Gonvarri Steel Services is committed to transparency and sustainable development

Gonvarri Steel Services is committed to transparency and sustainable development

First Sustainability report of Gonvarri Steel Services It has created a distributed economic value of 1,270 million euros in Spain and Portugal. 96% of its staff in Spain and Portugal has a permanent contract. Since 2006, the number of accidents with medical leave has decreased by 83.3%.   Madrid, 22 October 2014. Gonvarri Steel Services Península Ibérica (GSS Spain and Portugal), leader in the Spanish and Portuguese sector of steel service centers has launched its first Sustainability Report (for the 2013 financial year). The information in this report complies with the requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative for its A+ application level and it has been externally reviewed by an independent auditing firm. GSS Spain and Portugal contributes to the creation of wealth in local communities. During 2013, GSS has generated a distributed economic value of 1,270 million euros and the creation of local employment, among others. In relation to employment in GSS Spain and Portugal, the great stability of its staff (96% of the 1,188 workers have a permanent contract) and the good results in health and safety matters at its facilities must be highlighted. Since 2006, the company has reduced the number of accidents with medical leave by 83.3% and by 82% for absenteeism due to accidents at work. The company has eleven steel service centers located in Spain and Portugal and four business lines with steel products. GSS supplies to different sectors such as the automotive, the industry, the road safety and the solar structure sectors. Its production capacity is 4.2 million tons of steel per year. Jon Riberas, Executive President of Gonvarri Steel Services confirms...
Gestamp Wind social action in São Pedro, Brazil

Gestamp Wind social action in São Pedro, Brazil

Gestamp Wind is launching a series of social actions with the purpose of contributing to the development and growth of the areas where the company has presence. The company is building 5 wind farms in the region of Lagoa Nova (Brazil), where it is located São Pedro, a rural town where it has begun to pave an area of ​​3,500 m² and a computer center will be built fully equipped soon. Gestamp Wind promotes, builds and operates wind farms throughout the world, leading the wind energy market. In addition, it is involved in the development of local communities in which it is...
Road Safety First

Road Safety First

“One of every three deaths in road accidents are because of  leaving the road” One of the most important Gonvarri Steel Services activities is the development, engineering, manufacturing, installation and marketing of products for road equipment. This business unit is Road Steel. The importance of road safety is an issue that goes beyond the general interest. For this reason, Gonvarri Steel Services strives, in innovative ways to become a leader in its sector and thus, meet the needs of our current and future clients. For this purpose, today we opened a new site: www.roadsafetyfirst.es In this site, you will find all the information about Road Steel in an attractive and innovative way. The website is focused on the HIASA team testimonies. We want to show our gratitude to all who have participated in this project; especially to Antonio Amengual, Fernando Castro, Adrían Fernández and José Agustín Suárez-Valdés. This new site has a great visually appealing through interesting testimony videos and explanatory graphics. On behalf of Leading the Change we encourage you to visit this new site as well as share with us your impressions....
Gonvarri Steel Industries & Gestamp Renewables Alliance with LQDVI Non Profit Fundation

Gonvarri Steel Industries & Gestamp Renewables Alliance with LQDVI Non Profit Fundation

The LQDVI non-profit Foundation aims to promote human, ethical and moral universal values ​​that are aligned with the values our founder ​​bequeathed us:  Honesty, Humility, Tenacity and Work. Last year, Gonvarri Steel Industries and Gestamp Renewables began their collaboration with LQDVI non-profit Foundation, and many members of our team had the opportunity to attend the conferences in Madrid, Barcelona y Lisbon. To reinforce its commitment, Gonvarri Steel Industries and Gestamp Renewables officially formalized this collaboration becoming allied entity of the Foundation. This means we are supporting the foundation in all its projects, and we can get tickets for our employees, friends and family for all the congresses....
Leading the Change Awarded During the Emprendedores & Empleo event for Innovating in Human Resources

Leading the Change Awarded During the Emprendedores & Empleo event for Innovating in Human Resources

Yesterday the “Emprendedores & Empleo a la innovación en Recursos Humanos” awards took place in Madrid. In this event Leading the Change was recognized for  being an innovating corporate social network of Gonvarri Steel Industries y Gestamp Renewables. Pablo González de Suso, Corporate Director of HR & OHS received the award in this eleventh edition, along with other nine best practices. This award is a recognition of the company’s efforts to improve in the management of the employees throughout a corporate social network. Moving towards a sustainable company at the forefront of technology. This recognition follows the “Silver Stevie Awards” which recently gave us an international award for best practice in corporate internal communications. Also, the awards could be followed through our new twitter account from where you can relive the best moments. On behalf of Leading the Change we want to dedicate this award to all the people who have made this project possible thanks to their...