Sacyr News Membranes That Continue to Generate Value Sacyr Agua Gives Them a Second Life

Treatment facility using reused membranes for water filtration and desalination.

Membranes That Continue to Generate Value Sacyr Agua Gives Them a Second Life

With a circular approach, Sacyr Agua has been promoting the reuse of desalination membranes for years, transforming the end of their useful life into a new opportunity.

07/08/2026

This is an example of how we promote circular economy solutions, while also generating social benefits in the regions where we operate.

With a circular approach, Sacyr Agua has been promoting the reuse of desalination membranes for years, transforming the end of their useful life into a new opportunity. This practice extends the useful life of a key technical material in desalination plants, preventing its premature disposal as waste and promoting a more efficient use of resources.

Dozens of membranes from desalination plants await a second life thanks to reuse and recycling technologies.

New Applications for a Valuable Resource

Membranes that have reached the end of their useful life in the seawater desalination process can have a second life. At Sacyr, we reuse them for new applications that enhance their value:

• Treatment of reclaimed water for agricultural use, where quality requirements are less stringent. This initiative is already underway at EDAM Skikda O&M and the Honaine Desalination Plant (Algeria), Sohar Operation Services (Oman), and Southern Seawater (Australia).
• Reuse at other company facilities, where the membranes are utilized as filters for various water treatment processes. For example, membranes from IDAM Torrevieja UTE have been transferred to IDAM Alicante to continue serving in new applications.
• Wastewater treatment, where they are used as part of tertiary treatment processes or MBR (Membrane Bioreactor) systems.
• Creation of recreational spaces and landscaping features at the desalination plants themselves, transforming them into planters, as has already been done at Sohar Operation Services (Oman).

Through this initiative, at Sacyr Agua we give the membranes a second life, reducing waste and preventing their disposal in landfills. This action is part of our Zero Waste Plan and contributes to advancing the company’s circular economy objectives. It aligns with our strategies focused on preventing the generation of non-hazardous waste and fostering partnerships that avoid its disposal, while promoting sustainable solutions across all our operations.

Technical staff perform monitoring and commissioning tasks on a membrane filtration system.

More Than 10,000 Reused Membranes

Between 2023 and 2025, more than 10,000 desalination membranes have been reused.

This initiative is already being implemented in various Sacyr Agua projects, both in Spain and in other countries, promoting a more circular approach to materials management by extending their useful life and encouraging new uses before disposal. Additionally, it has a positive impact on the communities where we operate by supporting solutions related to water treatment for agricultural and productive activities.

Sacyr News From drawings to smart data: the AI revolution at Sacyr Proyecta

From drawings to smart data: the AI revolution at Sacyr Proyecta

The AI P&IDs Project was launched to address a recurring challenge at our engineering subsidiary: extracting technical information from complex piping and instrumentation diagrams.

15/07/2026

P&IDs are piping and instrumentation diagrams that schematically represent all the equipment, pipes, associated components, instrumentation and controls in an industrial plant. These are highly complex drawings due to the vast amount of information they contain.

To make them easier to read and work with, Sacyr Proyecta, together with the ICT team, has created the P&IDs AI Project. The aim is to significantly improve the productivity of the engineering teams by extracting the lists associated with these documents – a task that used to take our specialists a great deal of time due to the high complexity of the drawings.

“This tool represents a significant step forward in the digitalisation of engineering processes. It enables us to transform static drawings into sources of structured data that are reusable and can be linked to other corporate systems,” emphasises Raúl López Perdiguero, director of Sacyr Proyecta.

Combination of advanced techniques

The technological solution combines advanced computer vision, optical character recognition (OCR) and machine learning techniques to process P&IDs in digital format and generate a structured file containing the detected elements.

This file is then refined using post-processing algorithms that eliminate false detections and improve recognition accuracy.

The tool features an interactive graphical interface that allows the user to review, edit and validate the results generated by the AI before exporting them to the final lists.

“To deliver real value in engineering, it is not enough simply to recognise symbols and carry out a basic count. It is essential to link each symbol to the line on which it appears in order to obtain key information, such as its size, material, etc.,” explains Ana Silva Balaguera, a mechanical engineer at Sacyr Proyecta.

Transforming traditional processes

“The smart P&ID digitisation project is a strong example of how technological innovation can transform traditional processes and have a direct impact on productivity,” says López Perdiguero.

The project’s architecture has been designed from the outset with scalability in mind, with the aim of extending the solution to other Sacyr business units, such as Water, Engineering and Infrastructure.

Sacyr News Sacyr and Built awarded major contract to deliver new Mandurah Hospital (Australia)

Sacyr and Built awarded major contract to deliver new Mandurah Hospital (Australia)

The project marks the first major undertaking in Western Australia for the Built + Sacyr joint venture and is expected to create more than 2,000 direct and indirect jobs during delivery.
The New Mandurah Hospital will support the growing healthcare needs of the Peel region, one of Western Australia’s fastest-growing communities.

