On 7 March, the XVth edition of the Classic Rally will begin in Puerto Portals. This long-awaited event has been held for 14 years and year after year it has established itself as one of the most relevant events of its kind in Mallorca. This is the second edition of this competition in which Grupo Ferrá will be taking part, this year for the first time in cooperation...
We have recently commenced the renovation of the late XIXth century building located at 1, Imprenta Street, in Palma. This project will comprise12 apartments, distributed over four floors with an approximate built-up surface of 2,067 s.q.m many of which will have terraces and private garden areas. Of particular note are the high quality materials...
To mark the occasion of the Award granted by the CAEB for Good Business Practices in Occupational Health and Safety 2018, our colleague Manuel Pérez, Advanced Technician in Occupational Risk Prevention, has written an article entitled ” Management’s importance in fostering a risk prevention culture in companies" that has been published in the October edition of the Digital...
Baltyc Obras y Servicios, a Ferrá Group company, has started the project of Renovation and Extension of a residential property located in the Portixol area. The built-up area measures approximately 236 sqm distributed on two floors, a ground floor with one bedroom with a bathroom and a gym, and a first floor with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, one...
On 6 November we attended the III CAEB Conference on Social Responsibility and Competitiveness where we were one of the companies granted the award "Committed Company, Company with values" in recognition of our participation the CSR actions promoted by CAEB. Mrs Irene Villa was a keynote speaker at the...
In an interview for the Nivell magazine, of the Balearic Builders’ Association, our Marketing Manager talks about her experience in India. What have you cooperated on? As Grupo Ferrá’s designated manager in charge of the implementation of its Corporate Social Responsibility policies, I had been looking for a while for a trustworthy and transparent organisation that we felt we could trust. I had been given excellent...
Our commitment translates into the responsible handling of our company’s human resources in terms of attending to their personal needs and ensuring their training and professional development. In social matters, we support projects aimed at improving the human right situation in countries with high poverty levels.
Location: Son Vida development - T.M. Palma
Constructed area: 550 m2
Single-family home under the supervision of architect Emilio Fernández Terrés, located in Son Vida residential.
The building have excellent views over the Bay of Palma and offer an indoor garage with capacity for two cars, ample terraces, as well as a lift and an infinity pool.
The characteristics are:
-Ground floor: comprises a foyer and staircase, a master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom and dressing room, three double bedrooms, one of them with an en-suite bathroom, and two porches.
-First floor: includes a living room, dining room, kitchen, half bathroom, utility room, terrace, porch and garage with vehicle access through the ramp.
- Basement floor: includes a games room, bathroom, porch connected to the pool and boiler room.
Technical characteristics of the Project:
- Reinforced concrete and metal structure.
- External walls made of ceramic brick.
- External cladding of the rear-ventilated façade system with insulation and porcelain stoneware.
- External areas clad with synthetic resin mortar and natural stone masonry.
- Inverted flat roof covered with gravel and raised garden beds.
- Terraces paved with large-format porcelain stoneware, either raised or laid on mortar.
- Internal partition walls with galvanised structure, laminated plasterboards and Q3/Q4 finish as well as interior acoustic insulation with mineral wool.
- External walls on plot and garden boundaries finished with fine plaster and natural Stone masonry.
- Outdoor motorised aluminium panoramic windows and doors by Open Space and tilt and turn windows by K-Line, with motorised exterior blinds by WAREMA.
- Tongue and groove wood pivot entrance door. Indoor carpentry made of wood with a white lacquer finish and natural wood steps.
- Indoor flooring using floating parquet and porcelain stoneware tiling in bathrooms.
- HVAC system consists of ducted air conditioning, radiant floor heating and a gas fireplace.
- Lighting systems, access control and HVAC system are connected to a KNX home automation system.
Location: Son Vida development - T.M. Palma
Constructed area: 440 m2
Single-family home under the supervision of architect Emilio Fernández Terrés, located in Son Vida residential. The building have excellent views over the Bay of Palma and offer an indoor garage with capacity for two cars, ample terraces, as well as a lift and an infinity pool.
The characteristics are:
- Ground floor: Two living rooms, a foyer and staircase, dining room, kitchen,half bathroom, porch and garage with vehicle access through the ramp.
- First floor: Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and dressing room, two double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and a porch.
