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Art school (Guadalajara)
Client: Regional Government of Castilla La Mancha
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President’s
Letter
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We have been
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Constructing the
Future for 26 Years
Our
Clients
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Tracing
Roads and
Railways
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Tomorrow’s
Generations
will Live Here
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A Solid
Corporation,
commited to
its people
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Preserving our
Emblematical
Past for those
to Come
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Arción is a
Renowned and
Prize-Winning
Company
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AVE (Spain’s high-speed train) Madrid-Valencia stretch
Client: Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Spain)
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“Because there is a whole world
waiting to be built out there”
Antonio J. Medrano González | President
Arción S.A. Construcciones
When Arción started its professional career, more than a quarter
century ago, it did with a true commitment: to preserve, for the
benefit of future generations, Spain’s historical and artistic heritage.
For years, our core business was to restore some of the most
significative buildings in our common history.
Nowadays, Arción’s top objective is that constructing the future.
We want to keep on serving the society where we live and work
through a wide range of activities: from the building of museums
to the construction of last generation housing developments, roads,
railways or hydraulic works.
Throughout its history, Arción has made an effort to move
forward and forward. It has carried out architecture works which
shall be remembered and renowned the day after tomorrow for its
excellence.
For us, the moment of walking new paths has come. We carry
with us imppecable credentials, plus very clear objectives: to grow
and to serve our community.
This book is about all that. This book is a witness of our past, but
it does also reflect where we are longing to head. We are convinced
that this corporation has already started a true trip to its future.
We will take pride if you choose to come with us.
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Public housing building (Guadalajara)
Client: Regional Government of Castilla La Mancha
Manchaa
Daimiel hospital (Ciudad Real)
Client: Regional Government of Castilla La Mancha
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Our Clients
SPAIN’S CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
MINISTY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTS
• DG Roads
• SEITT Spain’s Land Transport Administration
• ADIF Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (Spanish
Railroads)
• AENA Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea. (Spanish
Airports)
MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, RURAL AND MARINE
• DG Hydraulic Works
• Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadiana (Guadiana River
Administration)
• Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar (Jucar River Administration)
• DG Coasts
MINISTRY OF HOUSING
• S E P E S Spain’s Land Management Administration
DEFENCE MINISTRY
• Mando Apoyo Logístico (Logistic Support Command).
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE
• AEAT Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria (Spain’s Tax
Administration)
HOME MINISTRY
• DG Civil Guard
MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION
• Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (Spain’s Social Security
General Treasury)
• INSS Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (Spain’s Social
Security National Administration)
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
• CIEMAT Centre of Energy, Environment and Technology Research
SPAIN’S REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF MADRID
• Regional Ministy of Public Works and Transports
• Regional Ministry of the Environment
• Regional Ministry for Culture, Sports and Tourism
• Regional Ministry for Family and Social Affairs
• Regional Ministry for the Arts
• Regional Ministry of Education
• Madrid’s Public Healthcare System
• La Paz University Hospital
• Biomedical Research Foundation
• Canal de Isabel II
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF VALENCIA
• Regional Ministy of Public Works and Transports
• Regional Ministry for the Environment, Water, Planning and
Housing
• Regional Ministry for Social Welfare
• Regional Ministry of Health
• Regional Ministry of Culture
• The Parliament of Valencia
• IVSA Valencia’s Public Housing Institute
• CIEGSA Valencia’s Education Infrastructures Administration
• EPSAR Water Sanitation Public Corporation
• VAERSA Valencia’s Public Corporation for the Management of
Waste
• Castellón Culture
• CACSA City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF ARAGON
• The Parliament of Aragon
• Regional Ministy of Public Works, Planning and Transports
• Regional Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CASTILLA Y LEÓN
• Regional Ministy of Public Works and Transports
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA
• Regional Government of Culture and Tourism
• Regional Government of Education and Science
• Regional Government of Land Planning and Housing
• Regional Government of Health and Social Welfare
• GICAMAN Castilla La Mancha Infrastructure Management
Corporation
• SESCAM Castilla La Mancha Public Health System
• ESINSA Castilla La Mancha Infrastructure Services and Assistance
Corporation
• Castilla La Mancha Finances Institute
• Institute for Wine
• Castilla La Mancha Roads Management Society
• Castilla-La Mancha University
SPAIN’S PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENTS
ALBACETE PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT
ALICANTE PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT
CIUDAD REAL PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT
GUADALAJARA PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT
HUESCA PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT
VALENCIA PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT
CITY COUNCILS
Among others:
Madrid City Council
Valencia City Council
Castellón City Council
Ciudad Real City Council
Teruel City Council
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COMPANIES
Aumar
Autopistas del Estado (Spain’s Highways Corporation)
Canal de Isabel II
Castilla la Mancha Savings Bank
CISA – BANCAJA Valencia Savings Bank
Private Developers
FOUNDATIONS
La Luz de las Imágenes Foundation
Jaume II El Justo Foundation
WE HAVE BEEN
CONSTRUCTING
THE FUTURE FOR
26 YEARS
L’Océanografic, City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia
Client: C.A.C.S.A.
