“Where people, knowledge and experience form a perfect combination�.
annual report 2015
Contents 01. Letter from the Chairman...................................................... Page 07 02. Corporate strategy................................................................. Page 11 03. Main figures ......................................................................... Page 13 04. Key features ........................................................................ Page 16 05. Main projects in progress ..................................................... Page 17 06. Corporate structure ............................................................. Page 18 07. Description of Business Lines .............................................. Page 19 08. Activities by Business Lines ................................................ Page 27 09. TSK´s commitment .............................................................. Page 38 10.Human Resources and Management Systems .................... Page 39 11. International Experience ...................................................... Page 49 12. Corporate social responsibility ............................................ Page 50
“TSK finishes the year with a historic backlog of more than 1,500 million Euros.�
TSK Annual report“15 I 7
01 Letter from the Chairman It gives me great satisfaction to share our Holding’s Annual Re-
cifically, the sales figures of the company increased last year
port again with you which elaborates on the operations carried
by 17% and reached 740 million Euros. This growth reflects
out in 2015. This year we have been able to fulfill our objec-
the positive evolution of our three lines of business and in all
tives, amongst which profitability has always prevailed, as the
the geographic areas where we are present (America, Africa,
basis of the sustainability of our company as well as caution.
The Middle East and Asia).
TSK’s performance in 2015 has once again been an excellent
This year the profit before taxes reached 66 million Euros, with
example of how the professional skills and commitment of a
EBITDA of 78 million Euros which is once again a record fig-
great team allow goals to be reached and continue placing
ure for TSK.
stakes for new and ambitious objectives for the future. This increase in production called for the continuity of our When reviewing the figures and main milestones from this
investment endeavor in the enlargement and modernization
year, not only are we able to verify the capacity of TSK’s
of our management, design and engineering centers in Gijón
business model, but also how we can successfully combine
and in Cologne (Germany), as well as our commercial offices
demanding economic objectives with innovative strategies of
in Madrid, Mexico City DF, Johannesburg (South Africa) and
growth. We have also continued advancing to the commit-
Cochabamba (Bolivia).
ment with our moral principles, both when referring to our own activity as well as with our supply chain.
In the area of productive investment I would like to highlight two very relevant examples of this policy, both are linked to
With a quick overview of 2015 I must start off by referring to
the use of the most advanced technological tools, adapted
the economic indicators of our activity which continue show-
to the needs of our business. I refer to the implementation of
ing our business strategy’s strength and its capacity to adapt
new 3D design packages, as well as new modules of our ERP
to very diverse geographic and economic environments. Spe-
management software.
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(From left to right): Sara Fernández-Ahuja, Raúl Nodal, Santiago del Valle, A l f o n s o T a r g h e t t a , A r t u r o B e t e g ó n , J o s é M a r í a G o n z á l e z , Sabino García, Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Beatriz García, Víctor G o n z á l e z , F r a n c i s c o M a r t í n , Javier García, Joaquín García.
We are a Company with an industrial activity where the man-
our company and in which once again I take great pride in
power component plays an essential role and that is the rea-
and appreciate all of their effort, dedication and commitment.
son we pay our utmost attention to safety in the workplace, observing the most demanding international standards. The year
In 2015 we celebrated 25 years since the actual sharehold-
2015 showed a good evolution in the different businesses and
ers acquired the Company and we started a new business
geographies, with a decrease in the year’s accident rate.
endeavor, in 2016 it is the 30th Anniversary of TSK being founded as a company; a 30–year track record that we shall
Once again we have continued with our commitment to im-
celebrate with different events.
prove our corporate government and transparency and quality of information supplied to the market practices and without
I would also like to acknowledge the trust that all our clients
a doubt it has returned with a larger credibility and trust of
show to TSK, with their support we will continue working to
financial entities, clients, consortium partners and suppliers.
face future challenges and benefit from the opportunities as they arise.
I am sure that we will be able to continue showing the drive that has characterized our teams until now and above all maintain the same innovative and self-critical spirit which is key to benefit from our business model’s strengths. Behind
Sabino García Vallina
this effort there is a great team of employees that builds up
Chairman
TSK Informe anual “15 I 9
Management Committee Sabino García Vallina
Santiago del Valle
Chairman
Managing Director - Corporate Business Development
Joaquín García Rico
A l f o n s o Ta r g h e t t a C o d e s
TSK CEO
Managing Director -Purchasing and Subcontracting
Arturo Betegón Biempica
José María González Fernández
PHB Weserhütte CEO
Managing Director - Chairman’s Office
Francisco Martín Morales
Sara Fernández - Ahuja
Managing Director - Power and Industrial Plants
Managing Director-RRHH and Management Systems
Víctor González Menéndez
Raúl Nodal Monar
Managing Director - Electrical Infrastructures
Managing Director- Legal Services
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Ricardo González Martínez
Managing Director - Handling
Managing Director- IT
Beatriz García Rico
Javier García García
Managing Director - Finance
Financial Director
“Today TSK is a global company with the capabilities to execute complex projects at an international level�
TSK Annual report“15 I 11
02 Corporate Strategy Three facts stand out in the year 2015 that have allowed us
tional level, from a technological and economic point of view,
to consolidate as one of the reference companies in the engi-
such as a 260 MW photovoltaic plant in Dubai, a 50 MW ther-
neering and industrial construction sector:
mosolar plant in Kuwait or 14 substations in Guatemala.
1. The excellent results achieved in Project execution.
Our balance sheet continues showing great strength, as the net equity compared to our sales or compared to the com-
2. The level of globalization reached.
pany’s net financial debt exceeds that of any other company from our sector.
3. The remarkable progress made in the technological capability of our company
In a business analysis we can point out that during 2015, the Electrical Infrastructure’s business line reached 200 million
We closed 2015 with the highest backlog level we have
euros in sales, the Energy and Industrial Plants line hit 460
ever had; over 1500 million euros, sales close to 750 mil-
million euros and the Handling business line achieved 80
lion euros, 97% out of Spain and a net equity of over 300
million euros. By geographical areas, America meant 35% of
million euros. All this with a more than ever diversified
the sales, Africa 25%, Middle East 20%, Asia 17% and Spain
production, geographically and by business lines, which
3%, with projects currently under execution in more than 25
allows us to face the next years with security and confi-
countries.
dence. During the year 2015, we have rearranged all our stakes Once again we must highlight the commercial strength of our
in solar plants in our subsidiary ESERSA, which will be in
company, reaching a contracting value of way over 1,000 mil-
charge from our control center in Gijón of the operation their
lion Euros, with projects of great significance at an interna-
own plants as well as those of our clients.
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This year we have also acquired 75% of the company Omega,
We are facing a year in which we must shape the future with-
an engineering firm specialized in the agro-industrial sector,
out limiting ourselves by the present and without forgetting the
mainly sugar, with offices in Paris and Seville, and with refer-
past. To deal with the challenges of the globalization, inno-
ences in countries such as Algeria, Tunisia, Bolivia, Bahrain
vation and activity diversification, we have an excellent team,
or Mexico.
to whom, once again, I would like to thank their commitment and dedication, the same appreciation that I would also like to
With this operation TSK acquires the necessary technology to
express to our customers for the trust they have placed on TSK
execute turnkey projects such as sugar refineries, bioethanol
to carry out their projects and investments.
plants, agro-food industry plants, with excellent technical references in this field. This acquisition comes from the collaboration of the two companies, and as a result TSK and Omega are quoting several projects in Saudi Arabia, Paraguay, Bolivia and Russia.
Joaquín García Rico CEO
TSK Annual report“15 I 13
03 2015 NET EQUITY NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Main Figures (Thousand Euros) 306.437 54.849
CURRENT LIABILITIES
556.257
TOTAL LIABILITIES
917.543
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
162.806
CURRENT ASSETS
754.737
TOTAL ASSETS
917.543
NET CASH AND CASH EQUILVALENTS
212.883
FINANCIAL ASSETS
45.345
WORKING CAPITAL
198.480
Turnover (million Euros)
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Sales by Sectors 5% 30%
65%
Sales by Markets 2015
97%
3%
2014
93%
7%
2013
96%
4%
2012
85%
15%
2011
71%
29%
International
National
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Number of Employees
2011 735
2012 752
2013 772
2014 850
2015 890
Distribution of Personnel 80% 75%
18% 0%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Engineering & Project Management
Corporate Services
Erection & Maintenance
Electrical Workshop
4% 3%
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04
Key features • Over 30 years of experience in the industrial and energy sector.
