History

The wind power generation projects in which the ISASTUR Group has participated total 3 GW, including locations as diverse as Spain, Chile, Argentina, Peru, El Salvador, and Mexico.

ISASTUR obtains UNE 19601 and UNE 19602 certifications for legal and tax compliance, respectively.

The photovoltaic generation projects in whose construction the ISASTUR Group has participated total 3 GW, including locations as diverse as Spain, Italy, Romania, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, and Aruba.

BABCOCK Montajes participates in the construction of a pilot project with electrolyzers for obtaining H2

The photovoltaic generation projects in whose construction the ISASTUR Group has participated total 2 GW

These are the figures that summarize a year: the consolidated revenue of the ISASTUR Group exceeds €200 million and the Group, with all its companies, has more than 1,600 employees.

The EFQM 500+ seal represents the highest recognition of excellence in management. Currently, only about one hundred Spanish companies have achieved this level.

The wind power generation projects in whose construction the ISASTUR Group has participated total 2 GW

ISASTUR obtains ISO 45001 certification, the international standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, after having previously obtained OHSAS 18011 certification.

ISOTRON opens a branch in Valencia due to the continuation of its projects at the Ford factory in Almussafes, as well as the development of projects for other clients.

ISASTUR signs an agreement with VINCI Energies – a subsidiary of VINCI – for the sale of its subsidiary ASAS Systems.

This is a 2.62 MWp photovoltaic plant.

The ISASTUR group company is located at 3 Hardman Street, in one of the city's most iconic office buildings.

The company will work for NORDEX Energy on the construction of a wind farm located 590 kilometers from Montevideo.

PROCINSA Energías Renovables, SL brings to the Group its extensive experience in engineering and multidisciplinary consulting focused on the design of power generation plants using renewable sources (photovoltaic, wind, etc.).

The Uruguayan subsidiary is established.

The photovoltaic generation projects in whose construction the ISASTUR Group has participated total 1 GW

All of them in Europe.

ISASTUR provides ASAS Systems' subsidiaries with industrial and financial support to back up their operations; thus, in October 2009, the ISASTUR Group acquired the shares of its parent company, ASAS Corporate.

The Group acquires BABCOCK Montajes, which becomes the company within the Industrial Group responsible for industrial mechanical assembly. Revenues reach €138.5 million and 1,100 employees.

The Algerian subsidiary is established.

The Group acquires ISOTRON and its subsidiary ISOTRON Maroc and begins operations in Portugal. Turnover reaches €116 million and the workforce numbers 920 employees.

ISASTUR joins ELECTROAMSA's shareholding structure through a purchase agreement that concludes in 2011 with the acquisition of 100% of the company.

ISASTUR Ingeniería is established, consolidating the engineering activities previously carried out by a department within ISASTUR. The Group reaches a turnover of €58.4 million and a total of 600 employees.

The procedures for the construction of ESAGI, a state-of-the-art building that has become one of ISASTUR's emblems, have begun. Revenues reach €49.9 million and the company employs 470 people.

Several of the Group's companies obtain OHSAS 18000 certification. ISASTUR receives the 2004 National Occupational Risk Prevention Award

In 2002, the Group decided to develop its own ERP system for managing its processes.

The Group had another branch in Galicia, at that time starting operations at the As Pontes mine. That year, the Group's revenue reached €15.4 million, and it had 250 employees.

Expansion continued with the opening of a branch in Seville. The Group's revenue reached €10.5 million, and it had 170 employees.

The Argentine subsidiary is established.

The Chilean subsidiary is established.

ISASTUR achieves its ISO 9000 certification, becoming one of the pioneering companies nationwide in implementing quality assurance systems.

ISASTUR acquires Aplicaciones de Control y Automatización, AC&A, a company founded by Fernando Alonso Cuervo in 1992 and dedicated to the automation and control of industrial processes and facilities. Simultaneously, the Group begins to organize itself into Business Units.

The subsidiaries in Morocco and Venezuela are established.

BILME sets up three pavilions for Madrid, Spain and the Principality of Asturias.

ISOTRON was founded within the BABCOCK WILCOX ESPAÑOLA (BWE) group of companies. It was established with the aim of executing the electrical installations for large investments made by its shareholder. In a short time, it consolidated its position as a leading company in electrical assembly. Its corporate purpose is the engineering, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning, and maintenance of electrical, instrumentation, regulation, and control installations.

Following the severe global economic crisis that led its parent company B&W to file for bankruptcy, and given the significant impact this situation had on the industrial fabric of the Basque Country, the National Institute of Industry (INI) decided to acquire the BABCOCK group.

In 1978, a group of technicians from the industrial sector, with work experience in other companies that were severely affected by the successive crises of 1973 and 1975, founded ISASTUR. The initial partners in the business were Arturo Alonso Llanos, Manuel Menéndez Egocheaga, Javier Álvarez Nieto, Valentín Álvarez Álvarez, Tomás Ibáñez Menéndez, and Antonio Giménez López-Urrutia. From its inception, ISASTUR focused its activity on high-voltage electrical engineering work, the supply of electrical materials, and industrial electrical installation. The initial workforce consisted of 15 employees.

BABCOCK Montajes Chile was created as a result of the construction of the Mejillones I Thermal Power Plant, with a capacity of 165 MW, and BABCOCK Montajes Argentina was created as a result of the start of construction of the Pet Zárate Plant and later the Dock Sud Combined Cycle Thermal Power Plant (in Buenos Aires).

That year it was acquired by the American multinational BABCOCK & Wilcox. This marked a significant change for the company. The following years were very busy, developing the assembly of the main construction projects taking place in the Basque Country.

Under the name Bilbaína de Montajes Metálicos Limitada (BILME), with a share capital of 850,000 pesetas (€5,100). It is established with the corporate purpose of construction, assembly, and dismantling of all kinds of works, and in general any commercial, industrial, or operational activity related to the stated purpose.