The figure before the adjective
No proposal leaves without a measured baseline and a verifiable target.
Company
Built to create value over the long term
An engineering, technology and operations group incorporated in 1998, with in-house capability at all three stages: design, build and maintain.
About us
Aurelis began in 1998 as an industrial maintenance firm with four engineers and one contract. What turned it into a group was not growth but the decision to stop subcontracting the critical part: first the workshop, then the engineering, and finally the operation.
Today those three capabilities sit under a single contract, which is what makes it possible to commit to availability rather than merely to delivery. It is also why the company turns down work it could not sustain after commissioning.
The purpose is not written as a brand line: the organisation exists so that assets people depend on — water, power, freight, production — keep running predictably.
25+
Years in operation
Incorporated in 1998
12
Markets
Five permanent offices
350+
Projects delivered
Manufacturing, energy, infrastructure
98%
Client retention
Contracts renewed at 5 years
01 / 05History
Twenty-eight years, one decision at a time
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1998
Incorporation
Four engineers and one maintenance contract at a food plant.
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2003
First in-house workshop
Manufacturing and instrumentation in Tegucigalpa. The critical work stops being subcontracted.
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2008
Going regional
First contract abroad: a substation in northern Colombia.
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2014
Operations contract
The group takes on availability, not just delivery. The control centre is founded.
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2019
Digital division
Telemetry, predictive maintenance and the platform now running 4,800 assets.
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2023
Madrid
European technical centre: control systems, industrial cyber security and type approvals.
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2026
2030 programme
A five-year investment plan in manufacturing capacity and own generation.
02 / 05Values
Four rules that are not negotiable in a contract
Whoever designs, operates
The engineering team sees commissioning through. Nothing gets thrown over the wall.
Safety as a condition
Work that cannot be done safely is not done. It is redesigned or it is turned down.
Cost transparency
An open price structure, with labour, plant and contingency declared separately.
03 / 05Leadership
Who answers for the work
An executive committee of four, directly accountable for contracts, safety and technical outcome.
Marcela Ruiz Alvarado
Chief Executive
Twenty-two years in infrastructure project management. Has led the group since 2016.
Joaquín Vidal Ferrer
Operations Director
Accountable for site works, the workshops and the maintenance contracts across the five countries.
Anjali Kapoor Restrepo
Technical Director
Process engineering and control systems. Chairs the design committee.
Diego Sandoval Pineda
Commercial Director
Contract structuring, industrial partnerships and manufacturer relationships.
04 / 05Corporate governance
How decisions are made
The governance structure is the part a corporate buyer reviews before signing. It is set out here as it would be in an information memorandum.
- Board of directors
- Seven members, three of them independent. Meets quarterly.
- Audit committee
- Chaired by an independent director. Financial statements externally audited since 2009.
- Risk and safety committee
- Reviews incidents, near misses and continuity plans every month.
- Code of conduct
- Applies to staff, suppliers and partners. Whistleblowing channel run by a third party.
- Anti-bribery policy
- Mandatory due diligence on counterparties and agents across the twelve markets.
05 / 05Sustainability
Growing responsibly
Environmental, social and governance commitments are published on the same terms as operating results: if it is not measured, it is not claimed.
Environment
-34 %
Emissions intensity per project delivered against the 2019 baseline. 2030 target: -60 %.
People
1 240
People directly employed. 38 % of technical staff are women; the 2030 target is 45 %.
Governance
100 %
Critical suppliers assessed on compliance, occupational safety and material traceability.
ISOCertifications and accreditations
Current certifications
The certifications shown here are illustrative. The structure is ready to be swapped for the company's real accreditations, with certificate number, issuing body and validity.
Quality management
ISO 9001
Scope: engineering, construction and operations. Annual surveillance audit.
Environmental management
ISO 14001
Applied to sites, workshops and the five permanent offices.
Health and safety
ISO 45001
Zero lost-time incidents across the last 18 months on site.
Information security
ISO 27001
Covers the operations control centre and the telemetry platform.
Industrial cyber security
IEC 62443
SL-2 level on the control architectures we integrate.
Welding qualification
ASME · IX
Qualified procedures and welders for pressure vessels.
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