- Basement floor: Bedroom, bathroom, utility room, porch connected to the pool, boiler room and storage room.
Technical characteristics of the Project:
- Reinforced concrete and metal structure.
- External walls made ofceramic brick.
- External cladding of the rear-ventilated façade system with insulation and porcelain stoneware.
- External areas clad with synthetic resin mortar and natural stone masonry.
- Inverted flat roof covered with gravel and raised garden beds.
- Terraces paved with large-format porcelain stoneware, either raised or laid on mortar.
- Internal partition walls with galvanised structure, laminated plasterboards and Q3/Q4 finish as well as interior acoustic insulation with mineral wool.
- External walls on plot and garden boundaries finished with fine plaster and natural Stone masonry.
- Outdoor motorised aluminium panoramic windows and doors by Open Space and tilt and turn windows by K-Line, with motorised exterior blinds by WAREMA.
- Tongue and groove wood pivot entrance door. Indoor carpentry made of wood with a white lacquer finish and natural wood steps.
- Indoor flooring using floating parquet and porcelain stoneware tiling in bathrooms.
- HVAC system consists of ducted air conditioning, radiant floor heating and a gas fireplace.
- Lighting systems, Access control and HVAC system are connected to a KNX home automation system.
Location: Urb. Sol de Mallorca - T.M. Calviá
Constructed area: 440 m2.
Project of single-familiy home with a swimming pool built on a plot of 1.412 m2 and with a built-up área of 440 m2, distributed over two floors. It has 5 bedrooms. Of particular note is the doublé height of the living área (6,5 m). It offers two porches on the groung floor and two terraces, one on the ground floor and the other one on the rooftop with panoramic views.
Location: Son Vida development - T.M. Palma
Constructed area: 530 m2
Single-family home under the supervision of architect Emilio Fernández Terrés, located in Son Vida residential.
The building have excellent views over the Bay of Palma and offer an indoor garage with capacity for two cars, ample terraces, as well as a lift and an infinity pool.
The characteristics are:
- Ground floor: comprises a foyer and staircase, two living rooms, an office, a dining room, kitchen, half bathroom, utility room, porch and garage with vehicle access through the ramp.
- First floor: includes a hallway, master bedroom with foyer and staircase, en-suite bathroom and dressing room, two double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, dressing room and terrace.
- Basement floor: includes a living room, bedroom, bathroom and porch connected to the pool, as well as a boiler room.
Technical characteristics of the Project:
- Reinforced concrete and metal structure.
- External walls made of ceramic brick.
- External cladding of the rear-ventilated façade system with insulation and porcelain stoneware.
- External areas clad with synthetic resin mortar and natural stone masonry.
- Inverted flat roof covered with gravel and raised garden beds.
- Terraces paved with large-format porcelain stoneware, either raised or laid on mortar.
- Internal partition walls with galvanised structure, laminated plasterboards and Q3/Q4 finish as well as interior acoustic insulation with mineral wool.
- External walls on plot and garden boundaries finished with fine plaster and natural stone masonry.
- Outdoor motorised aluminium panoramic windows and doors by Open Space and tilt and turn windows by K-Line, with motorised exterior blinds by WAREMA.
- Tongue and groove wood pivot entrance door. Indoor carpentry made of wood with a white lacquer finish and natural wood steps.
- Indoor flooring using floating parquet and porcelain stoneware tiling in bathrooms.
- HVAC system consists of ducted air conditioning, radiant floor heating and a gas fireplace.
- Lighting systems, access control and HVAC system are connected to a KNX home automation system
Location: Cala Llamp - T.M. Andratx.
Constructed area: 2.600 m2
This new build home has a reinforced concrete structure.An external thermal insulation system is used as an exterior siding on the ceramic brickwalls, with natural stone masonry being used on the corners and external walls.The roofs are flat and the upper ones are sloped with aged roof tiles.
Indoor sidings mainly consist of drywall partitions alternating with others, which are clad innatural stone masonry.
Outdoor carpentry is by Keller minimal windows and the indoor carpentry is made of wood with a lacquer finish.
The house also has a swimming pool covered with Bisazza mosaic tiles, a jacuzzi, Turkish bath, gym and wine cellar.
Both indoor and outdoor floorings are made of Cenia natural stone.
