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Berguedà Territory on innovation and entrepreneurship

territory of innovation and entrepreneurship

The Berguedà region is made up of 31 municipalities, with

Berga as Capital city. The total population exceeds 40,000

inhabitants and the area reaches 1,184.89 km².

A total of 255 companies installed

With a total of 255 companies installed, Berguedà has

traditionally been an industrialized region with important

economic activities.

Traditionally the most important sectors have been textile

and mining.

Nowadays, food, wood and cork, energy and water sectors are also predominant.

Transport and machinery sectors are also important,

bringing together an important part of the economic activity

in the area.

Activity sectors

28% Wholesale and Retail

13% Construction

47% Manufacturing

Industries

5% Transport & Storage

3% Administrative

2% Energy

1% Professional

Activities

1% Agriculture

& others

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innovation in the territory two strategic clusters


Medical-Health Textile Cluster

Medical-Health Textile Association of Berguedà (MESAB), formed

by 13 members, aims to develop innovation projects, applied research

and industrial development; the transfer of technology; and the

continuous training of people who work with textile materials.

Companies from Berguedà form the Association, essentially, with

Bages, Gironès and Vallès Oriental companies as well.

MESAB has the leadership of the Innotex Center, a Center for

Technological Innovation of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia,

which is a benchmark in research projects and its industrial application,

in research and technological innovation projects.

Agroalimentary cluster

Agroalimentary Cluster of Typical Mountain Products, formed by

39 companies, aims to position the typical products of the

mountain territory of Catalonia as a differentiated food reference

of quality and prestige locally and internationally.




training in Berguedà people prepared for the new challenges


As a consequence of globalization, regions and cities are

confronted at a new level of competition. In Berguedà we have

several teaching centers to train new entrepreneurs, qualified

workers and young people with initiative. Berguedà has 7

secondary education centers, complemented by several

vocational educational cycles, some of which are dual training

(theoretical classes and paid internships in companies).

There are also other centers that help train personnel such as the

Berga Adult School, several language schools, public and private

entities in the territory, or the Berguedà Development Agency,

which organizes theoretical and practical courses in sectors such

as textiles. , forestry, welding, among others. In addition, many

students of the Berguedà region are nourished by the training offer

(FP) of neighbouring districts in different fields such as Computing,

Installation and maintenance or building and civil works.

Berguedà is a territory of entrepreneurship. Proof of this are the

programs CUEME and EJE to promote the entrepreneurial fabric

from the Schools and Institutes. Within the framework of these

programs, we enjoy the biggest market (with more different

cooperative schools) in Catalonia.

Within the university environment, and in a close environment,

there is the University of Vic, the Polytechnic University of Catalonia

(UPC) or the University Foundation of Bages, which offer a wide

range of undergraduate and postgraduate studies, such as several

Engineering, Studies Business, Health or Science, among others.

We have people ready

to add value to the companies of the territory




strategic location

in the territory


The good location you enjoy in Berguedà is key, a fact that allows you to be well connected to any place in the territory. Close to important cities such as Manresa, Ripoll, Solsona and Vic. A little over an hour far from Barcelona, from strategic points such as the harbour of Barcelona or the airports of Prat (Bcn) and Gerona and also to the French border.

Infrastructure and access network

In recent years, the region has experienced important

changes in terms of infrastructure improvements and

transport, which allows an excellent communications

network with various strategic points, especially the C26,

C16 and E9 roads.



main areas in development for a new industrial space


Cercs Consolació Area

La Consolació area from Cercs is a space of almost 10,000 m2, available to accommodate new businesses just nmext to the C-

16 highway.

As a result of the closure of the Cercs Thermal Power Plant, there has been a powerful flow of drinking water available for

different uses, such as the pharmaceutical, chemical, paper and cardboard or metal production and transformation sectors.

Rocarodona-Olvan

Berguedà is working from different areas to provide the region and its area of influence with a diversified economy, with a balance

between the industrial, tourism and services sectors that improve and enhance its economic growth. Within this framework,

Rocarodona-Olvan industrial park is called to be a new business nerve center.

Located in the center of the Catalan territory, halfway between the Barcelona-Toulouse axis and the Lleida-Perpignan axis, it is

well connected and with all services. It has an area of more than 50 ha, with potential to reach up to 100 ha.

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Berga territory of innovation and entrepreneurship

Berga is the capital of the Berguedà region, and as

such has the highest concentration of inhabitants.

It has 4 industrial parks, of which, Valldan forms the

business nerve center of Berguedà, with more than

100 companies.

Activity sectors

34%

Wholesale and retail

15%

Construction

35%

Manufacturing Industries

4%

Transportation and storage

13%

Others

Parks Services

Access urbanized / Asphalted

Water

Parking

Sewerage/ Water treatment plant

Electricity

Gas

Public Lightning

Telecommunications

Public Transport

Areas of economic activity

Companies Available areas (m2)

Total area (m2)

Area for development

(m2)

La Valldan 103 34.464 497.374 -

La Valldan Ampliació

- - 157.190

Can Canal 8 14.774 28.837 -

Berga I

- - 16.290




Berga

High-speed internet connection

The park enjoy optical fiber available to all

companies. Some sections are buried and other

sections passes through aerial wiring.