• One of the Spanish companies with more references in EPC projects in energy, industrial, handling and environment sectors. • One of the top 10 national companies in Engineering and industrial construction (EPC). • Greater control and guarantee of deadlines by using own personnel to carry out engineering activities (civil, mechanical, electrical, automation and control), manufacture of electrical switchboards, electrical assembly and commissioning of the installations. • Adequate financial capacity to handle large EPC projects. • Proven technical capacity and highly qualified personnel. • Proven experience in O & M. (Operations and Maintenance) of industrial and energy plants. • Balanced growth and compensation between business lines. • Agreements with the leading industrial technologists. • Own technology in various fields.
Our management’s essential ideas Customer oriented and focussed Management Commitment and Leadership Strategic planning Personnel involvement Personal development of our employees
R&D+i
Excellence in Management:
Knowledge management
A Key for facing the Future
Health and Safety at work
Respect for the environment Commitment to quality
Continuous improvement
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05
Main projects in progress
Saudi Arabia..........................................HANWHA........................................................ Aramco Sulphur Handling System Saudi Arabia..........................................Dragados GCC.............................................. Several Material Handling Systems Saudi Arabia..........................................Dragados GCC.............................................. Bauxite Handling System Algeria...................................................SONELGAZ.................................................... 400 kV Electric Substation Bangladesh...........................................APSCL............................................................ 2 x 400MW CC Power Plant Bolivia....................................................ENDE-CORSAN.............................................. 200 MW Hydraulic Power Plant Bolivia....................................................CORANI......................................................... 27 MW Wind farm Brazil......................................................GESTAMP....................................................... 130 MW Wind farm Egypt.....................................................GE.................................................................. 650 MW Open-Cycle P.Plant Spain.....................................................ARCELORMITTAL.......................................... Electromechanical Maintenance Spain.....................................................HOLMEN PAPER............................................ Electromechanical Maintenance Spain.....................................................LA AFRICANA................................................ O&M CSP Plant Spain.....................................................SIRIUS............................................................ O&M PV Plant Jordan...................................................MEMR............................................................. 100 MW PV Plant Jordan...................................................JIPC................................................................ Industrial Pier Kuwait....................................................KISR............................................................... 10 MW PV Plant Kuwait....................................................KISR............................................................... 50 MW CSP Plant Morocco................................................ONE................................................................ P. Plant Coal Storage Yard Morocco................................................OCP................................................................ Mineral Handling facilities Morocco................................................OCP................................................................ El Halassa Conveyor Belt Systems Mexico...................................................MACQUARIE.................................................. 26 MW PV Plant Mexico...................................................EVM................................................................ 130 MW Open-Cycle P.Plant UAE.......................................................DEWA - ACWA............................................... 260 MW PV Plant UAE.......................................................SAMSUNG...................................................... Crusher System for Coker USA.......................................................VOEST ALPINE............................................... Raw Materials Handling System
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06 Corporate Structure
Corporate Services
Material Handling Installations
• Finance • Human Resources and Management Systems • Legal Services
Power and Industrial Plants
• Information Technology • Sales • R&D+i • Purchasing and Subcontracting • Corporate Development
Electrical Infrastructures
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07
Business lines description
Electrical Infrastructures
Integrated management of electrical projects
With an experience of over 30 years, TSK has become a lead-
manufacturing and equipment supply, installation and assem-
ing company in the engineering and electrical equipment
bly, quality control, training, commissioning and operations
sector.
and maintenance.
We develop power and control projects associated to new
- Transformer substations up to 400 kV.
industrial facilities, as well as innovations for already existing
- Electrical installations for thermal power plants, solar plants,
installations.
Design and engineering, planning, purchasing management,
wind farms, cogeneration and industrial plants in general. - Automation of industrial installations, control and regulation
Throughout these years we have acquired proven experience
of processes.
in the development of “turn-key� electrical projects in energy,
- Environment and waste treatment installations.
telecommunication, steelworks, metallurgy, food, paper, pet-
- Infrastructure and construction.
rochemical, cement, environment, fertilizers, industrial ports and industrial plants sectors.
E n g i n e e r i n g
- H.V., M.V., and L.V. electrical engineering. We have been able to reach a leading position in all of the
- Automation, control and regulation of processes.
sectors in which we are present due to the combination of quality, technical capacity and dedication to our clients. We
A s s e m b l y
have a great number of highly qualified professionals who
- H.V., M.V., and L.V electrical assemblies.
have the most advanced technical means available to them
- Instrumentation.
for the design, calculation, assembly, and commissioning of
- Assembly supervision.
all kinds of electrical installations.
- Testing and commissioning.
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M a n u f a c t u r i n g
technology and resources for the migration from existing an-
- M.V. cells.
alogue systems.
- L.V. distribution panels. - Motor control centers.
I P
- Automation and control panels.
IP video solutions with remote control in real time, record-
V i d e o
ing and simultaneous viewing of images. At TSK Information O p e r a t i o n s
a n d
M a i n t e n a n c e
Technology we develop and implement solutions for the mon-
- Predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance.
itoring of industrial processes, in video surveillance environ-
- Plant Optimization.
ments, artificial vision, number plate recognition and on-board
- Personnel training.
systems.
- Technical assistance. - Operation.
N e t w o r k
i n f r a s t r u c t u r e
Network infrastructure is the basis of the services and appliI P
C o n v e r g e n c e
cations which allow the company´s real potential to be devel-
The progressive introduction of control, communications and
oped. TSK Information Technology carries out EPC projects in
security systems into the digital world, the use of a common
structured cabling and wireless networks.
infrastructure for the operation and management of these systems and the rapid development of internet with the mass roll-
V o I P
out of broad band services have made the TCP/IP protocol a
Telephone systems, PA systems and interphone system pro-
common language for all the known network infrastructures.
jects on IP networks. The key strengths of the solutions im-
TSK Information Technology develops its activities in this en-
plemented by TSK Information Technology are cost savings,
vironment of IP Convergence by also providing the necessary
management flexibility, mobility and productivity increase.
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02 Power and industrial plants
• Solar energy
As an engineering and industrial construction company, TSK
• Hydraulic energy
offers an integrated technical service which ranges from the design and consulting activity to the construction and commissioning of turnkey installations for different sectors such as:
Power
• Biofuels
Industrial plants The experience and knowledge accumulated over the years in a wide variety of technical disciplines (civil works, structure, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, etc.), together with the
The experience acquired in the course of the projects in which
use of the most advanced IT systems, allows TSK to take on
TSK has participated, as a main contractor or in a consorti-
industrial projects ranging from process engineering to the
um with the world’s most prestigious technologists, allows us
construction and commissioning of plants in different sectors
to offer the most adequate technical, economic and financial
of activity.
solution for each client. F o o d ,
p a p e r ,
c e m e n t ,
m i n i n g ,
s t e e l w o r k s ,
o i l & g a s
• Coal-fired power stations. • Gas-fired power stations (simple or combined cycle).
From equipment, storage installations and transport to the ex-
• Cogeneration plants
ecution of complete turnkey plant projects in collaboration with
• Fuel storage yards
the main technologists of the world, TSK has been providing
• Incineration plants
innovative industry solutions for over 30 years.
• Biomass • Waste
• Complete plants.
• Wind energy
• Processing lines.
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• Raw materials and fuel storage yards. • Water and effluent treatment. • Gas purification. • Loading and unloading installations. • Compressor stations. • Pumping stations.
