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BUSINESS REPORT Kalam is the builder with the best ratings given by the Spanish State for public tenders for building rehabilitation and restoration and the conservation of Artistic Heritage. With nearly 30 years in the business, we have performed restorations recognized and rewarded by professionals and managers of architectural heritage, such as interventions in the cathedrals of Sigüenza, Santiago de Compostela, Sevilla, Almeria, Cuenca, Cádiz, etc., and we have worked continuously for various dioceses of the church and for such solvent companies as those of the insurance sector, who only put their property in the hands of qualified companies that offer them the best guarantees. From our beginnings it has been a priority to have a roster for the company comprised of highly qualified and trusted professionals: Fine Arts graduates, restorers, teachers of traditional building trades specializing in the work of lead, zinc, wood, and the reproduction of architectural items, mortar coverings, etc., led by highly trained and experienced technicians. With our company in Chile, we have an Operating Unit with equipment and our own restoration workshop to service and support restorations in Latin American countries in which we are not located, currently restoring, among others, the Poplar and Cousiño palaces in Santiago or the Palacio Rioja in Viña del Mar, and in Cuba, the former Palace of Velasco Sarrá, current Embassy of Spain in Havana. Our technical team and managers are exclusively focused with the intent to direct the attention of our work to civil and religious monuments through public tenders, as well as with economic groups, including some already established clients such as Zurich, Generali, Mapfre, Catalana Occidente, Caixa, Banco Santander, Telefónica, General Electric, etc.. We are working on the Cathedral of Santo Domingo for the Archbishop and the Government of the Dominican Republic, and we have launched other projects through the Kalam Karibe company, owned by Kalam in its entirety, which allows us to effectively cover the logistics, materials and specialized methods in restoration interventions in the countries of the region. C o m p a n i e s a n d operational c e n t e r s of t h e k a l a m g r o u p Madrid Barcelona Bilbao France Belgium Holland k a l a m . e s Chile Peru Dominican Republic Cuba Angola + 3 4 9 0 0 1 0 1 7 1 8 In Central Africa, we began a major comprehensive rehabilitation work for the Ministry of Fisheries of Angola of 23 million euros, a "turnkey" project and work. We upend the expectations and earn the appreciation of public representatives and private buildings that are committed to their valuable and unique architectural heritage deserving an update that will be valued. With a commitment to strive to earn your trust, we are at your disposal, offering our services to answer you in any questions or to give you any further information. Ramón Mayo [email protected] • introduction • in-house teams and equipment • clients • completed works: • comprehensive rehabilitation • facade restoration • heritage restoration • accreditations • social responsibility, ekaba index i n introduction to content t This business report leads a tour in the form of sampling the activities developed by Kalam. Its main body includes some of our references, organized around the three r divisions of work: full rehabilitation, restoration of façades, and heritage restoration, which responds adequately and efficiently to the needs of the territorial areas in o which we operate. d The world of building conservation is complex, rich, very diverse and requires spe- cialists, equipment, appropriate means and experience, in addition to the criteria u and rigor to carry out work with the full guarantees of quality and success. That is why you look throughout these pages, reflecting on what we do in our work, as the- se professional divisions are not set in stone. You will find Heritage works in the field c of Full Rehabilitation or Restoration of Façades, to which we responded to their sco- pe, adapting our multidisciplinary teams of Heritage and Rehabilitation services to t the projects themselves. This is the case of the Rioja Palace or the Major Seminary i of Comillas or the work on our more recent heritage, from the twentieth century, working with the appropriate knowledge, criteria and techniques. This flexibility and o responsiveness, only possible from our structure and team of professionals, allows us to attend to all interventions, optimizing deadlines and guaranteeing the quality n by having the offices necessary for the conservation of buildings ready to go. Also, when working for private clients and owners’ communities, they trust us to perform their work, whether it is the restoration of