Eiffage opens the door to purchases in Spain to grow in hydraulic, railway and military works

Eiffage Construction, the company that channels the Spanish business of the French infrastructure giant, wants to gain prominence in the national market. Under the reins of Francisco González, the company faces a new strategic plan from 2026 to 2030 with the ambition to raise its business to 600 million from the 400 that it expects to bill this year, 15% more than the previous one. “We want to make a leap both in turnover and dedication because We aspire to be a construction company comparable to the large Spanish ones.“its general director highlighted before the media in a meeting held this Tuesday.

Eiffage sees a turning point in its business after having shored up its 460 million portfolio with emblematic contracts such as the second section of the expansion of the Malaga Metro together with FCC or, more recently, he layout of the Formula 1 circuit in Madrid by Accionaas well as the construction, alone, of the Pit Building that will house everything from boxes to VIP areas at Ifema. Works, which endorse the company’s commitment to orient its business towards construction, to which it entrusts 50% of its turnover at the close of its strategic plan. “We want to be perceived as what we are, a great construction company that can comprehensively cover the entire construction process, both concrete and quarries and agglomerate, where we are already specialists, as well as in civil works,” González pointed out.

In parallel with this strategy, the company does not hide its intentions to opt for the inorganic route to grow in Spain starting next year under the protection of its French parent company with possible purchases that will help it complete its capabilities. “We have a very powerful group behind us that grows through acquisitions and starting in January we are going to go on the market” The manager has acknowledged that he expects three decades of experience in the sector before identifying his priorities in the sector. hydrauliche railway and the military.

In the first, it relies on the studies of Seopan – the association to which it joined last April – to frame its interest in growing alongside a technology firm that offers opportunities in an investment horizon that the employers’ association quantifies at 200,000 million euros to adapt hydraulic installations. In the second, they aspire to establish themselves in this market with a partner that strengthens their credentials to qualify for relevant works tendered by Adif. And in the third, they reach out to the Ministry of Defense to get on the investment train in the sector where they already work with important authorities such as the United States Government. In this area, the company reveals its intention to participate in the million-dollar package of works launched by the US Air Force to renovate the Morón de la Frontera air base (Seville), as this media reported.

On the other hand, the company does not detract attention from other sectors such as concessions or the digital infrastructureswhere they study tenders to enter into ‘data center’ projects; all of it without contemplating an IPO. In a territorial key, the firm advocates expansion with the opening of a delegation in Catalonia scheduled for January, with infrastructure management and a delegate already incorporated to promote the activity. Established today mainly in Madrid, Andalusia and Levante, the company will also strengthen its presence in the north to be closer to the large regional and state investment programs.