Environment TSK is aware that society demands, more insistently with every passing moment, a better quality of life and therefore,
Being aware of this problem, TSK has a line of own products
the conservation and preservation of the multiple and valua-
that, based on different treatment technologies, allows them
ble natural resources of our planet. At TSK we are convinced
to cover drinking water supply needs to such populations.
that the protection of, and investment in the environment, water, air, and soil, is not an obstacle for development, but
• Containerized DWTPs (Drinking Water Treatment Plants)
the best strategy to reach economic and social growth in a sustain–able way guaranteeing the conservation of the most
With a flow rate of up to 200m3/h and in a surface area of 200
valuable human heritage: planet Earth.
m2, they are able to supply populations of more than 25,000 inhabitants. Their design in containerized structures allows
For different reasons (lack of economic resources, shortage
the installation of several DWTPs together. They are easy to
of water, catastrophes, etc.) there are populations that do not
transport, install and operate and they are the ideal solution
have drinking water to cover their basic needs, this has se-
for an urgent supply, or for the provision of drinking water to
vere repercussions on the population’s health.
populations with diverse difficulties.
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• Modular DWTPs
02
For a flow rate of up to 10,000 m3/h. Designed for minimum requirements of civil works, they are suitable for the supply of drinking water to medium and large-sized population centers, which for a variety of circumstances cannot carry out civil works. • Conventional DWTPs Designed as civil works, these are the water treatment plants which have been implemented most to date, given the lack of other satisfactory technical alternatives. • DWPTs Upgrade These are re-designed existing water treatment plants, in which minimum modifications make it possible to increase the treatment flow rates or improve the quality of the water treated if necessary. • TSK Containerized WWTPs (Waste Water Treatment Plants) These are included in containerized structures, designed for the treatment of domestic or urban waste waters from population centers of up to approximately 5,000 inhabitants or equivalent waste water flow rates. • Modular WWTPs
not reaching the results in treated water quality for which they were designed (increase in flow rate, increase in polluting wa-
These are designed with prefabricated tanks and minimum
ters, etc.). With moving bed technology and the introduction
civil works requirements, suitable for population centers of
of small modifications, the operation of these WWTPs can be
up to 100,000 inhabitants or equivalent industrial waste water
set up correctly.
flow rates. Water supply installations and purification installations are • Conventional WWTPs
common elements in any production process. This is why the sludges generated in these processes are nothing more than
These are designed as civil works for the treatment of waste
subproducts of these production cycles.
water for large population centers. The sludges are not, however, a subproduct without value. On • WWTPs Upgrade
the contrary, if treated appropriately, and with application of the well-known current policy of 3Rs in waste treatment (Re-
This is an application of considerable interest for existing
duction, Recycling and Reuse), the sludges are a sub-prod-
WWTPs which, for a variety of reasons, function incorrectly,
uct of value in today’s society.
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Installations for handling and storage of raw materials
kinds of bulk solids, such as coal, iron ore, bauxite, fertilizers, clinker, cement and cereals, offering different solutions for sea or river ports.
In 1980 PHB, A.G. and Weserhütte A.G. reach a merger agreement in Germany, forming the group called PHB
• Terminals for storage and handling of bulk solids
Weserhütte A.G. or PWH. In that same year, PHB, S.A
• Unloaders
and Weserhütte S.A merged in Spain to form PHB Weser-
• Loaders
hütte, S.A.
• Cranes • Ecological hoppers
In 1988 the parent company was acquired by another German industrial group which modified the structure of
S t o r a g e
a n d
b l e n d i n g
y a r d s
PHB Weserhütte A.G. This led to the independence of the Spanish subsidiary, which has kept all the technology,
At PHB Weserhütte we design circular or longitudinal
the references and the brand of the German group, be-
stockyards with a wide range of reclaimers and combined
coming a Spanish-German company with majority Span-
machines which can achieve a high degree of blending in
ish capital.
any type of bulk solids.
In 1995, TSK acquired all the shares of PHB Weserhütte,
• Longitudinal Stockyards
S.A, and the latter was integrated into this group.
• Circular Stockyards • Stackers
P o r t
S y s t e m s
• Scrapers • Blenders
Our company’s port systems operate with the highest degree
• Stacker-reclaimers
of efficiency in many ports around the world, handling all
• Conveyors
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08 Activities by Business Lines Electrical infrastructures, Industry and Energy
drying and setting the primer in an induction oven and final drying by means of vapor. In addition to the development of the process, TSK will dismantle the existing structure and will
Another year has gone by and we actively continue in the
carry out the structure and equipment erection for a new pro-
industrial sector, mainly in steelmaking, through framework
cess during the installation’s shutdown.
contracts with ArcelorMittal - for its factories in Avilés, Gijón and Etxebarri - and participating in all of the steel mill and
When referring to energy, yet another year, we have increased
lamination refurbishments and upgrades, as well as the main-
our presence in the photovoltaic energy sector where we have
tenance of these factories.
successfully finished the energizing and connection to the grid of the 8.8 MW Stone, Hole and Kiushu plants in Japan,
ArcelorMittal also awarded TSK with the modification of the
the 17.5 MW Los Llanos plant in Honduras and the TAI II, III,
Tinplate line No. 3 in Asturias to fulfill the new European Union
IV and VP30 plants with a total power of 50MW in Mexico.
Directive that prohibits the use of compounds with hexavalent chromium. With the purpose of adapting this requirement,
We have also started the engineering of the EPC (turnkey)
ArcelorMittal must modify its finishing process of the tinplate
projects of 10 MW Shagaya in Kuwait, 260 MW DEWA Phase
production lines (ETL). Therefore, TSK will develop the engi-
II in Dubai and 10 MW Soroti in Uganda.
neering in detail of the new process that will replace Cr-VI and it will imply a substantial modification of the existing structure,
Regarding wind energy the substations and energy evacua-
increasing its height in order to incorporate new equipment,
tion lines of the Serra Santana, Lanchinha and Pelado wind-
with the consequent modification of the manufacturing floor.
farms for Gestamp Eólica have been energized and commis-
With the new process and after washing in the tanks the strip
sioned, and the construction and commissioning of SE Baixa
will undergo a rigorous drying process by means of double
de Feixao and Joao Cámara of 34.5/138 kV for EDP have been
wringer rolls and air blades, priming of the finished product,
finished, which are all located in Río Grande do Norte (Brazil).
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Also in Brazil and for Gestamp Eólica the construction of the
In May 2015 a “turn-key” contract was signed for the SCR Soto
substations and transmission lines associated to the Macam-
3 denitrification plant between Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico,
bira I/II and Cabeça Preto III/V/VI wind farms have started.
S.A. and the consortium formed by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems and TSK. The project’s purpose is to construct
As the most significant Project within wind energy the EPC
a “turn-key” denitrification plant whose main duties are: the
construction of the Qollpana windfarm stands out including
denitrification system of combustion gases through a reactor
the supply of wind turbines (Enercon) and energy evacuation
(using NH3 as a reactant), the NH3 storage plant (composed
for Ende Andina in Bolivia.
of tanks to contain the reactant), control rooms and a loading dock; which will all be found on the interior of the cov-
2015 has been a very active year when referring to the “turn-
ered metallic structure building, also the auxiliary systems for
key” construction of substations where the Maceió, Nuestra
the correct operation of the main system (transport of NH3,
Señora do Socorro, Poçoes and Touros substations were con-
compressed air, drinking water, service water, demineralized
nected to the grid for Chesf, in the states of Ceará, Pernambu-
water, service air, condensates…). The time frame of execu-
co, Alagoas and Bahía (Brazil), the 240/138kV La Virgen and
tion is two years, with a shutdown of 50 days starting 10th of
Rivas substations for Enatrel in the department of Rivas (Nica-
September of 2016 where the most critical project tasks will be
ragua), the 230kV 24MW substation in Sucre, for ISA (Bolivia)
concentrated on.
and the 138 kV Condorcocha substation for Unacem (Peru) as well as the 34.5/230kV Clid and Eosol substations associated
Also during 2015, the work for a similar installation has been
to the photovoltaic plants from CFE in Durango (Mexico).
developed in Unit 2 of the Aboño Powerplant, for the same client and with the same consortium. This denitrification pro-
The engineering and study works of the Project for trans-
ject is expected to be finished in 2016, where installation
mission of substations and lines of 69 and 230 kV Petnac
shutdowns will be carried out and the erection of ducts will
for Fersa in Guatemala have started and the construction of
be finalized as well as the last parts of the reactor; the corre-
the 400/220kV Ain Fateh for Sonelgaz (Algeria) is under way.
sponding commissioning will take place of the joint installation
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that will involve an important decrease in emissions from the
Royce engines, model B35:40- V20 AG2, with a unitary pow-
powerplant.
