No. 45 march 2019

Employability plan - ULMA Group

Gender equality, challenge for cooperatives 2 summary summary 3

march 2019

04 news and updates The ULMA Group obtains a loan of 26

NEWS > million euros from the EIB AND UPDATES ULMA Embedded ULMA Architectural Solutions attends Solutions several International fairs in the first focus on the quarter of the year railway sector

ULMA participates in the Eresma arch NEWS AND UPDATES < ULMA Piping achieves re-certification bridge construction project in Segovia with Aramco, the world’s largest oil company ULMA Conveyor Components: Mae Moh project in Thailand

Marcelo Bueno, new head of ULMA Handling Systems in Brazil

Sustainable packaging solutions for fruit and vegetables at Fruit Logistica 2019

16 other talents > OTHER TALENTS OF THE ULMA GROUP of the ULMA Group Idoia Besada. Traditional Basque dance, Idoia Besada. Traditional Basque dance, magic and discipline magic and discipline

NEWS AND UPDATES < The new EDiA EM finalist in three 18 face to face categories of the FLTA Awards for Arantxa Anduaga. Director of Human Excellence Resources, ULMA Architectural Solutions

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Gender equality, challenge for PUBLISHED BY: cooperatives Grupo ULMA S. Coop. Bº Garagaltza 51 20560 OÑATI report Tel.: 943 25 03 00 22 DIRECTOR: Say YES to training. Employability plan - Carlos Sarabia [email protected] ULMA Group PUBLISHING/EDITORIAL BOARD: Joseba Alberdi, Elena Goirizelaia, Maria Sendin, Irene Moreno, > FACE TO FACE 24 ULMA Foundation Edurne Unzueta, Nerea Burgoa, Arantxa Anduaga. Director of Human Raúl Illaro and Carlos Sarabia. DESIGN AND LAYOUT: Resources, ULMA Architectural Solutions calendar and suggestions Igone Basterra 26 [email protected] 4 news and updates news and updates 5

ULMA CONSTRUCTION ULMA FORKLIFT TRUCKS The tallest building in City Point, Brooklyn, USA Great success at the Annual ULMA Forklift Trucks Distributors Convention

Designed to be the highest beginning to end. ULMA’s dependable This year, ULMA brought together residential tower in Brooklyn, Brooklyn service, efficient and steady products, more than 55 distributors, with great Point is over 720 feet tall with 68 stories and continued support of the project success; Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks engineer, and will include the highest infinity with engineers on site is the reason Bart Cieremans, also attended with pool in the western hemisphere. Along ULMA can take part in creating this a presentation of the new 48V electric with 458 luxury residences the building beautiful building in Brooklyn, New counterbalanced forklift truck model. sports 40,000 square feet of indoor and York. The convention, held in Alcalá de outdoor amenities. Brooklyn Point will Henares, where ULMA Forklift Trucks has be the first for sale residential property in ULMA HANDLING SYSTEMS a branch, revolved around sales strategies, City Point and be the largest destination Marcelo Bueno, new analysis of figures related to the forklift in Brooklyn for entertainment. market and the presentation of innovative ULMA worked directly with the head of ULMA Handling and exciting financial products for leasing customer to provide comprehensive and renting. Likewise, in deference to the support for this project, including Systems in Brazil distribution network, the new in-house engineering solutions using ULMA’s A manager with a long career (more fleet manager - UDALOG - was presented forming, shoring, and safety windscreen than twenty years) in the logistics sector prior to its launch. systems HWS, selected by the customer to with a career marked particularly by In addition to market data, product protect their workers while performing his work in research, technology and innovations and financing formulas, the work around the construction jobsite. entrepreneurship. convention served to bring together the 36 HWS units where designed to The recruitment of Marcelo Bueno entire network for a truly satisfactory surround the building and cover 4 and is the result of the reorganization of meeting according to the statements of a a ½ building floors. the Brazilian subsidiary in response to many of the attendees. All products had continued project the expansion of its assigned duties, support with engineers on site from which will include the entire business in Latin America from now on. “With ULMA ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS this structural reorganization and the expansion of resources, we will be better ULMA Architectural Solutions attends several International fairs in the placed to collaborate with companies first quarter of the year seeking automated and innovative solutions for their intralogistics, with more ULMA’s drainage solutions were 3 different drainage systems were Architectural Solutions was able accessible service and a higher level of presented at the World of Concrete presented at both fairs: Kompaqdrain to build and promote long-term customer support” declared Bueno in (USA) and Carrefour de L’eau (France) compact channels, F system for large commercial relationships with clients at his first words on undertaking this new fairs. loads and the MultiV + system. the International level. professional role. The World of Concrete 2019 fair Through these fairs, ULMA Marcelo Bueno has a postdoctoral took place from the 22nd to the 25th degree in science from Unicamp and of January at the facilities of the “Las has solid experience as an executive in Vegas Convention Center”. This is the an international environment: he has most important event dedicated to the experience in B2B business and in the concrete sector in the United States industrial sector, he has worked in the and is a clear exponent of the sector sales area of companies that generate that brings together its main trends. It business valued at over one hundred is held annually and this was the third million dollars and has been responsible year that ULMA participated as an for business management and for the exhibitor. income statement for more than ten years. On the 30th and 31st of January, In the last thirteen years he has developed the 20th Carrefour de L’eau was held business strategies in South America, in Rennes (France). It is one of the engaging trends and best practices, most important French events related acquiring deeper cultural knowledge of to water, is held annually and is the different markets and becoming a firm attended by professionals such as local professional who is fully prepared for the authorities, public operators, scientific challenges that may arise in the different communities, etc. countries. 6 news and updates news and updates 7

