highway
operation and modernisation projects
Tuxtla-Gutierrez bypass (Chiapas, Mexico)
Meanwhile, a contract was won in 2013, in
partnership with an investment fund and a
Mexican highway operator, for the federal Siglo
XXI Motorway in the State of Morelos, the first
highway concession project of the Department of
Communications and Transportation during the
six-year term of President Peña Nieto,
emphasising the outstanding position which
Aldesa has achieved as a highways concession
firm in the country.
The contract comprises the construction,
operation, exportation, upkeep and maintenance
of the 61 km section which will serve to complete
modernisation of the Acapulco-Veracruz
Transversal Corridor linking the Pacific and the
Gulf of Mexico. The bid submitted by the group
headed by Aldesa was chosen as the most
beneficial of the three finalists, in that it
requested from the National Infrastructure Fund a
subsidy of just under 38 million euros, while
budgeting for a total works cost of 104.78 million
euros. The section, which will link up the towns
of Jantetelco and Xicatlacotla, will furthermore
benefit the States of Puebla and Guerrero by
reducing travel times and offering users greater
convenience and safety.
Aldesa was already, since 2007, the holder of the
federal concession for the Arriaga–Ocozocoautla
and Tuxtla Gutiérrez–San Cristóbal toll
motorways, covering a length of 139.5 km in the
State of Chiapas. Together with the Guadalajara–
Colima and Siglo XXI projects, Aldesa is involved
in sections of highway amounting to a combined
length of more than 380 km.
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5.2. ALDESA POLSKA
The Group has maintained in Poland its strategy
intended to win contracts which take advantage
of synergies between the different areas and
familiarity with those sectors in which it has
already established a presence.
Aldesa Polska has registered spectacular
development over the last two years, with
projects in practically every region of the country.
The company is making substantial inroads into
the private and public buildings market,
undertaking projects in which it has
demonstrated its first-rate technical construction
capability, as well as in the Polish energy sector,
in the sphere both of renewables (where it is
bidding for the most significant contracts in the
country, providing both construction, installations
and the assembly required, as well as
maintenance and management of plant
operations), and also electrical power line
installations. It is also applying its expertise and
proprietary technology in the field of lighting
installations and traffic management systems,
where it is a specialist.
Construction
In 2013, construction work continued on the
building for the Faculty of History and Archives
at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, which
will have a usable surface area 14,400 m2,
Diamante Plaza office building in Krakow (Poland)
together with construction and revitalisation
of the Łódź Technical University campus,
comprising the refurbishment of a historical
building dating from the industrial era, along with
the construction of a new building with a total
surface area of 6,000 m2 to house the Technical
Physics, Information Science and Applied
Mathematics Faculty.
In addition, the works order book increased over
the past year with contracts for the construction
of the Faculty of Biological and Chemical
Sciences at Warsaw University, one of the most
modern research centres in Europe, and the only
interdisciplinary research institution anywhere in
the country. The contract amounts to 15.7
million euros. The building will comprise five
floors above ground and one basement level,
with a usable surface area of 10,456 m2.
In the field of public building, Aldesa achieved
progress on the construction of two multi-storey
car parks with more than 670 spaces within the
transport system of the city of Tychy for MZUIM
(the City Council Department of Public Works
and Highways). At the same time, a contract
was won for construction of the Working and
Environmental Process Safety Technology
Research and Development Centre
(Tech-Safe-Bio) in Warsaw, an investment of
some 6.17 million euros (excluding VAT).
The contract, tendered by the Central
Occupational Protection Institute-National
Research Institute, a public body, also includes
the installation of a transformation station and
internal roadways. The complex which has been
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designed will have four floors and comprise two
buildings: the main building (with a built area of
1,551.50 m2) and the Mechanical Vibrations
Laboratory (158.30 m2).
Integrated Traffic and Urban Transport
Management system with the ICT Platform,
transformation of intersections and
reorganisation of traffic in the city. Engineering
plans were drawn up last year, and completion is
scheduled 2014.
Industrial
The company has successfully exported its
experience in the field of Traffic Installations to
Poland. During 2013 development work
continued on the ITS project in Lublin,
comprising the design and implementation of
the Integrated Traffic Management System,
including the Control Centre for the city of
Lublin. Aldesa is contributing to this proprietary
technology project, encompassing regulators,
video-detectors, embedded systems and a
range of applications required by the Control
Centre, for which it was necessary to make local
adaptations.
At the same time, a contract has been won for a
new technology project in the municipality of
Rzeszów, the technological characteristics of
which will represent a substantial advance in the
type of projects undertaken by the Group within
the sphere of urban traffic, passenger
information and wireless systems
interconnection networks. The contract, valued
at 16.95 million euros, comprises the
construction of the integrated urban transport
system in Rzeszów and the surrounding area,
including design, construction of the highway
traffic control system, ITS implementation for
urban transportation, commissioning of the
Electrical substation in Wicko wind farm (Pomerania, Poland)
In the field of technology, and following the
Group’s strategy of entering projects in which
the company has experience in various
geographical areas, two contracts have been
signed for the execution of optical fibre in the
regions of Lublin and Bialystock, in East Poland.
These two projects, whose design and work
models are still to be developed, will involve the
construction of a total 3,400 km in optical fibre
channels, and must be completed by 2015.
The former contract, tendered by the Office of
the Marshall of Lublin, is valued at 51.37 million
euros and comprises the construction of a
broadband Internet network in the province,
covering a total length of some 2,900 km
(trunk network covering 240 km and 2,660 km
of distribution network). The latter will be
undertaken for the Office of the Marshall of
Podlaquia, with a budget of 10.35 million euros,
including the planning and construction of the
broadband and distribution networks in the
region, covering a total length of 1,885.3 km
(1,713.1 km of trunk distribution network, with
173 distribution nodes).
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Energy
In Eastern Europe’s energy sector, Aldesa Nowa
Energia is the Group company engaging in
developing renewable energy projects in Poland.
With head offices in Warsaw, the company was
founded with the objective of transferring to this
country Aldesa’s experience in energy
diversification projects.
2012 was a particularly significant year for
Aldesa Nowa Energia, as it completed the
Group’s first wind farm construction project
outside Spain. The first to become operational
was built for private developers in the town of
Rypin, with a power rating of 3 MW, using Vensys
wind turbines. The second wind power project
was likewise commissioned in the town of
Wistka, with a power rating of 4 MW and Vestas
turbines. In the latter case the contract also
included operation and maintenance services.
By 2013 the Polish subsidiary had completed two
EPC projects for the leading electricity companies
in the country: the Resko wind farm for PGE
Energia Odnawialna, with a total installed power
rating of 14 MW and comprising seven Gamesa
G90 wind turbines; and the Wicko wind farm for
Tauron Ekoenergia, with a 40 MW power rating,
comprising twenty Vestas V90 turbines.
At the same time, work continued on the
construction for Energa of the Pruszcz Gdanski
substation, with a 110 kV GIS disconnector, a
twin circuit 5 km overhead power line and twin
circuit 6 km underground powerline, and the
Resko wind farm (Western Pomerania, Poland)
Pruszcz Gdanski substation (Pomerania, Poland)
development of the contract signed with PSE for
the development, design and construction of the
Ostroleka–Olsztyn Matki 400 kV overhead power
line, with a 138 km twin circuit, including the only
powerline for the Olsztyn substation, along with
the laying of fibre-optic lines between stations.
During the past year new powerline projects
were awarded, both for PSE: the contract for the
comprehensive construction of the GdanskZydowo 400 kV overhead power line, with a dual
circuit covering a length of 127 km, along with
fibre-optic routes, and the construction contract
for the 220 kV nominal voltage Glinki-Reclaw
overhead power line, likewise a dual circuit with
an estimated length of 49.1 km.
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5.3. ALDESA PERÚ
Peru is an emerging market in South America
with considerable potential for growth,
and Aldesa can make huge contributions here
thanks to its experience in the construction of
highways and other specialist civil engineering
fields, along with subterranean and water
projects, and energy-related ventures.
2013 was in fact a highly positive financial year
if one takes into consideration the Group’s short
track record in the country, the expectation
for 2014 being one of outstanding growth in terms
of turnover, and also the order book
and contracts won.
Construction
Aldesa was entrusted by EMAPE
(the Lima Municipal Toll Administration
Corporation), run by the Metropolitan
Municipality of Lima, to perform the works
contract for the Improvement of the Costa Verde
Seafront in the San Miguel-Magdalena section.
The works, concluded in 2013, formed a part
of the major “Costa Verde for All” project (Costa
Verde para Todos), comprising the construction
of a 3.1 km seafront promenade, with bicycle,
pedestrian and jogging lanes, public service and
safety modules, urban furniture, stage spaces
for events, kiosks, health services, lighting,
tree planting and vegetation.
In 2013 the same body entrusted Aldesa, as a
consortium with Ditranserva and CPS, to
Improvement of the Costa Verde jetty, section San Miguel-Magdalena (Lima, Peru)
undertake the construction and improvement
project for stairways and pedestrian bridges on
the Costa Verde, in the San Isidro–Miraflores–
Barranco section. The purpose of the project is
to draw up the technical dossier and perform
subsequent execution of six links between the
Costa Verde Beach Circuit and the city of Lima.
These links will take the form of stairways,
ramps and pedestrian bridges located in the
aforementioned districts.
Aldesa broke also into the construction market
in Peru, being awarded a contract
for the construction in Lima of the Aliaga
Business Center, a landmark office project
for the company Euroinmobilari, valued
at 5.27 million euros, which will have a total built
surface area of 11,916 m2 divided into eighteen
floors above ground and eight basement levels.
This requires excavation down to a depth
of 26 metres, a task which is hampered
by the limited area of land available, since
the plot measures only 544 m2.
The Group also won contracts from SERPAR
(the Lima Parks Service) to improve and expand
recreational, cultural and sporting services at the
zonal park facilities in Sinchi Roca and Cahuide,
covering 54 and 17 hectares, respectively.
The works, which have an overall budget
of 29 million euros, will be conducted by the
Som Lima Norte Consortium, in which Aldesa
holds a 50% stake. The works comprise the
conditioning of the existing parks, including the
sports complex, indoor swimming pool, skate
park, urban allotments, nurseries, cultural
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centre, play centre, amphitheatre, new car
parking spaces, implementation of general
utilities networks and, in the case of Sinchi
Roca, a stable and mini-zoo as well. At the same
time, the existing tracks, enclosures and
parkland will be conditioned.
