by admmktgnv | Apr 28, 2015 | Blog, News, Presentation
On the occasion of the celebration of the Occupational Health & Safety Word Day, on 28th April, Gonvarri Steel Services (GSS) launched an initiative to all its plants, in order to encourage a real preventive culture in every level in the organization, under the slogan “Join us in building a preventive culture in Occupational Health and Safety“. From today until April 28th begins a competition between different plants GSS, which will be able to upload in LTC Group Gonvarri: OH&S World Day different pictures that represent one of the 10 commandments of Health and Safety and another two categories created for the office staff. The plant with the highest number of pictures uploaded will receive a diploma and there will be a prize for the most voted picture of each category. About Gonvarri Steel Services Gonvarri Steel Industries (www.gonvarri.com), is a leading European industrial group in steel service centers and renewable energy components. In 2014, it has shown again all its dynamism by buying two companies: Çepas, in Turkey, and CENO, in Colombia, and by opening two manufacturing plants in Brazil, one in 2014 South Africa and other one in China. Its EBIDTA grew by 16% to 177 million Euros in 2014....
by admmktgnv | Apr 28, 2015 | Blog, News, Presentation
GRI Renewable Industries has carried out a communication campaign in all its productive plants around the world to raise awareness on safety. Coinciding with the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on April 28th, GRI launched its campaign Be safe!, centered in the active role that all the employees have to play to achieve the safety levels required by the company. Also, this campaign is useful to communicate the principles of the new Politic of Safety and Health at Work in GRI. This campaign has been developed during active meeting in all the plants and it has been used off and on-line material, in 8 different languages. For Javier Imaz, CEO of GRI: “GRI is a leading company in producing wind towers and it also aims to be leading in the safety and health at work. This will only be possible with the commitment of all the employees of GRI”. About GRI GRI Renewable Industries (www.gri.com.es) was formed in 2008 and is the industrial wind division of Corporación Gestamp. It currently has 11 manufacturing plants in Spain, Brazil, China, Turkey, India and South Africa that manufacture and supply high quality wind towers and flanges to the wind energy industry worldwide. GRI Renewable Industries ended the 2014 fiscal year with sales over 450 million euros and about 3,000...
by admmktgnv | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog, Emotional Driving, Intranet, News
Emotional Driving is the new road safety concept created by Gonvarri Steel Services (GSS) for its workers, in order to motivate them to drive in a safer manner. This concept is being tackled from three different perspectives: Planet, because road safety is part of the GSS commitment to society (helping to save lives). People, because it is also focused on prevention and a sign of concern for our workers. Performance, because road safety is part of the business model (Hiasa) and strategic objective. The Emotional Driving is becoming a reality thanks to several initiatives that are taking place in the division: • Safety Days, like the one that already took place in Madrid on December the 19th. • Emotional Driving Challenge. • Emotional Driving Training. For GSS the Health & Safety is fundamental in its commitment to people, both to those who work in the company and to those that are part of the companies which GSS is working...
by admmktgnv | Nov 26, 2014 | Awards, Blog, News
Gonvarri Steel Services & Gestamp Renewables has won the IV Award for Best HR Practice for its project “Leading the Change”. Last Friday, November 7th, Pablo Gonzalez de Suso, Director of HR & OHS, received the award from José María López, Director of Cedered, during the VII Congress of HR Directors held in Valladolid. Among the winners, it was also awared Leroy Merlin for its “I know my Mission Workshop” project; DKV Seguros, for the project “Implementing a model of Managing People”; and TRW, for the “Talent Retention Program, Consolidation and Employee Development.” For Juan Llovet, Director of Communications, Marketing and Sustainability, and Pablo González de Suso: “This new recognition adds value to the corporate project, Leading The Change, a work of the corporate departments done in these years, whose teams have work together and they have aligned HR policies, sustainability and communication with the strategic plan of the company. This success would not have been achieved without the participation of all who are part of this great project”....
by admmktgnv | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog, News, Report, RSC
The Noblesfontein Wind farm has been successfully developed and became operational in July 2014 Gestamp Group opened the biggest wind tower factory in Africa in Atlantis on the 5th of November 2014 Gestamp Wind is participating in Round 4 of the REIPP programme with a further wind project. (Madrid, 6 th November, 2014) Dionisio Fernandez, CEO of Gestamp Wind said “We have strong confidence in the South African REIPP programme despite temporary delays in the Round 3 closing and the announcement of Round 4 . The group is continuing with its projects and investments in South Africa by opening the biggest wind tower factory on the African continent this month”. Gestamp Wind is the only integrated player that is supplying both wind energy and industrial manufacturing components to South Africa, testament to its long term confidence and commitment to the REIPP programme in South Africa. Mr. Fernandez added “with this investment South Africa does not need to import any further steel towers for its Renewable Energy Programme and demonstrates that we have been effective in assisting the South African government with fulfilling one of the key objectives of the programme, which is establishing local manufacturing facilities, job creation and transfer of skills in South Africa. Gestamp Wind launched its world-wide sustainability report 2013 in South Africa today, which showcases the Noblesfontein Wind Farm socio economic and enterprise development project as the model to be implemented world-wide. Through the Noblesfontein Educational Trust the company trained 36 learners in electrical, electronic and plumbing skills in a 3 year programme, while the Noblesfontein Enterprise Development Trust established SMME businesses in security, birds...