On 7 March, the XVth edition of the Classic Rally will begin in Puerto Portals. This long-awaited event has been held for 14 years and year after year it has established itself as one of the most relevant events of its kind in Mallorca.
This is the second edition of this competition in which Grupo Ferrá will be taking part, this year for the first time in cooperation with the real estate company Engel &Völkers, given that they are jointly sponsoring the pilot Nadal Galiana and hisco-driver Gabriel Flores, who compete in the race category behind the wheel oftheir 1976 Ford Escort Classic Car. This team is already a veteran of this rally, as they obtained the first position for all categories on the podium in the editions of 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Please click on the following link www.rallyislamallorca.com to get further information about the rally: timetables, routes...
In an interview for the Nivell magazine, of the Balearic Builders’ Association, our Marketing Manager talks about her experience in India.
What have you cooperated on?
As Grupo Ferrá’s designated manager in charge of the implementation of its Corporate Social Responsibility policies, I had been looking for a while for a trustworthy and transparent organisation that we felt we could trust. I had been given excellent feedback about the Vicente Ferrer Foundation (FVF – Fundación Vicente Ferrer), so I arranged a visit with them. After meeting the representative of the Vicente Ferrer Foundation for the Balearic Islands, Isabel Pizá, and starting to work together, I realised that I had finally found an organisation from which we could learn, and with which we could share experiences and grow in terms of corporate responsibility. Our company shares a common philosophy and core values with the Vicente Ferrer Foundation, which is essential when choosing your allies.
In July 2016 we started to support the Habitat project of the Vicente Ferrer Foundation, thus enabling the construction of homes for families belonging to the most disadvantaged sections of the Indian society and facilitating their access to dignified living conditions in a tiny village called Kogira, in the area of Penukonda, Madakasira region, in the country’s southeast. Getting involved in this home building project was a way of empowering women in India, given that the houses were registered in their names so that if they are abandoned by their husbands or widowed, no one can evict them from their homes, which unfortunately is a quite common occurrence in rural India.
After receiving the first report and the pictures showing the project’s implementation, we decided to renew our cooperation. However, we received a very unusual response from the Foundation, because Isabel Pizá told us: “Wait, before continuing your cooperation with us you need to travel to Anantapur to see the results of your solidarity first hand”. A few months later, a delegation from Grupo Ferrá flew to India in order to inaugurate the houses that we had built.
Getting to know and see the Foundation´s project with our own eyes, as well as the management transparency and everything else that we saw while on the ground was such a positive experience that it encouraged us to continue supporting the Vicente Ferrer Foundation and to remain at their side in the fight against the extreme poverty.
In July 2017 began new building work for the construction of houses in the village of Kanumpalli, in the Padini area, in northern Anantapur.
As an experience, what has it given you on a personal level?
The experience has been very enriching from all points of view, as well as an excellent opportunity for learning and transforming our company. Of course, it has also had quite a significant impact on a personal level, because getting in touch with other realities that are radically different from ours suddenly opens your eyes to new perspectives. It is not possible to see life again in the way that you did before.
Who has travelled to India on behalf of the Group?
Three members of the Grupo Ferrá team made the journey: Raquel Carrasco Barrio, Financial Director, Antoni Gurrera, Managing Director and me.
Will you continue this cooperation?
We have decided to renew our commitment with the Vicente Ferrer Foundation and, as I have mentioned earlier, we are participating in the construction of more houses that will restore dignity to the inhabitants of Kanumpalli. We are extremely proud to be able to make a contribution, however small, to give families in one of the poorest areas of southern India access to a better life, because what would be considered to be a fundamental right in our society for them is a real opportunity to escape extreme poverty.
Is this the first time that you have executed Corporate Social Responsibility project abroad? What is your Corporate Social Responsibility policy in the Balearic Islands?
We do not distinguish between global and local action. Our commitment as a company is to implement any guidelines and practices necessary that may lead to the achievement of economic, environmental and social balance. In this context, such a distinction would make no sense.
We have recently started cooperating with the company 3 Glops from Mallorca, dedicated to the occupational integration of persons with mental illness through a special employment centre. We have also cooperated with AEA Solidaria, an NGO created and managed by the staff of the airline Air Europa, by sending clothes to children at risk of social exclusion in the municipal district of Boca Chica, in the Dominican Republic.
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