Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom

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  • CAF | NEW PATRON OF THE CHAMBER

    CAF | NEW PATRON OF THE CHAMBER

    We would like to welcome CAF, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles as a new Patron of the Spanish Chamber.

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    Winners 0f our Annual Golden Award 2018 and with over 100 years since its establishment, CAF designs, manufactures, maintains and supplies equipment and components for rail systems throughout the world. The company boasts a workforce of 8,500 people across their main factories in Beasáin, Zaragoza Irún, Castejón and Linares; as well as others in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, France and the UK.

    In Spain, CAF is one of the most prominent providers within the Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Españoles (RENFE), providing metro units, trams and the latest innovative trains to cities including Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Vitoria, Palma de Mallorca, Málaga and Granada.

    CAF began to expand abroad as of 1992 and has been operating in the UK since 1994 when it won the contract to manufacture Heathrow Express trains. In 1997, it won the contract to make the train and carriages for the Heathrow Express; the fast train from Paddington station to Heathrow airport. Since then, they have worked on large scale projects such as the diesel trains for the NIR and the tram networks in Edinburgh and Birmingham. The firm is currently working with Arriva, First Group, Serco and West Midland Trains for the provision and maintenance of new trains that will operate on various routes covering the north of the country.

    In 2017, CAF selected the Celtic Business Park at the Llanwern steelworks site near Newport in South Wales as the location of its future UK factory. The 46,000 m2 plant will be designed to accommodate the production of a range of different vehicle types, including diesel and electric multiple-units, trams and high speed trainsets. CAF is to invest £30m in the plant; a major economic boost to not only the surrounding area, but also to the wider UK supply chain through the development of a cluster of local and national companies to supply components. The project consists of the supply of 51 two-car units, 26 three-car units and the maintenance of the units until the end of the franchise in 2033.

    CAF’s sales reached 1,447 million euros in 2017 and they achieved a net profit of 42.5 million euros. Moreover, the firm has undertaken projects in over 35 countries including providing metro units in Washington, Rome, Mexico City, Bucharest and Sao Paulo; as well as trams in Belgrade, Edinburgh, Nantes, Sydney and Stockholm. They have also built diesel and commuter trains in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and the USA and high speed trains in Turkey and Norway.

    Should you want to know more about our new patron, please visit their website by clicking here.

  • TRISON WORLD, NEW PATRON OF THE CHAMBER

    We would like to welcome Trison World as new Patron of the Spanish Chamber.

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    TRISON offers bespoke 360º sensorial customer experience services by using visual, acoustic and scents technologies, with international rollouts being their speciality.

    From a hardware perspective, whether its LCD Screens, videowalls, touch Screens, indoor or outdoor LED Screens, professional sound systems, olfactory marketing or any other audio-visual element, their capacity to supply, install/integrate and maintain in any point around the world is second to none.

    From the software side, the company offers music or video content management services and even content development, specialist apps and interactive solutions.

    TRISON has a diversified client base that includes large global retail companies, as well as automotive, hospitality and large corporate firms among others.  More than 7.500 projects throughout 20 years in 93 different countries are their guarantee.

    Should you want to know more about our new Patron, please visit their website:

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  • CAIXABANK | NEW PATRON OF THE CHAMBER

    We would like to welcome CaixaBank as new Patron of the Spanish Chamber.

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    CaixaBank is Spain’s leading bank by market share. It operates in retail banking and insurance, while also holding investments in international banks and prominent services companies. The bank, with Jordi Gual as Chairman and Gonzalo Gortázar as CEO, serves close to 14 million customers and has a network of 5,131 branches. It is the leading operator in retail banking, with a retail customer penetration as primary bank of 25.7%.

    The Group’s essence – and what sets it apart from others – is its level of implication and unswerving commitment to society. CaixaBank’s banking operations are grounded resolutely in the principles of quality, trust and social engagement.  Likewise, CaixaBank has been recognised as a leading innovator in financial services worldwide, with 5 million online customers and 3 million active mobile banking customers each month.

    CaixaBank’s has international presence through its representative offices, operative branches and various financial holdings in banks (BPI in Portugal and Erste in Austria). CaixaBank has also maintained its strategic alliances with BEA in Hong Kong and GF Inbursa in México, stakes that were transferred to Criteria Caixa, CaixaBank’s parent, in 2016.

    CaixaBank has been in the United Kingdom since January, 2004 when it opened a representative office; and has now a fully operative branch in London for Corporate customers.

    Should you want to know more about our new Patron, please visit their website: www.caixabank.com

     

  • EVENING TALK | MIND THE GAAP: DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES IN ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORKS

    On Wednesday 30th March we had the pleasure to attend the evening talk “Mind the Gaap: Differences and Similarities in Accounting Frameworks”, organised in collaboration with Kingston Smith, Patron of the Chamber, which took place at their premises in London.

    The main objective of this talk was to provide a practical training about the main differences and similarities between the accounting frameworks FRS 102, old UK GAAP and IFRS and summarize the impact for companies in the UK.

