- Grupo ACS
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Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. 
Type Sociedad Anónima (BMAD: ACS) Industry Construction, transportation and services Founded 1997 Headquarters Madrid, Spain Key people Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (Chairman and CEO) Products Public works, residential and non-residential construction, transport infrastructure concessions, facility management, environmental services, logistics, industrial services Revenue €15.38 billion (2010)[1] Operating income €1.099 billion (2010)[1] Profit €1.313 billion (2010)[1] Total assets €34.19 billion (end 2010)[1] Total equity €5.519 billion (end 2010)[1] Employees 138,540 (end 2010)[1] Website www.grupoacs.com Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. (ACS) is a Spanish company dedicated to civil and engineering construction, all types services and telecommunications. It is one of the leading construction companies in the world, with projects in many countries around the world. The company was founded in 1997 through the merger of OCP Construcciones, S.A. and Ginés Navarro Construcciones, S.A.. The group has a global presence, including countries like Germany, India, Brazil, Chile and Morocco. The headquarters are in Madrid and the chairman is Florentino Pérez. Listed on the Bolsa de Madrid, the company's shares form part of the IBEX 35 stock market index.
Head offices of Dragados (Madrid), a construction company acquired by ACS in 2003.
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History
In 1983 a team of engineers acquired Construcciones Padrós S.A., a construction business which had been in financial difficulty. Subsequently in 1993 the company acquired a majority holding in Cobra, a support services business. In 1993 a merger with OCISA S.A. took place creating OCP Construcciones, S.A.
In 1997 the company merged with Ginés Navarro Construcciones, S.A. creating Groupo ACS.
In 1999 the company acquired Onyx SCL, an environmental contractor and in 2000 made investments in Xfera and Broadnet, telecommunications businesses.
In 2003 the company acquired Dragados S.A., a leading contractor.[2]
In 2006 the company acquired 22.0% of Unión Fenosa (raised later to 45%), a leading utilities business.[3]
In 2007 the Grupo ACS acquired 25.1% of Hochtief (raised later to 30%), the German contractor.[4]
In 2011 the Grupo ACS raised its stake in Hochtief to 50,16% taking over control of the company.[5]
Structure
Construction companies
- Dragados
- VYCSA - VYCSA
- Roura & Cevasa - Roura & Cevasa
- Electren - Electren
- Constru-Rail - Constru-Rail
- TECSA - TECSA
- Drace - Drace
- Dravosa
- GEOCISA - GEOCISA
- COGESA
- Dycvensa - Dycvensa
- Dycasa - Dycasa
- Schiavone - Schiavone
- Pol-Aqua - Pol-Aqua
- Pulice - Pulice
- John Picone - John Picone
- Hochtief - Hochtief
Industrial companies
- Grupo Cobra - Grupo Cobra
- Grupo Etra - Grupo Etra
- SEMISA - SEMISA
- MAESSA - MAESSA
- IMESAPI - IMESAPI
- EYRA
- CYMI - CYMI
- Dragados OFFSHORE - Dragados OFFSHORE
- Grupo Masa - Grupo Masa
- Intecsa Industrial (before known as Intecsa-Uhde Industrial) - Intecsa Industrial
- Initec Energía - Initec Energía
- SICE - SICE
- Makiber - Makiber
City Services
- Urbaser - Urbaser
- Clece - Clece
- Dragados SPL
- Continental-Auto - Continental-Auto
Also the company has minority investments in the following companies:
Major projects
Major projects involving the company have included the Alqueva Dam completed in 2002,[6] the El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía completed in 2005,[7] the Torre Agbar completed in 2005,[8] the Torre de Cristal completed in 2008,[9] the Torre Espacio completed in 2008,[10] the Torre Repsol completed in 2008,[11] the Torre Caja Madrid completed in 2008,[12] the LGV Perpignan-Figueres High Speed railway completed in 2009[13] and the Portugues Dam in Ponce, Puerto Rico due to be completed in 2013.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Annual Results 2010". ACS. http://www.grupoacs.com/ficheros_editor/File/03_accionistas_inversores/04_resultados_trimestrales/2010/acs_result_report_english_2010.pdf. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ Spanish merger approved
- ^ ACS vetos tie-up
- ^ Deripaska Court challenge over Hochtief
- ^ Hochtief website
- ^ Alqueva Dam on Structurae database
- ^ Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía on Structurae database
- ^ Torre Agbar on Structurae database
- ^ Torre de Crystal on Structurae database
- ^ Torre Espacio on Structurae database
- ^ Torre Repsol on Structurae database
- ^ Torre Caja Madrid on Structurae database
- ^ LGV Perpignan-Figueras on Structurae database
- ^ Portugues Dam
External links
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Categories:- Companies listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange
- IBEX-35
- Public utilities of Spain
- Energy companies of Spain
- Telecommunications companies of Spain
- Companies based in the Community of Madrid
- Construction and civil engineering companies of Spain
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