Aboitiz Construction and ACCIONA launch facilities management joint venture in Philippines
Key Takeaways
- •Aboitiz Construction and Spanish infrastructure firm ACCIONA S.A. have formed a joint venture, ACCIONA Facility Management Philippines, to provide integrated facilities management services in the Philippines.
- •The venture will serve pharmaceutical, industrial, corporate, and transport sector clients with offerings including maintenance and technical services, business process outsourcing, logistics, support services, learning, and housekeeping.
- •The partnership combines Aboitiz Construction's local operations and 50 years of engineering experience with ACCIONA's international facilities management expertise, which covers projects in 10 countries.
- •The joint venture intends to develop a nationwide facilities management platform for companies that outsource the operation and maintenance of their facilities.
- •The venture is expected to employ digital tools in its operations and to create skilled jobs and training opportunities for local workers.
Aboitiz Construction, Inc. has formed a joint venture with Spanish infrastructure company ACCIONA S.A. to provide integrated facilities management services to companies in the pharmaceutical, industrial, corporate, and transport sectors in the Philippines.
In a statement on Monday, Aboitiz Construction said the new venture, ACCIONA Facility Management Philippines, will offer maintenance and technical services, business process outsourcing, logistics, support services, learning, and housekeeping services.
“Partnering with ACCIONA combines our strong local presence and 50 years of engineering experience with global expertise in integrated facilities management to deliver world-class solutions in the Philippines,” Aboitiz Construction President and Chairman Anton Mari G. Perdices said.
Aboitiz Construction is the construction and industrial arm of the Aboitiz group. The company said the joint venture will combine ACCIONA’s facilities management experience with Aboitiz Construction’s local operations.
“We chose ACCIONA because of their competence, internal capabilities, and their successful model of international expansion, alongside the alignment between our values and the way we believe the business should be conducted,” Aboitiz Construction Executive Director Antonio Peñalver said.
According to Aboitiz Construction, the joint venture will use digital tools and other technology in managing its operations.
“The Philippines is a strategic market for ACCIONA and an important hub for our presence in Asia. This joint venture with Aboitiz allows us to bring our extensive international know-how, innovation and digital capabilities in Integrated Facility Management to support the evolving needs of clients and build a strong platform for long-term growth,” ACCIONA Southeast Asia Infrastructure Managing Director Ruben Camba said.
ACCIONA operates integrated facilities management projects in 10 countries, according to the company.
Aboitiz Construction said the joint venture plans to develop a nationwide facilities management platform for companies that outsource the operation and maintenance of their facilities. The venture is also expected to create skilled jobs and provide training opportunities for local workers.
— Ashley Erika O. Jose
