Palencia BUILDING THE FUTURE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION Avilés Gijón Ferrol Santander FRANCE BILBAO San Sebastián Oviedo Irún A Coruña Lugo Santiago Vitoria-Gasteiz Pontevedra León Pamplona ANDORRA Ponferrada Burgos PALENCIA Vigo Ourense Logroño Huesca Palencia Girona A STRATEGIC Lleida LOCATION Zamora Soria Zaragoza Valladolid BARCELONA The province of Palencia enjoys a Reus privileged geographical location in Tarragona the north-central area of the Iberian Salamanca Segovia Peninsula: a strategically important Ávila Guadalajara position in terms of traffic in the nor- thern half of the peninsula and its PORTUGAL MADRID Teruel connections to Portugal and the rest Cuenca of Europe via France. Castellón This location, and the role of the pro- vince in the Atlantic Corridor, which crosses the continent from Portugal EUROPE to Sweden and enjoys significant Eu- > COORDINATES: 42º 00,23 N-4º31,45 W • RELIEF: the province of Palencia is home to very different ropean backing, offers significant de- landscapes: mountains, heathland, valleys and plains make up velopment prospects in the medium ........................................................................................... a richly diverse area. term. It should also be remembered • CLIMAT: continental Mediterranean. that this corridor is used by more • AREA: 8.052 Km2. than 50% of the traffic between the SPAIN • HYDROGRAPHY: the rivers Carrión and Pisuerga are the main • AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 940 MASL water courses in the province. Iberian Peninsula and Europe. 3 CONNECTED TO THE WORLD CONNECTED TO THE WORLD CONNECTIONS: > CONNECTIONS BY RAIL: FAST, EASY AND CONVENIENT NINETY MINUTES FROM The province of Palencia boasts a range of modern, convenient land-based transport infrastructures. Its excellent geographical location in relation to the main Spanish and European capitals makes it a highly strategic point in every MADRID BY HIGH-SPEED TRAIN aspect, including logistics. Santander FAST TRAIN CONNECTIONS TO GIJÓN, País Vasco VIGO, SANTANDER AND BARCELONA > ROAD A-67 Galicia León CONNECTIONS: A-1 A-231 Santander > CONNECTIONS BY AIR: Bilbao Burgos AUTOVIA DE CASTILLA > BURGOS - PORTUGAL A-62 Dueñas, Venta de Baños, Torquemada, Palencia A-62 Palenzuela 3 AIRPORTS N-610 AUTOVIA DE LA MESETA > VENTA DE BAÑOS A-67 - SANTANDER. Palencia, Osorno, Herrera, Alar Benavente León NEARBY and Aguilar de Campoo A-6 Palencia has three airports within a radius of 250 kilometres: AUTOVIA CAMINO DE SANTIAGO > BURGOS- Valladolid Palencia LEÓN Tordesillas Valladolid at 47 km, followed by Santander at 200 km A-231 Osorno, Carrión de los Condes and Madrid at 250 km. A-62 A-62 > PALENCIA A-610 Magaz, Palencia A-6 Salamanca Valladolid > PALENCIA - BENAVENTE MADRID N-610 Villamartín, Mazariegos, Castromocho, Villarramiel PORTUGAL Valladolid » 47 km > LISBON - GURBULAK Madrid » 250 km E-80 Dueñas, Venta de Baños, Villadrigo MADRID Santander » 200 km 4 5 INDUSTRIAL LAND THE MAIN INDUSTRIAL ESTATES AN INDUSTRIAL ENCLAVE EQUIPPED WITH Palencia IN THE PROVINCE OF PALENCIA COMPETITIVE INFRASTRUCTURES: STRATEGICALLY-LOCATED, 1 San Antolín I.E., Poligonillo I.E. and 17 7 A-67 Ntra. Sra. de los Ángeles I.E., in Palencia HIGH QUALITY 2 GESTAMP Ibervalles Dueñas I.E. 10 4 3 San Blas Villalobón I.E. INDUSTRIAL ESTATES A-73 4 Aguilar de Campoo I.E. Palencia has a wide range of industrial estates across the whole 5 5 Alar del Rey I.E. 20 province, taking advantage of the potential offered by its excellent 6 Baltanás I.E. 1 2 3 4 5 connections and making it the ideal location to establish, develop 21 7 Barruelo de Santullán I.E. and expand businesses of any size. 8 Becerril de Campos I.E. 11 A wide range Green zones A-231 9 Carrión de los Condes Carrendrial I.E. 9 of plot sizes and spacious Financial public areas incentives for 10 Campondón Guardo I.E. companies 11 Osorno La Mayor I.E. 18 E-80 12 Pedro Berruguete I.E. in Paredes de Nava 12 A-62 Fully equipped 8 13 Torquemada I.E. and ready for Unbeatable building 14 14 prices 3 13 Cascón de la Nava I.E. 1 15 LLanos de San Isidro I.E. 19 23 6 16 Dueñas Municipal I.E. 2 15 16 22 17 Cervera de Pisuerga I.E. 2 E-80 18 Frómista I.E. over 1.700.000 m of A-62 19 Magaz I.E. INDUSTRIAL LAND AVAILABLE 20 Herrera de Pisuerga I.E. Location map of the 21 Saldaña I.E. 22 MAIN INDUSTRIAL Venta de Baños I.E. 23 Villamuriel de Cerrato I.E. ESTATES in the Information and contact: [email protected] province of PALENCIA 6 7 SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS > OFFICES AND/ OR WE SUPPORT WAREHOUSES WITH YOUR BUSINESS IDEA ADVANTAGEOUS CONDITIONS FOR The province of Palencia has four business incubators STARTING UP YOUR located in strategic areas, designed to facilitate the start-up and development of new businesses that are BUSINESS ACTIVITY 3 embarking on or developing a business idea. > A FIXED SERVICE Aguilar and Venta de Baños are home to two incubators STRUCTURE THAT managed by the Provincial Council, with a third in Osorno MAXIMISES YOUR whose management has been delegated to the town 2 business incubators 4 COMPETITIVENESS council. The Official Chamber of Commerce and WE BELIEVE IN 1 > VENTA DE BAÑOS WITHOUT RAISING Industry is responsible for the management of the Palencia 2 > OSORNO LA MAYOR fourth incubator in the city of Palencia itself. 