Antonio Garamendi, president of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE), has highlighted the company’s “five decades of brilliant business track record.”
“Construction, thanks to the work of companies like Sando, helped modernise Spain”, said Pedro Fernández Alén, president of the National Construction Confederation
Sando’s CEO, Luis Sánchez Manzano, presented the book Sando, 50 años construyendo futuro years building the future, commemorating the company’s 50th anniversary of incorporation at the CEOE headquarters, accompanied by the CEOE president, Antonio Garamendi, and the President of the National Construction Confederation, Pedro Fernández Alén.
During the presentation, Sánchez Manzano recounted the main milestones of these five decades, focusing on the figure of the company’s founder and honorary chairman, José Luis Sánchez Domínguez, and his entrepreneurial nature: “In these 50 years, we have experienced good times, but also difficult times, and we have overcome them thanks to our values and the people who have been and are part of this company”.
He also commented on how the company’s evolution has gone hand in hand with the growth and development of Spanish society, participating in the execution of the country’s main infrastructures and services: “We have tried to do this responsibly with our social and environmental surroundings, focusing on quality, innovation and Sustainability”.
After a video commemorating the anniversary, Pedro Fernández Alén talked about Sando’s track record, comparing it with the industry’s current situation: “Half a century giving prestige to a sector that urgently needs an Action Plan, and to end the unfair bad image it must cover the lack of workers we are suffering, which is alarming and paradoxical, as construction is becoming more modern, dynamic and sustainable every day. A sector which, thanks to the work of companies such as Sando, helped modernise Spain. And that, thanks to its commitment to the latest construction techniques, it will be decisive in advancing the ecological and digital transition. A sector that needs very little to do a lot.
In conclusion, during his speech, the CEOE President highlighted “the company’s five decades of brilliant business history” while affirming that “Sando has contributed to the shaping and structuring of the country over all these years, improving the quality of life of its citizens”.
50 years building the future
The book Sando, 50 construyendo futuro has five chapters covering the main events that have taken place in the company over the last five decades. The author, journalist Pedro Luis Gómez, traces a historical account at the beginning of the book and then focuses on the people who have made it possible to reach this anniversary.
This editorial project has been directed towards the company’s human capital, the team of more than two thousand professionals that make up the company. In this way, the book shows the company’s track record in almost a hundred testimonies of people who tell this story from different points of view and profiles.
The last chapter sets out the company’s future plans, oriented towards the Strategic Plan and its social and ethical governance principles. It focuses on Sando’s vocation as a driver of sustainability.
