Entrepreneurs
Bizkaia Crowdlending: New funding system to increase the income of small businesses in Bizkaia
The Provincial Council and Elkargi have put in place a new financing system to increase the income of small businesses in Bizkaia. The citizens will be able to finance small businesses safely, as the contributions will be fully supported by Elkargi.
Sidenor workers in Azkoitia demonstrate to defend their jobs and denounce the company's "neglect"
Hundreds of people called by the works council have taken to the streets to protest the closure of the Sidenor lamination train in Azkoitia and the transfer of 36 workers to Reinosa (Cantabria).
Tubos Reunidos has stressed that it is "essential to resize" the company
At this Wednesday's meeting, the company has maintained its offer of pre-retirement from the age of 59 and promoted casualties, with 38 days per year.
Basque companies exported EUR 1.130 billion to the Middle East by 2025, 3.8% of the total
Pradales has called for the situation in the Middle East to 'calm down' and has promised 'the necessary measures' for Basque companies
At the opening ceremony of the International Machine Tool Fair at the BEC in Barakaldo, the lehendakari has advanced that the Basque Government Euskadi is already studying the "effects" of the conflict in the Middle East and has warned of the "real danger" of a new "war".
International Machine Tool Fair, meeting point to show the solidity of the Basque industry
Companies participating in the International Machine Tool Fair will be able to demonstrate the solidity of the Basque industry and find new markets. 34 will present 3,350 innovative products and services, mostly machines.
Tubacex has reduced its profits by 30% by 2025, to 15.9 million
Sales also fell 6.3%, to 719.3 million. Hala, the company has stressed that the event, in the year marked by the "global market weakness environment", has been maintained thanks to a strategy based on "integrated model, geographical diversification and presence in various sectors and niches of high added value, which has helped to" mitigate the impact of tariff uncertainty " .
Stellum Capital will almost triple its assets in two years, to 700 million euros
Stellum Capital is a private capital fund manager created by the Artizarra Foundation and promoted by Hego Euskal Herria entrepreneurs, who will launch three new investment tools to triple their current assets.
"We have ambition and determination to stay in our territory."
In statements to Euskadi Irratia, the General Representative ofGipuzkoa, Eider Mendoza, said that this is good news and that the operation will be followed 'closely'.
A group of Basque investors might be interested in buying the Elmubas Petfood Group in Azpeitia
According to EiTB, the negotiations are well advanced and it is possible that in the short term the company will remain in the hands of a group of investors in the Basque Country for around EUR 300 or 400 million.
KL will launch a new inclusive workshop in Arrasate
KL katealegaia has laid the foundation stone of what will be its new production plant in Arrasate. The social economy company will move its current activity in the Aretxabaleta and production centers in Bergara to Arrasate to move towards a more competitive, accessible and inclusive model.
Tubos Reunidos has offered workers early retirement and incentives for voluntary leave
On the occasion of the second meeting between management and trade unions to negotiate an employment regulation dossier affecting 301 workers, a day of strike has been called at the Amurrio plant, which has been joined by the entire workforce.
Tamara Yagüe (Confebask): "Industry can approach recession at certain times; the coming months will be key."
Arantza Ruiz has interviewed the president of Confebask in ETB's "12 Minutes" program. Yagüe has stressed that growth is not constant in all sectors and has said that it is appropriate to be cautious in terms of industry, as the coming months will be decisive.
In January, the Public Prosecutor's Office opposed the search of Sidenor without requiring the persons under investigation to submit any documents in advance
The Public Prosecutor's Office sees no legal support for the genocide investigation and considers that the investigation is being conducted without legal protection in relation to crimes against genocide and humanity and against protected persons and property in the event of armed conflict.
Ramiro Gonzalez: "We will do everything we can to resolve the situation of Reunited Tubes."
The General Representative of Álava, Ramiro González, has said that the Council is "fully involved" in resolving the situation of Tubos Reunidos and has explained that he has asked the SEPI to be involved and involved in debt restructuring.
The Metal Group will discuss with the Works Councils and the Administrator the situation following the competition and the closure of the factories
COOO sources have pointed out that the situation is complicated and it is also difficult to find a buyer to ensure the continuity of the factories.
Adegi: "Absenteeism should be a concern for the whole of society and not just for entrepreneurs."
Adegi's CEO, José Miguel Ayerza, has welcomed Cebek's request to take action in this regard. "All actors should share the diagnosis and put in place measures to reduce it," he added.
The Basque investor consortium has completed the process of buying Uvesco
The Uvesco Group, the matrix of the BM and Super Amara brands, currently has 344 establishments and more than 7,000 employees. The distribution group currently operates in Hego Euskal Herria, Comunidad de Madrid, Ávila, Cantabria and La Rioja.
Cebek calls for collective bargaining incentives to reduce absenteeism
The employers of Bizkaia have called for collective bargaining to be tackled "without impositions" and with a commitment to dialogue, and have advocated the inclusion in the conventions of agreements and incentives (not necessarily economic) that will reduce the impact of absenteeism.
They've started an indefinite strike at the Metal Group in Abadiño and Legutiano against the ERE
The management of the company has proposed an ERE that proposes the complete closure of the Abadiño plant and numerous redundancies in Legutiano, which will affect about 139 of the 183 workers.