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Acciona, SA
Type Public (BMAD: ANA)
Founded 1997
Headquarters Madrid, Spain
Key people José Manuel Entrecanales (Chairman of the board and CEO)
Industry Construction and engineering
Products Infrastructure and renewable energy construction, water desalination, real estate, logistics and transport services, built environment services
Revenue €12.67 billion (2008)[1]
Operating income ▲ €1.678 billion (2008)[1]
Profit ▲ €464 million (2008)[1]
Employees 41,450 (2008)[1]
Website www.acciona.com

Acciona, SA, (BMAD: ANA) is a Spanish conglomerate group dedicated to civil engineering, construction and infrastructure.

The company was founded in 1997 through the merger of Entrecanales y Tavora and Cubiertas y MZOV. The company's headquarters is in Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain. The company's U.S. operations are headquartered in Chicago.

Acciona is controlled by chairman José Manuel Entrecanales and his family through Grupo Entrecanales.

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[edit] History

The company can trace its origins back to MZOV, a firm founded in 1862.

In 1978 MZOV merged with Cubiertas y Tejados, a business founded in 1916, to form Cubiertas y MZOV[2].

In 1997 the company merged with Entrecanales y Tavora, a firm founded in 1931, to form NECSO Entrecanales Cubiertas S.A.. It was subsequently renamed Acciona.

[edit] Operations

The group comprises more than 100 individual companies:

[edit] Infrastructure companies

[edit] Real estate companies

[edit] Logistics and transportation companies

[edit] Urban and environmental services companies

[edit] Energy companies

  • Acciona Energy - [3] which has the following subsidiaries:
    • Renomar - [4]
    • Iniciativas Energéticas SA
    • Energías Eólicas de Catalunya
    • INR Eólica SA
  • Acciona Windpower
  • Acciona Eólica
  • Acciona Biodiesel
  • Acciona Biomasa
  • Acciona Cogeneración
  • Acciona Hidráulica
  • Acciona Termoeléctrica
  • Acciona Solar

[edit] Other companies

[edit] Major Projects

King Abdullah University Hospital which is the hospital of JUST- Photo by Aymx

Major projects involving the company include the Torre Europa completed in 1985[3], the Ting Kau Bridge in Hong Kong completed in 1998)[4], the Gare do Oriente in Lisbon completed in 1998[5], El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe completed in 2000[6], the German Chancellery completed in 2001[7], the King Abdullah University Hospital completed in 2002[8], the Alqueva dam completed in 2002[9], and the El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía completed in 2005[10].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Annual Results 2008". Acciona. http://www.acciona.com/media/169025/informe_resultados_en.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-04-27. 
  2. ^ Acciona Investor presentation
  3. ^ Torre Europa on Structurae database
  4. ^ Ting Kau Bridge on Structurae database
  5. ^ Gare do Oriente on Acciona website
  6. ^ El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe on Structurae database
  7. ^ German Chancellery on Structurae database
  8. ^ King Abdullah University Hospital on Acciona Website
  9. ^ Alqueva dam on Structurae database
  10. ^ Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía on Structurae database

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