Single-family home under construction in Cala Llamp

On September 17 the COAIB inaugurated the exposition at the Nit de l’Art (Art Night) of the project that won the contest organised by the COAIB for the fourth year running. The award-winning project was “Xarxa” (Net) by the firm R Arquitectes. Grupo Ferrà has been one of the partner companies in this year’s contest. The project was on public display at the Paseo del Borne until October 7, coinciding with the World Architecture Week. The students of the Philharmonic orchestra of the Balearic Islands offered a brief string concert at the closure ceremony, which was very well received.

Sometimes it isn’t easy to differentiate between a short-term rental and a touristic rental. The statutory regulation and legal consequences of either kind of rental agreement are different. With this article, Bufete Buades explains their main differences and current limitations… Read more. Short-term rental v touristic rental

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 magazine “Seguridad Laboral” (Work place Safety).

You may access the full document by clicking on the following link: Managements´s importance in fostering a risk prevention culture in companiespdf.pdf

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 conference, with an address entitled "Know that you can". She was also a moderator at several colloquia, with the participation of various social entities such as Asprom, Ikea, Red Cross, Projecte Home and Es Refugi, to name a few.

We were granted the opportunity to take part in the colloquium "Pass on, Converge, Achieve" with the Vicente Ferrer Foundation and some of the members of the group of business people who travelled to Anantapur on February of this year. 

Grupo Ferrá wishes to congratulate CAEB on this excellent initiative and to thank them for the award.

We have recently commenced the renovation of the late XIX^th 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 be used. Common areas will have Binissalem marble flooring and mosaics created with a combination of three types of stone: Binissalem marble, white limestone and Zimbabwe black granite, while the private areas inside the apartments will offer oak wood and Binissalem marble floorings, hexagonal ceramic mosaics for bathroom tiling as well as the preservation of some of the original materials of the building, such as the wooden joists and theload-bearing walls within the building’s structure, as well as some of the hydraulic pavement tiles on the kitchen floors.

Home automation will be achieved through a KNX system that will control each apartment’s lighting ,access control and HVAC systems.

A highlight will be the communal swimming pool, with an India green natural stone finish and located at the central patio of the building, as well as its veranda and shared entertainment areas.

Please click on the following like for more information: https://www.impremtagarden.com/

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 of them ensuite, a living room and an open-plan kitchen.

Outdoor carpentry is made of aluminium by Technal and indoor carpentry is made of wood with a white lacquer finish.

Indoor flooring and bathroom tiling are made of large porcelain stone are tiles. Indoor flooring is made of parquet.

Regarding the technical systems, the HVAC system consists of air conditioning distributed by air ducts and radiant floor heating.

The lighting systems, access control and HVAC systemare connected to a KNX home automation system.

Of special note are the swimming pool located on the roof top and its ample terraces.