Swiss Business Hub Spain

🎀 This 2024 summer has been extremely fruitful in the expansion of Swiss business in #Spain, and the acquisition of the Catalan company Siber Ventilación by Zehnder Group International AG is another perfect example. 🌓 #Zehnder is a leading international provider of complete solutions for a comfortable, energy-efficient and healthy indoor climate. Siber's attractive product portfolio is ideally suited to southern European customer needs and covers the mid-price segment. ☀️ With this acquisition, reached for a purchase price of approximately EUR 86 million, #Zehnder hopes to strengthen its growth in Spain, Portugal, as well as other southern European countries, in line with Zehnder’s strategy. ↗️ https://lnkd.in/dGzu9fVA 📷 Photo: Zehnder Group website

🔥 The silly season continues to witness #Swiss business flowing into #Spain 🚈 Stadler to manufacture #trains in #Valencia for its biggest contract in the world: 4 billion over 10 years ! 🌎 The #Swiss railway group #Stadler has confirmed that its Spanish subsidiary & factory, Stadler Valencia, will be in charge of manufacturing the largest contract in its history. An order that could reach up to 504 trains. 💪 The confirmation of this order allows the Valencian subsidiary to guarantee its growth and workload for the next decade. Stadler Valencia closed 2023 with an order book valued at 5,575 million euros, which is 7.4% more than it had a year earlier, when it had already broken its own record. 🔧 The support of the regional Valencian government has been essential, committed to an incentive plan that includes 45 million euros.

🎉 The expansion of 🇨🇭 #Swiss companies in 🇪🇸 #Spain continues even in the 𝓼𝓲𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓸𝓷 ! 📖 Swiss fund Jacobs Holding AG has bought ILERNA FP and enters the education sector in Spain. 🙋🏻 Founded in Lleida, Catalonia, in 2014, #ILERNA is a leading player in the Spanish vocational education space with over 46,000 students. The organization offers a wide range of online courses designed to meet the evolving needs of both students and employers. Under the ownership of Skill and You, it has developed a physical presence with 11 centres. 🙏🏼 #Jacobs is determined to help #Ilerna in strengthening its leadership position, helping it to expand its innovative educational offer and to make its qualifications accessible to an even wider range of people. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dJE3nQpy

🌞 Exciting News for Renewable Energy in Spain! 🌞 Spain has approved new regulations for floating solar installations on reservoirs. This opens up significant opportunities for Swiss companies specializing in renewable energy. The move aims to boost Spain's green energy capacity, offering a prime market for innovative solar solutions. Join Swiss Business Hub Spain to explore these new prospects and drive sustainable growth. Let's harness the sun and lead the way in renewable energy! #RenewableEnergy #SwissBusiness #SolarPower #InvestInSpain #Innovation 🌍☀️ https://lnkd.in/ev8raWnW.

🥂 We are extremely happy that Modulos AG, a Swiss company with which we have been cheerfuly working with for years now, is still going stronger and stronger in its expansion. 💡 The #Modulos Platform helps operationalize alignment with the 𝔼𝕌 𝔸𝕀 𝔸𝕔𝕥 (#EUAIAct), by creating a competitive advantage for companies that adopt responsible #AI practices. 🔧 The use of technological tools like the Modulos Platform is essential to ensure that governance does not remain 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 but takes on an 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 role. 🙌🏼 Cheers to their wonderful team and looking forward for what's coming next together! Elena Maran

🎉 The outlook for the #Swiss #export industry has now brightened!  🔎  Swiss #SMEs are more optimistic about the coming months than they were six months ago. Export sentiment, as measured by Switzerland Global Enterprise in a semi-annual survey of export-oriented Swiss SMEs, increased by 11.2 points. At 62.8 points, it is now well above the growth threshold of 50 points. 🌍 Europe and the USA remain the most important export destinations for Swiss SMEs https://lnkd.in/dq3AwKRQ

