José Luis Sánchez, Deputy Director of the Aljomar Group, is attending the 25th Anniversary Gala of the Family Business Association of Castile and León ( EFCL ) today at the Salamanca Conference Center. The event was organized in Salamanca, the city where the association was founded on June 27, 1997.
In fact, during the event, which will be presented by Mago More, the 27 companies that took the first step to establish the association in 1997 will be honored : Pascual and Restaurante Ojeda (Burgos), Auto Palacios and Bio3 (León); Grupo Siro (Palencia); Beher, Cárnicas Mulas, Grupo Ediesa, Hijo de Nicolás Benito, Plásticos Durex, Promociones y Contratas Curto, Mirat, Transportes Mateo Sevilla and Zaldi (Salamanca); Grupo Dibaq (Segovia); Cartonajes Izquierdo, Alejandro del Amo and Grupo Villar (Soria), Vega Sicilia, Cancio Muebles, Collosa, Helios, Emilio Esteban, Grupo Yllera, Quesos Entrepinares and Zarzuela (Valladolid), and Quesos El Pastor (Zamora).
The Gala, which will be attended by the 167 companies that currently comprise the Family Business Association of Castile and León, is a commemorative event that will celebrate “the work carried out by the association over the past 25 years in defense of family businesses and their values, which has contributed to the competitiveness and sustainable development of Castile and León.” It also aims to “highlight the role and values that define family businesses, such as commitment, deep roots, entrepreneurship, continuity, responsibility, effort, sustainability, and innovation, among others.”
Banco Santander is sponsoring this gala, in which Garrigues and AON have also collaborated.
The Aljomar family joined this regional organization 12 years ago, a decision they have always been proud of and to which they are fully committed, aiming to highlight the value of these family businesses as drivers of the productive economy and job creation in the region. More than 90% of businesses in Castile and León are family-owned and represent 70% of the regional GDP, employing 80% of the population in the private sector.