Underground works
Last year, the Group broke into the underground
works market in Peru by means of a contract
valued at 6.76 million euros, tendered
by the Ate District Municipality for the
construction of two parallel roadway tunnels
measuring 77 metres in length, both with an
excavation cross-section of 119 m2 in an area
close to the Puruchuco-Huaquerones
archaeological site.
Energy
Aldesa undertakes energy operations from the
Lima office for both the Peruvian and Chilean
markets, performing over the 2012-2013 period
development and turnkey projects for wind
farms, photovoltaic plants, water projects,
substations and electrical transmission power
lines. In this regard, mention should be made
that the company won its first energy project
in the country in 2013: the contract for the
installation of the 138 kV Socabaya-Industrial
Estate transmission power line in Arequipa,
currently at the construction stage.
The works, which also include the expansion of
Improvement of the Costa Verde jetty, section San Miguel-Magdalena. Facilities detail (Lima, Peru)
Building and improvement of the Costa Verde accesses,
section San Isidro-Miraflores-Barranco (Lima, Peru)
substations in the province, the relocation of the
current 33 kV lines throughout the route
(covering some 9.77 km) and the
communications system were tendered by
Sociedad Eléctrica del Suroeste (SEAL),
the power generation, transmission and
distribution company in which the Peruvian
State holds a majority stake. The contracted
works form a part of the 2013-2017 Investment
Plan, intended to expand and reinforce the
electrical transmission system.
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5.4. ACTIVITY IN OTHER COUNTRIES
In 2013 Aldesa consolidated its presence on
those international markets which it had first
entered a year earlier, such as Guatemala,
Romania and India, following a thorough analysis
of the business risks and genuine opportunities
in each of these countries.
Guatemala
The complex terrain in the country is a handicap
for the development of infrastructure and
construction activities in general, although an
opportunity niche for the Aldesa Group, above
all in terms of underground works.
In 2013, the Group continued construction
of a hydraulic tunnel measuring 4 km in length
25 m2 in excavation cross-section at the
RENACE II hydroelectric power plant owned by
Recursos Naturales y Celulosas S.A. in the
municipality of San Pedro Carchá (Verapaz),
which will connect the reservoir to the machine
room. The harsh contours in the region hamper
the start of excavation work via either of the two
mouths of the tunnel, making it necessary
furthermore to excavate three access tunnels or
adits in order to be able to dig the main tunnel,
with a cross-section of 40 m2 and a total length
of 900 metres including all three.
For this same hydroelectric project the company
was also awarded in 2013 a contract with a
budget of 13.7 million euros for the construction
of a 1.7 km tunnel with a cross-section of 32 m2
and a 430-metre adit, which will connect the
intake channel with the sand trap reservoir.
Romania
This is a market with great potential for Aldesa,
since its experience in the construction of
motorways and highways could be a key factor
in tendering for this type of project, along with
the strategic alliances already achieved.
Production began in the country in 2013 through
the award made to the consortium comprising
Aldesa, Comsa and the local company Teloxim
for the construction of a motorway with a
budget of 129 million euros. The contract
comprises the laying of a 21.14 kilometre
section of motorway to link the towns of Lugoj
and Deva, with three lanes in each direction plus
an emergency lane. The project also includes a
rest area, parking, two junctions, six viaducts
and twelve underpasses, along with other
elements. The consortium has been given a
period of thirty months to complete the project,
the first six months being dedicated to project
development, and the following twenty-four to
construction.
The contract marks a further step for Aldesa in
its internationalisation strategy, beginning
production in a country with clear potential for
the Group, since thanks to European Funds it
intends to continue investing in infrastructure
with the aim of achieving the standards of other
Construction of hydraulic tunnel and structures for Renace II hydropower, Coban (Verapaz, Guatemala)
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EU countries. In 2013, approval was in fact
obtained from CFR (Căile Ferate Române), the
Romanian railway authority, to undertake all
types of railway, metro and tramway works in
the country.
Meanwhile, the Group’s energy division is also
undertaking in Romania EPC, BMP, turnkey and
development projects covering wind, biomass,
photovoltaic, hydraulic and electrical
infrastructure.
India
Aldesa is one of the most experienced Spanish
groups in the field of railways, giving it an
advantage in tenders for this type of
infrastructure. For its entry into this country it
has enjoyed the support of a trusted and solvent
partner: Tata Projects, a subsidiary of one of the
most respected business conglomerates in
India. The first tender is an ambitious project
with a budget of over 600 million dollars,
awarded by Dedicated Freight Corridor
Corporation of India Limited (DFCC),
owned by the Indian Railways Ministry, in order
to perform the design and construction
of 343 km of goods railways between Bhaupur
and Khurja (Uttar Pradesh State) on the
country’s Eastern Corridor, over the course of
four years. This is the largest sum tendered for a
contract so far by the DFCC, which is pushing
an ambitious government program to build two
rail corridors along the east and west of the
country, exclusively for goods traffic. The
Commencement of construction works of section in the Lugoj-Deva motorway (Romania)
Hydraulic tunnel for Renace II hydropower,
Coban (Verapaz, Guatemala)
project, which affects two tracks, comprises
structural and bridge construction work, track
laying, earthmoving, ballast and building work.
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The Group’s Corporate Responsibility strategy, summarised
in the slogan “Building Confidence”, is based on a series
of corporate values which extend to every level
of the organisation
THE GROUP AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
T
he Aldesa Group has for years now been
working to ensure that its economic
development is compatible with the integration
of environmental and social concerns within its
management model. The growth and
diversification experienced by the Group over
recent years require a greater focus on the
consequences of the activities undertaken and
their impact on society.
The Aldesa Group has therefore set out a series
of strategic objectives within the field of
Corporate Responsibility, ranging from the
application of R&D+i projects focused on the
sustainability of civil engineering, to a decisive
investment in renewable energies, along with
waste management for reuse, the extension of
the Occupational Safety Plan to the employees
of subcontractor companies, and involvement in
cooperation and development projects in the
poorest regions of the world.
The Group’s Corporate Responsibility strategy,
summarised in the slogan “Building Confidence”,
is based on a series of corporate values which
extend to every level of the organisation and aim
to be not simply a hallmark, but a genuine
commitment to all stakeholders: clients,
employees, partners, suppliers, subcontractors,
public authorities, users and society in general.
All these values take the form of a series of
areas and management systems establishing the
implementation of the corresponding policies
and action plans in order effectively to fulfil all
these undertakings.
• Commitment to Human Resources with highlevel technical skills. Aldesa is aware that its
success has been made possible by its human
team. The growth registered by the Group
over recent years demands the continuous
recruitment of professionals with an ambitious
approach and high-level technical skills in all
fields of the business. One of the cornerstones
of employee development within the Human
Resources policy is internal promotion and
specialist training.
• High level demands in Safety and Risk
Prevention. Occupational safety is a
fundamental cornerstone for Aldesa in
structuring all activities it undertakes, and is
just as important as profitability, quality
output. The Group has a serious commitment
to safety and occupational risk prevention,
establishing a series of undertakings and
directives expressed in its Health and Safety
policy, which must be fulfilled by all
employees, thereby involving them in the
preventive management of safety.
• Application of sustainability and new
technologies. Aldesa has in place the capacity
to use the most advanced techniques in the
execution of its projects, selectively
incorporating the most appropriate technology.
The available technological options are
analysed in order to enhance construction
methods, with a particular emphasis on the
efficiency of processes and on sustainability.
It likewise works on advanced technological
projects connected with electrical engineering
and telecommunications.
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• Compliance with the most demanding quality
standards. Aldesa has for more than a decade
now held certification for its Quality
Management, thereby guaranteeing
compliance with client requirements in terms
of satisfaction, as well as legal and regulatory
requirements to reduce defects and establish
a framework for the continuous improvement
of the Group’s processes. One of the aims of
the Aldesa Quality Policy is to make quality a
fundamental element of the organisational
culture, and to ensure that all personnel
identify with and sincerely commit to this goal.
• Strict fulfilment of established delivery
deadlines. No detail is overlooked in the
planning of tasks required by each project,
and if the periodic monitoring of partial
deadlines detects the slightest delay,
consideration is given to increasing the team
and working shifts. Aldesa here achieves
definitive delivery by the agreed deadline in
98% of cases, and even delivers projects
months early, thereby avoiding any
unnecessary inconvenience of clients and
users.
• Environmentally friendly management.
Aldesa’s environmental policy places a
particular emphasis on prevention and the
establishment of continuous improvements to
the Group’s environmental performance, with
a high level of involvement throughout the
organisation. Aldesa has for some 10 years
now had in place its ISO 14001 Environmental
Management certification, guaranteeing
compliance with the applicable environmental
regulations and legislation, and the use of
processes which avoid, reduce and control
pollution.
• Support for initiatives which create value for
the community. Aldesa’s social initiatives
focus on the development of projects
connected with its operations to generate
value for the community by satisfying their
fundamental needs. These projects
correspond essentially to support for the
development of infrastructure in the world’s
poorest regions, providing the population with
access to basic infrastructure services, and
the social integration of the most
underprivileged individuals in those
communities where the Group operates.
Convinced of the need to maintain a sustainable
business model, the Board of Directors of the
Aldesa Group is committed to the approval of
policies which affect the various spheres
covered by Corporate Responsibility, to ensure
they are aligned with the expectations of
stakeholders and the strategic objectives which
have been set.
Promotion of sustainable development
During 2013 the Aldesa Group undertook internal awareness-raising campaigns addressing the need to
apply the principles of sustainable development, and took part in various events, including congresses,
seminars and conferences, connected both with the promotion of its activities and Corporate
Responsibility, giving it the opportunity to inform the wider business fabric of various aspects
connected with sustainability. The Group’s companies likewise play an active role in organisations and
associations which promote the responsible development of their respective sectors.