    On this occasion, Mr. Paul Spindler, Partner at Kingston Smith, and Ms. Viviana Arenas welcomed the attendees on behalf of Kingston Smith, a company which offers accounting, taxation and consultancy services to businesses in the UK, Spain and Latin America.

    Ms. Viviana Arenas, Project Accountant at Kingston Smith and the speaker for the session, gave attendees a general overview of the FRS 102, which is based on IFRS for SMEs amended for use in the UK. This new standard applies for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2015, and replaces the old UK GAAP.

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    Ms. Viviana Arenas during her explanation about the new accounting standard.

    After this brief introduction, she moved on to give a brief explanation of the companies that need to adopt this new accounting regime. She emphasised the fact that companies that have previously presented their accounts under UK GAAP will apply the new standard unless they prepare their accounts under IFRS, or they are able to adopt the FRS 105, which replaces the FRSSE, for micro companies.

    She then introduced the key differences compared to the old UK GAAP, considering several aspects, such as, potential effects on banking covenants, profit related bonus schemes or dividend policy, property, plant and equipment, business combination and financial instruments, among others. Ms. Arenas highlighted the topics where the accounting treatment under FRS 102 is substantially different and analysed the impact on the major changes for companies when switching to the new standard.

    She ensured that attendees knew the most important changes that could significantly affect the figures presented in their accounts in order to face all the challenges and requirements for accounting in the UK.

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    Once the talk had finished attendees had the opportunity to network and axchange their opinions about the session.

    After the explanations, Viviana encouraged attendees to share their thoughts in order to identify the areas that may affect their accounts on the transition to FRS 102.

    Once the session finished, participants could enjoy an interactive networking over drinks and nibbles while sharing thoughts and discussing further all the ideas covered in the talk.

    Before finishing, we would like to thank all attendees for joining us as well as the team of Kingston Smith for delivering this productive presentation on the new accounting framework.

    If you want to find out other activities that the Spanish Chamber of Commerce is organising, we encourage you to keep an eye on our UPCOMING EVENTS section within our website.

  • COMING SOON: ANNUAL PATRON’S DINNER

    We are pleased to announce our “Annual Patron’s Dinner” will be held on Monday 14th March at the Spanish Embassy. This is an exclusive event for Patron members of the Spanish Chamber.

    On this truly special occasion we are pleased to count on Mr. Xavier Rolet, Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange Group, as our Guest of Honour, and we would like to take this opportunity to introduce him as well as the institution he represents.

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    Our Guest of Honour, Mr. Xavier Rolet.

    Mr. Xavier Rolet was born in Aix-les-Bains, France. He served as a second lieutenant and Instructor at the French Air Force Academy, earned an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1984 and a post-graduate degree from the Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defense (IHEDN) in Paris.

    He worked at Goldman Sachs in New York and London from 1984 to 1994, at Credit Suisse First Boston from 1994 to 1996 and he has held senior positions at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson from 1997 to 2000.

    From 2000 to 2008 he was a senior executive at Lehman Brothers and, most recently, CEO of the company in France. On March 2009, Mr. Rolet was appointed to the Board and to Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange Group on May 2009.

    With such a remarkable Guest of Honour, we are positive that our Patrons will be delighted to listen to Mr. Xavier Rolet’s insights and exchange impressions with him during the evening.

    If you will want to know more about the Patron category, please click here and check all the benefits of this member category.

     

  • KONECTA |NEW PATRON OF THE CHAMBER

    We would like to welcome Konecta as new Patron of the Spanish Chamber.

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    Konecta is one of the leading Business Process Outsourcing companies across Europe & Latin America; providing customer management expertise through innovative contact solutions. Konecta has currently more than 23,100 employees worldwide.

    Over 400 organisations have chosen to create an outsourced partnership with Konecta; enabling each one to meet their specific objectives of delivering superior customer service and returns of their investment both quickly and efficiently.

    Konecta first launched the UK operation in 2008. Konecta UK based in Milton Keynes (less than 1 hour from London) provides services across a diverse range of sectors and business functions, including: Customer Service, Sales (inbound and outbound), Help Desk, Mystery Shopper, Back and Middle Office Administration, Business Process Outsourcing, Document Management Systems and Debt Collection, that allows them to create long-term partnerships with its clients.

    Should you want to know more about our new Patron, please visit their website: www.grupokonecta.com

  • ERNST AND YOUNG |NEW PATRON OF THE CHAMBER

    We would like to welcome Ernst and Young as a new Patron of the Spanish Chamber.

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    Ernst and Young is a multinational professional services firm which offers advisory, insurance or tax consultancy among other services. It is the third largest professional services firm in the world and they are committed to building a better working world — with increased trust and confidence in business, sustainable growth, development of talent in all its forms, and greater collaboration.

    This firm’s structure is composed of the Executive and Regions. The Executive includes a global leadership, governance bodies and four geographic Areas. As a matter of fact, there are 190,000 professionals working around the globe who are, precisely, one of the key assets of the company. They take advantage of all the collective intelligence, while working together overseeing the global strategy, brand, business planning, investments and priorities.