er of 9.335 MWe, which gives us a gross power of 121.355 MWe. The engines described above will be fed by natural gas
The execution of the “Energía del Valle de México 1” “turn-key”
(provided by the Mozambican company Matola Gas) and will
Project continued and the commissioning of the works of
have an alternator output (manufactured by ABB) of 50 Hz/
this energy production installation started, which consists in
11 kV to the transport and electric distribution lines of Elect-
an open-cycle powerplant located in the state of Mexico, at
ricidade de Moçambique (EDM). The project was located in
2,520 meters above sea-level. The electric energy will be pro-
the town of Ressano Garcia (Mozambique), an area that bor-
duced by three gas turbo generators (LM-6000 PF aero-de-
ders with South Africa and near to the South African town of
rivative turbines) by GE, which offer a high fuel efficiency, a
Komatiport. The 13 engines were installed in a single building.
great operational flexibility (quick starting and stopping) and
In order to carry this out, apart from the Rolls Royce man-
low emissions. These turbines can generate more than 45 MW
ufactured engines mentioned, the following equipment was
at sea level. The gas supply is provided by a Regulation and
included: mechanical BOP, electrical BOP, an engine room,
Metering Station carried out by TSK and the evacuation of en-
a refrigeration system, an exhaust evacuation system, a lubri-
ergy is done by an encapsulated substation (GIS) at a line of
cation system, HVAC, a fire control system, LV/MV equipment
230 KV, property of Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE).
and control room, substation, compressed air system, light-
The expected commissioning of this powerplant is at the be-
ing, black start, civil works and control and instrumentation.
ginning of 2016. This plant forms part of a Project to be developed by the client In December 2015 the handing over of the Ressano García
Gigawatt, in a 30 hectare plot of land, in the town of Ressano
(Mozambique) Energy Generation Plant was carried out.
García, that considers a second phase with the installation
This was an EPC project for the construction of an electric
of new engines and the plant exhaust gas heat recovery; the
generation plant with a minimum capacity of 100 MWe. The
area was left prepared (civil works) for a future location of
project was executed by means of the installation of 13 Rolls
engines, the boiler and the rest of the necessary equipment.
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As a consequence of the profound knowledge of TSK of the
ISO. The versatility of the turbines allows the use of liquid
installations, a contract entered into effect for the operation
or gas fuel. The development of the EPC project started in
and maintenance of the plant for a period of 5 years- once the
January 2015 and the synchronization of the first units in
handing over was carried out and with local personnel which
July 2015.
had to be selected and trained during the last phases of the new installation’s construction process.
In Saudi Arabia in the cities of Medina, Tabarjal and Duba, 5 turbines TM-2500+s by General Electric were installed,
In March 2015 the commissioning of the second unit of the
under an EPC contract. The installed net power was 150
Antonio José de Sucre Thermal electric power plant finalized,
MW ISO. The fuel used for the units was liquid fuel, also be-
this second unit of GE generation that provided another 170
ing able to power it by gas fuel. The project started in May
MW to the grid in Venezuela, having a total installed power
2015, and the synchronization of the first unit was carried
of 340 MW ISO. In this project, TSK improved the initially de-
out in July 2015.
fined technical parameters and the two turbines generated at maximum capacity during an uninterrupted full year, this
Also during 2015, TSK developed the basic and detailed
operation was supervised by the TSK personnel.
engineering of the Miguillas Hydroelectric Power Station, property of the Compañía Eléctrica Ende; this project is
In the third quarter of 2015, TSK handed over a new installation
being executed together with Corsán-Corviam and is com-
corresponding to the contract with Yacimientos Petrolíferos
posed of two hydroelectric power stations, with their corre-
Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) Refinación S.A. for carrying out
sponding intake, pipeline and powerhouse works as well
the engineering, procuring, construction and commissioning
as other necessary elements for each plant. The contract,
of a natural gas turbo generator for the Guillermo Elder Bell
awarded under the “turn-key” modality includes the supply
Refinery in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia). The
and assembly of turbines, generators, electro mechanical
time frame of 450 days set in the contract was fulfilled and this
equipment and control system; as well as the construction
natural gas turbo generator (Solar Turbines, Model Taurus 60)
of the powerhouse of the hydroelectric power plants locat-
handed in a net power of 4.2 MW to the electric energy gen-
ed in the areas of Umapalca and Palillada. The Palillada
eration system of the refinery, which is isolated and operates
power plant, situated downstream receives part of its inflow
in island mode. This increase in generated power allowed the
of water directly from Umapalca.
operation start up of the isomerization of gasoline, at the end of the year.
This hydroelectric Project is located in the department of La Paz, province of Inquisivi (Bolivia) and consists of two con-
In Bangladesh the construction of the 400 MW Ashuganj
secutive dams with two powerhouses. The project includes
South Combined Cycle power plant finalized and its com-
the expansion of the hydroelectric system of the Valle
missioning started, anticipating the commercial operation
Miguillas, making use of the water from the hydrographical
start up for May 2016.
basins of the Miguillas, Jalancha, Carabuco, Choro and Khewani Rivers and the turbined waters from the hydroelectric
Also civil works have finished and the electromechanical
Carabuco Power plant, operated by the Compañía Bolivia-
assembly of the turbine generator and the BOP have ad-
na de Energía Eléctrica (COBEE).
vanced in the 400 MW Ashuganj North Combined Cycle, twin plant of Ashuganj South.
The Umapalca powerhouse is located upstream from the junction between the Miguillas and Chaka Jauría Rivers;
In Egypt, in the cities of Sharm el Sheik, Hurghada and Port
it is located in an esplanade at a height of 2,004.35 me-
Said, the EPC Project for the installation in open cycle of
ters above sea level and where a space for a substation is
the 14 aero-derivative model LM-6000 turbines by General
reserved. The powerhouse of Palillada is upstream from
Electric was executed with a net installed power of 700 MW
the junction between the Rivers Miguillas and Khewani,
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in an esplanade at a height of 1,213.05 meters above
also the production reached during the second year of
sea level. The substation of Palillada will be encapsu-
operation by 1.38%, reaching the significant amount of
lated GIS-type. The powerhouse serves as an enclosure
152.299 GWh-year.
for the turbines and generators as well as it provides office space, technical facilities and workshops. Each
Although production during the first nine months of 2015
power plant will be integrated by 3 Pelton–type turbines,
only surpassed by 3 Gwh the production of the year before
horizontal axis with two injectors. The Umapalca power
for the same period, the radiation expectations for the rest
plant has a design flow volume of 11.5 m /s, a design net
of the months boded that the desired figure of 160 GWh
head of 845.35 m and 85 MW of power. The Palillada
could be reached at the end of the year; however, the unfa-
Power plant has a design flow volume of 18 m 3/s, a net
vorable weather conditions especially during the months of
head of 743m and 120 MW of power. The synchronous
October and December 2015 made it impossible to reach
generators installed will be 33,000kVA of power and gen-
such an objective for not having been able to generate ad-
erating voltage will be 11kV. Each turbine will have to
ditional 8.7 GWh during these months, like what happened
be preceded by an inlet ball valve that will function as a
in years before.
3
shut-off and emergency valve. Regarding the operation strategy followed in the CST of La In the environmental area, TSK has the capacity to devel-
Africana during 2015 it must be indicated that once again it
op the specific installation that are included in great energy
proved satisfactory and allowed a maximum economic per-
projects, as is in the case of the feed water treatment plant
formance for the sale of energy under the more restricted
and the effluent treatment plant for the Combined Cycle of
new regulatory framework.