ULMA CONVEYOR COMPONENTS ULMA EMBEDDED SOLUTIONS ULMA GROUP ULMA Conveyor Components was present at the 23rd Expert ULMA Embedded ULMA obtains a loan of 26 million euros Meeting on Bulk Handling Technology Solutions focuses on from the EIB

On 19 and 20 September, the that it has developed for the monitoring The interest and response of the the railway sector THIS LOAN WILL BE USED TO FINANCE THE GROWTH AND INNOVATION STRATEGY OF THE 23rd Expert Meeting on Bulk Handling of conveyor belt components and smart attendees were very positive. Many GROUP Technology took place in Garnich maintenance for high capacity bulk contacts were made among the ULMA Embedded Solutions participated (Munich) - Germany. transport conveyors. attendees, thus improving the image for the first time in the RailLive fair at The support of the EU agency will Iñaki Gabilondo appraised the The event is jointly organized by Industry 4.0 and the IoT played a of ULMA Conveyor Components in the the beginning of March at the BEC. This enable ULMA to implement its R&D&I agreement with the EIB positively, the University of Magdeburg (ILM) and major role in the presentations, which demanding German market. fair is seeking to become the European projects focused on the development stressing “the importance for the ULMA the Technical University of Munich in indicates that the future will be shaped benchmark in the railway sector with all of new solutions for the construction Group’s future project of having the the town of Garnich. This is an annual by this technology. the major worldwide brands and sector industry, with the mission of increasing support and backing of an institution conference of experts in bulk handling of leaders present. safety and productivity. such as the EIB, which reinforces the material, bringing together technicians, ULMA Embedded Solutions made a The EIB funds will enable ULMA historical and ongoing commitment of scientists and operators from the most firm commitment with a large stand where to make new investments in areas of the Group to innovation and sustained important European companies in this it presented its wide range of services and convergence in Spain and Poland with growth”. area. Both companies and universities products based on customer projects and the aim of increasing and modernizing For her part, the vice president of exhibit innovations, studies, projects solutions in the sector. its fleet of equipment and rental the EIB, Emma Navarro, pointed out and the most recently developed This action in the railway sector is machinery for construction. These the importance of this type of initiative technological advances. part of the strategy followed by ULMA investments will contribute to ensuring “for ensuring that the EU leads the More than 250 people were in Embedded Solutions to focus its activity ULMA’s European leadership in the field development of new technologies in attendance, all from related sectors, in certain sectors, in pursuit of a sectoral of construction auxiliary systems. a key sector for the economy such such as mining, engineering, conveyor specialization to provide high differential The agreement, signed in Oñati by as construction. This agreement with manufacturers, and industrial supplies value to its customers, and with the aim the Vice President of the EIB, Emma ULMA will enable a leading Spanish (spare parts) for conveyors. of making the train and the railway sector Navarro, and by the General Director company in its sector to remain highly ULMA Conveyor Components one of the benchmarks associated with the of the ULMA Group, Iñaki Gabilondo, competitive, while contributing to the could not miss this event. It used the UES brand. is part of the Investment Plan for creation of new jobs in Poland and opportunity to present the technology Apart from specific solutions for the Europe, known as the Juncker Plan. Spain”. sector, UES took the opportunity to show This initiative is used by the EIB to fund The transaction was formalized its experience in the development of projects that promote competitiveness under the strategy for the diversification electronic products, systems engineering of companies and to boost job creation. of financing sources through the ULMA AGRÍCOLA services and its capacity to offer advanced In particular, the implementation of this company ULMA Inversiones. ULMA Agrícola at Fruit Logística 2019 services for testing, validation and control investment plan will enable the Group systems in other types of sectors. to create more than 300 net job. As an exhibitor, ULMA Agrícola attended the trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector, Fruit Logística, held in Berlin on 6 to 8 February. Fruit Logística reaffirmed its position as a leading monographic fair for the global fruit and vegetable market. This year, more than 3,200 exhibitors from more than 90 countries displayed their wide range of products and services to the 78,000 professional visitors from more than 135 countries who attended the event. The fair focused on innovation and major internationalization, which is why exhibitors and delegates confirmed that it was a perfect platform for interaction, exchange of ideas and conducting business. Those attending the fair who visited the ULMA Agrícola stand had an opportunity to learn about the innovations and solutions offered in the projects carried out by ULMA Agrícola in the last year. The staff of ULMA Agrícola returned from the fair with very positive feelings as a result of their new contacts and the suggestions and congratulations received by the company’s existing customers. 8 news and updates news and updates 9

