• The event, hosted by the Madrid Association of Technical Architects and Quantity Surveyors, aimed to highlight the new challenges facing the sector in these areas and the importance of establishing health and safety protocols within companies.
• The event featured leading experts in this field and recognized the best practices implemented in Culmia’s developments.

March 17, 2023 – Culmia, Spain’s leading residential real estate project management platform, held the second edition of the Health and Safety Awards at the Madrid College of Technical Architects and Quantity Surveyors. The event, which featured leading experts in the field, focused on the new challenges facing the real estate development sector in this area and recognized best practices in development projects. The event also featured the Jamming Show: a theater troupe that livened up the day by serving as emcees and performing an improvisational show based on the event’s theme.

The evening began with an opening address by Jesús Esteban, a member of the Board of Directors of the Madrid Association of Technical Architects and Quantity Surveyors, which led into the event’s first presentation “Health and Safety Conversations, ” led by experts in the field : Cristina Gómez, head of occupational health and safety at Culmia, and Félix Sanz Herrero, a member of PRL Innovación. Subsequently, José María Ruiz, technical director at Qsafety, led a presentation on best practices in Health and Safety in the sector, with a special focus on fire prevention at construction sites.

Among the key conclusions and ideas shared during the event were the importance of implementing health and safety protocols across all areas of a company and how these protocols can strengthen leadership, become part of a company’s culture of prevention, and serve as a catalyst for change at all organizational levels. The discussions also included real-world case studies that demonstrated how the proper implementation of health and safety protocols has helped reduce risk on construction sites.

Francisco Pérez, CEO of Culmia, then shared with the audience a historical overview of key moments in his professional career where best practices in these areas have been of vital importance; while also highlighting the impact that the proper implementation of these protocols can have on a company, especially those operating in the real estate sector.

Recognition of best practices in the sector

During the final segment of the event, Juan Manuel Borrás, Culmia’s Director of Operations, presented the awards to the winners and finalists in the various categories established by the company, which were designed to recognize the work of the professionals involved from start to finish in the construction process of a development.

In the “Health and Safety Coordinator” category, Francisco Javier Sánchez Flores received first prize, while the runner-up was Jesús Clemente Fernández Hijón; both are from BUREAU VERITAS.

In the “Marketing Manager” category, the first runner-up was Beatriz Horcajo Guerrero, from Culmia’s Catalonia Regional Office, while the second runner-up was Juan Luis Justicia Martín, from Culmia’s Eastern Regional Office. Also noteworthy in this category is the Special Mention for Teamwork awarded to Eva Luquero Ramos, Juan Rubio Montes, and Javier Lozano Colmenarejo for their work on the Plan Vive initiative of the Community of Madrid.

Finally, in the “Construction Firm – Construction” category, Sara Potas, Manuel Uceda, and Joan Retamal of Obres Tècniques Lloret were named first runners-up for their work on the CULMIA Alba del Vallès II project in Sant Fost de Campsentelles (Barcelona). Meanwhile, Daniel Navas and María Rosa Jiménez of SAN JOSÉ Constructora were named second runners-up for their work on the CULMIA Ciencias Park project (Seville).

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