A total of 47 companies have been selected as provincial finalists in the first edition of the Andalucía TRADE Andalusian Company of the Year 2025 Awards. These companies, chosen from among the 300 applications submitted throughout the region, will now compete to be the winners in the six categories of the competition, which seeks to promote social recognition of Andalusian private enterprise for its impact on wealth, employment and international projection.
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The eight provincial juries of the Andalucía TRADE Awards Andalusian Company of the Year 2025 have concluded their selection process, appointing the 47 finalist companies that advance to the next round. Organized by the Ministry of Economy, Finance, European Funds and Social Dialogue, through Andalucía TRADEThese awards are created with co-financing from FEDER funds.
The main objective of the awards is to highlight the primary task of companies Andalusians in the generation of well-being and wealth, focusing on the innovation and international expantion.
The candidacies, which totaled 300 registrationsThey have encompassed companies from all sectors, levels of development and geographical locations, divided into six key categories: Innovation and Knowledge Transfer, Industrial Development, Startups, International Development, Invest in
Andalusia and Business Trajectory.
Public-private collaboration: the key to the awards
The provincial juries, which met recently, were chaired by the regional delegates for Economy of the Junta and included a clear majority of the private sector Its composition included representatives from Chambers of Commerce, provincial business confederations, media outlets, and leading companies.
In the coming weeks, the Main Jury will meet, chaired by the Minister of Economy, Finance, European Funds and Social Dialogue, and President of Andalucía TRADE, Carolina España. This jury will also maintain a majority from the private sector, with the presence of Confederation of Andalusian Entrepreneurs (CEA) and the Andalusian Council of Chambers of Commerce.
The counselor Caroline Spain He highlighted "the strength" with which these awards are born, underlining the importance of business participation in the process: "These awards are the result of a new initiative of public-private partnership The Andalusian Regional Government, in collaboration with the companies, is responsible for submitting applications, selecting the finalists through a participatory process across all provinces, and ultimately choosing the winning companies in each of the six categories."
He added that the Andalusian Regional Government is seeking to promote an initiative that aims to ensure that "all of society values the fundamental role that the entrepreneurship in the economy and well-being of Andalusians.”
The objectives of the Award are fully related to the Andalusia FEDER 2021-2027 Programme within the scope of Political Objective 1: “A more competitive and intelligent Europe, promoting an innovative and smart economic transformation and regional ICT connectivity”
The category of 'Innovation and Knowledge Transfer'It is aimed at companies that have stood out for their ability to develop innovative solutions in the last five years, the winner will be chosen from among the following candidates selected as provincial finalists: Idener Research and DevelopmentA.IE (Seville), Magtel (Cordoba), SIMA (Granada), IMS Control Industrial (Jaen), TUPLSpain (Malaga), Biorizon Biotech (Almeria), Masiá Ciscar (Huelva) and Surcontrol (Cadiz).
In the candidacies forIndustrial developmentJob creation and the boost to the local economy in the industrial sector will be valued. The finalists chosen by their provincial juries were Elmya Holdco (Seville), Cunext Copper (Cordoba), Knauf Ibérica (Granada), Acesur (Jaen), Puertas THT (Malaga), Deretil Agronutritional (Almeria), Polisur (Huelva), and Blue Parrot Offshore (Cadi).
In the category of `StartupsThe final selection will be made from among the following firms chosen in the eight provinces for their innovation and potential: Vision Grid Energy (Seville), Cobiomic (Cordoba), Viver Living Drinks (Granada), Novaindef (Jaen), MetaMedicsVR (Malaga), Orizon Software Soluciones Informáticas (Almeria), Lain Tech (Huelva) and Glucotypp (Cadi).
The winning firm in 'International development', which recognizes merit in expansion and consolidation processes in international markets, will be chosen from among the following provincial finalists: AGQ Technological Corporate (Seville), Tonelería del Sur (Cordoba), Herogra Especiales (Granada), Liderkit (Jaen), DHV Tecnología Espacial Avanzada Malagueña (Malaga), Luxeapers (Almeria), Sata Agromedina (Huelva) and AppliediT (Cadiz).
In the mode of `Invest in AndalusiaThe foreign investment projects designated as finalists in each province to compete for the final prize are: Pilatus Aircraft Ibérica (Seville), Koh Young Research Spain-KYRS (Granada), Desay (Jaén), Vodafone Intelligent Solutions España-VOIS (Málaga), Michelin (Almería), Moeve (Huelva) and Total Terminal Internacional de Algeciras (Cádiz).
The category of `Business historyIt recognizes the work of entrepreneurs and companies that have demonstrated an exemplary track record over many years. The provincial finalists from which the winner will be selected are: Airbus Defence and Space (Seville), Ximenez Iluminación (Cordoba), Nazaríes Intelligenia (Granada), Diseño y Aplicaciones del No Tejido (Jaen), Dcoop (Malaga), Cosentino Group (Almeria), Antonio España e Hijos Environment & Recycling (Huelva), and Pipespain (Cadiz).
The awards are of a honorific and without monetary prize, but they include communication activities by Andalucía TRADE and the right to use the title of Finalist or Winner. The winning companies will receive a statuette of a Lion of the Court of the Lions of the Alhambra, made of Macael marble, a symbol that evokes the global projection of Andalusia.