MAIN ASSOCIATIONS AND ENTITIES SUPPORTED BY THE GROUP COMPANIES
AEE – Asociación Empresarial Eólica (Wind Power Business Association)
AENOR – Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación (Spanish Standardisation and Certification Association)
AETOS – Asociación Española de Túneles y Obras Subterráneas (Spanish Association of Tunnels and Underground Works)
AMDEE – Asociación Mexicana de Energía Eólica (Mexican Wind Power Association)
AMF – Asociación Mexicana de Ferrocarriles (Mexican Railways Association)
AMITOS – Asociación Mexicana de Ingeniería de Túneles y Obras Subterráneas (Mexican Association of Tunnel Engineering and Underground Works)
ANCI – Asociación Nacional de Constructores Independientes (National Association Independent Constructors)
ANES – Asociación Nacional de la Energía Solar (National Solar Power Association)
APD – Asociación para el Progreso de la Dirección (Association for the Advancement of Management)
APREAN – Asociación de Promotores y Productores de Energías Renovables de Andalucía (Association of Developers and Producers of Renewable Energies of Andalusia)
Cámara de Comercio Hispano-Polaca (Spanish-Polish Chamber of Commerce)
Cámara de Contratistas de la Comunidad Valenciana (Chamber of Contractors of the Valencia Region)
Cámara de Contratistas de Castilla y León (Chamber of Contractors of Castile and Leon)
CCOC – Cambra Oficial de Contractistes d’Obres de Catalunya (Official Chamber of Works Contractors of Catalonia)
CEACOP – Círculo de Empresas Andaluzas de la Construcción, Consultoría y Obras Públicas (Circle of Andalusian Construction, Consultancy and Public Works Companies)
CMIC – Cámara Mexicana de la Industria de la Construcción (Mexican Construction Industry Chamber)
Gremi de Constructors D’Obres de Barcelona i Comarques (Works Constructors Trade Association of Barcelona and Districts)
Grupo de Trabajo de I+D+i del Consejo Asesor para la Certificación de Empresas Constructoras (R&D+i Working Group of the Advisory Council for Construction Company Certification)
FEMCAT- Fundació Privada D’Empresaris (Private Foundation of Business Owners)
Fundación Aragonesa para el Fomento de la Infraestructuras (Aragonese Foundation for the Promotion of Infrastructure)
Fundación Laboral de la Construcción (Work Construction Foundation)
ITS México Sistemas Inteligentes de Transporte (Mexico Smart Transport Systems)
ITS Polska – National Association of Smart Traffic Systems of Poland
UNEF – Unión Española Fotovoltaica (Spanish Photovoltaic Union)
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HUMAN RESOURCES
In a global scenario, the objective of the
Aldesa Group is to respond with effectively
and efficiently to the needs of the community
and to consolidate its positioning in all the
sectors where it operates as a business
reference and one of the best companies in
which to work. It wishes to achieve this by
creating diverse career development
opportunities in a work environment that
encourages the full and comprehensive
development of its human team, including
personal and professional aspects.
Aldesa grows thanks to the experience, talent,
and energy of its employees. Its policy for the
management of its Human Resources reflects its
commitment to excellence, teamwork,
enthusiasm, committed dedication, and respect
towards people, promoting ethical and cultural
corporate values and principles. These principles
are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, the principles of the International
Labour Organization, and the recommendations
of the Organization of Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD).
Aware of the importance of its human resources
for the success of the organization and knowing
that workers’ motivation is essential for the proper
functioning of the Company, the Corporate
Human Resources Department, through its
Recruitment and Development, Personnel
Administration and Labour Relations, and Training
departments, exerts its maximum efforts towards
designing and establishing training, development,
and communication policies for company
employees’ career development, for attracting
and managing talent, and for ensuring their wellbeing, focusing the efforts of each of them so that
they may contribute to the Group’s corporate
achievements.
The fact that it is currently a diversified Group
implies different labour relation models.
The goal is to ensure strict compliance with
Labour Laws and with in-house regulations.
Meanwhile, international growth means
managing diversity, in terms of both cultural
differences and groups of people.
It is important to emphasise the increasingly
significant number of employees working
abroad, in other countries in Europe, America
and even Asia. 45% of the workforce at the
close of 2013 was in fact based outside Spain.
Mention should be made of the Group’s
consolidation in Mexico, which now accounts
for slightly more than 30% of the workforce.
In this respect, among the key incentives for
working at Aldesa are the numerous promotion
and career development options that are arising
as the result of the Group’s expansion process
over the past few years.
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The average age of the workforce is 40,
with an average of eight years’ service
at the company.
% Average
workforce
% Final
workforce
Spain
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55
Abroad
31
45
Location
Lastly, it should be noted that 100% of Aldesa
Group’s workforce is covered by collective
bargaining agreements according to sectors
based on the activity carried out.
Recruitment
At the Aldesa Group, personnel recruitment
plays a key role. We want to be able to identify
correctly the people who will be part of our
human capital. It is a rigorous process that
ensures respect for the principles of equality and
“non-discrimination”.
The recruitment of personnel to the Group is
based on a full evaluation of the candidates’
skills, by means of individual or dynamic group
interviews. These are followed by technical
interviews with the heads of each department
and a range of tests (essentially for languages)
which complete the evaluation process.
Aldesa Group’s Job Catalogue includes a
description of each job, making it possible to
know the mission and functions to be carried
out, the necessary skills profile, and other
essential requirements such as experience,
training, or language skills. This serves to
standardise criteria, allowing the different
countries to speak the same language in terms
of the posts and profiles they need to fill.
As part of all recruitment processes, new
employers receive a welcome on their first day
on the job.
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Training
Training in the Aldesa Group is conceived as a
strategic tool for achieving the efficacy and
development of Human Resources.
At Aldesa, training follows a standard
centralised management model in order to
contribute value to the company through a
person’s career development. To achieve this,
every year the Training Department prepares a
Training Plan which takes into account the
specific needs of the organization and the
demands of employees for training based
on a survey that is conducted to determine
training needs.
During 2013 some 500 courses were delivered
to more than 800 employees, covering a broad
spectrum of subjects such as occupational risk
prevention, quality, environment, IT (SAP and
CIPRO), along with the latest legislative
developments (including the Data Protection
Act), amounting to a total of 14,000 teaching
hours, without overlooking the importance of
English as the official language of the globalised
world we now inhabit.
In addition, as a training entity certified by
Fundación Laboral de la Construcción,
Aldesa Construcciones is also qualified to
provide training to workers in the metal industry.
Several courses on different specialities
have been given relating to the Second Training
Cycle as contemplated in the 4th General
Bargaining Agreement of the Construction
Sector (2007-2011) that is required to complete
training and obtain the Professional
Construction Card.
Aldesa also maintains close relations with
various universities to bring students closer to
the professional world. It collaborates with
several public and private entities such as the
Civil Engineering School of Valencia’s
Universidad Politécnica, the Confemetal
Foundation, and the Professional Association of
Civil Engineers of Madrid.
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PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
The Aldesa Group is committed to the
integration of Risk Prevention at every level of
the organisation. This entails the design and
implementation of Occupational Risk Prevention
Policies the aim of which is to promote the
enhancement of working conditions and the
level of protection, health and safety enjoyed by
its workers.
In accordance with the legal requirements
governing the field of Occupational
Risk Prevention, risk prevention operations
at the Aldesa Group are structured by means
of the In-house Risk Prevention Service,
working jointly with the support of the other
areas and departments of the organisation.
In 2013 the companies of the Aldesa Group
submitted their Occupational Risk Prevention
management system for legal audits and
compliance with OHSAS 18001:2007
(Occupational Health Safety Advisory Services),
successfully passing the audits to ensure that our
organisation is among the leading firms in this
regard. This system not only satisfies the legal
requirements, but also establishes the
requirements to be fulfilled by organisations
wishing to optimise the performance of their
Occupational Health and Safety Management
System. From the perspective of employees, the
risks associated with the activity undertaken by
the company are minimised, thereby achieving the
continuous enhancement of working conditions,
moving closer to the goal of “Zero Accidents”.
Fulfilment of the Risk Prevention Plan
During 2013 the ambitious targets set in the
Risk Prevention Plan were fulfilled.
The key initiatives comprised visits to works
sites, with the priority focused on promoting
strict compliance with legal demands,
fulfilment of specialist training needs,
information and awareness-raising regarding
responsibilities and obligations in this field,
and encouragement of a committed approach
throughout the organisation. Likewise,
prevention procedures have been extended
to all collaborating companies and
subcontractors, demanding a level of
compliance identical to that of the Aldesa Group
at its work facilities.
As a direct consequence of these efforts, the
accident rate figures achieved in 2013 by the
companies of the Group were considerably
down on the previous year, and well below the
averages for the sectors within which the
companies operate.
The specific safety and health management
projects in 2013 were targeted at achieving the
safest work environment and disseminating
Aldesa Group’s commitment to the prevention of
occupational hazards.
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FREQUENCY RATE
2012
2013
71.12
46.47
39.21
21.37
4.56
7.5
Aldesa
Construcciones
20.94
24.01
26.74
8.33
0
Proacon
19.5
Construcciones
PAI
Coalvi
AMS Group
Acisa
SERIOUSNESS INDEX
2012
2013
1.1
0.81
0.73
0.58
0.57
0.33
0.09
0.15
Aldesa
Construcciones
0.07
Proacon
0.3
0.31
0
Construcciones
PAI
Coalvi
AMS Group
Acisa
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Prevention at the international level
For the Aldesa Group, the international
structuring of the occupational hazard
prevention function and its alignment with the
most demanding corporate standards is one of
its priorities. To this purpose, it has established
an Action Plan, specific for each country, for the
prevention of occupational hazards. This Plan
aims to take into account the specifications in
each country relating to safety and health by
learning about the legislation in these countries
and analysing the prevention scenario.
The Aldesa Group remains committed to the
implementation of an Occupational Risk
Prevention Management System based on
OHSAS 18001:2007 certification at the
international level. During 2013 the Group’s
companies in Mexico (Construcciones Aldesem,
Ingeniería y Servicios ADM, Proacón México,
Operadora de Autopistas Aldesem and
Mantenedora de Caminos Aldesem) were again
audited, marking the inevitable commencement
of the process of implementing the criteria
established in the OHSAS 18001:2007 standard.
One further milestone which has now been
achieved is the OHSAS 18001:2007 certification
earned by the companies Aldesa Construcciones
and Aldesa Nowa Energia in Poland.
Mexico
During 2013 all companies of the Aldesa Group
successfully completed their external legal and
OHSAS 18001:2007 compliance audits, thereby
consolidating the certification of the risk
prevention management system previously
obtained in 2012.
The targets set out in the 2013 risk prevention
plan were satisfactorily fulfilled; the key actions
implemented being continuous inspections by
safety supervisors of works sites, facilities and
services in order to promote strict compliance
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with legal demands, the development of training
programs and operational controls associated
with ancillary resources and provisional electrical
installations on site.
Another notable aspect of last year was
unquestionably the consolidation of the team of
industrial safety specialists which now, after two
years of hard work, comprises the Aldesa Group
Risk Prevention Service in Mexico.
As for the evolution of accident rates, the efforts
made during 2013 in the implementation and
development of the corporate risk prevention
plan have been reflected in a substantial
reduction in accident numbers of all companies
within the Construction and Industrial areas
compared with 2012, achieving accident rates
which are clearly below the averages for these
sectors.
