Publication CEPYME500 2017

#MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY SECTOR
Company Interview CEPYME500
GUPUZCOA
ASTILLEROS
ZAMAKONA
What does it mean for ASTILLEROS ZAMAKO-
NA to have been selected and recognised as a
CEPYME500 company? What effect do you think it
will have on your company?
For us, it is a great honour to be among the 500
companies with the highest growth potential in the
country. We hope that it will give us even more visibility
and projection at a national level regarding the
work we have been doing in recent years.
What would you say has been key in making ASTIL-
LEROS ZAMAKONA a leader in business growth?
The growth strategy has been based on the investment
and innovation in new products as well as the
work of a highly skilled team in the manufacturing of
these products.
What is your main strength as a company?
The ability to adapt to new times with higher quality
and more complex products for the export market.
What is the main added value ASTILLEROS ZAMA-
KONA can provide to its clients?
The main added values for our clients are the quality
of the final product as well as delivery times to meet
the objectives agreed with the final customer. After
sales service is also an important added value that
must be considered at all times.
How would you describe the working environment
in ASTILLEROS ZAMAKONA? Is the company committed
to aspects such as conciliation, incentive
programs and emotional salary? Is intrapreneurship
encouraged?
The working environment is great, we are committed
to reconciliation, training and incentives and at the
same time promoting intrapreneurship in the company.
What challenges lie ahead for ASTILLEROS ZAMA-
KONA in the next two years?
The short-term challenge Astilleros Zamakona Group
faces is the training of new workers as well as the
digitalisation of the company.
On a scale from 1 to 10, how would you rate your
company in terms of digitalisation or digital transformation?
Presently, I would say “8”. We are in the process of
bringing up to date everything related to digitalisation
and /or digital transformation.
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