Thermal energy for the Valldan

Industrial Park

Valldan Industrial Park has a state-of-the-art Biomass

Power Plant that can supply energy in the form of

heat to companies that need it, either for a

production process or for heating.

The plant distributes hot water and thermal oil up to

approximately 300º, which represents an important

competitive advantage for certain production

processes and industries in sectors that require high

energy needs.

It will also have the possibility of carrying out

research activities (R & D), at the same time that it

will also represent a factor of stability in the market

of the products originated from forest management.




Avià


The municipality of Avià, through, especially of the park of

La Plana, continues being one of the main points of activity

of the region of the Berguedà. The tranquility, the good

communications network and the proximity to a point of

reference such as Berga, make Avià a unique place to

develop any type of activity.

Activity sectors

25%


13% Construction

54%


4% Agriculture & Others

4% Electric power, gas & steam

Access urbanizes / Asphalted

Water

Parking

Sewerage / Water Treatment Plant

Electricity

Public Lightning

Telecommunications


Companies Available Area (m2)

Total Area (m2)

Area for Development

(m2)

La Plana 14 10.454 35.010 -

Camí de Santa Maria 2 - 5.459 -

Fibresa 1 - - -

Molí del Castell 3 11.042 43.343 -




Bagà


Bagà forms the largest confluence of inhabitants in

upper Berguedà. The municipality enjoys three

polygons of economic activity, as well as important

land susceptible to be urbanized for economic

activities. The connection with the C-16 favors a good

network communications, especially with the

Pyrénées-Orientales and France.

Activity sectors

29%


29%

Construction

29% Manufacturing

Industries

14% Administrative

activities

Parks Services

Access urbanized / Asphalted

Water

Parking

Sewerage / Water treatment Plant

Electricity

Public Lightning

Telecommunications



Total Area (m2)


(m2)

Torrent de Gibellàs 4 9.575 19.237 -

Bagà Industrial 2 - 23.814 -

Bagà Industrial II 1 - 8.318 -




Casserres


Casserres has important companies located in it, and

also has an important developable area for economic

activities next to the road, with excellent access with

new links to the C-16.

Activity Sectors

20% Wholesale and retail

80% Manufacturing Industries

Parks Services

Access Urbanized / Asphalted

Water

Parkings


Electricity

Public Lightning

Telecommunications



Total Area (m2)


(m2)

Zona Sud 1 - 13.965 20.328

3 Creus 1 - 8.479 -

El Guixaró 1 - 24.123 -

L’Ametlla de Casserres 1 - 8.791 -

Santa Maria 1 15.934 20.110 33.578

Serra del Gall 0 - - 134.366




Àrees Empreses Solars Superfície Sòl d’activitat econòmica instal·lades disponibles (m2) total urbanitzable

Cercs territory of innovation and entrepreneurship

The municipality of Cercs has traditionally been

known for its thermal power plant.

There is the Cercs Business Center, among other

equipments. CEC is a business incubator, owned by

the Development Agency of Berguedà, where new

companies wishing to start their business can do so

through aid and facilities.

Activity Sectors

7%


14%

Construction

50%


7%


14%

Electric power, gas & steam

7%

Administrative activities

Polygon Services


Water

Parking


Public Lightning

Telecommunications



Total Area (m2)


(m2)

Centro de empresas

de Cercs (CEC)

13

-

227.848

-

Sant Jordi 2 - 12.288 -

La Consolació

- - 48.469




It also represents one of the main points of economic

activity in Berguedà.

Activity Sectors

15% 19% 50% 8% 8% Wholesale and retail

Construction Manufacturing Industries


Others

Parks Services


Water

Parking


Electricity

Gas

Public Lightning

Telecommunications

Gironella territory of innovation and entrepreneurship

Gironella, also known as “The Pearl of Llobregat

River”, is the second municipality in terms of number

of inhabitants in the Berguedà region, and as well

another municipality with a strong textile tradition.



Total Area (m2)


(m2)

Cal Ginyola 16 3.751 61.698 -

Cal Rafalet 2 16.733 27.810 -

Camps dels Pals 7 5.007 28.754 -

Viladomiu Nou 1 - 11.820 -

Viladomiu Vell

- 13.046 -




Gironella territory of innovation and entrepreneurship

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Guar- diola de Berguedà


One of the municipalities near Cadí, located between

Bagà and Cercs and a short distance from Pyrénées

Orientales and France. It has the economic zone of

Collet in the south of the urban core, close to the C-

16 road.

Guardiola faces its future by taking advantage of the

potentialities of its strategic position and its natural

and historical heritage.

