The UPM celebrates its 'III Gala of the Metall'

The Auditori de Barcelona was part of celebration of the 'Gala of the Metall 2010', organized by the Unió Patronal Metal·lúrgica (UPM). The event, chaired by the Minister of labour of the Generalitat, Mar Serna, was attended by numerous representatives of the sector and other personalities of the Catalan political and business world.

In his speech, Antoni Marsal, President of UPM, highlighted the support that the patron of the Catalan metal gives Joaquim Boixareu his candidacy 'foment futur': "the metal is with him and the renewal, challenges and risks so far had failed." "We think that they are necessary profound changes to employer, Trade Union, economic, social and political, as our society is demanding," said Marsal. The President of UPM also was critical with the cutting of public works and the financing of municipalities, and also with the fact that adoption of a reform of the law on default and are agreed on an injection of funds to enable public administration to implement her, and that has not been made. It also requested the Administration a clear and efficient design of the economic and regulatory framework, as well as more complicity with the business environment.

Marsal also made reference to the importance and recognition of the work that is being done from the companies in such a difficult time and with so few aid by the Administration, how to search more and more internationalization, alliancesbe more innovative in products and processes and the ability to work in the search for new models of management and ways of working to be more competitive.

Many representatives of the sector of Metal and other personalities of the Catalan political and business world attended the "III Gala of the Metall' of UPM.

Later escaped the ' Premis of the Metall 2010 UPM', which recognize the work done by companies, individuals and entities in the following categories:

• 'Premi Metall UPM 2010' to career: Pere Marés
• 'Premi Metall UPM 2010' to the center of formation: Escola Tècnica Xaloc
• 'Premi Metall UPM 2010' to the institution of the Metal: Montepío metallurgical of Social Welfare
• 'Premi Metall UPM 2010' to entrepreneurship: Mier communications
• 'premi metall upm 2010' to the / the steering/a: María Luisa Reyes
• 'premi metall upm 2010' to the / the young entrepreneur/a: Albert Hernàndez
• 'premi metall upm 2010' to the / entrepreneur/a: Juan Ramón Hernanpérez
• 'Premi Metall UPM 2010' to the company: industries subsidiary