AVE (Spain’s high-speed train) Madrid-Valencia stretch
Client: Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Spain)
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“Arción has become a reference
in the field of construction”
Arción will celebrate its 26th birthday this year 2010, and it will do
so by being present in most corners of Spain. During all these years,
we have earned the respect from our peers. We are now considered
a large company, able to serve the most demanding and successful
clients and investors.
Arción was born in 1984 as a company specialized in the
restoration and recovery of some of the most emblematical works
in Spain’s cultural and historical heritage. Since then, and without
forgetting our origins, we have grown and are now the builder of
carriageways, railroads, viaducts, hydraulic works and all sort of
housing projects.
We are present in some the most important counstructions of
this generation, such as the AVE, Spain’s high-speed train. We are at
the forefront of our sector with buildings such as the Guadalajara Art
School or the Robotized Car Parking in Valencia’s city centre.
Hundreds of professionals work in our company, and they do
so within the frame of our socially responsible corporate culture. A
corporate culture whose main features are professional ethics, a high
degree of respect for the environment and our commitment towards
the community where we live and work.
We are concentrated in getting to the future before everyone
else. From our start, we have made an effort to constantly update
ourselves when it comes to technology and material resources.
Nowadays, that effort has been recognized by international
awards that works which Arción undertook have received. Among
them, the prestigious Designshare Award for Innovative Schools
or the prize that L’Almoina Archeological Museum received as the
second best European Museum.
We have erected works that will stay for a very long time in the
memory of those who admire them. We want to keep it that way in
the future.
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TRACING
ROADS AND
RAILWAYS
A-42 Dual carriageway
Client: Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Spain)
Old NIII Road (Madrid)
Client: Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Spain)
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“We are noted for our high
quality processes”
We realize that, in Arción, we have spent a great deal of our history
connecting the dots. Trazing highways and railroads that connect
cities, that help move goods and services, create jobs and economic
growth. We have spent a lot of time leading projects whose
main objective has been to contribute to the development and
modernization of Spain and other countries.
Arción undertakes infrastructure works, and it does it thanks to
technologies and methodologies designed to fit the current needs
of the industry. We are noted for our high quality processes and for
being able of perfectly undertaking great public projects.
Thousands of people travel every day by roads that we have
built. For instance, the A-1 dual carriageway (in the Manoteras- San
Sebastián de los Reyes stretch, in Madrid), the A-42 dual carriageway
in the Madrid-Toledo stretch and the A-5 dual carriageway in the
Oropesa stretch.
An endless number of passengers travel by trains and railroad
stretches which we have created, as the AVE (Spain’s high speed
train) that goes from Madrid to Valencia.
All those works are a reminder that, nowadays, the greatest
pride a corporation such as Arción can take is, simply, of that of
connecting the dots. That of connecting people and cities.
A-42 Dual carriageway. Stretch: Cabañas de la Sagra (Toledo)
Client: Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Spain)
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A-5 Dual Carriageway, near the province of Cáceres (Toledo)
Client: Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Spain)
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Defence against floodings at Valencia’s river Turia final stretch
Client: Regional Government of Valencia
Arción brings innovative and modern infrastructure solutions in order to guarantee
the supply of water, avoid floodings and favour the recovery of zones with a certain
degree of ecologic value.