FREQUENCY INDEX AND SERIOUSNESS INDEX
2012
2013
FI
SI
FI
SI
C. ALDESEM
13.89
0.54
7.39
0.28
PROACON
54.66
0.77
12.29
0.95
ADM
13.94
0.00
7.68
0.02
OAA
3.94
0.01
7.50
0.04
MCA
19.26
0.10
55.92
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The challenge for the coming year will
unquestionably be to continue reducing the
accident rates of the entire Group in Mexico, and
above all to reverse the 2013 situation at those
companies associated with highways
concessions, in pursuit of an increasingly safe
working environment, based on the objective of
“Zero Accidents”.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
The Aldesa Group has a long-standing interest
in achieving and demonstrating a great
commitment to the respect for the Environment
and to the preservation of the natural
surroundings. The Group’s commitment
is borne out in the guidelines of its
environmental policy.
Environmental Policy
– Compliance with the applicable environmental
regulations and legislation, and any
requirements which the company signs up to in
this regard.
– Usage of processes, practices or materials
which avoid, reduce or control pollution, based
on a principle of prevention.
– Continuous intensification of environmental
management, to obtain improvements in the
company’s environmental performance.
– Establishment and regular review of
environmental objectives and targets, in
accordance with the undertakings assumed in
this declaration.
– To communicate to the employees concerned
and encourage their involvement in the method
for developing and applying the Environmental
Management System.
These environmental policy principles are
undertaken within the framework of an
Environmental Management System based on
the ISO 14001 standard which ensures
compliance with applicable environmental law
and regulations and the use of processes that
prevent, reduce and control pollution, stressing
prevention and establishing on-going improvement
in the Company’s environmental performance.
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The majority of the leading companies comprising
the Aldesa Group have their own environmental
management systems that have been certified
pursuant to the ISO 14001 standard.
Companies certified as per ISO 14001
standard in Spain
Construction Area
ALDESA
CONSTRUCCIONES
Industrial Area
ACISA
AMS GROUP
PAI
CONSTRUCCIONS
PROACON
• Subsequently, the applicable environmental
legislation is identified (EU, State,
Autonomous Community and local),
as well as the possible environmental
requirements contemplated in licenses,
authorizations or environmental impact
statements. To facilitate this identification
task, a specialised external service reports
any legal novelties as they arise.
• Once the requirements and obligations have
been identified, compliance by the employees
and subcontractors and collaborating
companies is controlled. To this end, an
Environmental Inspection Programme (PIM) is
established which sets out the inspections to
be carried out, those responsible for doing so,
their frequency and their results.
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With a view to complying with the requirements
of this standard, Aldesa has implemented an
Environmental Management Plan at each of its
projects and work sites where the following
actions are carried out, inter alia:
• The environmental aspects generated by the
activities which are carried out at these sites
are identified and evaluated (mainly waste,
atmospheric emissions, spillages and noise).
The criteria applied in conducting this
assessment of environmental aspects are: its
nature and toxicity, magnitude, impact on the
receiving environment, likelihood of occurrence
and severity of the consequences.
Periodically, environmental improvement actions
are established by defining environmental
objectives.
In the Construction Area the main impact of
works is the volume of inert waste generated.
This is mainly the product of excavation and
demolition, rubble, timber and rebar.
Along these lines and with the commitment
to environmental improvement, work is
carried out each day to reduce the volume
of waste so that it does not end up in landfill
sites. Prevention comes first, properly
planning the activities and analysing
construction alternatives to prevent, reduce,
and minimise waste.
For waste that cannot be prevented, alternatives
are sought, such as reusing it at the work site or
sending it to other projects that require
excavated material thereby avoiding the need
for new quarries.
Another alternative to landfill is to use the
surplus material for agricultural improvement.
These are properties which, either because of
the contours of the terrain or because of their
degraded condition, are not suitable for
agricultural use. In these cases, the land is
restored and enhanced using clean earth left
over at other work sites.
In the case of timber and surplus rebar and
metals, they are handed over to authorised
operators for subsequent recycling. As for
hazardous waste (such as empty containers for
aerosols, paint, resins, foams and silicone, along
with machinery waste, such as brake fluid,
filters, used oil, etc.), this is segregated and
managed at each of the works sites and centres
by means of authorised companies.
At the same time, to prevent spillages at work
sites, several systems for containing possible
spillages are established such as fuel storage
sites. Other types of spillages, such as those
produced when cleaning the concrete-mixing
drums or bentonite sludge frequently used in
construction projects, are collected at recycling
sites for their subsequent treatment.
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INERT WASTE GENERATED IN 2013
TYPE OF WASTE
Earth
HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED IN 2013
TOTAL ALDESA
GROUP SPAIN
108,791,614
TYPE OF WASTE
Fibre cement
TOTAL ALDESA
GROUP SPAIN
1,000,000
Rubble (mixed)
6,596,549
End-of-life electronic equipment
6,208
Rubble (ceramic)
4,375,108
Contaminated empty containers
2,054
Metals
1,605,708
Fluorescent tubes
1,310
Bricks
821,700
Used oil
1,224
Concrete
547,323
Contaminated earth
1,223
Mixed materials
216,330
Oil filters
880
Timber
124,232
Empty spray cans
565
Plasters
74,410
Contaminated rags/absorbent materials
335
Paper/cardboard
68,191
Paints and varnishes
220
Plastics
44,003
Batteries
110
Asphalt concrete
4,440
Adhesives, silicone (non-flammable)
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Electronic equipment
3,605
Batteries with mercury
60
Insulation material
1,840
Paint, dye, solvents
41
Alkaline/saline batteries
37
Glass
400
Toner
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TOTAL (kg)
123,275,545
TOTAL (kg)
1,014,352
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As to the control of noise and emissions to air,
the machinery used at work sites is controlled
and preventive maintenance and the use of
recently-manufactured machinery is required,
also confirming that official technical
inspections are up-to-date.
In the Industrial Area, similar environmental
control guidelines, adapted to the specific
activities and peculiarities of this division, are
implemented.
The Group’s recycling policy for offices also
contemplates systematic collection of waste
such as paper or printer and photocopier toner
by authorised companies for subsequent
recycling and reuse, respectively. As an
indicative figure, 14.76 tons of paper,
1,100 kg of electronic waste electrical and
electronic equipment (WEEE), and 164 units of
toner from Aldesa Group’s head offices were
recycled in 2013.
Controlling the use of natural resources,
including water, fuel, and electricity, is another
key aspect of the Group’s environmental policy.
In addition to raising awareness among
employees, several specific measures were
implemented last year to optimise fuel
consumption at work sites: the functioning
hours of generators were adjusted in cases
where the use of this equipment is essential,
also encouraging the use of machinery
manufactured more recently to ensure that the
use of resources is kept at a minimum.
Regarding electricity, used mostly in office
buildings, a study was conducted last year to
determine the sources of consumption (mainly
lighting and air conditioning). Adjustments have
been made to power ratings, the scheduling of
start-up times and proper temperature
regulation in accordance with the orientation of
the building, so as to reduce and optimise
consumption, thereby helping to cut CO2
emissions.
During 2013 energy efficiency calculations also
began at the Group’s buildings, so as to be in a
position to measure improvements in efficiency
over the coming years.
IT tools were also applied last year to
environmental management, making it possible
to obtain information in real time on the
environmental performance at all of the Group’s
work sites and centres. The reports that are
generated contribute to the decision-making
process at all levels, also making it easier to
handle a greater number of environmental
indicators.
Raising Environmental Awareness
With a view to completing the environmental
improvement measures, since 2000 different
environmental awareness-building campaigns
have been carried out aimed both at its own
workers and those of collaborating companies.
These include the dissemination of operating
guidelines for sustainable management at the
offices and the publication of various good
practice manuals which encompass the different
activities in projects involving construction,
machinery, masonry, structures, electrical
installations and fixtures and fittings.
Aldesa also shares its concern for the
environment with suppliers and collaborating
companies, particularly when their activities
could have a major impact on the projects,
ensuring that their workers have the training and
environmental awareness required for carrying
out their activities.
Several awareness-building campaigns were
conducted throughout 2013 at all the work
centres in order to raise awareness among
employees to ensure that they use water, fuel,
and electricity in a responsible manner.
Educational videos have also been used as a
tool to improve and underpin the effectiveness
of the training delivered.
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Control of Greenhouse
Gas Emissions (GGE)
One of the main environmental problems of
modern society is climate change. Reducing
carbon dioxide emissions to air has become a
key concern at the Aldesa Group and the reason
for considering it a priority objective.
Aldesa continues to promote initiatives
and actions to reduce its ecological footprint
and minimise greenhouse gas emissions (GGE),
by implementing a reporting system
for this field.
The objective of the Emissions Inventory Project
is to provide a precise idea of GGE generated by
each activity to compare the situation against its
peers and to identify improvement options. In
2013, work was ongoing on the calculation,
analysis, and measurement of emissions based
on three different scopes:
• Scope 1: Direct sources of emission. Those
associated directly with production activity.
Growing energy consumption and the increase
in the transport sector mean that CO2 emissions
are currently a serious problem that must be
taken into consideration since these emissions
are the main cause of global warming. In view of
this situation of environmental degradation, the
Aldesa Group, within its business area, provides
the company with clean and renewable energies
and energy savings and efficiency mechanisms
by developing and participating in the following
types of projects:
• Solar (photovoltaic) and wind (wind farms)
generated electric power.
• Participation in biodiesel plant construction
projects.
• Information systems which manage the
operating and business processes safely and
efficiently based on information technologies.
• Construction of conventional and renewable
electric power plants with solar tower
technology and cylindrical-parabolic
collectors, electrical transmission systems and
industrial infrastructures based on engineering.
• Scope 2: Indirect emissions. Emissions which
are generated indirectly. An example would be
those emitted to produce the electrical energy
consumed by the company.
Environmental innovation has been encouraged,
focusing efforts on producing energy from
renewable sources:
• Scope 3: Other sources such as the
emissions generated by employees’ travel
and business trips, supplies and services
acquired, etc.
• More efficient production of solar-based
electric power to replace conventional sources
with renewable sources and the development
of energy storage technologies.
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• Creation of new systems for hydrogen
production from renewable sources and
mechanisms for efficient storage.
• Implementation of energy efficiency and CO2
capture improvements.
• Improvement in the efficiency of the
management of industrial waste.
• Creation of new solutions in the end-to-end
water cycle.
• Measurement of the impacts of our activity on
the environment.