    Should you want to know more about our new patron, please visit their website: www.ey.com

  • IBERIA PRESENTATION EVENT

    On 14th May, the Spanish Embassy hosted the Iberia Presentation Event organised by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain, in collaboration with Iberia, Patron of the Chamber.

    Following the successful launch of our Private Members’ Area back in March, which was also supported by Iberia, they decided to invite member companies to get to know the new Iberia brand image as well as their new routes and products.

    The Spanish Embassy hosted the Iberia Presentation Event
    The Spanish Embassy hosted the Iberia Presentation Event

    H.E. Mr. Federico Trillo-Figueroa welcomed attendees to his residence on this special occasion. He highlighted that Iberia is the kind of company that can perfectly integrate the new with the old. Operating since 1927, Iberia keeps its traditional spirit, but adding an innovative touch on their daily activity.

    Later on, Ms. Celia Muñoz Espin, Head of Sales for Europe and Africa of the airline, presented the new routes to South America that Iberia has recently developed (Santo Domingo, Montevideo, Havana and Medellin) as well as the new seats and facilities offered in the long-haul flights.

    She showcased some videos to illustrate these improvements and invited Paloma Utrera, Sales Manager at Iberia Express and Chris Rankin, Head of Consumer Sales of BA to share some words with the audience. They both emphasised the relationship between Iberia and the UK, which had been strengthened since the merge with British Airways and showed their willingness to foster this alliance.

    H.E. Mr. Federico Trillo-Figueroa welcoming attendees to his residence.
    H.E. Mr. Federico Trillo-Figueroa welcoming attendees to his residence.

    Later on, all the guests were invited to try the new seats Iberia had brought to the Embassy and enjoyed the opportunity to experience first-hand how it felt to travel in renewed Iberia business class cabins.

    The icing on the cake of this event was the raffle organised for a round trip to Havana. The lucky one on the evening was Ms. Victoria Redondo, from King Stage, a company that has recently joined as member of the Spanish Chamber; and she was delighted with her prize.

    Vladut Anton from King Stage and her colleague Victoria Redondo, winner of the round trip to Havana
    Vladut Anton from King Stage and his colleague Victoria Redondo, winner of the round trip to Havana

    Furthermore, our members enjoyed the opportunity to mingle during the drinks reception and exchange impressions about the event in an informal atmosphere. We had a first-class experience tasting an incredible Iberian ham cut live, as well as some exquisite canapés and cheese varieties from Hispania, member of the Spanish Chamber, which were undoubtedly a great success.

    The evening was livened up by a cocktail bar, courtesy of Iberia, whose bar tender surprised the attendees with his fruity creations and some music.

    All guests could taste fruity cocktails, Iberian ham, a variety of cheese and other canapés provided by Hispania
    All guests could taste fruity cocktails, Iberian ham, a variety of cheese and other canapés provided by Hispania

    Last but not least, we would like to extend our gratitude to both Iberia and The Spanish Embassy for turning this event into a success. We would also like to thank our guests for joining us on yet another unforgettable evening and wish Ms. Victoria Redondo a pleasant stay in Havana.

    Keep up with our next events and do not miss the chance to attend our 128th Annual General Meeting, where we will count on Mr. Luis Gallego, President of Iberia, as our Guest of Honour. You can find more information about the registration here, so hurry up as places are running out fast!

  • REGENT’S UNIVERSITY LONDON, NEW PATRON OF THE CHAMBER

    We would like to welcome REGENT’S UNIVERSITY LONDON as a new Patron of the Spanish Chamber.

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    Regent’s University London is one of the UK’s most respected independent and nonprofit universities. Regent’s University has students from 140 different nationalities that considered it a truly international university.

    Their central London campus located in the hearth of Royal Park and only a few minutes away from the financial centre of London, the West End and the many attractions of this exciting European city offers an comfortable, intimate, safe and studying ambience.

    Regent’s University offers an unrivalled setting for higher education as a wide range of courses, including British and American degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Regent’s University London is comprised of seven specialist schools. Each student is a member of their own school as well as the University as a whole.

    For additional information, please visit their website: www.regents.ac.uk

  • AENA AEROPUERTOS, NEW PATRON OF THE CHAMBER

    We would like to welcome AENA AEROPUERTOS as a new Patron of the Spanish Chamber.

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    Aena Aeropuertos is a set of companies dedicated to airport management and to the provision of services for air navigation. Aena Aeropuertos is the leading world airport operator as per number of passengers. Aena Internacional is the arm for the foreign comercialisation of the Aena Aeropuertos experience.

    Aena Aeropuertos manages 46 airports and 2 heliports in Spain and participates directly and indirectly in the management of 15 other airports worldwide. It is the first airport operator of the world for number of passengers, with more than 200 million. The group of airports and Aena’s  heliports include two of the top airports in Europe for number of passengers: Adolfo Suárez Madrid – Barajas Airport, and Barcelona – El Prat Airport, in the fifth and ninth position, respectively.

     

    For additional information, please visit their website: www.aena-aeropuertos.es

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