APPI
since 1995 giving service
Do you want to know the Industrial Park?
We invite you to join us on a visit through the Juan Carlos I Industrial Park in Almussafes.
The Association of Business owners of Industrial Parks (Ribera Baixa) “APPI” welcomes you. We are an Association that brings together the different companies that form part of the Juan Carlos I Industrial Park, North Polygon and L’Ermita located in the towns of Almussafes and El Romaní (Valencia), next to the Ford Spain factory, and where most of them belong to the automotive sector and are suppliers of this multinational.
True to our initial philosophy, the Association continues its commitment to improve the management systems and business knowledge of the partners. In this website you will find, through the different sections, information and services of high business interest, as well as a place in the network where we can combine our interests.
If you want information about any of the partner companies click on the “Park Companies” section. In this menu you can find contact information for these companies as well as their location in the Industrial Park plan. From the section “Companies Location Plan” find out the name of companies from which you only know their location or download the map with its location in pdf.
HISTORY
History of the Juan Carlos I Industrial Park
The Juan Carlos I Industrial Park is located in the Valencian town of Almussafes (Valencia), next to the Ford Spain factory, and it was inaugurated in 1996. Among its peculiarities, it stands out the fact that most of the companies that make it up, a total of 120, belong to the automotive sector and are direct suppliers of the Ford multinational. One factor that has made this business area in one of the world’s leading logistics centers in the automotive field.
The total area of the Park is 1,433,000 m² (including the 2 phases), and as of 2011 employs 4,500 workers.
This business area has been promoted by the Generalitat Valenciana and the City Council of Almussafes, through the SEPIVA (public company of the Generalitat Valenciana), and it was designed in collaboration with Ford Spain, applying its logistics expertise in production processes of the automotive sector.
FIRST PHASE
- The works of the first phase of the Park began in 1995 and ended in 1996 (infrastructure works).
- Total area: 660,000 m².
- In this first phase, about 60 companies were installed.
- The Park was inaugurated by King Don Juan Carlos I on October 17, 1996.
SECOND PHASE (ENLARGEMENT)
- Enlargement surface: 767,000 m².
- Completion of infrastructure works in 2003.
- Between 2003 and 2006, a large number of companies built their warehouses, and the extension was fully completed by the end of 2008.
The total surface of the Industrial Park is 1,433,000 m² (including the 2 phases), and employment has exceeded 10,000 people at the end of 2016.
Ford Spain and the industrial park
The contribution of Ford Spain for the development of the Industrial Park has been very important, since more than 90% of the companies that were installed in the first phase are Ford suppliers. In the second phase, they are close to 35%, although the surface occupied by Ford suppliers reaches 50%.
Importance of the industrial park in Almussafes
During these years, the Industrial Park has received visits from all the multinationals in the automotive sector and the specialized press. At present, its novel logistical approaches are being applied by the most advanced companies in the automotive industry. These include the three tunnels that connect the Ford factory with the Industrial Park, and through which ten companies automatically send (by electrified monorail) the sequenced parts to the assembly lines of the multinational. This and other aspects make the Industrial Park in Almussafes to be a worldwide pioneer in the automotive sector.
PRESIDENT : Vico Valero Giménez GRUPO VALAUTOMOCIÓN
MANAGER: Romina Moya López
VICE PRESIDENT: Inmaculada Rodríguez Peláez MUTUA ASEPEYO
TREASURER: María José Mir Álos IMAN TEMPORING ETT
SECRETARY: Begoña Herreros López LEAR AUTOMOTIVE
MANAGER’S ASSISTANT: Adriana Moncada
BOARD MEMBER: José Enrique Aparisi Navarro MUTUA ASEPEYO
BOARD MEMBER: Carmen Selma Juan GESTAMP LEVANTE
BOARD MEMBER: Luis Albert Rico UMIVALE
BOARD MEMBER: Rafael Arrufat Pellicer IGNISVERICA
BOARD MEMBER: Hugo Sanz VALORA PREVENCIÓN
BOARD MEMBER: Pau Muñoz AKTRION IBERIA
The mission of the APPI is to provide value to the companies located in the Juan Carlos I Industrial Park, North Polygon and L’Ermita (economic activity areas of the towns of Almussafes and El Romaní), to become a meeting point where to combine interests, make themselves known or claim common needs.
The vision of APPI is to give a comprehensive and unified image about ALL the companies located in the Juan Carlos I Industrial Park, North Polygon and L’Ermita – El Romaní and that this information is useful for carriers, visitors, organisms and those interested persons to know an exemplary logistic model throughout the world, as well as share the necessary value services.
Among the tasks developed by APPI for partner companies, the following stand out:
- Work to achieve common improvements
- Resolution of problems affecting its partners
- Legal advice on common issues
- Interlocution in front of the different Administrations
- Promote collaboration agreements
- Coordinate new studies
- Detect new needs or deficiencies
OUR VALUES
HONESTY, in all procedures and communications
FAIRNESS, supporting all needs equally without positioning
TRANSPARENCY, regarding the allocation of resources and priorities
PROFESSIONALISM, in the execution of projects
DISCRETION, in all areas, especially with sensitive information