During 2013 the initiative to reduce emissions
generated by the Group’s fleet of vehicles
continued, maintaining the key criterion in
vehicle selection that they should produce the
lowest possible CO2 emissions. Since the
initiative was put in place, standard vehicle
emissions have been cut by 24%, equivalent to
approximately 165 tonnes of CO2/year.
Internationalisation of the commitment to
respecting and improving the Environment
Mexico
During 2013 all the companies of the Aldesa
Group in Mexico successfully passed the
external ISO 14001:2004 Environmental
Management System compliance audit, thereby
consolidating the certification awarded to the
system in 2012.
With the aim of continuing to improve corporate
environmental management, during 2013 new
working instruments were added, while also
consolidating the management strategies
implemented in previous financial years:
• Strengthening of the team of environmental
specialists at the company, with the
incorporation of new forestry engineers and
biologists.
• Inclusion of new environmental clauses in
contracts with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Development and implementation of an urban,
special and hazardous waste management
manual for the entire organisation.
• Incorporation within the IMS of internal audits
with points scores as an instrument to
support measurement of the evolution
of on-site environmental management,
with a more objective and more easily
quantifiable focus.
In 2013 the Aldesa Group also took its first steps
in the construction of LEED buildings (certified in
accordance with the guidelines of the United
States Green Building Council, or USGBC).
This entails the development of buildings based
on sustainable and highly efficient criteria.
The initiative included successful participation in
the construction of such landmark buildings as
the Torre Reforma (the second-tallest skyscraper
in Mexico), the corporate headquarters of Bayer
and the BBVA BANCOMER operational centre,
all in the Federal District.
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Waste management
In order to manage responsibly the waste
generated in own operations, the management
instruments implement the previous year have
been monitored, developing at all times those
which aim for the minimisation and/or re-use
of such waste.
Hazardous waste is managed by authorised
operators and transported for disposal.
Last year a total of 3,337 kg and 16,904 litres
were managed.
SOLID HAZARDOUS WASTE (kg)
LIQUID HAZARDOUS WASTE (litres)
15,695
2,007
1,320
1,209
10
Earth
Cont.
Packaging
Cont.
Solid
Mtc.
Oil
Cont.
Water
Cont.
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Strengthening of environmental commitment
During the past year corrective activities
continued in order to minimise the environmental
impact of the operations of the Mexican
companies, including in particular reforestation
campaigns along with the monitoring of
reforestation performed in previous years, to
increase the survival rate of the saplings and, in
short, the success of these measures.
year, with the capacity to produce 30,000 plants
per year, and as a result reforestation rates are
expected to increase over the coming years.
Poland
In the Durango Sierra, around the
Durango-Mazatlán Superhighway,
Construcciones Aldesem replanted an area of 20
hectares with 24,000 specimens of pinus
durangensis, to supplement the 80 hectares
already reforested the previous year. Ingeniería y
Servicios ADM also made its own contribution in
the same region, by providing 6,400 specimens
of pinus cooperi over an area of 4 hectares.
In the case of Poland, major efforts have been
dedicated to the process of implementing
environmental management systems, beginning
with the identification of regulatory requirements
in the country, followed by adaptation and
enhancement in accordance with the
environmental management guidelines
established by the Aldesa Group itself, which are
in many cases more demanding than the
regulations in each country. This whole process
was successfully concluded, with ISO 14001
certification being awarded to the Aldesa
Group’s companies in Poland: Aldesa
Construcciones and Aldesa Nowa Energia.
Another notable event was the seminar on
relocation and actions to repel fauna undertaken
within the confines of the works on the Riviera
Maya, and specifically within a nature reserve
zone, so as not to harm indigenous and
protected species.
In the field of awareness-raising, a series of
courses is furthermore being staged to increase
the environmental sensitivity of employees, along
with a number of evaluations derived from
different aspects requiring supervision during
works.
With the same enthusiasm as when the initiative
began, Operadora de Autopistas Aldesem and
Mantenedora de Caminos Aldesem continued to
reforest the right of way of the ArriagaOcozocoautla highway with 18,000 species in
2013, bringing the figure to a sum total of
28,000. All the saplings are produced by the
nursery which the two companies set up last
Meanwhile, the various Quality Plans required by
each of our clients, investors or contract
supervisors include all environmentally related
aspects, the aim being that they should be given
the same status as on-site Health and Safety, as
an added value offered to our clients which
thereby ensures compliance with environmental
legislation.
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QUALITY
Aldesa Group has a long-standing commitment
to provide high-quality products and services to
its clients. This commitment is set out in the
Quality Policy which ensures that the final
product is safe, reliable, and complies with all
applicable specifications, standards, and codes.
– Establishing actions geared towards
prevention and not only detection.
The general objectives of our Quality Policy
focus on:
– Maintaining permanent contact with clients,
working together to improve our products and
services.
– Consolidating quality as a basic element in the
culture of Aldesa Group companies.
– Strengthening all employees’ identification
and sincere commitment to the Quality Policy.
– Bolstering participative quality management
which takes advantage of the capabilities of
the entire workforce.
– Permanently optimising the global business
process.
Quality Policy
– Ensuring that the products and services
supplied to our clients are safe, reliable and
comply with applicable specifications,
standards and codes.
– Reducing faults.
– Supplying products and services whose
price/quality ratio fulfils our clients’
expectations.
– Training, motivating and involving all staff in
the management and development of the
implemented Quality System
The different companies comprising
the Aldesa Group have implemented quality
management systems at all their work sites.
Most of these systems are certified and their
scope includes all types of projects as well
as the various activities carried out in the
Industrial area.
For Aldesa Group, Quality Management Systems
are essential for achieving the objectives defined
by the Company, generating an added value that
makes it easier to comply with and go a step
beyond in fulfilling its clients’ initial expectations.
Within this framework, most of the leading
companies comprising the Group in Spain have
their management systems certified as per the
ISO 9001 standard.
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Companies certified as per ISO 9001
standard in Spain
Construction Area
ALDESA
CONSTRUCCIONES
Industrial Area
ACISA
AMS GROUP
PAI
CONSTRUCCIONS
PROACON
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The unification and integration of the
Management Systems of Aldesa Group
companies is worth mentioning. This has made it
possible to combine criteria, setting up a single
work system within Group companies, creating a
more effective and efficient data analysis
methodology that encourages System feedback
and, hence, improvement.
Satisfaction surveys
One of the greatest concerns of the Aldesa
Group is the satisfaction of its clients. To this
end, direct surveys and interviews are
conducted periodically to obtain their point of
view on the fulfilment of their expectations and
their perception of the final quality of the
projects executed. This serves as the basis for
establishing improvement measures every year.
The level of satisfaction of the Group’s clients is
high, according to the satisfaction surveys
conducted when projects and services awarded
have been completed. This is borne out by the
clients’ trust in awarding their main projects to
Aldesa.
Most of the quality objectives in each of the
company’s operating processes were fulfilled in
2013, ensuring the constant improvement of
processes.
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Commitment with suppliers
and contractors
The Aldesa Group views the involvement of its
suppliers and subcontractors in continuous
enhancement processes as a priority. Hence the
fact that procurement and subcontract
management is a fundamental cornerstone of its
Quality Management System.
The Group has a specific system that specifies
the lines to be followed for proper procurement
management. The first step is an initial
assessment of suppliers which analyses their
ability to supply products and services in
accordance with the requirements stipulated by
Aldesa Group. The aspects which are evaluated
include their human and material resources,
products and services certified by reputable
entities, as well as their commitment to the
environment.
This initial approval enables the inclusion of the
Group-approved suppliers in the database,
which are then assigned a specific activity
group and an initial score.
When each of the projects for which they were
contracted is completed, a reassessment is
carried out to rate aspects such as meeting
deadlines, quality levels, Environmental
guidelines, and their legal obligations, and a
score is then assigned. This makes it possible to
obtain a supplier rating based on the merits or
demerits accumulated in the different projects
executed. A minimum threshold is defined
below which the supplier is excluded as an
approved supplier and not readmitted until it
demonstrates reliably that it has improved in
these aspects. This approved supplier database
is computerised and its use is mandatory in all
procurement processes. So far a list of almost
35,000 evaluated suppliers has been built up in
four categories.
Categories
Number of Suppliers
Evaluated
A
683
B
4,777
C
29,455
D
11
TOTAL
34,926
The computer application which handles the
evaluation of suppliers has online access, which
means that all operational centres and works
sites can pass on information about the
performance of each supplier instantaneously
and in real time, and so the results of the
evaluation take effect from the point at which the
process is performed at each centre.
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Quality assurance in every process
and service
The Aldesa Group implements Quality
Assurance Plans (QAP) for each project and
service. These plans contemplate the following
aspects, inter alia:
• Project review to detect possible
shortcomings, undefined aspects, proposed
improvements, etc.
• Strict control of the documents used
(blueprints and necessary technical
documentation).
• Carrying out documented inspections upon
receipt of materials and their subsequent
traceability, and controls and inspections at
the start, during, and at the end of the
execution of each project unit or during the
rendering of each service to ensure that all
requisites specified by the clients are
complied with as well as all applicable legal
and regulatory requisites.
Each Plan also includes the preparation
and execution of tests by the major approved
laboratories in which the materials used are
controlled and the pertinent final tests are
conducted to ensure that the project complies
with all requisites. A calibration and verification
programme is established for the different
measurement equipment used at projects
to ensure that their measurements are accurate.
The optimal condition of the Group’s
own ancillary resources and those of
collaborating companies is also subject to
control and follow-up.
It is also ensured that all employees involved in
each of the project phases or who render
services, are duly qualified in terms of the
required training and experience. In addition, a
methodology has been defined that is used for
evaluating suppliers and subcontractors, all of
which ensures compliance with each and every
project requirement and the fulfilment of clients’
expectations. Information videos have also been
produced in order to enhance and underpin the
effectiveness of the training given in this field to
the Group’s workers.
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Quality-focused software
The Aldesa Group has IT tools that it applies to
management and which contribute added value.
These tools make it possible to:
– Manage and expedite the Quality Systems
through online IT tools.
– Have information in real time on the Quality at
all of Aldesa Group’s projects and work sites.
– Ensure the filing of records in electronic
support to prevent losses.
– Generate Reports that contribute to the
decision-making process at all levels and the
processing of a larger number of indicators.
– Eliminate, to a large extent, the use of paper
and minimize administrative tasks.
– Have a common platform that is applicable at
all Aldesa Group companies.
– Have a solid and exportable solution that can
grow into new functionalities.
Thanks to all these measures, the Aldesa Group
enjoys a high level of competitiveness in the
sectors where it operates, achieving constant
improvement and fulfilling its clients’
expectations.