3 > AGUILAR DE CAMPOO AND SUPPORT COSTS 4 > 4 1 PALENCIA YOUR IDEAS THIS upport for generating new business projects is a fundamental Sphilosophy in the province of Palencia. We have the infrastructures IS THE and programmes necessary to support the start-up of new lines of business in the province. We offer entrepreneurs and companies a range PLACE TO of useful tools: POSITION ECONOMIC SUPPORT SPECIFIC TRAINING A BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE SCHOOL >YOUR< Information and contact: [email protected] BUSINESS www.emprendeytrabajaenpalencia.es INDUSTRY INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS ARE EXCELLENT, Sector distribution in the province of Palencia, Castile AN INDUSTRIAL BACKBONE SERVICES FOR & Leon and Spain by percentage (2015): NOT JUST WITHIN THE PROVINCE • Agriculture • Industry • Building • Services INDUSTRY WITH A BUT ALSO NATIONALLY AND INDUSTRY PRESENT AND A FUTURE INTERNATIONALLY, HENCE The province of Palencia boasts a large number of THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES reliable, high quality suppliers and support services: The triangle formed by Palencia-Villamuriel-Venta de Baños, OF THIS LOCATION Engineering companies, consultancies, 76,2 70,8 71,3 stretching as far as Dueñas, is particularly important, being the main industrial area in the province. This area enjoys an R&D&I, logistics and transport (CETRAPAL, the CyLoG centre), 9,9 excellent strategic position at the centre of the region close to 8,8 10,9 8,5 10,0 9,2 Valladolid, the main development hub of Castile & Leon. financial and legal services, 6,4 8,2 9,7 The key sector of the food industry has made telecommunications, new technologies, Spain Castile & Leon Palencia the north of the province an industrial communication and marketing.… benchmark, with the town of Aguilar at its heart. RENAULT Aguilar de Campoo GESTAMP GRUPO INMAPA AERONAÚTICA SIRO GULLÓN EUROPAC AGROPAL PALENCIA SEDA Villamuriel PROSOL Venta de Baños FACUNDO 10 11 INDUSTRY INDUSTRY SUPPLIER PARK IN LEADING INDUSTRIAL THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR COMPANIES: VILLAMURIEL DE CERRATO » GESTAMP THE ENGINE OF THE ECONOMY » SNOP The automotive sector is the industrial flagship in the province of Palencia. THE BEATING HEART OF » ACCIONA FACILITY SERVICES Headed up by Renault and supported by numerous auxiliary companies, the THE SECTOR » RENAULT TECH sector provides over 5,000 direct jobs and as many indirect ones. RENAULT’S 2 » INMAPA The recent construction of the Supplier Park has been a huge boost for the A supplier park SECOND LARGEST 200.000 m » CLA powerful auxiliary automotive sector, which stands apart from the rest of the represents of the beating heart of a sector that accounts for » INDUSTRIAL BASE GAMERTRANS metallurgy industry as a leader in introducing new technologies and integral 25% of the region’s GDP » PEGUFORM IBÉRICA organization. IS IN PALENCIA AND VALLADOLID > AUXILIARY AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY he production of automotive equipment, parts T and accessories through stamping, assembly and welding processes, amongst others, generates high quality jobs in the province of Palencia. 90% OF RENAULT’S PRODUCTION IS EXPORTED TO EUROPE, AFRICA AND ASIA PALENCIA > THE STRATEGIC HUB OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN SPAIN 12 13 INDUSTRYTHE FOOD SECTOR LOCALIZACIÓNPLANO GEOGRÁFICA INDUSTRIAL CREATINGTHE FOOD SECTOR SOLUTIONS LEADING COMPANIES IN THE SECTOR: FORA VERY COMPANIES DELICIOUS » GALLETAS GULLÓN INDUSTRIESINDUSTRY… AT THE » GRUPO SIRO SERVICEThe agricultural and food sectorOF in PalenciaINDUSTRY accounts for 19% of » GRUPO ALIMENTARIO the province’s GDP, nine points higher than this sector’s share in AGROPAL CARDBOARD, PAPER AND PLASTICS Coming up with comprehensive solutions and helping to improve the Castile & Leon as a whole. » SEDA SOLUBLES The Europac Group heads up an extremely powerful industry built up around manufacturingAt the same time, systems the importance of numerous of the companies primary sector located enhances in the theprovince » PROSOL the manufacture of paper and cardboard for packaging and recycling. In ofstrength Palencia, of theproviding agri-food innovation transformation and creativity sector, forrepresented your projects by ma- in such addition, the transformation, printing and handling of plastics is provided by variedjor companies sectors asand automobiles,