Ashuganj South which will also supply treated water to the cycle of Ashuganj North that was finalized in 2015. The water
Finally to be noted were the new operation and mainte-
plant consists of a first stage of pretreatment through a phys-
nance philosophies, implemented from the end of 2103 and
ical-chemical process by coagulation-flocculation, lamellar
during the first quarter of 2014, they continue giving very
settlement and final refining in sand filters; and a second
good results viewing the availability, reliability and produc-
stage of demineralization by ion exchange and mixed beds.
tivity shown by La Africana CST and given the production
The pretreatment is complemented with a line of sludge
results obtained during 2015.
treatment that, after being thickened, are dehydrated in a centrifugal decanter. The installation also includes a drinking
During the year all of the construction works and com-
water treatment plant where the filtered water obtained in the
missioning of the NOOR I Solar Thermal Plant located
pretreatment stage is treated through an active carbon filter
in Ouarzazate (Morocco) have been completed success-
and a disinfection system. On the other hand, the effluent
fully and whose notice to proceed was issued in June
treatment plant consists of biological treatment for sewage
2013. It is a 160 MW power plant, with a solar field of 400
water, an oil separator and a neutralization-homogenization
loops, a thermal storage system of 3 hours and a maxi-
for the treatment and final dumping of the effluents originat-
mum capacity of electric energy production of 500 GWh
ing from the combined-cycle power plant.
per year. In 2015 all of the transport of all the equipment and supplies to the site was completed, both mechanical
In the area of Thermal solar energy, it is important to
and electrical and all the construction works and com-
show that the 50 MW La Africana Solar Thermal Electric
missioning and testing of the power plant were conclud-
Plant, with a solar field of 168 loops, a thermal storage
ed, reaching a level of global progress of all the works of
system of 7.5 hours and a maximum capacity of electric
99.22%; which will make the reliability and performance
energy production of 180 GWh per year, has once again
testing of the power plant possible the first two weeks of
surpassed in just its third year of commercial operation,
2016, conclusively beginning the commercial operation
not only its planned production in the financial model but
of the NOOR I Solar Thermal Plant.
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Also, during 2015 the construction works, commissioning
Originally Afro Antillean, Anglophone and of the Protes-
and testing of the Bokpoort Solar Thermal Plant, located
tant religion; It´s economy is based on tourism and its
in the Northern Cape region around 130 km from the town
associated trade. The island is 12 km long by 3 km wide
of Upington (South Africa), have continued. It is a 50
and has being populated since the 1950s, by people from
MW power plant with a solar field of 180 loops, a thermal
continental Colombia and of low income, currently reach-
storage system of 9.3 hours and a maximum production
ing levels that compromise the sustainability of the island
capacity of 235 GWh of electric energy per year. The de-
as a tourist attraction. The problem with water, waste as
gree of progress of the project is 99.20% as of the 31
st
well as rain, is urgent in the neighborhoods that suffer
December 2015, which will make definitively possible to
from frequent flooding during the rainy season and infil-
start up the commercial operation of this Solar Thermal
trate sewage water to the water table, the only permanent
Plant the first weeks of 2016.
resource of the island to obtain drinking water, along with the direct use of rain water.
In 2015 the environmental works in Colombia continued where the execution of the works of the Bahía Solano
The Project that TSK is developing is located in one of
sanitation project finished and the sanitation works on
these areas, called District 4, or Natania and consists of
the island of San Andrés continued being developed, a
the execution of a sewage network system that will take
Colombian enclave located in the Caribbean Sea, near
the waste water, collected from 3,500 residential connec-
the coast of Nicaragua and with whom Colombia has a
tions, sending it to a pumping station, from which it will
great territorial dispute for the possession of this archi-
connect to a marine outfall through a drive pipeline, al-
pelago as well as for Providencia and Santa Catalina.
ready existing and in operation.
TSK Annual report “15 I 35
Given the political circumstances of the archipelago, and the
of other markets that had not been so active in the last
level of exposure of the population that it influences, the pro-
two years, and this has allowed new contracts to be ob-
ject has caught the attention of different stakeholders within
tained such as in Morocco for a traditional client, OCP, in
the area and it is expected that this contributes in a decisive
Belgium for Fluor in Exxon’s coke plant or in Mexico for
manner to the quality of life of the population and the conser-
ICA-Fluor, with Pemex as the final client.
vation of the hydrogeological resources of the island. The proven capacity and experience of PHB Weserhütte in the field of coke handling in refineries has allowed us
Material Handling Installations In 2015 PHB Weserhütte reached the highest levels of
to be present amongst world leaders in refining – Aramco, Exxon, BP, Repsol, Pemex- and also in engineering and “main contractors” such as Fluor, Worley Parsons, Jacobs, etc., being a reference in this sector.
production, however, it has not been spared of the fall in prices of raw materials which has meant an important
PHB Weserhütte´s reputation before OCP has allowed us to
drawback in the evolution of several mining and port pro-
once again obtain a new contract with this important client for
jects, mainly in South Africa, although with incidence in
the refurbishment and upgrade of the Sulfur handling system
other regions as well.
at the Jorf Lasfar port, the refurbishment will complement this installation which was supplied to this client three years ago at
PHB Weserhütte has been able, to a large extent, to
the same port. All of the sulfur moved by OCP in this port will
compensate this negative incidence with the activation
be handled in the installations supplied by PHB Weserhütte.
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The Company keeps a backlog of about 200 million Euros with the contracts obtained this year, a very
Information Technology
healthy and diversified backlog that ensures a sat-
Once again, due to the growth that TSK is continuing to
isfactory and sturdy evolution of the turnover in the
experience, it has opened a new engineering office special-
following years.
ized in sugar refining, allowing TSK to count on new offices and a support Data Processing Center (DPC) in Seville. In
The important projects of The United States and Jor-
the same way TSK has moved their office in Morocco (Cas-
dan have continued underway: the one in The United
ablanca) to a better location which has allowed for techno-
States is already at an advanced stage of assembly,
logical updates and renewal, counting on all the credited
expected commissioning for the middle of 2016; and
corporate tools. Likewise the offices in Cologne (Germany)
in Jordan new awards have been obtained that allow
have had a new DPC installed which gets all the corporate
us to participate as an equipment supplier as well as
and technological services to our employees in Germany.
an EPC Contractor. In 2015 TSK received the recertification corresponding to In Spain the commissioning of a marine terminal for load-
management systems of information security (ISO 27001)
ing and unloading in the port of Huelva, and the instal-
being true to its commitment to quality, this time including
lation of Litoral for Endesa have been completed with
its adaptation to the new review (2013), improving pro-
remarkable success in fulfilling time frame.
cesses, making our systems safer and more reliable and including the new ERP within the scope.
The installation of Tufanbeyli in Turkey is already operating, at the complete satisfaction of the client. Also the
After a year of stabilization of TSK’s new ERP, it has start-
Ruwais installation in UAE has begun operating com-
ed to produce its benefits regarding management, 100%
pletely fulfilling the expectations generated by a project
of the projects are being managed with the new tool inde-
of this scale, handling sulfur with volumes of up to 4,000
pendently from its complexity and location.
T/h. The focus of IT macroprojects has veered this year to 3D The projects of Maaden, Jazan and Takreer, in the Per-
design, having selected and implemented two powerful
sian Gulf and the NSRP project in Vietnam have prac-
tools in this field: one for the mining division and the other
tically been completed this year and will carry out the
for industrial plants. Both projects have started with the
assemblies and commissioning in 2016.
requirements gathering, tool decision, training and finally its implementation and production start-up.
For OCP, in the mining installations of Beni Amir, the commissioning of the Liasson project has satisfactorily
Along the same lines, a Project has been started for the mi-
been completed, with 14 km of conveyor belts of up to
gration of the ALM platform (Asset Lifecycle Management)
5 km of distance, 5 stackers of different types and two
to a new version that is technologically more up to date and
stacker-reclaimers.
In Jorf Lasfar another stacker-re-
100% web based, which is going to allow, not only to our
claimer, a stacker and other phosphate handling instal-
employees but to partners and collaborators as well, the
lations have been commissioned.
enjoyment of a better user experience with greater features.
In the immediate future, PHB Weserhütte has increased
Aware of the need of a technological platform that is the
its presence in the Middle East being accepted as a sup-
most modernized and innovative possible, we have done
plier for different projects, where the clients have recog-
a complete update of the corporate e-mail platform, a
nized the high technological capacity of our company.
complex project that was executed without any incidence.
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09
TSK’s commitment The TSK Mission
Excellence:
To be a competitive organization carrying out engineering
pire to excellence. Our companies must be considered by the
and equipment projects in the industrial, energy, environmen-
customer as companies offering solutions and installations of
tal and infrastructures sectors, achieving at all times the sat-
the highest quality.
isfaction of customers and of the people who form TSK, in a commitment to their personal and professional development.