Internationalisation of Quality
Management standards
Mexico
During 2013 all the companies of the Aldesa
Group in Mexico successfully completed the
external audit of compliance with standard ISO
9001:2004 (Quality Management Systems),
thereby consolidating the certification of their
management systems obtained the previous year.
While 2012 was about establishing the baseline
for fulfilment of high level quality standards in
the works and services undertaken by Aldesa,
2013 may be summarised as the year of
consolidation of the key system management
instruments: New operational controls were
incorporated, along in particular with
consolidation of those already in place in the
organisation’s critical processes.
The Aldesa Group’s management system was
subjected to a review during 2013 with the aim
of continuing to adapt it to the activities
undertaken in Mexico, and the distinctive
features of the country itself.
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The main advances made in the implementation
and development of the management system
included in particular the following:
• Development of new Technical Procedures for
Electrical and Electro-mechanical Installations
for the management of substations and
transmission power lines, which began in
2013. Alongside this task, those procedures
which have already been implemented are
reviewed, with a view to continuously
enhancing the system.
• Incorporation within the system of new
management instruments to measure the
effectiveness of training.
• Standardisation of staffing specifications and
overall review of job profiles.
• Commitment to internal training as the
bedrock for the development of quality
assurance plans at the company’s works sites,
facilities and services.
• Certification of the Group’s quality specialists
as internal ISO 9001 auditors, with the
approval of the International Register of
Certificated Auditors.
Lastly, mention should be made of the fulfilment
of most of the goals set in the organisation’s
various processes, while laying the foundations
to address more ambitious targets over the
coming years.
Poland
During 2013 initial certification was achieved
under standard ISO 9001 at the Aldesa Group
companies located in Poland: Aldesa
Construcciones and Aldesa Nowa Energia. This
is the first time that Aldesa has achieved
certification for different companies in a language
other than Spanish, and also the first time that
one of the Energy division companies of the
Aldesa Group has been certified.
Work has also continued to implement the
company’s own internal processes and
compliance procedures, alongside the
development of the quality standards established
by Management for Poland.
At the same time, over the course of the past
year the initial objectives which had been set
were fulfilled, along with the other indicators for
the various processes, thereby contributing to
the progressive consolidation of the system.
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INNOVATION
In Aldesa Group, R&D+i is understood as a
differentiating element that promotes the
organisation’s activities and competences,
ensuring resource optimisation and improving
both service quality and efficiency. For these
reasons, it constitutes a strategic axis within the
company’s management model.
business areas, thereby increasing the
competitiveness of the Group’s companies
against an international backdrop, positioning
itself at the forefront of technology in Europe
and worldwide.
Activities and Projects
The vocation of the Aldesa Group is to remain a
leading exponent for its clients in all business
areas in its commitment to R&D+i, investing
every year in both technical and human
resources, as a vital activity in response to the
constant demand for new technologies and
products. Proximity to the market and an
understanding throughout the organisation
provide the channel for information sources
generating new innovative projects which will
act as the driving force of the corporation’s
growth.
Given the current market circumstances, with
ever-increasing globalisation and high levels of
competitiveness, the internationalisation of
Innovation is vital as a means of business
growth. The Aldesa Group, as a company
operating in sectors demanding products or
services derived from substantial R&D+i
activities, is convinced of the need to transfer
knowledge and to deploy the latest advances
and technology in new international markets,
with the ability to incorporate innovations or
launch new products within potential priority
In 2013 Acisa has obtained AENOR certification
for its R&D+i Management System under
Standard UNE 166.002:2006, which provides
the guidelines required to optimise technological
innovation processes at the organisation.
Achievement of this goal will allow the company
to establish objectives in accordance with
current activities and services, to extend its
knowledge and enhance the administration of
R&D+i operations, thereby increasing the
competitiveness of the Group in a sector which
is constantly evolving.
Acisa has thus become the second Group
company to achieve this certification, following
Aldesa Construcciones, which was certified by
AENOR in 2011 and successfully completed in
2013 its second follow-up audit of the R&D+i
Management System implemented.
The Aldesa Group, aware of the importance of
management systems for the full development
of R&D+i, is actively involved in the R&D+i
Working Group of the CACEC (Advisory Council
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for Construction Company Certification), set up
by AENOR (the Spanish Standardisation and
Certification Association).
Centralised monitoring of R&D+i activities, in
accordance with a progressive but decisive task
of coordination, detection and support of novel
initiatives in all the Group’s operational areas,
has facilitated effective management of
technology projects connected with sustainable,
construction, engineering and
telecommunications activities, along with
comprehensive work to improve documentation,
as reflected in the considerable number of
projects classified by accredited bodies.
The Aldesa Group currently has 49 key certified
projects, a figure which is expected to rise by
15% during 2014. Many of these projects have
also been supported by a wide range of bodies,
including the CDTI (Industrial Technological
Develop and Centre), the Regional Government
of Andalusia, the Autonomous Region of Madrid
and the Ministry of Industry, Energy and
Tourism.
In 2013 the Aldesa Construcciones Construction
Division focused its innovation operations on
novel projects to optimise the execution of
major civil engineering projects, the mitigation of
environmental impact, sustainable construction
and energy efficiency.
It has in turn continued projects which began in
2012, fulfilling high levels of expectation:
• Research and development of innovative
solutions in civil engineering works.
Incorporating new geological/geotechnical
prospection tools in the planning procedure
for large excavation works, in order to add
more value to the consideration of the
environmental variable in the decision-making
process that determines the work plan,
improving extractive methods.
• New construction method for viaducts that
minimises the impact on the area. The goal of
this project is to resolve the construction
procedure for structures with great distance
between supports due to geographical
features, respecting the environmental
conditions in protected areas.
• R&D of a solid waste composting
plant for energy optimisation. The aim
of this project is at all times to achieve the
highest level of modernisation for the plant,
the ultimate goal being to increase the degree
of automation in waste classification
processes.
Aldesa Construcciones, seeking to promote
knowledge by supporting Innovation and
research in the construction industry, has
established a Framework Agreement for
Cooperation with the Spanish Higher Council for
Scientific Research, CSIC, in order to work
together (mutual advisory services, mutual
support, and ongoing monitoring) in the
sustainable development of construction
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activities, mainly in the fields of construction
and urban and interurban transport
infrastructures.
The Industrial Division, the Group’s main
technological area, has continued to focus its
efforts on the development of projects related to
smart traffic and transport management, the
engineering of industrial processes, and
telecommunications. Acisa, as the main
technological company, has started to develop
two new projects in 2013 as part of its
permanent support to Innovation:
• Lighting control system with wireless
connection. The main goal of this project is to
decrease the electricity consumption of the
public lighting system in urban areas through
effective control of each light point in a
remote, centralised way through the design
and development of a comprehensive lighting
management system via remote control, using
custom-designed computer tools with a high
degree of robustness and efficiency.
• Higher-level digital system monitoring of
critical urban traffic variables in real time.
A digital system for efficient management
of urban mobility, based on exhaustive
control of problematic traffic areas by means
of a video-detection system that makes it
possible to calculate circulation times in urban
roads with the capacity to detect and manage
incidents. This new technology ensures
fluid traffic, optimised routes depending on
the driver’s needs and the potential
assistance to accident victims in the shortest
possible time.
Two of the projects launched in 2012 have
continued to be developed throughout 2013, and
have successfully met the goals set:
• Development of the first smart network for
energy management in the railway sector
(FERROSMARTGRID). The project goal is the
development of an experimental
demonstration of the first smart energy
network, enabling optimal management of
system electricity in a railway environment.
Acisa is mainly in charge of the work package
aimed at the development of the control and
communications technologies required for the
smart network.
This ambitious project, in cooperation with
eight companies with a clearly technological
profile, including Adif, is supported by the
Centre for Technological Industrial
Development (CDTI) through the FEDERINNTERCONECTA Programme.
• Research and Development of new tunnel
technologies and control systems. Its objective
is designing and developing the functionality
and software and hardware requirements for an
Open Integrated Tunnel Traffic and Safety
Management System offering the highest levels
of performance in terms of safety, functionality
and maintenance.
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Within the AMS Group, work was performed
during 2013 on the following projects:
• R&D of technological solutions for industrial
plan automation and engineering. This
innovative proposal is based on the design
and development of an innovative industrial
process of automated management for serial
production, optimising the design and
manufacturing production line times and
phases, with a precision degree of almost
100% of the optimal process state. This
requires seeking and creating new automation
processes which can be adapted to current
models and to future models under
development..
• R&D for installation design under efficient
energy management. This project involves the
technological development of processes,
construction systems, and typological
alternatives aimed at achieving a reduction of
the environmental impact and occupational
hazards, as well as improved accessibility,
economy, energy efficiency, and safety in use
during the useful life of industrial installations.
• New packaging, palletising, and storage
system. Design and development of the
functionality and software and hardware
requirements for a fully automated and
integrated packaging, palletising and storage
system to optimise production.
The completion of the many certified R&D
projects in Aldesa Group has generated
extensive innovative own know-how which is
being currently applied, as a differentiating factor
for the organisation, in the largest international
projects (Mexico, Poland, Romania, and Peru),
making it possible to offer clients a technological
leap in services.
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ALDESA GROUP NOTEWORTHY R+D+i PROJECTS
Years 2012/2013*
CONSTRUCTION DIVISION
ALDESA CONSTRUCCIONES
• Development of a new robotised multi-purpose pumping system for concrete
projection (with PROACON).
• R&D of new environmental impact mitigation measures for major works.
• R&D of a solid waste composting plant for energy optimisation.
• R&D of innovative solutions in civil engineering works.
• New construction method for viaducts that minimises the impact on the area.
• Research into landscape restoration processes in highway civil engineering
works.
• Development of distinctive construction procedures for the installation of
viaducts.
• Technological development of the prototype process for the construction of
hydraulic infrastructure.
• R&D in environmental activities for constructions in unique locations.
• Design of an optimised prototype for the excavation of long-distance tunnels
(with PROACON).
* Certified or in the process of certification according to the UNE 166001:2006 standard
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ALDESA GROUP NOTEWORTHY R+D+i PROJECTS
Years 2012/2013*
INDUSTRIAL DIVISION
ACISA
• R&D on a public transport preference system in urban networks to optimise the
environmental balance.
• Development of a control system for lights with wireless connection.
• Development of a high-level digital system for real-time monitoring of critical
urban traffic variables.
• R&D of new tunnel technologies and control systems.
• Development of the first smart network for energy management in the railway
sector (FERROSMARTGRID).
• R&D for smart management of illegal parking through video surveillance.