ULMA HANDLING SYSTEMS ULMA PIPING U-MIND Universe, the ultimate commitment to customer success ULMA Piping achieves re-certification with Aramco, the world’s

U-MIND Universe is ULMA’s new To this end, Eñaut Sarriegi, offer for our customers to maximize the largest oil company logistics suite where functionality is its Director of Services of ULMA Handling value of their facilities”. RE-CERTIFICATION WILL ENABLE ULMA PIPING TO BID FOR THE MEGAPROJECTS THAT ARAMCO IS CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING IN SAUDI differentiating element. This is a logistics Systems highlights.“The definition and U-MIND is focused on the future and ARABIA software suite that integrates state-of- implementation of U-MIND Universe has ULMA’s maximum commitment to the the-art technology combined with cloud been a long and intense process, but it success of its customers, since, as defined ULMA Piping is once again on the certification of ULMA Piping due to in machinery and training to achieve it. functionalities, with which operational has been worthwhile. The added value by its name, it is the brain, mind, and approved suppliers list of ARAMCO, the supply quality problems. The re-certification will enable ULMA information is processed in conjunction of our facilities is increasingly related intelligence of the systems that enable largest oil company in the world, after After two years’ preparation, hard Piping to bid for the megaprojects that with information on the installation life to intangible assets - software is a clear efficiency maximization of the automated two years of work to achieve it. work and great dedication in improving ARAMCO is currently implementing. cycle. example of this. These tools will enable us intralogistics systems based on the trust, The relationship between the oil processes to ensure the quality of its Saudi Arabia Aramco continues to be U-MIND Universe incorporates different not only to ensure that the operation runs closeness and experience that ULMA company ARAMCO and ULMA Piping products, ULMA Piping has achieved a very active company in the oil and tools, with each focusing on a particular well, it will also help us to make our service supports. began more than 40 years ago, around re-certification in the Arab oil company. gas market and has been one of ULMA purpose. This universe is comprised of even more efficient. U-MIND is not just 1976. However two years ago, in In addition to the effort, it is also Piping’s most important clients since its U-MIND WMS, the SGA that provides all software, it is ULMA Handling Systems’ January 2017, ARAMCO cancelled its worth highlighting the great investment beginning. the intelligence to automatic facilities; U-MIND Sentinel, the agent that monitors our facilities to enable control of unwanted situations; U-MIND Instant Watcher, a remote vision tool that facilitates the interaction and performance of our team of technicians together with that of the client; and U-MIND EAM, the tool required for optimal facility maintenance. U-MIND was created with the aim of evolving the thinking part of the ULMA Handling Systems automatic facilities to maximize the efficiency of logistics operations, facilitating current and future decision-making for fast and efficient action. >> Eñaut Sarriegi, Director of Services of ULMA Handling Systems

ULMA FORKLIFT TRUCKS Inoxtruck with a strong focus on Atlanta IPPE 2019

Inoxtruck, an ULMA Forklift Trucks including Canada. Cargill, Dietz & Watson, Greencore or Aramco is the largest oil company the United Arab Emirates, Great Britain its refined products and 25.5% of its activity, was present for the first time at Inoxtruck is already a player on the Abbott Laboratories. in the world and produces more than and the United States. exports of natural or liquefied gas. IPPE 2019, the International Production other side of the “pond”, with the 10 million barrels of crude a day. Its Its main market is Asia. It absorbs & Processing Expo, the specialized trade confidence of major clients such as JBS, main headquarters are in Dhahran, east 62.3% of its crude exports, 46.4% of fair for the largest meat sector in the Saudi Arabia, where the company’s first world, which took place at the Georgia prospecting took place in 1935. World Congress Center in Atlanta, USA They are the largest producers of oil from 12 to 14 February. worldwide (in millions of barrels / day) The main reason for Inoxtruck’s and their oil reserves are more than 261 attendance at this event, of major billion barrels, ten times more than US importance in the sector, was to oil company ExxonMobil. It produces publicize its wide range of innovative one out of every eight barrels in the 100% hygienizable and rust free handling world. equipment for the food industry and .to Aramco employs 51,000 Saudis and incorporate new official distributors into 10,254 foreigners from 77 countries its international commercial network distributed throughout its subsidiaries to provide full coverage to the entire in China, Egypt, Japan, India, the northern area of the American continent Netherlands, South Korea, Singapore, 10 news and updates news and updates 11

ULMA GROUP ULMA MEDICAL IMAGING Visit of Enpresagintza students to ULMA Group facilities The Taiwanese company MiiS visits ULMA Medical Imaging