Sur Quatre Carreres Boulevard (Valencia)
Cliente: Valencia City Council
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A-1 Dual carriageway: Manoteras-San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid) stretch
Client: Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Spain)
AVE (Spain’s high-speed train) Ocaña-Villarrubia de Santiago stretch
Client: Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Spain)
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Carrascosa reservoir (Guadalajara)
Client: Carsima
Quatre Carreres State (Valencia)
Client: Valencia City Council
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TOMORROW’S
GENERATIONS
WILL LIVE HERE
Maintenance of La Paz University Hospital (Madrid)
Client: La Paz University Hospital (Madrid)
66 Semidetached houses. El Bosque estate (Valencia)
Client: Private Developer
“We are honoured that many
cities have entrusted us with
their museums, their schools
and their hospitals”
For us, building housing projects is more than putting bricks together.
For us, it is erecting the homes where tomorrow’s generations will
live and dream.
For that reason, committed as we are with the community
where we live, we make the effort of working for it with efficiency,
determination, quality and a complete respect for its environment.
In late 2009, we were honoured with the Brick Architecture
Award for a public housing project in Mocejón, Toledo. A project
that was designed by architect Luis Martínez Santamaría. Being
considered the best construction company in that category is a great
way of starting the decade, isn’t it?
We are honoured that many cities have entrusted us with their
museums, their schools and their hospitals. In Valencia, where our
corporate offices are located, we were charged with building the
L’Almoina Archeological Museum. In Vinaroz, we erected the Forget
Public School. In Daimiel, we created its local clinic.
Arción is present in Albacete’s Medical School building, in the
Parliament of the Region of Valencia, in Castellón’s Sports City, in the
Guadalajara Art School or in Jávea’s Conservatory.
If, in a hundred years old, young music students keep on playing
their notes within the walls we erected, our work will have been
worthwhile.
167 apartments (Valencia)
Client: Private Developer
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Social Security Treasury Bulding (Majadahonda, Madrid)
Client: Spain’s Social Security Administration
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91 Apartments and 40 Offices
Client: Private Developer
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Sports City of Castellón
Client: Castellón de la Plana City Council
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Covered Swimming Pool in Puertollano (Ciudad Real)
Client: Regional Government of Castilla La Mancha
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Secondary School in Museros (Valencia)
Client: CIEGSA
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Airport (Valencia)
Client: AENA (Spanish Airports and Air Navigation Company)
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Hospital in Cadalso de los Vidrios (Madrid)
Client: Regional Government of Madrid (Madrid’s Public Healthcare System)
PRESERVING OUR
EMBLEMATICAL
PAST FOR
THOSE TO COME
Restoration of Peter’s Castle (Alicante)
Client: Petrer City Council
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“Arción has the knowledge,
expertise, and the human and
material resources to bring
the grandeur back to our
common past”
During the first few years of Arción’s history, our core business was
the restoration and recovery of Spain’s architectural and cultural
heritage.
For decades, our corporation’s main commitment was to restore
emblematical buildings for the sake of future generations. We have
undertaken important works at such emblematical buildings as the
wall of the Castle of Xátiva, the Castle of Petrer, the New Batzán
Palance in Madrid, Benicássim’s famous Villa Elisa or L’Almoina
Archeological Museum, in Valencia.
Nowadays, we are among the most respected Spanish
companies in that specific field.
In 2009, two of our main works were the restoration of San
Juan de la Cruz Church and the recovery of San Esteban Protomártir
Church, both in Valencia, where our headquarters are located.
Our commitment with the past opens the way to an even more
strenghtened future.
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L’Almoina Archaelogy Museum (Valencia)
Client: Valencia City Council
San Juan de la Cruz Church (Valencia)
Client: La Luz de las Imágenes Foundation. Regional Government of Valencia
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Restoration of El Torreón – Castle of Xativa (Valencia)
Client: La Luz de las Imágenes Foundation. Regional Government of Valencia
San Esteban Church (Valencia)
Client: La Luz de las Imágenes Foundation. Regional Government of Valencia
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A SOLID
CORPORATION,
COMMITED TO
ITS PEOPLE
Asphalt agglomerate plant. Almagro (Ciudad Real)
Asphalt agglomerate plant. Segovia
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“We devote an important
part of our resources to
the implementation of new
technologies, the deployment
of efficient planning and
management processes and the
acquisition of state-of-the-art
machinery and equipment”
Within our corporation, we devote an important part of our resources
to the implementation of new technologies, the deployment of
efficient planning and management processes and the acquisition of
state-of-the-art machinery and equipment.
The investments we have made in technology have been mainly
about acquiring concrete and asphalt agglomerate plants. Moreover,
the company owns a lot of machinery in constant renovation. Our
facilities are modern and we are focused in mining resources, the
making of bituminous mixtures and the production of concrete.