• R&D of new traffic technologies for integration into the smart cities of the future.
AMS GROUP
• Development of cutting-edge technological equipment for communication.
• R&D of technological solutions for industrial plan automation and engineering.
• R&D for installation design under efficient energy management.
• Design and development of a new packaging, palletising and storage system.
* Certified or in the process of certification according to the UNE 166001:2006 standard
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COMMITMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY:
SOCIAL ACTION AT THE ALDESA GROUP
Within the current economic context of
sustainability, the company must set itself goals
which go beyond achieving the maximum profit,
establishing not only an economic target, but
also a social target. As a result, the list of
undertakings given by Aldesa to its stakeholders
is supplemented by its Social Action programme,
providing corroboration of the Group’s
willingness to allocate resources which will help
reduce social inequality. The plan was devised in
an attempt to link corporate strategy up with the
social and economic needs of the community.
• Sustainable management of natural resources
within the region, so as to develop more
underprivileged rural areas.
• Development of initiatives focused on training
in those countries where the Aldesa Group
operates, alongside the inclusion of disabled
people within the labour market.
Social programme
• Social awareness
Aldesa’s social initiatives focus on the
development of projects connected with its
operations to create value for the community by
satisfying their fundamental needs. These
projects correspond to two operational spheres:
the promotion of infrastructure development in
the poorest regions of the world, and the social
integration of the least privileged individuals in
those communities where the Group is active.
The key operational strategic approaches in this
regard are as follows:
• Access to basic infrastructure services for the
population, such as drinking water supply and
sanitation.
Each year the Aldesa Group runs a number of
campaigns among its employees intended to
promote collaboration with initiatives
undertaken by a range of charities.
For the sixth consecutive year Aldesa
participated in 2013 in the blood donation
campaign organised by the Spanish Red Cross
at companies, encouraging its employees to
take part and assisting the mobile unit of the
Donation Centre in visiting the Group’s
headquarters. Last year, as in 2012 before, an
emergency call also went out to collect winter
clothing for the distribution point organised by
the Red Cross in Madrid, providing those in
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situations of serious vulnerability and without
sufficient resources with access to such
necessities.
The Aldesa Group headquarters in Madrid also
hosted the Charity Market organised by the
Capacis Foundation, pursuing the mission of
social and occupational inclusion of people with
disability, while also incorporating other social
and environmental concerns. The Group’s
employees had the chance to purchase donated
products and others produced by the students
themselves at their workshops. The money
raised was allocated in full to funding of the
Occupational Classroom project through which
the foundation provides training suitable for
disabled people, to develop their social skills and
so allow them to take their place in the world of
work.
At the same time, 2013 was also the first year of
involvement in the Movilsolidario.es campaign, a
project organised by Stop Sanfilippo and Action
Against Hunger with the aim of collecting used
mobile phones from companies and private
individuals. The profits obtained from the reuse
or recycling of the donated handsets will be
allocated to projects to combat hunger and
conduct scientific research into Sanfilippo
Syndrome, one of the so-called ultra-rare
diseases, affecting just 1 out of every 50,000
newborn babies.
For the Christmas campaign last year the Group
chose a charitable cards platform to send out its
Christmas greetings in digital format, working
specifically with the Save the Children charity,
while in Poland a format in Polish was chosen in
partnership with the Mimo Wszystko foundation,
which supports people with disability.
Meanwhile, employees in Poland also showed
their commitment to the Szlachetna Paczka
(‘Community Chest’) project, the purpose of
which is to assist underprivileged families during
the Christmas period. Thanks to the money
raised by employees, a family of seven people
received food, household products, clothing,
shoes and toys for the children. At the same
time, Aldesa Polska also lent its support to the
campaign promoted by the Fundacja Polskich
Kawalerów Maltańskich w Warszawie
(Foundation of the Knights of Malta in Warsaw)
to collect plastic bottle caps, the proceeds from
their resale for processing being used for
rehabilitation or specialist equipment for
individuals with particular needs.
• Human Development
The Aldesa Group shares with ONGAWA the
philosophy that engineering is a fundamental tool
in providing universal access to basic services. As
a result, it has over recent years been
collaborating with the charity to support a number
of cooperation projects, such as the Hydrosanitary Programme in the region of Kigoma,
Tanzania, and the Willay Programme among rural
populations in Peru, based on
telecommunications and IT infrastructure.
Aldesa’s support currently takes the form of the
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dissemination of the aims and activities of
ONGAWA projects (volunteer schemes, one-day
events, membership campaigns, etc.), through the
use of both own external and internal
communication forums and channels.
Engagement in Oaxaca and Guerrero
The Aldesa Group in Mexico has, since it first
set up operations in the country, been engaged
in a range of programmes to support the local
communities where it develops its projects. As a
result, in 2013 Construcciones Aldesem
demonstrated its commitment to the Montón
Cuarteles settlement in the municipality of
Huixquilucan (Mexico State), by paving the main
avenue providing access to the works site used
by the trucks carrying the materials, to prevent it
from being affected.
It was, though, the States of Oaxaca and
Guerrero which received the greatest assistance
from the Group last year, given the particular
circumstances experienced by the local
population following the onslaught of Hurricane
Manuel. Aldesa decided to collect food and
raise funds in order to deliver assistance to
those victims suffering an extreme predicament
following the natural disaster, via the Mexican
Red Cross.
This support was extended to the rural
Community Cooperatives in both states.
Support came in the form of the purchase of
craft products for the Aldesa Group’s corporate
Christmas gifts in 2013, through foundations and
companies directly supporting communities in
regions with a high level of marginalisation:
• Fundación Vinculación Social. A civil
association operating in the Parish of Santa
Cruz de Pedregal (Missionaries of the Holy
Spirit), currently focusing on the
reconstruction of a number of communities in
Guerrero State.
• Sabrá Dios. It is developing a self-sustainable
project to sell mescal, reinvesting 100% of
profits directly in the development of the
industry, and indirectly in education projects in
mescal-producing communities. They work
directly with the producers in accordance with
the principles of fair trade.
• Procesadora de Alimentos Nostálgicos de
Oaxaca (PANO). This organisation has for five
years now been channelling the capital of
Mexican migrants in the United States.
Through the work of indigenous women in the
rural region of Ayoquezco de Aldama, it is one
of the 25 social innovation projects to receive
an award from the Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean.
Commitment to the kekchí community
Aldesa has also extended its social commitment
to the communities of the kekchí villagers (the
ethnic Mayans of Guatemala), whose lands are
affected by the works being undertaken in the
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municipality of San Pedro Carchá, ensuring that
the impact is minimal, and implementing a
number of forms of cooperation to generate
benefits for local development.
Access to the project from Cobán, in Verapaz
Department, is via earth tracks which pass by
numerous villages. Given the respect which they
aim always to show to such communities, the
staff of PROACON takes particular care when
travelling to the site, using collective
transportation for the various shifts working on
the tunnel so as to reduce traffic density on the
access routes.
As a part of the commitment of PROACON to
the communities living close to the locations of
the projects which it undertakes, the company
has provided the construction materials required
to complete the sports court in the first
playground of the Salesian Oratory in the village
of Chiqueleu, the site of the San Pedro Carchá
Silesian Mission. PROACON also decided to
support the construction of seating and a sports
zone at a football pitch in the same village, while
also donating equipment (goalposts, etc).
This local commitment also extends to the field
of employment, as PROACON is offering work
experience to the local population in the
Verapaz district, along with training in the use of
machinery, allowing them subsequently to apply
for these jobs.
Energy at the service of human development
In 2012 Aldesa Energías Renovables embarked
on a partnership project with the Projet Ditunga
NGO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The donation of 88 solar panels by Aldesa was
in principle intended to be sufficient to complete
five of the most significant projects being
undertaken by Prodi, a grouping of peasant
associations in Ngandajika, a village located in
the province of Eastern Kinsai. One year later
and we can now reveal that benefits achieved
thanks to the initiative have exceeded the
NGO's expectations. Installation of the panels
donated by Aldesa, which generate 180 W of
power (60 W more than expected) provided
power for the following facilities in 2013:
• Mpyana Health and Maternity Centre. The first
of its kind in this community, serving a
population of 32,000. The energy provided
allows the staff to perform clinical tests to
improve diagnosis and hence patient
treatment.
• Ngandajika abandoned children's home. The
home houses 25 boys and girls who are
orphans or have been abandoned by their
families, believing them to be witches.
• Mpyana literacy centre. This is the
community's first centre focusing on
developing literacy skills of peasant women
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(422 aged between 18 and 68 have
registered), alongside education in human and
women's rights, health, hygiene, cooking,
tailoring and dressmaking and the
reintroduction of traditional knowledge. The
panels installed cover all its energy needs.
• Ciyamba teaching farm henhouse. With 3000
egg-laying hens. The increased power
generated by the solar panels donated
allowed it to apply for funding to install an
incubator, thanks to which the population is
able to purchase chicken at affordable prices
and even set up their own family farms..
• Ngandajika school complex. Now the only
secondary school with electric power anywhere
in the city. From the 2013-2014 school year
onwards it will have a computer room and a
chemistry, physics and biology laboratory.
• Prodi facilities. Housing the offices, a guest
house, a community radio broadcaster (Radio
Ditunga) and a cold store used to preserve the
fish, pork and chicken produced by the farms
themselves. The panels installed have served
to reinforce the whole energy system on the
premises in order to guarantee that they can
operate at a cost which is affordable to the
organisation.
• “Sainte Thérèse” Hospital in Ngandajika.The
surplus panels, because of the power
delivered by the model of panel donated by
Aldesa, have been installed at the hospital to
provide lighting at night.
• Environment
One of the environmental goals established by the
Aldesa Group covers the reduction of CO2
emissions caused by its fleet of vehicles. Various
initiatives are being implemented in this regard,
including the selection of vehicles with the lowest
possible CO2/km emissions levels. Since 2012,
then, this has been one of the key criteria applied
in selecting new vehicles for fleet renewal. Since
the initiative was put in place, standard vehicle
emissions have been cut by 24%, equivalent to
approximately 165 tonnes of CO2/year.
The same policy of cutting atmospheric
CO2 emissions also covers partnerships with
private initiatives serving to offset a part of
those emissions which the Group cannot
reduce, for example through the planting of
trees. Aldesa Group works with the car
manufacturer Volkswagen which had previously
come up with a scheme to plant one tree for
every vehicle registered. This led to the creation
of the “Think Blue” Woodlands, three of which
now exist in Spain, and where nearly
380,000 trees have been planted overall.