Last February, 30 students from the right. In the end, the team that scored the in one company over another. In short, MiiS, leader in the development of successfully with contractual issues to In September, ULMA will visit MiiS to Mondragon Unibertsitatea Business most points won a prize. this was a win-win for both parties, an portable equipment for retinal image enable the distribution of the current and continue strengthening the partnership School visited the ULMA Group’s facilities. The visit ended with a short discussion enriching experience for both ULMA and capture, visited ULMA Medical Imaging’s future portfolio of MiiS internationally. between both organizations. These students are on the myGADE to find out from the students themselves the students. facilities in February. degree academic pathway, which focuses their main reasons for choosing to work In October 2018, ULMA and MiiS on training students both in classrooms signed a collaboration agreement for the and in companies. The ULMA Group, co-development of a fundus camera to which has always had a close relationship capture retinal images, which will be part with academia, also participates in the of the integral solution that ULMA wants programme. to release to the market. Taking account of the student audience Throughout the days of the visit, that visited us, a format was developed in ULMA has overseen the progress of the which they could see ULMA in a more final prototype of its fundus camera that is pleasant and participative way. A small at a very advanced stage, and that ULMA competition was set up with students hopes to be able to release it to the market divided into groups of 4 and were asked by the final quarter of this year. The visit to answer a series of questions related to also has been useful to establish the ULMA. After each question, the correct specifications of a new co-development answer was explained and scored with for an innovative and non-existent a point awarded to the team that got it ophthalmic device. ULMA has also dealt

ULMA ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS ULMA CONSTRUCTION ULMA ventilated facades in ULMA takes part on the construction project of Eresma Arched the restoration of the fronton Bridge in Segovia de Miribilla, Bilbao The Eresma viaduct comprises one ULMA PROVIDES THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THE DETERIORATION OF of the most heavily used transportation THE FAÇADE networks in the area, with the current volume of traffic tripling what was The “Casa del Deporte” y “Frontón Bizkaia”, also predicted in 2002, with 18,000 rather known as the “Frontón de Miribilla” is a professional pelota than 6,000 vehicles daily. court located in the Miribilla neighbourhood of Bilbao. It The uniqueness of this structure lies was inaugurated in 2011 and with its 3,000 seats it is the in its arched shape, with the deck placed largest pelota court in Spain. on the upper part of the arch. For the The need to restore its facade arose after some parts arch, ULMA proposed a gantry falsework fell to the ground. After several analyses, it was determined solution set on foundation to span the that we needed to replace all the parts of the façade and precipitously steep terrain. The geometry the fastening system installed. We removed all the slate of the arch was formed with 20 m long slabs and anchoring, to then install a new grid on which the H-33 Trusses to support the double sided new ULMA polymer concrete panels were installed. formwork system used to form the curve. The shoring system consisted in T-500 | ULMA ventilated facade solution with polymer concrete towers reaching 40 m in height, without panels the need for any additional bracing. The ventilated facade solution is a system that leaves The entire arch was built with only five an air chamber between the building’s outer wall and the supports. cladding, thus improving energy efficiency. All of the collective protective The effective coordination between factors for the execution with guarantees We used engineered stone panels, a high quality equipment necessary was supplied for the the different teams in charge of planning, of the viaduct over the Eresma River in material composed of aggregates and polyester resins with shoring towers, trusses, and formwork, engineering and on-site assistance, Spain, which will improve the flow of highly resistant technical characteristics. making it possible to complete all together with ULMA’s technical and traffic and road safety. auxiliary work in complete safety. logistical capacity, have been the decisive 12 news and updates news and updates 13

ULMA ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS ULMA PACKAGING Visit of ULMA Architectural Solutions Brazilian delegation Sustainable packaging solutions for fruit and vegetables at Fruit

Last January, we were visited by our Logistica 2019 colleagues of the Brazilian branch of ULMA PACKAGING EXHIBITED ITS LATEST SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT FRUIT LOGISTICA 2019, HELD IN BERLIN ULMA Architectural Solutions. FROM 6 TO 8 FEBRUARY We have been operating in the Brazilian market for 9 years with a ULMA Packaging is firmly committed the stand specifically designed to publicize a leader in offering sustainable solutions, commercial office in the city of São to reducing the impact of packaging on everything carried out by ULMA Packaging thus aligning itself with a society that is Paulo. There are currently 6 people the environment, by offering solutions in terms of sustainability, based on three increasingly aware of the use of plastic working in Brazil for the drainage and to reduce the volume of packaging fundamental aspects: packaging. architecture lines. required and improve its recyclability • Reduction of materials in the This year, for the first time, we were and compostability, without abandoning packaging process visited by all our Brazilian colleagues at the benefits of packaging on product • Protection and product life the Oñati facilities. They spent a week protection and shelf life. • Recycling and composting among us and in addition to hard work, To do this, ULMA Packaging exhibited Una vez más, ULMA Packaging Once they had time to enjoy the cuisine and different 100% compostable packaging again, ULMA Packaging is positioned as a local sites. solutions and, in addition, had a space on company that is close to its customers and

