About SEOPAN

Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales (CEOE)

Non-profit private entity whose objective is to defend and represent business interests in public authorities and society in general. SEOPAN has direct representation in CEOE as a full-fledged organisation, participating as a member in its Executive Committee, with 6 members on its Board of Directors and 14 members in its General Assembly. The President of SEOPAN is also President of CEOE’s Concessions and Services Commission and Vice President of CEOE’s International Relations Commission.

Confederación Nacional de la Construcción (CNC)

Business organisation that represents the construction sector as a whole. SEOPAN is the organisation with the highest level of representation in the CNC. The President of SEOPAN is also Vice President of the CNC, representing the builders trade associations.

Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación (AENOR)

Private entity responsible for the development of technical standards and certifications in Spain to help improve the quality and competitiveness of companies, their products and their services. SEOPAN is a member of its Board of Directors and the Standing Commission, the entity’s highest governing body. In addition, SEOPAN is part of the CACEC (Advisory Council for the Certification of Construction Companies), the CSR Committee, the Impartiality Committee and the Transparency Committee, participating in more than 30 Technical Committees on Standards and Certification, either directly or through its affiliated companies.

Asociación para el Progreso de la Dirección (APD)

Private entity whose mission is to promote and update business executives and entrepreneurs’ training and information, through activities that disseminate knowledge, training and professional improvement. SEOPAN collaborates on this Association’s training activity.

ENAC (Entidad Nacional de Acreditación)

Body appointed by the Administration to establish and maintain the accreditation system at the national level, in accordance with international standards. SEOPAN is a member of both ENAC’s Board of Directors and the Standing Committee.

PTEC (Plataforma Tecnológica Española de la Construcción)

Platform created in October of 2004 by SEOPAN and several of its affiliated companies to generate a meeting place for those entities with R&D activity in the construction sector. SEOPAN is a member of PTEC’s Standing Commission and secretary of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

Asociación Técnica de la Carretera (ATC)

Entity set up to receive and provide support to the Spanish Committee in the World Road Association (AIPCR-PIARC) and to provide a forum for discussion and collaboration between the Public Administration, professionals and companies. SEOPAN is a member of its Board of Directors.

ITS España

Association created with the aim of uniting the public, private and academic sectors in everything related to Intelligent Transportation Systems for a more secure, sustainable and efficient movement of people and merchandise. SEOPAN is a member of the Executive Committee.

Asociación Española de la Carretera (AEC)

Entity that works in the defence and promotion of roads in order to achieve a safer road network that is of higher quality and greater capacity. SEOPAN is a member of its Executive Committee.

Association Européenne des Concessionnaires d’Autoroutes et d’Ouvrages á Péage (ASECAP)

European Association of toll infrastructure operators (motorways, bridges and tunnels). It is made up of the most representative toll concession organisations from the 16 European Union member states, with its affiliates managing a total of 48,491 km of motorways, tunnels and toll bridges. SEOPAN is a member of the Management Committee and its Board of Directors.

International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA)

Association that represents the entire international toll industry. It has members from more than 20 countries, both public (representing more than 36 transport authorities from different US states) and private, distributed across all continents. Its main mission is for the toll be recognised as the most suitable financing system for the development of high-capacity roads.

European International Contractors (EIC)

European Association of large exporting building companies. Spain holds a permanent position in the Committee.

Junta Consultiva de Contratación Administrativa del Ministerio de Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas

SEOPAN, on behalf of the CNC, is a member of its Classification Committee on Public Building Contractors and the Higher Committee on Prices.