Sacyr marks its 40th anniversary today. Founded in 1986 as Sociedad Anónima de Caminos y Regadíos, it has grown into a global concessions group delivering transport, social and water infrastructure.
Over these four decades, Sacyr has remained committed to transforming society through projects with a positive social, economic and environmental impact, delivering thousands of projects in more than 20 countries and putting more than 100 public-private partnership (P3) assets into service.
Sacyr’s competitive edge is its ability to win and operate new concessions, backed by a vertically integrated model that creates value at every stage of the chain. As a result, it is the world’s third-largest developer of transport infrastructure, with a concession asset portfolio valued at more than €4.3 billion.
Leaders in infrastructure development
Sacyr Chairman Manuel Manrique said: “These 40 years have been an extraordinary business journey, made possible by thousands of professionals who put their talent at the service of one idea: building outstanding infrastructure that drives progress and improves quality of life.”
“This milestone invites us to look back, but above all to move toward our ambition of leading the development of transport, social and water infrastructure,” Manrique added.
Four decades of infrastructure
Over its history, Sacyr has built more than 7,000 km of roads; 1,100 km of railway lines, including 340 km of high-speed track; 200 km of metro and tram lines; more than 400 km of tunnels; hospitals with more than 10,000 beds; more than one million square metres of airport terminals; 27 km of runways; and more than 100 water treatment plants.
Today, Sacyr Concessions manages more than 4,400 km of motorways worldwide. Its interchanges and airports serve nearly 54 million passengers a year, and it operates hospitals with a combined 4,500 beds.
Sacyr Water produces more than 570 million cubic metres of desalinated water and treats more than 129 million cubic metres of wastewater a year. It supplies water to more than 12 million people in five countries, helping provide access to a resource essential to development and human wellbeing.
30 years in Chile
This year also marks 30 years since Sacyr began operating in Chile, where it has 13 road concessions, five airports and five hospitals (two of them concessions) at various stages of development, plus a water reuse plant, a desalination plant and five integrated water cycle concessions.
Present in 11 of the country’s 16 regions, Sacyr generates more than 5,000 direct jobs and is committed to sustainable development and the wellbeing of communities across the country.