ULMA GROUP 16,000 visits to the ULMA Group employment page in 8 months

The ULMA Group’s Employment website in the same period last year. In Note also that we publicize our website (https://www.ulma.com/en/join- the first month, July 2018, we received employment page and attract candidates ulma/), an important dissemination tool 1,700 visits and in November we reached to ULMA using social networks, in the “ULMA a better place” Employer 2,665 visits. 46% of the people who specifically Linkedin and Twitter. Through Brand campaign, was launched eight visit the site accessed the employment publications in these corporate channels, months ago. The site, with a neat design opportunities area with 60% applying for we managed to attract more than 1,000 and a plenty of audiovisual content, one or more of the vacancies. visits to the employment website during enables visitors to get to know us more In total, more than 40 job offers have these months. closely, to understand who we are, what been posted online by all the Businesses. we do, and what we offer. The Businesses that have posted the During these months, the website most were ULMA Handling Systems has received more than 16,000 visits, (45%), followed by ULMA Construction ULMA AGRÍCOLA compared to 6,800 to the old employment (19%) and ULMA Forklift Trucks (13%). ULMA Agrícola celebrates 40 years in the market ULMA Agrícola began its activities and design. For this reason, it has a is fully prepared to develop solutions that in 1979. Its beginnings were a business large engineering department, an anticipate the needs of the market. line within ULMA Construcción. But extensive commercial technical network, gradually this small business increased operations in all 5 continents, and its market share, until it became an highly qualified assembly teams. The independent business in 2007. entire team is involved in each project, At its inception, the activity of ULMA supporting the customer throughout Agrícola focused on the manufacture the process, from design to turnkey and supply of tunnel-type greenhouse delivery of the installation and applying structures or very simple installations. the best possible solution that optimizes Nowadays, it specializes in offering the resources available to the customer. comprehensive services for high-tech Thanks to the efforts of the entire greenhouse installations, anywhere in human team, that has worked in the the world. business throughout the 40 years of ULMA Agrícola is clear that each its history, ULMA Agrícola is today a project is different. Each crop requires a project with great future development specific type of technology, calculation through its young ambitious team, which 14 news and updates news and updates 15

ULMA CONSTRUCTION ULMA HANDLING SYSTEMS ULMA Construction renews its digital image ULMA Handling Systems presents its Shuttle M system and the reinforcing its customer orientation automatic picking robot in Logimat “We back you up, wherever your the highest rates of consumption and LOGIMAT’s great logistics event projects may be”: this is the message positive evaluations, and including new enabled ULMA to exhibit its Shuttle-M with which ULMA is introducing the new spaces aimed at improving the customer system, specially designed to image and content for its international experience. provide flexibility, precision and high corporate websites as well as for its local The purpose and objective of each performance in intralogistics projects. websites. of ULMA’s different websites is to show The system has a flexible design ULMA FORKLIFT TRUCKS The main motivation of the the solutions of formwork, scaffolding that provides optimal adaptation to the development of this digital project involves and safety systems, selected in a unique order picking needs of any company, The new EDiA EM the optimization of ULMA’s digital presence way for each client, in order to respond with easy adaptation to existing space to encourage and facilitate different adequately to the reality of each country conditions while guaranteeing the finalist in three ways of contact with the customers. and the requirements of each project. possibility of easy system extension at categories of the The prevalence of audiovisual language, Thus, the close relationship with all times. offering a prominent place to images of the customer during the whole project, The automatic picking robot, in FLTA Awards for great value and communicative impact, is analysis, understanding and adaptation to turn, was present at the ULMA stand Excellence 2019 one of the characteristics of the renewed the culture and constructive methods of where visitors could assess first-hand image of ULMA’s websites. Although each country, form the philosophy and the the operation of this flexible unit picking ULMA Forklift Trucks is to be above all, the new image responds to the way of working that characterizes ULMA system designed for collaborative order congratulated, as its new range analysis and the subsequent adaptation and have its reflection in the digital field. picking environments in distribution of Mitsubishi EDiA EM electric to the user´s browsing preferences, centres. counterweights was a finalist in the reinforcing the contents and areas with Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) Awards for Excellence 2019 in three of the four award categories of this contest. The award will be presented on 30 March, 2019. ULMA CONVEYOR COMPONENTS In October, the Nominations Mae Moh project in Thailand Committee of the FLTA Awards met to analyse a record number The Thai company Italian-Thai behind schedule, the competition and of entries from companies of all Development PLC (ITD) awards ULMA requirements for new contracts are types and sizes worldwide, which with an order for heavy duty conveyors extremely fierce. For this reason, the in January was reduced to a list (HDC) for expansion No. 9 of the Mae award for this work is a great challenge of 16 finalist products or services. Moh mine, the largest in Southeast Asia. and an opportunity for ULMA Conveyor Among those finalists awards were The mine is located in the Lampang Components to consolidate its expansion chosen for: ergonomics, safety region, 600km north of Bangkok. and diversification plan, both in the and innovation which are, to date, ITD is the most important turnkey engineering market in general and in this the “smartest and most agile” lift construction company in Thailand with one in particular. trucks in the complete range of experience in all types of projects in products offered by ULMA Forklift Thailand and Asia. The excellent results of Trucks. ULMA Conveyor Components in previous projects and experience in similar sterile handling facilities in Germany made it possible to win the award for this important project. The conveyors will be delivered during 2019 and the commissioning of the facility is scheduled for 1 May, 2020. The conveyors have been designed to withstand major load conditions (16,000 tons/hour), belt speeds (5.5 m/s) and the demanding environmental conditions of rain, heat and humidity in the area. At a time when investments are restricted and project are running 16 ULMA talents ULMA talents 17

“Through dance I have the opportunity to express my feelings and it is a chance to put aside any problems that I have.”