🇨🇭 This last period has been extremely fruitful in terms of the expansion of the #Swiss business in Spain. ☕ And this is undoubtedly also due to the fantastic news that Nestlé 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 is going to invest 𝟐𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚. 🌍 The installation will revalue all the coffee grounds that are obtained during the soluble coffee manufacturing process, which is part of #Nestlé 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧's commitment to achieving 𝕟𝕖𝕥 𝕫𝕖𝕣𝕠 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕓𝕠𝕟 𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 of greenhouse gases in 2050. The new boiler is scheduled to enter operational mid-2025. ♻️ In the words of the General Director of #Nestlé 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧, Jordi Llach, "𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔". As a result of the work carried out in the last five years, the factory has registered in this period of time a reduction of 45% in #CO2 equivalent emissions and 23% in the total energy consumption. #nescafé #dolcegusto

🥂 Cheers to #Swiss business expanding in Spain! 🧴 Swiss dermatology multinational Galderma has inaugurated its 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒂, creating over 𝟙𝟝𝟘 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕛𝕠𝕓𝕤. This center will focus on R&D, commercial operations, and the recruitment and management of global talent. 🇨🇭 The inauguration event counted with official Swiss representation through our colleague and friend Othmar Hardegger, General Consul at Consulado General de Suiza en Barcelona. 🌍 Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Switzerland, Galderma employs over 6,500 professionals worldwide, operates in more than 90 countries, and has production facilities in Canada, Sweden, France, and Brazil. 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/dPp5MAs5

👩👩👧👧 #Teambuilding activities are incredibly valuable for any office. Staff members can better understand each other's strengths, communication styles, and work preferences. This understanding leads to smoother collaboration on complex tasks and projects, ultimately enhancing the overall efficiency and effectiveness. 🎉 Even more so when #Madrid welcomes you with its unique summery sun ☀️. Whether the collective task of the day is boat riding on the lake 🚣🏾, walking around #CasadeCampo or sharing our own personal views on what beauty is for us, it is a pleasure to do it with this incredible and generous group of people that constitute the #EmbassyofSwitzerland. Hanspeter Mock Bosques | #NadiaIsler | Jon Arozamena | Laurin Berther | Alicia Chapinal Barahona | Martina David | Alberto Giovanetti, LL.M. | Walid Hedari, PhD | Denise Heuri Temboury | Julianne Knecht | Diandra L. | Cristina Margolles | Elena Pizá | Guillem Vals | Ulysse Schell

🔎 In order to truly understand the reality of 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (#FDI) in a specific region, it is pivotal to count on the finest experts in the field. 🇨🇭 Therefore, we can only thank our colleagues at Invest in Madrid for organising a 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐈𝐄𝐃 | 𝐅𝐃𝐈 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 with #Switzerland as a guest of honour. And a special mention to Andres Garcia, Associate Director for SIfdi, for his excellent unpacking of a complex issue, helping us anticipate #Swiss investment trends in the Madrid region and in Spain. 🙌 In order to optimally serve our Swiss companies' interests, Swiss Business Hub Spain counts with a first-class array of allies. Our network of experts are a pivotal part of our job and we thank them for coming: Begonya Pelegrin & Cristina Roldán from adminex Spain | Tarsicio Merino Barby from Almanor International | Adriana Quintero Romero & Jose Ortiz from Aranda International Assistance | Andreu Bové Boyd from Bové Montero y Asociados | Sönke Schlaich from Schlaich Dauss | Yannick Tschudi from MLL Legal | Stefan Meyer from Monereo Meyer Abogados and Rolf Mueller from Requena & Mueller Comunicación. 👨👩👧👧 Finally, none of this would have been possible without the 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙄𝙣 team: Luis Socías Uribe | Alberto Oro | Aurora Relinque | Patricia Ortiz & Pedro Homedes Rivero. Our office was represented by our Trade Officer Jon Arozamena and our Embassy stagiaire Ulysse Schell. #EncuentroIED #Suiza #InversiónExtranjeraDirecta #ForeignDirectInvestment