More than 34 different species, all of them
native, breathe life into these woodlands, which
occupy a considerable area of land, maintaining
biodiversity while combating desertification and
creating long-term habitats. The Group
has planted more than 400 trees, offsetting
the CO2 emissions generated by 60 typical
vehicles during their first 20,000 km,
or to put it another way a total of 1.2 million km
(30 times around the world).
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Reforestation in the international context
During 2013 corrective activities continued in
order to minimise the environmental impact of
the operations of the Mexican companies,
including in particular reforestation campaigns
along with the monitoring of reforestation
performed in previous years, to increase the
survival rate of the saplings and, in short, the
success of these measures.
A leading role is played by the initiatives
undertaken by Concesionaria de Autopistas del
Sureste (CAS) for the reforestation of the
sections of highway which it operates and
maintains. As a part of its environmental
management policies, CAS has the overriding
aim of reducing or controlling pollution on the
basis of a principle of prevention, continuously
intensifying its environmental management.
In 2012 it launched the “CAS Forestry Nursery”,
the main aim of which is to provide
self-sufficiency in the production of forestry
plants, which will then help reforest the sections
of highway run by the concession company,
generating a positive environmental impact.
The facility currently produces 30,000 plants per
year, and is therefore expected to lead
to an increase in reforestation levels over the
coming years.
The nursery was expanded and remodelled last
year, including the refurbishment of the structure
and the introduction of an irrigation system for
the plants which functions by means
of micro-sprays, not only modernising the
nursery facility, but also saving a considerable
volume of water. Aside from the obvious
environmental benefits of building and
managing the nursery, it also represents a
substantial cost saving, reducing the impact of
accidents caused when wildlife stray onto the
highway, thereby achieving substantial savings
in the maintenance of the fencing, while
“self-managed” trees are cheaper than those
acquired from outside nurseries.
Operadora de Autopistas Aldesem
and Mantenedora de Caminos Aldesem have
continued to reforest the right-hand bank
of the Arriaga-Ocozocoautla highway, with
8,000 species in 2013, making a sum total of
28,000. Meanwhile, in the Durango Sierra,
around the Durango-Mazatlán Superhighway,
Construcciones Aldesem replanted an area of
20 hectares with 24,000 specimens of pinus
durangensis, to supplement the 80 hectares
already reforested the previous year.
Ingeniería y Servicios ADM also made its own
contribution in the same region, by providing
6,400 specimens of pinus cooperi over an area
of 4 hectares.
Another notable event was the seminar on
relocation and actions to repel fauna undertaken
within the confines of the works on the Riviera
Maya, and specifically within a nature reserve
zone, so as not to harm indigenous and
protected species.
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• Work insertion
The Aldesa Group works in partnership with the
Adecco Foundation for the occupational
inclusion of people who, for various reasons,
face major difficulties in finding employment,
and who because of their mental or physical
disabilities are at a high risk of occupational
exclusion. As part of this collaboration, the
Group prepares a monthly report, which it sends
to the Foundation, on its job vacancies and
describing the required profile. The Foundation
then checks the Job Candidates Database and
after screening, forwards the CVs of those who
match the job profiles.
In keeping with its Corporate Social
Responsibility Plan, one of Aldesa’s objectives
is to help people who encounter difficulties in
finding a job and to ensure that they find a
quality job always putting the emphasis on their
capabilities rather than their limitations. Another
means of making a contribution is to encourage
Group employees to show solidarity towards
more underprivileged groups, by promoting the
charitable campaigns undertaken by the
foundation.
Particular mention should also be made of the
support lent by the Group during 2013 to four
projects for FUNDABEM (the Avila Employment
Foundation), the ultimate aim of which is to
improve the quality of life of people with
disability, at its 13,000 m2 multifunctional
complex in the town of La Aldea del Rey Niño
in Avila province. The project entails the
construction of a room to be used for
production operations, such as the packaging of
fruit preserves, likewise requiring the transfer of
all the facilities and machinery located at the
former factory, the adaptation of the plant
nurseries for people with disability, the repair
and channelling of ditches, repairs to the
fencing and the installation of gates at all the
entrances to the estate, along with the
maintenance of all the existing facilities at the
complex.
In Mexico, Aldesa supports initiatives connected
with the capture of talent and dissemination of
knowledge. It was thus present at various
recruitment fairs, such as those promoted by
EmpleaTec, organised by the Monterrey
Technology Institute at the Nuevo León campus
and in Guadalajara (Jalisco State); along with
the 13th UNAM Employment Fair held in Mexico
City by the National Autonomous University of
Mexico, as a strategy to facilitate interaction
between students, graduates and
postgraduates and the leading employers in the
country.
PROACON is providing considerable sources of
employment in Guatemala for the population of
the Verapaz region, along with training in the use
of machinery, allowing them to operate the tools
for themselves and so gain experience in this
field of employment, thereby opening up the
possibility of subsequent machine operator
jobs.
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• Showcasing Sustainability
The actions undertaken by the companies of the
Aldesa Group to inform the business community
of various aspects connected with sustainability
include in particular the following international
initiatives:
The Group was present at a number of
significant events staged in Mexico, including
ExpoCIHAC 2013, organised by the AC
Construction and Accommodation Promotion
Centre in Mexico City, viewed as the leading
construction industry trade fair. Its aim is to
promote and research optimum exploitation of
resources dedicated to construction and to
coordinate efforts in the business sector within
this field in order to achieve the best possible
developments for the benefit of the country.
It also took part at the 2013 National Hydraulic
Infrastructure Assembly, held in Querétaro, the
aim of which is to promote bilateral exchange,
the formation of strategic alliances and, in
general, any structure helping to promote
legislative initiatives contributing to the
availability of the resources required for
investment in water infrastructure, thereby
achieving greater coverage, generating jobs and
improving the standard of living of the
population.
Aldesa was likewise involved at the 2013 Civil
Engineering Expo event held in Mexico City
within the context of the 27th National Civil
Engineering Congress organised by the
Association Civil Engineers of Mexico, under the
slogan Committed to Mexico. The Civil
Engineering Expo was intended as a forum to
showcase the progress made in the country in
the construction of major civil engineering
works. It attracted as a result major companies
from the fields of construction, infrastructure
and building, along with the leading public and
private bodies in the sector. Aldesa was one of
the sponsors of the event, and had a stand at
which it was able to inform visitors about the
Group's construction projects, such as the
Durango-Mazatlán highway section, the
standout project in the recent history of civil
engineering works in Mexico.
PROACON was furthermore involved at the 30th
International Mining Convention held in
Acapulco (Guerrero State) by the Association of
Mines Engineers, Metallurgists and Geologists
of Mexico A.C. bringing together representatives
of companies, service providers, students and
Earth Science academics, along with
government representatives associated with this
field of operations. The gathering resulted in the
issuance of a declaration reasserting the UN
Millennium Development Goals in terms of
Sustainability.
Within the sphere of renewable energies,
mention should be made of Aldesa's presence
at Mexico Wind Power 2013, the most
significant trade fair and series of international
conferences focusing on wind power in the
country. This business forum brought together
the community of professionals in the sector,
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including those responsible for the generation of
strategies, policies and regulation of sustainable
energy sources, managers of project
development companies, manufacturers of
components and equipment, technical and
financial service providers, heads of R&D
operations and others. Mexico Wind Power
2013 featured a 5000 m2 exhibition space for
products and services intended for the wind
power industry, at which Aldesa had a stand,
along with a parallel programme of conferences
designed to achieve a substantial influence on
public and private decisions regarding the
planning, organisation and operation of the
National wind power programme.
the five regions in the country currently
implementing the broadband network project,
with the aim of guaranteeing access to more
than 90% of the population, and in which Acisa
is playing a key role in order to undertake the
construction of a modern ICT infrastructure.
The Group was also present at the 8th
Highways Engineering Seminar organised by the
Mexican Highways Engineering Association A.C.
The event covered aspects connected with
Road Safety, addressed by national and
international experts, along with the status of
road infrastructure in Mexico from the
perspective of safety, accident reduction plans,
transportation problems and regulations, and
highway education. Expo-Vial was staged in
parallel, as a trade fair at which specialist firms
presented all their current systems to assist in
achieving safety on Mexican highways.
Pai Construccions also collaborates by
providing financial support to the International
Olof Palme Foundation, the aims of which
include the raising of awareness for the
promotion of a favourable climate of opinion in
support of the concept of peace and
sustainable development, the fostering of
solidarity through the development of
cooperation projects with less developed
countries, and the promotion of culture as an
irreplaceable tool for full personal development.
Acisa for its part was present at events held in
Poland with a focus on ICT for community
development. These included Infostrada Lublin,
the Broadband Technology and Energy Trade
Fair, at which the company shared a stand with
the Regional Government of Lubelskie, one of
In Spain, meanwhile, mention should be made
of active involvement as a sponsor and speaker
at the 13th Spanish ITS-Spain Congress staged
in San Sebastian. The ITS-Spain Congress is the
most important event of the year in the field of
traffic held in the country, bringing together the
leading players in the sector with a key role in
the world of smart transport systems in general.
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Construcciones Aldesem
Melchor Ocampo, 36
Colonia Cuauhtémoc
Delegación Cuauhtémoc
06500 Mexico DF
Tel.: + 52 55 5533 0480
[email protected]
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PROACON México
Melchor Ocampo, 36
Colonia Cuauhtémoc
06500 Mexico DF
Tel.: + 52 55 5533 0480
[email protected]
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Ingeniería y Servicios ADM
Melchor Ocampo, 36
Colonia Cuauhtémoc
06500 Mexico DF
Tel.: +52 55 5533 0480
[email protected]
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Aldener
Melchor Ocampo, 36
Colonia Cuauhtémoc
06500 Mexico DF
Tel.: +52 55 5533 0480
[email protected]
ROMANIA
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Aldesa Rumanía
Buzesti 75-77, floor 8
Sector 1 Bucharest
Tel.: +40 311 507 605
[email protected]
INDIA
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Aldesa India
302 DLF South Court
Saket 110017 New Delhi
Tel.: +91 11 490 28000
[email protected]
PERU
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Aldesa Perú
Avenida Paz Soldán, 193 – floor 5
San Isidro, Lima
Tel.: + 511 213 8600
[email protected]
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PROACON Perú
Avenida Paz Soldán, 193 – floor 5
San Isidro, Lima
Tel.: + 511 213 8600
[email protected]
GUATEMALA
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PROACON Guatemala
4ª Avenida, 15-70
Paladium Building, floor 14
Zona 10 Guatemala
Tel.: +502 500 80 100
[email protected]
www.aldesa.es

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