Basque Traditional Dance, OTHER TALENTS OF THE ULMA GROUP Many people from the Group make their professional career compatible with very demanding Magic and Discipline hobbies in which they demonstrate that all obstacles can be overcome with talent and hard work. Idoia Besada, ULMA Medical Imaging

Idoia Besada, a worker at ULMA she was invited to stay at the Udaberri and it is a chance to put aside any Medical Imaging, has practised Basque Dantza Taldea in Tolosa, “and without problems that I have. Although in the traditional dance since she was 6. realizing it, I become an udaberritarra”, championships it’s more difficult to enjoy she tells us.” . them because of nerves, on the stage Idoia Besada, born in Pasaia 25 years With Artola, she participates in everything is forgotten”. ago, has been with us since the summer different dance competitions around the The pasaitarra begins the year with of 2018, and has always had a passion Basque Country. The dantzari has been three general rehearsals a week, with for Basque traditional dance. She recalls very successful - 3-time champion of one more in April, when they begin to that when she was 4, she followed all the “Euskal Herriko Dantza Txapelketa” rehearse the Bordon Dantza for St John’s the dance classes of her sister in Billabona contest together with Xabier and twice day in Tolosa. In February it’s time to start sitting in a corner. Until one day the together with her former partner, Ion preparing for competitions and the whole teacher told her to stand up - she has not Ibarguren. When she was younger, she dynamic changes. With her dance partner sat down again since that day. Although also won first place in the competition she rehearses twice a week, apart from today she only practices traditional dance, “Euskal Herriko Soinu Zahar Txapelketa”. group rehearsals, and in May - when the she is considered a great dancer in general As a member of Udaberri Dantza championships start - they usually get and during these years she has learned Taldea, Idoia participates in multiple to see each other three times a week ballet, contemporary dance and even tap. performances throughout the year - and even four times in August when the Idoia’s journey has been very intense summer being the most active season most important event approaches, “Euskal since age 6 when she began traditional for town festivals. “Dance companies Herriko Dantza Solte Txapelketa”. dance classes in the Dantza eta Musika rehearse throughout the year and we Despite the dedication required, “we Eskola de Rentería until she was 18. At accept almost all performance requests like to dance, so we make time even the same time, and to dance with her that come to the company,” says Besada. where there isn’t any”. Her dance group friends, she was part of the Alkartasuna Thanks to dance, she has had the and place of work are far from her home Dantza Taldea in Pasaia. At age 14, Jesus opportunity to travel to countries such in Pasaia, which means that some of the Mari Garate invited her to participate in as Italy, Switzerland, France, the Czech time the rehearsals are shorter, although Nahia Dantza konpainia de Beasain and Republic and even Japan, a trip with very she tries to make the most of the practices when she turned 18 she made the leap good memories. on Fridays. She recognizes that “it is not to Ereintza Dantza Taldea de Rentería. At For Idoia, dancing is forgetting the easy. But not difficult either. As the saying age 22, she started dancing with Xabier daily grind and immersing oneself in a goes: gustuko tokian, aldaparik ez”. Artola, still her dance partner today, and different world. “Through dance I have it was after one of the rehearsals together the opportunity to express my feelings 18 face to face face to face 19

Managing talent, a new challenge for ULMA

Currently, many of our Human Resources departments are fully involved in a What is the current need of qualities comes in two ways. On the one want to have in our Cooperative, updating task that worries and concerns all of us, which is: recruiting and retaining ULMA Architectural Solutions in terms hand, the organization must see how to them with the contribution of all the people talent. For this reason, we have conducted a series of interviews with the of the subject in question; is this a improve the training and performance of the organization. We would like our heads of HR of our Businesses to ask their opinions and get them to tell us, priority for the Business? of each person. Then the employees audience to recognize us as an organization in terms of the group as well as within their own business, how they are In our Cooperative, after a few years themselves propose improvements for that provides constructive solutions for the experiencing, on the one hand, the need to recruit and attract talent and in which the market situation has been their professional development. construction sector, and also to perceive us on the other, developing the personnel currently employed with us. difficult, we are in a period of significant as a human team where we move in relation growth, due, on the one hand, to the How do you value the ULMA to the values we want as our identity. recovery of the market in the construction Group in this area? sector and, secondly, to an significant This is a period of transformation Finally, do you think we need transformation within the Business itself, for the recruitment and retention of to invest more in generating and at the level of international subsidiaries talent. In this sense, the ULMA Group developing the talent we already have and at the industrial level, including is working proactively, together with rather than recruiting and attracting the medium-term robotization of the the main actors in today’s society, external talent? Or is it about finding production process. both in the educational world and in a balance? In this sense, for us it is a priority social institutions and organizations, I think that there must be a balance to enhance the existing talent at ULMA to address different types of projects between the two. We must develop Architectural Solutions with new aimed at recruitment and training while the professionals that are already in our capabilities, adapting to new needs, as responding to future challenges, and organization through training, internal well as attracting external talent that, in through the management of personnel, promotions, etc. with a double objective. line with the values of our Cooperative, trying to identify the type of professional First, so that their professional development will help us to move ahead. we will need in the medium to long term leads them to perform different functions in our Cooperatives. within the organization and secondly to Talent is the ability and quality retain the talent that we already have. It is that allows people to learn or develop Do you feel you are in tune also essential for us to bring in personnel an activity in a manner that is brilliant; with the rest of the businesses? from other companies with different however, do you think we know how At the ULMA Group, we have circumstances that give us another vision to identify the qualities of each person Cooperatives in different sectors, and people coming from the academic in the organisation and enhance them? of different sizes, some with a lot of world with new ways of approaching Where do you think this talent should business experience and others recently different business projects. “It is important for be sought? From our cooperative or created. However, with regard to Talent from the academic environment? Management, harmony is everything. students to hear The closer the academic and We work with the same objectives, as a employment world are, the more beneficial team, which means we can tackle more companies first hand, it will be for both and, by extension, ambitious projects that would otherwise for society. As companies, we must be more complex. so that they can begin communicate our needs to education, to feel the working and education must communicate what It seems that having a good motivates the students in their classrooms. Business strategy is not enough. We world when they are in It is also important for the students to need to incorporate a Brand and hear companies first hand, so that they Communication strategy that will their classrooms” can begin to feel the working world when define us as an Employer Brand. they are in their classrooms. In this sense, From ULMA Architectural Solutions, ARANTXA ANDUAGA. important steps are being taken, such how would you like to be recognised as dual training, which is expanding at by your target audience in this area? Director of Human Resources, this time. For people who are already in During 2017 and at the start of ULMA Architectural Solutions the organization, identification of their 2018, we worked on the values we 20 report report 21