As a company which gives a great deal of importance to its
corporate social responsibility, all our work is undertaken with
the objective of always reducing our ecological footprint to the
minimum. We want to build and help the cities where we work grow,
but we insist in combining that task with a great deal of respect for
the environment.
We keep on communicating to the societies where we work all
our respect for nature. We stand for the planet and we vouch for
a sustainable use of resources. We are committed with it and we
have a solid policy of research and quality that makes both economic
development and environmental equilibrium compatible.
We are constantly thinking about reaching new heights. For
that reason, we have developed strong alliances with universities and
faculties, we give prizes to the best research projects in our field and
we have R+D programmes.
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Limestone deposit. Villarrobledo (Albacete)
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Mineral Aggregates. Almagro (Ciudad Real)
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Business Integrity:
We look after our people
Arción’s success would not have been posible without the hundreds
of people that work in our company. They are professionals who, day
by day, show how talented the are and how they are committed to
our common objectives of growth.
From its start, Arción has taken responsibility for bringing up
its people and helping them grow professionally, too. Every single
employee pays attention to even the smallest details and their
expertise is the main key to our success.
The corporation’s professional team, as well as newest workers,
are always taken care of. They are invited to join training programmes
and we make sure that they are sufficiently prepared as to undertake
their duties properly.
We look after our people. We know that knowledge is an endless
source of competitive advantages and the engine that generates
wealth in a country like ours.
We do take pride in investing in our people as much as we can.
It could be no other way.
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Premios Cámara 2007 Award Ceremony, where we were acknowledged as “Best Construction Company”
Arcion is a Renowned and
Prize-Winning Company
We do not work just to win prizes, but winning them fills us with pride. In our field,
the recognizition of our professionals is much more than just a diploma. It is a way
of learning that we are always improving the way we work. It is knowing that we
work with the greatest of clients.
We have earned national and international prizes, but there is something very
clear to us: behind a great building work, behind every single prize, there is always
a great client. For without a great client, great works would simply not exist.
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Awards
Europa Nostra Award: Second Best European Museum. L’Almoina Archeological Museum.
Valencia.
Valencia Chamber of Commerce Award. Best Construction Company 2007.
Designshare Award for Innovative Schools (United States). Guadalajara Art School.
Hyspalyt Award 2009. Mocejón Housing Project, designed by architect Luis Martínez Santa
María.
Architecture FAD Awards. Finalist. VII Brick Architecture Awards. Public Housing Project in
Guadalajara.
Sponsorships
“Olympic Castilla La Mancha” Programme. Regional Government of Castilla La Mancha.
“Infanta de España S.A.R. Doña Elena” Sports National Prize
Civitas Nova Forum. Regional Government of Castilla La Mancha.
Golf National Tournament. Castilla La Mancha Savings Bank.
Levante U.D. football club
Comunidad Valencia Bicycle Race
Safety and Health Congress. Polytechnic University of Valencia.
Mocejón Housing Project (Toledo)
Regional Government of Castilla La Mancha
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Branches
COMPANY
ADDRESS
Paseo Alameda, 56 - 1º
46023 VALENCIA
HEADQUARTERS
Paseo Alameda, 61 - 1
46023 VALENCIA
Telf.: 96 3318179 - Fax: 96 3318449.
LOCAL OFFICES
Delegación Zona I
C/ General Urrutia, nº 75 - 5º
46013 VALENCIA
Telf.: 96 3300573 - Fax: 96 3318052
Delegación Zona II
Avda. de la Industria, 49 b, 1º - Edificio El Fresno
28108 Alcobendas
MADRID
Telf.: 91 4901090 - Fax: 91 6622548
Delegación Zona III
Avda. de la Industria, 49 b, bajo - Edificio El Fresno
28108 Alcobendas
MADRID
Telf.: 91 4901090 - Fax: 91 6622548
Delegación Zona IV
C/ General Urrutia, nº 75 - 5º
46013 VALENCIA
Telf.: 96 3300573 - Fax: 96 3318052
Delegación Castilla la Mancha
C/ Ojos del Guadiana, nº 3 - 1º
13001 CIUDAD REAL
Telf.: 926 271646 - Fax: 926 256934
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In the creation of this book, Adrian Frutiger’s Avenir Next typeface was used.
Its first Edition was printed in Valencia, Spain, in 2010.
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