THE Spanish Association of Equipment Manufacturers for the Construction and Mining Industries (ANMOPYC), one of Spain’s most important associations, is leading the country’s pavilion at this year’s Big 5 show.

ANMOPYC represents the most important Spanish manufacturers of machinery, components and auxiliary equipment for construction, public works and mining, with 94 member companies, 11,000 employees and a total turnover of €3 billion ($4.5 billion) per year.
Since its establishment in 1982, ANMOPYC’s main objective has been the development and promotion of member companies in foreign markets, supported by an intensive search for new markets and the protection of the members’ interests in other countries.
“The Middle East market has become one of world’s major markets. Therefore, ANMOPYC and the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) have seen countries in the region such as Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as main targets in their plans in promoting Spanish equipment,” says a spokesman for ANMOPYC.
“Today, Spanish equipment can be found all over the world and, during the past years, sales of products have seen an outstanding increase. The presence of ANMOPYC and its member companies confirm the importance of these markets to the Spanish manufacturers,” he adds.
The association’s members companies can be classified into seven sectors, namely road equipment; concrete; construction lifting, transport and handling equipment; quarries, mining and recycling; earthmoving; temporary works equipment; and auxiliary equipment for construction.
ANMOPYC (Hall 2, Stand F83) is coordinating the participation of seven of its member companies at the Spanish pavilion which will be exhibiting at the following stands in Hall 2: Cintasa, F87; G Boada and Rubi, E81; Lana, G80; Poyatos, G86; Prensoland, E87; and Triman, F81.
In addition to ANMOPYC, several companies from the Spanish region of Aragón will also be exhibiting at The Big 5. These companies belong to different industrial sectors, such as construction materials (stone, ceramic tiles and removable plaster ceilings); metal work; fittings and accessories for doors; technical lighting; electrical systems; fire and security systems; masonry reinforcement products; renewable energy; metallurgy; and sports equipment.
Some of the participating companies are:
• Alabastros Aragoneses: Alabastros processes the Aragon region’s abundant deposits of alabaster for the production of window panes, wall and ceiling panels, columns, corbels and mouldings. Other applications include alabaster lamps.
• Astra Technical Lighting: The company offers new solutions in lighting as experts in T5 lighting and indirect lighting luminaires. High IP luminaires, special products for hospitals, laboratories and clean rooms are its specialty. Astra has also patented the ControlLuz energy-saving system, which is suitable for use in offices, schools and public centres. The company has also introduced a pioneering system based on the Colors ActiLume System which can control light automatically. Today, the company exports 40 per cent of its total production.
• Estampaciones Ebro: It manufactures high-quality fittings and accessories for metal doors. Its brand Estebro comprises four lines of products – fittings for metalwork; stainless steel accessories for handrails; glass fittings; and handles and pull handles in stainless steel.
• Fundiciones Y Accesorios: The firm produces castings in grey and nodular cast iron for use in pressurised water pipelines which are designed and manufactured according to European standards, and are sold exclusively from its stock either directly or through distributors. All production meets ISO 2531 standards, and EN 545 standards for water pipelines, with a nominal pressure of 10 to 16 bar (25-40 bar under demand). The ductile iron manufactured by Fundiciones to make fittings meets DIN 1693 (GGG50) standards, having a tensile strength of 50 kg per sq mm; proof stress 34 kg per sq mm; and elongation of seven per cent. The fittings are coated with blue powder epoxy with a minimum thickness of 150 microns.
• Gres De Aragón: It uses the best natural clays to produce a wide range of extruded and fully vitrified tiles, glazed and unglazed, for interior and exterior use in residential or commercial buildings. Gres’ swimming pool range includes pool tiles in a choice of colours.
• Implaser: The company manufactures a wide range of photoluminescent products (signs, floor markers, inks, paints). These products store light energy (sunlight or artificial light) and start emitting light when it is dark with no need for electrical power.
• Lausín Y Vicente: Since 1964, the firm has been manufacturing high-quality sports equipment for sports clubs, centres, schools, and other sports and leisure facilities. Lausin products can be found in most sports facilities in Spain and countries worldwide. The company specialises in the manufacture of items made of wood, aluminium and steel such as sports equipment (football, handball, basketball and water polo goal posts, tennis, badminton and volleyball poles); gymnasium equipment (vaulting boxes, Swedish benches, wall bars, mini tramps, balance beams and mats); athletics equipment (throwing cages, track curb, jump boards, hammers, javelins, shots, obstacles); and sports furniture (team shelters, changing room benches, seats, lockers, scoreboards, electrically-divided curtains, protection nets and poles, protective netting for ceilings and walls).