Gender equality, a challenge for Cooperatives

The oñatiarras Cristina Madina and Maixabel Madinagoitia have worked for about 40 years at ULMA. In the 1970s, married women were forced to leave their jobs in cooperatives. At ULMA, these two women were the first to fight to get back to work after marriage.

“The best decision gender equality of our life was to in cooperatives and at ULMA make the request to Equality and non-discrimination underlie the Cooperative’s own continue working after idiosyncrasy, but situations of discrimination found in society and in the employment market are also reflected in cooperatives. marriage” Although about five decades have passed since the start of cooperatives, the situation between men and women is still not fair. The participation of women is lower than that of men, and the presence of women is more frequent in activities with lower social prestige and lower wages. In MAIXABEL MADINAGOITIA CRISTINA MADINA addition, in general, most cooperatives are managed and run by men, and the presence of women in the representation bodies is not proportional. The first approaches at ULMA companies also reflect that reality: in our cooperatives there are departments of women or men and types of work How did you start working at Council, asking for married woman to but back then, it was a big change. distributed according to gender. If we address the managerial fields, these ULMA? be allowed continue as members of the positions are mainly occupied by men, and although in the other areas There was a lot of work in the 60s and Company. It was the best decision we ever Since then until retirement, have and departments the presence of women has increased, in higher-level 70s, and many women came to ULMA to made. you seen any change in women entering positions this progress has not taken place. work. We started at the Otadui office with the working world? the hope of becoming partners. At that It was a big change from previous We have had many experiences as The Equality Plans launched within the ULMA Group and its different time, women who married often stayed at customs. What did they say to you at working women. Things have changed a Businesses will give us the opportunity to raise awareness, and to train and home. We did not want to limit ourselves to home and at work? lot, but it is clear that there is still much to bring improvements in these areas. We are on the way to providing value housework and looking after our families. At home we had no problems with that be done. Also at ULMA, women need more to all the potential we have in the ULMA Group. We have a lot to do in that We really liked working at ULMA and we decision. Within ULMA, there were all sorts impetus to work in positions of responsibility. direction and the promotion of gender equality is one of its challenges. were part of the cooperative. We looked of reactions, but it was generally accepted. In the same way, there are also more for other ways to organize housework and Of course, the mentality was that woman men working at home or in childcare, but childcare and we presented a request to didn’t return to work and, as with any women still bear the biggest burden in the the cooperative bodies to continue working change, we had to put up with comments home. And that doesn’t facilitate proper after marriage. from some partners such as “what, married development of women’s professional Some facts about >> women are also working now?”, or, “ are and productive work. It is important that, equality assessment 91% you really going to return to work? Two like men, we are taken into account for at ULMA Construction 80% How did that work? What did 76% 79% (2017-18) you do? household salaries? Why do you need that the different positions depending on our 57% We were both going to get married in then? Is not it enough for the husband to abilities. 22% 24% 36% 1974. We were very clear that we wanted work? “ WOMEN 20% 09% 21% 03% to return to work, and by then the Social In any case, it was clear to us and we MEN

Council had already made some comment carried on. After us, most women did the TOTA L SHORTER WORKDAY FOR POSITIONS HELDN. UNIVERSITY about it. We wrote a letter to the Governing same. Now, it seems like a mere anecdote, WORKFORCE CHILDCARE HIGH LEVEL MID-LEVEL OPERATIVE STUDIES 22 report report 23

Employability Plan ULMA Group

Continuous changes in technology, management and the environment in general will transform work spaces in the coming years.