TSK’s vision To be a cutting edge company and leader in terms of human and technological resources and profitability, to offer efficient solutions in the field of engineering and equipment
Quality is a value inherent to the company
and our aim is always to offer products and services which as-
Flexibility: Our companies’ activity forms part of services
to industry, which means that flexibility is essential if we are
to compete with larger companies with more resources. We must transmit this flexibility in all our companies, and be ready to adapt to any changes which might arise.
Cooperation: This is a value which is very present in the
which contribute to sustainable development, both nationally
organization and the culture of TSK, as can be seen in our dai-
and internationally, ensuring the satisfaction and trust of our
ly relations with customers, suppliers, employees and society
customers.
in general. Our spirit of cooperation must
TSK values Competitiveness: A value inherent in the company for the successful achievement of our vision.
Innovation:
be reflected in our daily actions.
Commitment and respect:
These are deeply held
in our organization. Commitment must be a trademark of all our actions, as well as respect towards all the groups we relate with.
TSK places a stake on innovation in its
processes and the way it works, offering the customer the most innovative services on the market. We remain alert
Excitement and passion:
We must transmit excite-
ment and passion in our projects, attitude and actions; only by
and proactive to any opportunities, in a process of ongoing
doing this will we achieve the common goal of making TSK a
development.
benchmark company that leads the way in the market.
TSK Annual report“15 I 39
10
Human Resources and Management Systems
Human Resources The most important part of a company with our history are the
TSK creates a wholesome and safe workplace for personal
people that form it that is why people management has been
and professional development, in a respectful environment to
and always will be a key aspect in our business strategy. TSK
diversity and equal opportunities for all of the professionals
considers people to be the fundamental pillar of its development
that carry out their work, where employees’ effort is recog-
and applies policies to promote employment stability, policies
nized and awarded and where new initiatives are adopted
promoting equal opportunity, career paths and social benefits.
every year to develop and manage talent and continuous
40 I TSK Annual report “15
training, being conscious that people are the most important
ment and professional growth; in order to do so, during the
asset.
recruitment process, we look for professionals that fit and offer value to the company.
TSK has the finest professionals in the sector, with levels of
02
qualification and specialization of recognized prestige: more
One of TSK’s essential objectives of its human resource policy
than 800 employees, working in 27 countries and all integrat-
is achieving equal opportunities, non-discrimination, integra-
ed in a common project. 42.5% of the employees work outside
tion and diversity management which exist in different soci-
of Spain, in countries such as the United States, Venezuela,
eties where we develop our business. We believe in internal
Nicaragua, Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, France,
promotion and professional development as a basic aspect in
Romania, Morocco, Bangladesh, South Africa, Mozambique,
employee satisfaction.
Turkey, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, there is also a commercial presence in countries such as
TSK’s salary system includes fixed and variable components.
Peru, Iran, Kuwait, Korea, Thailand, Tanzania, Mauritania, Al-
On the other hand, we encourage mobility and promote the
geria, South Africa, Mozambique, and many others.
filling of vacancies through internal promotion, facilitating the voluntary movement of personnel to promote the development
The average age of the workforce is 43, with an average sen-
of their professional careers, talent management and the best
iority in the group of about 10 years. In recent years, a signif-
suitability of people to job positions. This process gives em-
icant number of women have joined in an activity –industrial
ployees the chance to opt for those positions they consider in-
construction- in which the presence of women was traditional-
teresting, and advises and supports candidates who demon-
ly very small, with a current percentage of 16%.
strate an interest in a specific post.
In the present context, the human resources function needs
TSK rejects any form of discrimination for reasons of age, gender,
to be flexible, adaptable and able to promote change, as well
religion, race, sexual orientation, national descent or disability.
as providing a quick and efficient response to the needs and
This commitment extends to the recruitment and promotion pro-
priorities of the business.
cesses, based on an assessment of the person’s competencies, an analysis of the requirements of the job position and individual
At TSK we promote the professional and human development
performance. These principles are put into practice through the
of our personnel and encourage the exchange of ideas world-
implementation of the Equality Plan, which formalizes our com-
wide. This is how new concepts are created, particularly when
mitment and enables us to advance in achieving effective equal-
colleagues from different disciplines and with different back-
ity in the company and, by extension, throughout society. By way
grounds meet. Together, we guarantee long-term success as
of example, the distribution of jobs held by women in TSK is 65%
the best team, using the potential of each of the different team
in technical jobs, 30% in administrative jobs and the remaining
members.
5% in management, leading, amongst others, the Finance Department, Human Resources and Management Systems Depart-
We aim to be a company which is attractive for our employees,
ment and Purchasing Department of the business lines of elec-
competing for the most qualified people and offering a wide
trical and handling.
range of incentives. The key to success is in its attractive benefits, payment in line with performance and opportunities for
Regarding social benefits, TSK maintains a commitment for
international development. We give particular importance to a
the continuous improvement of their employees’ quality of life
business culture focused on dialogue and teamwork.
and carries out a special effort to ensure and guarantee their life, support handicapped integration and conduct the best
Our aim in the personnel selection is to incorporate great pro-
practices -to provide professional and personal life balance-
fessionals that are committed to TSK’s project that have the
with flexible timetables, divided vacation periods and shorten-
necessary abilities and encourage a good working environ-
ing of workdays, amongst others.
TSK Annual report “15 I 41
Knowledge Management and its sharing TSK relies on different tools for information management that facilitates internal communication and the exchange of knowledge and experiences:
• Technical training, given by external suppliers or by specialists of the Company that transmit the team knowledge and experience. • Language training- English, French, German and Italianthrough free programs. • Management skills training
• Project databases, that provide the employees information and documents about TSK projects. • Document management tools that allow the coordination of
• Information Technology training with the aim to improve the knowledge of computer tools, generic as well as specific to the Company.
independent work groups for the projects. Thanks to these tools it is possible to store and manage documentation, establish permits, control the versions of documents and allow for the immediate use or consultation, in the appropriate security conditions.
Internal Training School With the purpose of training, developing and improving the
• Apply for services through the intranet. This tool allows the
capabilities of its employees, through interaction within the
carrying out of requests independently from the physical
workplace, TSK starts its II program of its Internal Training
place where the staff is, such as: vacation requests, per-
School (ITS), with a strong conviction that knowledge and
mission, advance payments, computer equipment and IT
training are part of its key strategies. TSK values the need to
incidents and other general services.
incorporate young talent, that is why the training is triggered
• Internal Training School (ITS)
mainly to recent graduates without professional experience, with the aim to engage people with great talent and keep the
Regarding training, at TSK we have training programs to co-
human team growing; TSK regards it essential to collaborate
ver the needs of the employees:
with different universities and educational entities.
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The objectives of the school are:
A total of 30 students participated and all of them, once the course finished, were taken on by TSK and placed into differ-
• To develop Training Programs according to TSK´s real needs. • To train new employees, and current personnel,
ent areas and departments according to their capabilities and their assessment provided by the teachers and tutors who had followed their progress in the sessions.
with specific programs. • Employee retention.
A new program is being planned for 2016, with the same meth-
• To boost TSK´s image by strengthening internal
odology, once the previous programs have been proven suc-
and external communication.
cessful.
The subjects that were included in the first program have been: • Corporate Strategy and Culture
Management Systems
• Commercial Management
At TSK we think of ourselves as a company committed to
• Project Management
quality, safety, occupational health and environment, and
• Financial Management
according to our strategic framework, we have evolved by
• Management Techniques and Skills
basing ourselves on a process of ongoing improvement
• ERP and IT
in all the areas of our activity. We pay particular attention to the safety of persons, the quality of our activities and protection and conservation of the environment. We ap-
A total of 270 sessions were given that added up to approxi-
ply quality, safety, health and environmental policies in
mately 300 hours of dedication, with an additional 100 hours
all the company’s activities. This commitment has taken
of teamwork.
shape in our comprehensive management system, based on the EFQM model of business excellence, guaranteeing
34 teachers, mainly TSK managers and executives from dif-
customer satisfaction, risk prevention, the ongoing training
ferent departments, conducted these sessions which were
of our personnel, respect for the environment and the de-
focused on already executed project experiences.
velopment of projects on the basis of standards ISO 9001,
TSK Annual report “15 I 43
ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and UNE 166002 and ISO/ IEC
ferent process indicators, manages an integrated system
27001. These standards are key elements to satisfy legal
of quality, environment and health and safety, and R&D+i,
requirements and manage risks in a better manner. The
maintains and complies with the legal and regulatory re-
coverage of the certifications reaches 100% of the man-
quirements for each work or project, and is also respon-
agement system.
sible for managing, monitoring and tracking in-house and external training.
