Spain’s Telefonica lands £1.5 billion smart meter contract in the UK
LONDON/MADRID | Telefonica UK selected as preferred communications service provider for Central and Southern regions in UK Smart Meter Implementation Programme.
Companies
ACS’ German subsidiary Hochtief returns to profit
ESSEN | Consolidated net profit amounted to EUR 126.2 million in the first half of 2013. In the prior-year period, substantial impacts on earnings had resulted in a consolidated net loss of EUR 50.6 million.
Endesa obtains sustainability recognition for its offices in Spain
MADRID | Endesa’s head office in Madrid was the first corporate headquarters in Spain to achieve triple certification in 2011.
Pioneering European project produces first algae crops for bioenergy in Spain
CADIS/LONDON | The European Union has made a decisive commitment to the pursuit of new sources of clean energy. The €12 million All-gas project, with EU funding of €7.1 million, can be considered a global benchmark.
IAG records a 6.6% increase in traffic
LONDON/MADRID | Group premium traffic for the month of July increased by 0.4 per cent compared to the previous year, on falling capacity.
Madrid region awards Ferrovial a €108-million hospital services contract
MADRID | The contracts may be extended by another three years, which would increase Ferrovial’s backlog to more than 216 million euro over a six-year period.
Spain’s Amadeus records 5.2%-rise in profits
MADRID | In the second quarter, Amadeus said, adjusted profit increased by 5.4%, to €173.4 million, total revenues rose 7.4% to €800.1 million.
Springwater acquires Indra’s Spanish digital document business
MADRID | The Swiss risk capital firm has named the recently acquired company from Indra as Delion Communications, which it expects to be consolidated as an industry leader.
FCC lands largest international contract awarded to a Spanish construction company
LONDON/MADRID | A consortium led by FCC, will build lines 4, 5 and 6 of the city’s metro system for 6.07 billion euro. The consortium includes Samsung (Korea), Alstom (France), Strukton (The Netherlands), Freyssinet Saudi Arabia and engineering companies Typsa (Spain) and Setec (France).
Telefonica to become Europe’s second top operator after German acquisition
MADRID | The agreement for the acquisition of KPN’s German subsidiary, E-Plus, includes a total payment of 5 billion euros in cash and a stake in the resulting company of 17.6%.