To face these changes, improvements achieve a professional profile within 3 Bergara, using the experience recognition are needed in the employability of years in the specialisations of: Mechanical program directed to: procedure of the Basque Government. In members of the ULMA Group. It is for Manufacturing, Machinery and Industrial permanent members this way, scheme participants will obtain this reason that ULMA has launched an Equipment, Automation and Robotics, approved profiles, valid within the ULMA internal process to encourage the training Welding, and Mechatronics and Materials. under 50 years of age Group, with training and experience of members who do not have higher level without advanced accreditation recognized through the vocational qualifications. In the first phase of the process, the recognition procedure of the Basque The objective of this employability plan professional profiles have been defined professional training Government. JOSEBA MARTINEZ is to facilitate the mobility of partners according to the needs of the Cooperatives, Registration for each course will depend Director of the Personnel Area within ULMA and to ensure that all of after which the experience and training of on the hours that each person must in the ULMA Group us in the Group have a professional level the interested persons will be collected dedicate to completing it. The registration that facilitates versatility and flexibility to and used to define customized training cost may be recovered in its entirety, respond to current and future productive methods, with the numbers of hours depending on attendance and use of “The employability plan arises from people can take advantage of new changes arising in our markets. required to achieve the profile defined in the training received. For example, for the evolution of work in Western professional opportunities, and in the With this scheme it is intended that each case. a person who has positive results and economies and also in Euskadi. event of any new employment crisis, to partners with permanent employment This plan is implemented in collaboration full attendance, this training will be Companies require people with more consolidate possible relocations. In short, contracts, under 50 years of age can with the Miguel Altuna Institutua de completely free. professional qualifications, who are more the ultimate goal of the plan is simply to and more specialized. Consequently, in provide the aforementioned partners September 2017, the ULMA Group better professional qualifications so that agreed that in order to become a they can access better jobs and be permanent partner minimum profiles better prepared to face a crisis”. were necessary, in particular, a Higher Level Vocation Diploma (equivalent to FP2) in specific areas. In addition, an action plan was developed to increase the qualification of permanent members under the age of 50 who did not meet the profile at that time. This Employability Plan seeks to increase their qualification, so that these ULMA Foundation 25 ULMA Foundation

In this section, we’ll keep you up to date about what your foundation has been doing, in cooperation with the people of ULMA, as a way to channel our commitment to transforming society into a more human and sustainable model.

Charity collections; Blood Donation Campaign THROUGHOUT YOU HAVE A DATE: rice and pasta for Honduras APRIL 5 Whether you are a donor or want to donate for the first time, we are expecting you next Friday, 5 April, APRIL 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the ULMA Group gym in Oñati. During April we want to collect rice and pasta, two basic foods that Have you ever stopped to think that blood cannot be made? You will help feed thousands of Honduran children. In the first week of May, never know when you may need it. Giving blood is giving life. That is a ship will go to Honduras. Can you help us fill it? why we encourage you to participate in the “Euskadi Blood Donors” The ULMA Foundation and many people like you, have been campaign. collaborating with the NGO ACOES Honduras for years and This is solidarity with the health of others! participating in different charity collections to send various materials A team from Osakidetza will help you and answer any questions. to this country. Last year we collected books and stories written in Before donating, a medical questionnaire must be completed to Spanish, and the year before that, we collected kitchen utensils. This confirm that you are in adequate health and that your weight is year, we want to help them in their “Campaign Against Malnutrition” greater than 50 kg, which is required to be able to make the donation. and we will focus on collecting these two basic foods, rice and pasta, Do not attend on an empty stomach and expect to be here for about which are absolutely necessary to feed so many children every day. 30 minutes. After the donation, it is recommended that you rest for You have all of April to make your contribution. You will find collection a while and drink plenty of fluids. We will offer you a small snack to boxes in the usual places in all ULMA Cooperatives (on 30 April all the help you recharge your batteries. material collected in the different offices will be sent to Oñate). There will be a drawing of all donors for a meal for two at the Mauxka Will we manage to collect at least one ton? If you help us, we will restaurant in Oñati. definitely manage it.

Parenting School First Aid Course

“Relations between siblings” was the theme The course will be held on 26 March, at 5 pm of the talk presented by Rafael Cristobal at the ULMA Group gym, in Oñati. on 28 February.. We had an opportunity It is for the employees of ULMA and their to talk about difficult situations that are families. experienced in many homes when brothers The course aims to teach a series of rules for and sisters fight - jealousy, envy and rivalry. action in a medical It was very interesting to listen to the emergency, which can occur at any time in your guidelines to be followed to try to avoid this daily life. We will learn occurrence. How to avoid these situations is basic notions of resuscitation manoeuvres, basic in as much our hands as the parents. cardiopulmonary resuscitation and We are already preparing the next topic we will learn to operate a defibrillator. to be discussed: “Adolescence” for the The course will last about 90 minutes and will meeting on Thursday, 25 April, from 5:00 be taught by the ULMA pm to 7:00 pm at the ULMA Group’s Health Service. facilities in Oñati. Maybe one day you can help save a life! We encourage you to participate - register by If you are interested in the topic, come along and take part! You can sign up by calling 943 calling 943 250 300 250 300 or emailing [email protected] 26 calendar and suggestions

In the coming months, the ULMA Group will contact you to invite you and provide all the information about the event..

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