Arup, a British multinational engineering and consulting company, expects to increase its turnover by 13% this fiscal year in Spain, reaching 40 million euros, coinciding with its 30th anniversary in the country.
In a meeting with Europa Press, the general director of Arup in Spain, Ramón Rodríguezexplains that behind this growth is the diversification of your portfolio in recent years towards sustainability, the digitalization of renewable energy infrastructure, smart mobility and urban design.
with some Global group revenues of around £2.2 billion annually (€2.65 billion)Arup is behind the design of iconic buildings such as the Sydney Opera House and the 30 St Mary Ax (Gherkin) skyscraper in London.
In Spain He has participated in the Sagrada Familia, Ritz Hotel, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, the new façade of the Bernabéu or in the planning of the design of Madrid Nuevo Norte, an urban area where he also hopes to enter the design phase of the future building.
Among its new design projects, the new Caixa Fórum of Málaga stands outbut also other contracts more oriented towards consulting such as advising large multinationals on the purchase of renewable energy assets in Spain or the establishment of data centers.
Also It has clients such as Inditex, Adif, Aena, National Heritage in its portfolio or the Colonial or Merlin SOCIMIs to carry out projects related to airport planning, sustainability certifications, decarbonization of the supply chain or implementation of BIM technology.
Ebitda of 5.3 million
With all this, its forecasts aim to achieve a turnover of 40 million euros, 26% more than the previous year and 43% more than in the 2022-2023 financial yearat the same time that the gross operating result (Ebitda) in the last year amounted to 5.3 million euros.
At the shareholder level, Rodríguez points out that all the shares of the international group belong to a foundation, which allocates the profits to internal R&D, reserves or distribution of benefits among employees. Its strategy involves organic growth rather than making purchases.
Currently, the group is reviewing its strategic plan, with its sights set on 2030 and after exiting all the businesses it still had ties to oil and whose activity amounted to around 80 million euros worldwide.
Rodríguez anticipates that the company is now focused on achieving a balance between its engineering and architectural design activities and its technical and strategic consultancies, having a staff of 300 people in Spainhalf architects and the other half consultant-oriented planners.
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