05/08/2026

Sacyr and alliance partner Built joined the Western Australian Government today to mark the awarding of the contract to deliver the New Mandurah Hospital, one of the State’s most significant health infrastructure projects.

The project, valued by the Government of Western Australia at 950.6 million australian dollars (approximately 580 million euros), is part of the 5.5 billion Australian dollars health infrastructure pipeline.

Delivered by the West Alliance Health Alliance (WAHA), comprising the WA Government alongside joint venture partners Sacyr and Built, the project will provide a modern public hospital designed to support the growing healthcare needs of the Peel region, one of the State’s fastest-growing communities.

The New Mandurah Hospital represents the first major undertaking in Western Australia for the Built+Sacyr joint venture, bringing together Built’s proven experience delivering healthcare infrastructure both locally and across Australia with Sacyr’s global expertise in complex health and social infrastructure.

Through the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase, the project team mobilised faster under an Alliance delivery model, using digital engineering and integrated design processes to improve coordination, accelerate planning and provide greater certainty as construction progresses.

Located adjacent to the existing Peel Health Campus, construction of the New Mandurah Hospital is due to start in the coming weeks and is expected to create more than 2,000 direct and indirect jobs throughout delivery, while maximising opportunities for local subcontractors, suppliers and businesses across Western Australia.

The New Mandurah Hospital is expected to open early 2029.

Sacyr and Built alliance

Sacyr and Built signed a strategic alliance to form a delivery partnership for the joint development of projects in Australia. This partnership brings together Built’s expertise in Australia with Sacyr’s technical excellence and global experience delivering large-scale infrastructure projects.

With a wealth of industry experience, Built and Sacyr are joining forces to support the growing development of infrastructure in Australia, creating a positive impact and enhancing the quality of life for its citizens.

Sacyr first entered the Australian market in 2008 through its water Branch, Sacyr Water, with the construction, operation and maintenance project of Binningup’s Southern Seawater Desalination Plant. Since then, the company has also developed several water and waste treatment facilities. This alliance represents further progress towards the company’s expansion goals and strengthens its foundation for growth in the region.

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Sacyr News Sacyr joins NHS England’s New Hospital Programme to deliver new Frimley Park Hospital

Sacyr joins NHS England’s New Hospital Programme to deliver new Frimley Park Hospital

Sacyr will work with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to deliver the new Frimley Park Hospital, one of 11 schemes in Wave 1 of partnerships under NHS England’s New Hospital Programme.
The new hospital is expected to serve more than 900,000 people across Surrey, north-east Hampshire and Berkshire and replace infrastructure originally built in the 1970s.

03/08/2026

Sacyr has formally joined the New Hospital Programme’s Wave 1 delivery agreements, established through the Hospital 2.0 Alliance to build the next generation of NHS hospitals in England, United Kingdom.

The contract signing marks a major milestone as the New Hospital Programme moves into delivery. Sacyr will work with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust on the new Frimley Park Hospital, one of 11 hospital schemes included in Wave 1 of agreements between NHS trusts and construction companies.

The new Frimley Park Hospital represents an estimated investment of more than £1.5 billion, with construction expected to start in 2028-2029. The scheme will provide a long-term replacement for the existing hospital, supporting safer, more modern and more resilient healthcare environments for patients, staff and local communities.

The existing Frimley Park Hospital, originally built in the 1970s, serves more than 900,000 people across Surrey, north-east Hampshire and Berkshire in southeast London.

The New Hospital Programme delivery model

The New Hospital Programme is one of the UK’s largest healthcare infrastructure programmes and is delivering new hospitals, complete hospital rebuilds, major new hospital buildings on existing sites and significant refurbishments across England.

Hospital 2.0 is the programme’s approach to designing, building and operating hospitals. It combines standardised designs, digital innovation, modern methods of construction, consistent technical standards and sustainable construction to improve quality, productivity and value for money.

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Through the Hospital 2.0 Alliance, the New Hospital Programme brings together NHS trusts and construction companies under a long-term model designed to replace project-by-project procurement with a more collaborative approach based on shared expertise, repeatable standards and continuous improvement.

Sacyr’s role

Joining the New Hospital Programme partnership strengthens Sacyr’s position in the UK healthcare infrastructure market and allows the company to contribute its international experience in technically complex projects and collaborative delivery models. Sacyr has delivered more than 70 hospitals worldwide.

The project will also draw on Sacyr’s growing UK team of talented professionals, combining local knowledge with the company’s global healthcare expertise to support delivery of this landmark facility. In the UK, Sacyr is also taking part in the construction and future concession of the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff, Wales.