unique elements, architectural reproduc- tions of façades in our own workshops, structural repairs, works to improve energy t efficiency or removal of architectural barriers in their buildings. o In addition to these references, we provide information on our means and teams with which we carry out our work. A compendium of some clients, both public or- ganizations and private institutions, for which we have worked. Our certifications c and seals of quality are listed in the accreditation section, and, finally, a section on social responsibility, listing some of the work performed within our commitment and effort to dedicate means and attention in relation to our sector. o n t e n t human resources h In Kalam it has been a priority to ensure the value-added differentiation of our work, u which has earned us the trust of our clients and a position at the forefront of the industry. m To that end, we have created a staff of technicians, historians, Fine Arts graduates, restorers, master craftsmen and basic trades, all with training and experience in a rehabilitation and restoration, who have suitable support facilities and materials. n r e s o u r c e s logistics, material and ancillary facilities a n d l o g i s t i c S materials mapping and mapping showing forms of alteration performance methodologies project support department (PSD-DAP) Intervention in heritage and extraordinary monuments, always complex buildings which required troubleshooting various functional problems and a whole repertoire of pathologies, led us to create the Project Support Department (DAP). In the different preliminary research or predesign phases, DAP identifies the building damages, studies the materials and complements the analysis of the building systems used, proposing solutions to the heritage group representatives and their technical staff. Distinguished architectural studios have appreciated our contribution to optimize construction investment and timelines, without losing its cultural significance sampling h u m a petrographic analyses using optical microscopy n mechanical and water r characterization e s o u r c selection of intervention e methods s a n d DAP. laboratory: analysis and control l A relevant section of PSD-DAP is our laboratory, which allows us to determine the immediate physical and chemical characterization of constructive components, o aggressive agents and environmental conditions. A diagnostic hypothesis is obtained g throughout the entire process of the works, as a reference for the construction solutions finally implemented: i s • System of adoption of security measures relating to the rehabilitated building. • Systems of demolition, shoring, reinforcement and partial consolidation during the t development of the Restoration Project. i • Analysis, diagnosis and intervention in building pathology; foundations; enclosures; c roofs; wood, masonry or steel structures; reinforced concrete; fracturing / cracking; peeling and cryptoflorescence (hidden salt crystallisation); oxidation and corrosion; S physical, chemical and biological erosion; capillary moisture and condensation; leaking and other water-related damage. PSD-DAP. a singular example A good example of the level of confidence in our Project Support Department, of which we are very proud, is that the National Archaeological Museum of Spain commissioned us to write, for the Museographic Plan, conservation studies about more than six hundred pieces from the Organic Materials and Fine Arts collections. These were drafted by a team of Art History graduates and restorers, about works in stone and wood, canvas paintings, panel paintings, furniture, musical instruments, sarcophagi, mummies, textiles and archaeological artifacts. clients public bodies • Ministerio de Educación y Cultura • EMVS de diversos ayuntamientos • Ministerio de Fomento • Comunidad de Madrid • Ministerio de la Presidencia • Junta de Castilla y León • Ministerio de Economía y • Senado Hacienda • Junta de Castilla La Mancha • Ministerio de Agricultura • Gobierno de Cantabria • Ministerio de Justicia • Gobierno de Aragón • Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y • Asamblea de Madrid de Cooperación • Diputación Provincial de Toledo • Banco de España • Consorcio de Toledo • Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de • Gobierno de Aragón España • Instituto Politécnico del Ejercito • Patrimonio Nacional • Canal de Isabel II • Ayuntamientos • Embajada de Bélgica PATRONATO DEL ALCÁZAR clients public bodies • Embajada de Marruecos • República de Angola. Ministerio das • Embajada de Colombia Pescas • Embajada de Sudáfrica • Casa de América • Renfe • Municipalidad Santiago de Chile • Dirección General de la Vivienda • Municipalidad Viña del Mar. Chile • Congreso de los Diputados • Patronato del Alcázar • Casa de América •