Acciona

Acciona, S.A.
Type Sociedad Anónima
Traded as BMADANA
Industry Construction and engineering
Founded 1997
Headquarters Madrid, Spain
Key people José Manuel Entrecanales (Chairman and CEO)
Products Infrastructure and renewable energy construction, water desalination, real estate, logistics and transport services, built environment services
Revenue €6.263 billion (2010)[1]
Operating income €526.6 million (2010)[1]
Profit €167.2 million (2010)[1]
Total assets €20.50 billion (end 2010)[1]
Total equity €6.063 billion (end 2010)[1]
Employees 31,690 (average, 2010)[1]
Subsidiaries Acciona Energy
Website www.acciona.com

Acciona, S.A., 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, Illinois, U.S.

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

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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.

Operations

The group comprises more than 100 individual companies:

Infrastructure companies

Real estate companies

Logistics and transportation companies

Urban and environmental services companies

Energy companies

Other companies

Major projects

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]

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