In 2015, recertification audits were carried out of the occupational health and safety management system according to OHSAS 18001:2007, Quality Management system ISO 9001:2015 and environmental management system according to ISO 14001:2015, without getting any “non-conformities” making TSK one of the first companies to obtain
Our priority: Health and safety management
these certifications on the basis of the new adaptation of
At TSK we understand that health and safety is an essen-
2015. Likewise, we have recertified the information securi-
tial and priority subject due to the nature of the activity we
ty management system according to ISO/IEC 27001:2013
carry out. Our aim is to always have “zero accidents” and
and the R&D+i management system according to UNE
the policy guidelines are transmitted from the highest lev-
166002:2014.
els of the organization. This objective is applicable to all of the people that intervene in our projects (employees and
In 2015, we had a high number of internal audit days, and ex-
subcontractors), collaborators, suppliers and visitors to our
ternal audits were made of the comprehensive management
facilities and projects.
system. Along with these internal and external audits were numerous days of management system audits carried out by
In 2015, audits and inspections were carried out on our pro-
clients in the prequalification phase as well as the in bidding
jects and facilities with which we work to continue fulfilling our
and execution phase.
objective of maximum security of all the people that intervene in our activities.
As far as the structure and current organization of management is concerned, TSK has a Management Systems
TSK has a Health and Safety organization based on its own
Department that designs, measures and evaluates the dif-
Joint Prevention Department, made up of professionals who cover the prevention specialities of Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomics and Applied Psychosociology, complemented by an External Prevention Service that covers Health Monitoring. For the employees that travel from Spain to international projects, the necessary medical checkups, screenings and actions are carried out. TSK’s Health and Safety organization effectively includes, as employee representatives, the Prevention Delegates from the different companies in the group. It also has a Health and Safety Committee, which provides information, participation and consultation on all health and safety-related topics. As part of our management system, TSK drafts specific health and safety plans where the scope of the works and necessary preventive measures of the projects are defined.
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Average age (years)
02
At TSK, we are aware of the responsibility with our surroundings and contribute to the sustainable development by means of the rational use of natural
and energy resources, minimizing the environmental impact and encouraging innovation and using the best available technologies.
2009 42,66
2010 43,18
2011 41,92
2012 42,16
2013 42
2014 41,90
2015 43,33
All of TSK’s projects comply with the applicable environmental legislation, not only in the country where the project is located but also with the contractual requirements of our clients. TSK drafts a plan of environmental management for every project that ad-
Impact rate (Ii)
dresses and allows the follow-up of the compliance of environmental requirements. Also, at TSK we acquire a commitment and responsibility with the clients, concerned with developing and offering products and services that live up to expectations and keeping a flow of constant communication not only with the clients, but with our suppliers and subcontractors as well. It is important to TSK to know our clients’ opinions to be able to improve, that is why we periodically
2009 39,31
2010 35,89
2011 24,68
2012 12,62
2013 11,25
2014 12,57
2015 9,04
measure the client’s satisfaction, this is valuable information to improve our performance. TSK, through R&D+i management systems, drives
Frequency rate (Fi)
the development of innovative solutions focused on the effectiveness and improvement of processes that we offer as well as obtaining new products and services that can generate value to clients and other stakeholders. Information security systems is managed by the IT department, which directly report to Systems Management. TSK is completely aware of information security and makes sure to apply the necessary procedures to guarantee confidentiality, availability
2009 21,95
2010 20,13
2011 14,20
2012 7,21
2013 7,15
2014 7,40
2015 5,41
and integrity of the information managed in all its projects.
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R+D+i Innovation is a key element to achieve the objective of being
This partnership will help TSK to broaden its market of opera-
more competitive every day and staying at the technological
tion, as well as to develop new alliances for the future.
forefront. As a result of this intense R+D+i activity during 2015, the following projects are being executed:
EUCALYPTUS WOOD PROCESSING PROJECT - LIFE12ENV/ ES/000913
MODEL FOR A GREEN ENERGY AUTONOMOUS OFFICE BUILDING - LIFE11ENV/ES/622
This Project will be used to design and build a pioneer plant in Asturias to produce clean energy through eucalyptus bio-
The main objective of this Project is the construction of a pilot
mass pyrolysis. The implementation of this project will help
building where all aspects of the building will be inter-related,
the sustainable management of eucalyptus plantations, cut
with the aim of exploiting all the resources available and mini-
down the desertification of the land and reduce the environ-
mizing the environmental impact of the construction itself and
mental impact of the eucalyptus industry.
of the users. TSK takes part as Project coordinator and will carry out the tasks of defining the information and communication technological needs to reach the objectives of energy efficiency, the design and evaluation of the control and automatization needs of the building, based on the objectives of energy efficiency and the integration and installation of the automatization systems and equipment.
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HYDRAULIC
NEW DESIGN OF THERMOSOLAR TOWER WITH OPEN RE-
CO-GENERATION
CEIVER (TERRA)- ITC-20151145
SYSTEM IN WATER
02
ABDUCTION AND
This Project, started in 2015, has the objective of the develop-
DISTRIBUTION
ment of a tower thermosolar plant with open receiver, where air
NETWORK
(HY-
will heat up as heat transfer fluid, which will allow to produce
GENET) - LIFE12
energy through a combined cycle. With this new plant design,
ENV/ES/000695
temperatures much higher than in the current plants will be
able to be achieved, which will allow the use of a gas turbine The general objec-
that at these temperatures, is more efficient.
tive of this Project is based on produc-
Furthermore, it studies and reconsiders all the elements of the
ing clean electric
plant: the storage of the heat, the heliostats, the tower or the
energy that con-
central receiver and the gas turbine, exploring and overcom-
tributes to the fulfillment of the European Commission agree-
ing the current limitations of the tower thermosolar technology
ments regarding the increase in usage of renewable energy
to reach a new optimized concept of central receiver thermo-
sources, therefore helping to reduce greenhouse effect gas
solar plant.
emissions, and thus complying with the Kyoto protocol and the Renewable Energy Plan of the Government of Spain (PER 2011-2020) which establishes the objective of reaching 268 MW in installations of less than 1 MW.
NEW GENERATION OF FRESNEL THERMOSOLAR USING
PLANT MOLTEN
SALT – IDI-2140649 The objective of this Project, finished during CO2 RECOVERY FROM WASTE INCINERATOR EMISSIONS
2015, is the investiga-
AND UTILIZATION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MICROAL-
tion of technologies
GAE (RECOVERY)-RTC-2014-2109-5
for the development of a new generation
Project ReCO2very puts forward the recovery of CO2 emissions
of Fresnel thermosolar plants, using molten salt able to com-
from a waste incineration facility and the contaminated water to
pete with the current technologies. The behavior of the molten
grow microalgae suitable for later use as raw material for the
salt will be investigated in thermosolar plants applications, as
production of biofuels and/or biogas. It poses the challenge of
well as the draining process of the liquid salt, and a new soft-
the integration of a real incineration system with a microalgae
ware tool will be designed to simulate a Fresnel type plant.
growing system through a combustion gas CO2 separation and concentration system. Also, the growing method will take
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PROTOTYPE OF
in waste effluents from the waste treatment facilities (leachates,
OSCILLATING PYLON FOR PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLEC-
permeates, drainages) as food source for the microalgae.
