The engineering consulting sector in Spain experienced significant growth in 2024, with an estimated turnover volume of 11.500 millones de euros, which represents an increase in 7% compared to the previous year. Within this positive outlook, the companies associated with TECHNIBERIA They stood out when generating the 65 % of the sector's total turnover, a percentage that remains stable compared to 2023.
The employers' association, which brings together 93 companies and employs more than 70.000 professionals, has managed to consolidate the recovery initiated after the 2020-2021 pandemic, although a slight slowdown in the pace of growth has been observed in 2024.
La Capabilities continues to be the fundamental pillar of the success of TECNIBERIA engineering. Of the 7.520 millones de euros invoiced last year, 5.340 million (71%) came from its activity outside Spain. The domestic business, for its part, contributed 2.180 millones de euros (29%).
A KPMG report for TECNIBERIA reveals that 85% of its companies have a presence in Latin America and 63% in Europe, with civil engineering accounting for 44% of its international turnover.
Joan Franco, president of TECNIBERIA, highlighted this distribution at the employers' association's last General Assembly: "The powerful international presence of our companies. Approximately 70% of our companies' business is produced abroad and remains the main contributor to their profits. But I want to continue to remind you that to progress in foreign markets "We need to be strong in the domestic market, we need the cooperation of our customers through a partnership relationship, and unfortunately, in some cases this is not the case.".
Despite the importance of the international business, the impact of the Next Generation Funds on the private engineering sector has been limited.
With regards to public tender, 2024 marked a significant rebound. Engineering services reached 3.037 millones de euros, an 18 % more than in 2023, with a total of 12.388 tendersThe General State Administration maintained figures similar to 2023, while notable increases were observed in Autonomous Communities (21 %), local entities (45 %) and other entities (25 %).
By ministry, the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MITMS) tendered 597 millones de euros, a figure similar to that of the previous year. The Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITERD) reduced its bidding by 23 %Until the 148 million. Highlights the growth of 61 % in the Ministry of Defense's tender, which reached 144 millones de euros in 2024.
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