Activity Sectors

33%


17%

Construction 50%


Parks Services


Water

Parking

Firefighters and ambulances


Electricity

Public Lightning

Telecommunications

Public Transport



Total Area (m2)


(m2)

Cal Marcel·lo - - 11.686 20.914

El Collet 5 14.906 42.123 20.359




Puig- reig


Puig-reig is the municipality with highest number of

textile colonies. It is the second town of Berguedà

with more business fabrics. Apart from having up to

11 zones of economic activity, it enjoys large areas of

developable land for industrial development. It also

has good access by road with the C-16 as it is one of

the municipalities south of the Berguedà.

Activity Sectors

17%


10%

Construction

50%


8%


4%

Electric power, gas & steam

10%

Others

Parks Services


Water

Parking


Electricity

Gas

Public Lightning

Telecommunications

Areas of economic activity Companies

Available Area (m2)

Total Area (m2)


(m2)

Can Marçal 6 - - -

Can Prat 3 26.742 57.245 10.715

Can Vidal 10 22.107 58.206 26.982

Colonia la Ametlla de Merola 3 - 36.087 -

Colonia Pons 4 - 21.175 -

Colonia Prat 7 26.741 57.244 -

La Sala 12 3.767 30.395 10.797




Puig-reig

Territory of innovation and entrepreneurship



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other areas of economic activity

te territory of innovation and entrepreneurship

Borredà

Borredà has several points with economic activity.

Most are represented by family businesses or small

and medium-sized businesses.

Areas of economic activity Companies Available Area(m2) Total Area(m2) Area for Development(m2)

Borredà Economic 4 4.869 16.300 -

Olvan

The municipality of Olvan has made a bet for the

industry and the companies, with the creation of

the county park of Rocarodona.

Areas of economic activity Companies Available Area(m2) Total Area(m2) Area for Development(m2)

Cantallops 5 - 40.568 -




other areas of economic activity

t territory of innovation and entrepreneurship

la Pobla de Lillet

La Pobla de Lillet is close to La Garrotxa county

and Pyrénées Orientales area.

Areas of economic activity Companies Available area (m2) Total area (m2) Area for Development(m2)

Vinya del Sastre 1 - 14.406 -

Vilada

Vilada has an area of economic activities where

companies focused on construction predominate.

Areas of economic activity Companies Available area (m2) Total Area(m2) Area for Development(m2)

Sant Ramón 2 1.734 5.389 -




advantages for companies


Harmonization of taxes for all the municipalities of the region

Berguedà is a pioneer territory in adopting harmonization measures of fiscal ordinances to

facilitate economic and productive activity.

This initiative aims to present the Berguedà as a territory with competitive advantages. The

initiative establishes a set of bonuses and discounts on the taxes of Mechanical Traction

Vehicles (IVTM), Constructions and Works (ICIO) and Economic Activities (IAE) from the

criteria of new occupation, renewable energies and Industrial Parks promotion.

Our services for companies and entrepreneurs (ADB)

Berguedà Development Agency offers a wide range of support and support services to

companies. On the one hand, general support services for business consolidation, ranging

from information and advice on issues of internationalization, innovation, technology

transfer, training actions or conferences, among others.

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Services of the Agency (ADB) for companies wishing to establish

themselves in the territory

The Agency provides specific services for the support and assistance in the implementation

of new investments and businesses in the region.

Grants & Subsidies

The Agency offers business-financing services, search of financing funds, grants and

subsidies.

The companies of the region (within some requirements), can avail themselves of the

LEADER aid. This tool has been created to develop local strategies with the aim of

promoting economic activity through the creation, expansion or improvement of

companies. They are non-refundable grants, which are intended to improve the processes

of transformation and marketing of quality agricultural or ecological products, the

promotion of investments in SME’s, the promotion of tourism activities and conservation.



equipments & quality of life

Sport activities

Berguedà has a wide range of sports facilities in its municipalities,

such as football fields, municipal swimming pools, paddle and

tennis courts and sports halls.

Leisure and hiking

In Berguedà you can find all the offer of Boat, Kayak, Canoe, Water

Ski, Canoe, Fishing, Inflatable water, among other activities, in the

Baells dam. Also hiking and mountaineering activities to places as

emblematic as Pedraforca mountain, and many hiking routes,

horseback and bicycle.

Rural Tourism

Around 20 campings, 150 Rural Tourism Houses, 50 Hotels, 18

Mountain Refuges, 3 Hostels and a half of other lodgings such as

colonial houses, tourist housing….

Industrial colonies

The world's largest concentration of industrial colonies in such a

small territory form an important historical heritage, in some of

which there is still activity and others have been transformed into

museums that can be visited.

Quality of life

Berguedà is a quiet land, far from urban agglomerations, but close

to all the strategic points (1h from Barcelona, Andorra, France,

Lleida and Girona.

The values of human capital, tradition or quality predominate.

Interpersonal and inter-company relations are also magnified,

giving way to a cooperative and family atmosphere.

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