TORS (PENDULUM)-IDI-20150444 Started in 2015, the PENDULUM Project addresses the design improvement of the pylons that support the SCA (Solar
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Collector
Assembly)
modules to reach lower
is starting to shape as the feasible alternative versus the use of thermal oil in the solar field.
installation and maintenance costs, taking
This Project has enabled TSK to have a new heliostat, de-
into account the cur-
veloped and validated in this project that can be part of the
rent issues found by the
proprietary technologies offered by TSK.
company in the current thermosolar plants in operation. RESEARCH OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT COMPLETE AND INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT – IE14-053 EARLY DETECTION OF WATER EROSION BY AUTOMATIC
The overall objective of this Project, finished in 2015, is to re-
GENERATION OF INDICATORS (DETER)-IDI-20150519
search not only the methodology but as well the technology that can be applied to carry out a complete and intelligent
The objective of this Project, started in 2015, is to design and
management of the electric energy production in large solar
develop an intelligent and autonomous system of oil and gas
plants, taking into consideration a long term forecasting sys-
pipelines supervision that allows the early detection of pos-
tem and the possibility to use a support system to production
sible erosion problems that can endanger the stability of the
that allows to reduce the extra costs of penalties and maximiz-
duct, producing its malfunction. An implementation will be
es the profitability of the plants.
done in pilot sites, in areas of special risk of water erosion in order to validate it. OFFICE BUILDING ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION FORECASTING METHODOLOGY FOR SMART-GRIDS – IE14-054 The objective of this Project, finished in 2015, is to research not only the methodology but also the technology that can be applied in the electrical consumptions forecasting of office NEW PROTOTYPE OF HELIOSTAT FOR TOWER THERMO-
buildings with a resolution of one hour.
SOLAR PLANTS – IE14-040 With the introduction of generation systems based on renewable energy and “smart-grids”, the need to know in detail the energy consumption pattern of buildings becomes increasingly important to plan the production needs.
This Project, finished in 2015, deals with the design, development and validation of a new concept of heliostat for applications of central receiver thermosolar plants; a technology that
PROYECTO SUBVENCIONADO POR EL IDEPA
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NEW GENERATION OF BULK HANDLING EQUIPMENT WITH
as the design of a multi-purpose plant geared towards the repli-
BUS CABLING – IDE-2014-000067
cation of the annealing and coating process, both main stages of the finished product during the steel processing.
The key objective of this Project is to address the development of a new generation of bulk handling equipment with bus cabling,
DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED TOOLS FOR THE DESIGN AND
so the cabling of the sensors is reduced to a communication bus
SIMULATION OF THERMOSOLAR PLANTS – IDE-2014-000102
that brings together the sensors in a robust and simple way. This project is expected to impact several sectors, increasing sales
The objective of this Project, finished in 2015, is the develop-
volume and keeping a leading position in the market.
ment of a tool to automatize the design and simulation of a thermosolar plant. This project is aimed to the development of thermal solar energy projects in the international market, in accordance with TSK corporate strategy, which pursues di-
SMART FEEDBACK AND GAMIFICATION FOR ENERGY EF-
versification and globalization of activities.
FICIENCY (GAME) - IDE-2014-000047 This Project, finished in 2015, presents an innovating system aimed at the reduction of energy consumption in working environments. For this purpose, it puts forward the development of a low cost, flexible data capturing system (to enable its installation even a small office, individual work station) that allows the capturing of energy consumption data at different levels (user, room, floor, building, etc,…) NEW WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM BASED ON OSMOSIS – Furthermore, a gamification system will be created to allow
IDE-2015-00719
the establishment and set up of specific strategies with the aim of motivating the users to reduce energy consumption
This Project, started in 2015, seeks to develop a pilot plant
through the implementation of several gameplays (points,
using forward osmosis (FO) technology, which will enable to
classifications, comparatives, rewards,…) according to the
filter a feeding solution to obtain on one side purified water
data captured by the system.
and on the other, a concentrated feeding solution. The FO process offers a number of advantages: it does not require external hydraulic pressure, produces and almost com-
RESEARCH THE DEFINITION AT A PILOT LEVEL OF THE FU-
plete rejection of a wide range of contaminants, and a lower
TURE PRODUCT-MIX OF WORLD CLASS STEEL PLANTS –
degree of soiling of the membrane. This opens a new path
IDE-2014-000732
of development for the water treatment systems as a substitute or supplement to reverse osmosis. The forward osmosis
Collaborative Project, started in 2014, with the objective of
(FO) is a “green” technology, capable of resolving many of the
comprehensively addressing the optimization of steel flat
problems associated to water filtration and recycling.
product process (cold rolled coil and annealed), and of steel long product process (rail). The research in this project will enable the design of pilot plants that simulate key stages of hot-rolled product steel process (long products, rail on a first stage, and flat products, heavy plates and hot-rolled coil), as well
PROYECTO SUBVENCIONADO POR EL IDEPA
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International Experience
The knowledge acquired in the wide variety of projects carried out in more than 40 countries allows us to adapt to the technical and cultural features of each country and successfully complete our international projects. Our international strategy is based on close cooperation with local companies, enabling us to add value for all the countries in which we work, combining technology, experience and resources.
AMERICA Mexico Cuba
AFRICA
Ve n e z u e l a
Morocco Algeria
Argentina Chile
EUROPE
Tunisia
Colombia
Spain
Egypt
ASIA
Brazil
France
Senegal
Turkey
Peru
Italy
Angola
India
Honduras
Portugal
Libya
Iran
Nicaragua
Greece
Sudan
Saudi Arabia
Panama
Poland
South Africa
Syria
USA
Romania
Mozambique
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Netherlands
Uganda
UAE
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Corporate Social Responsibility At TSK we are convinced that the social commitment is inher-
• Collaboration with the Asturian Quality Club, Asturian In-
ent to the business activity, which has a decisive influence on
novation Club, Federation of Metal Businesses (Femetal),
the growing level of prosperity and well-being of society. Our
Asturian Association of Family Enterprise, Organization of
main responsibility is to be able to provide a better service to
engineering, assembly, maintenance and industrial services
our customers every single day. This is what enables us to
companies (Ademi), National Association of Capital Goods
create value, generate quality employment, invest in research
Manufacturers (Sercobe), and Prodintec (technology cen-
and development and participate in activities that benefit so-
tre specialized in industrial design and production)
ciety where our projects are being carried out. At TSK we believe our corporate social responsibility to be part At TSK we also believe that it is our responsibility to support
of our general strategy, with the objective and the commitment
organizations that work to improve society. In this sense, we
to improving the well-being of the societies in which we are
support those that work in the cultural or scientific areas, in
present. This involves us working very actively in developing
international cooperation and solidarity, and in the promotion
countries, where we contribute the material, human, financial
of entrepreneurial and business activities.
and technological resources, as well as the experience to encourage and contribute to the improvement of infrastructures
The following are some of the associations, foundations and
allowing access to drinking water and electricity for thousands
organizations where TSK participates:
of people in countries like Bangladesh, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Brazil, Bolivia, Morocco, South Africa, Uganda
• Sponsorship of sports associations.
or Mozambique, thus contributing to an improvement in their
• Writing and publishing of books.
standard of living.
• Sponsorship of cultural exhibitions. • Collaboration with the University of Oviedo.
TSK places a stake in promoting the well being of the commu-
• Collaboration with welfare organizations and NGOs.
nities where it is present, establishing and reinforcing bonds,
• Commitment with Asturian industry and the development of
generating positive impacts and contributing an improvement
the region.
on the society from our areas of influence. This is how a new
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edition for all TSK employees of our annual awards, “Small Big Acts”, has come about. They are focused on encouraging actions of socio-economic development in developing countries where we are executing projects. As a result of these awards the project “Casa de Espera al Parto en Maternidad de Ressano García” (Awaiting to Give Birth House in Mozambique), a proposal from our employees, has already become a reality that will allow the improvement of coverage and quality of maternal and perinatal care, contributing to the decrease of deaths of mothers and babies and benefiting a predominately female and infantile local community with basic needs that are not covered. Another project carried out is the solar irrigation system in the AMNOUGAR Training and Professional Employability Center for young people in an outcast situation, en Ouarzazate (Morocco). This project was successfully completed last 1 February 2015, and contributed directly to the sustainability of this training and foster center of 40 handicapped young people, avoiding the exodus to the city and their only alternative living as beggars. This center, not only provides care to this youth, but it also contributes to their social improvement and development through necessary fundamental training for jewelry making, carpentry, agriculture and livestock farming providing them with an economic benefit in a short time and the possibility of being financially independent in the long term.
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