It is cream the Project Vial, the logistical connection more important north of Spain with the Southwest of Europe

The Camera of Trade and Industry of Álava has presented in Madrid, in front of the main directors of companies of the sector, the Project VIAL -Vitoria Álava Logistical Solution-, the logistical space more important of the southwest of Europe, that pretends to be the key link in the logistical chain.

Backed by the main Basque institutions and alavesas (Basque Government, Deputation Foral of Álava, City council of Vitoria-gasteiz and Camera of Trade and Industry of Álava), Vitoria Álava Logistical Solution arises in front of the need to elaborate, in base to the existent reality and to the business needs of the moment, a logistical strategy that allow to position to Álava and Basque Country in the sector with the aim to improve the competitiveness of the productive and business fabric. Developed around Vitoria, VIAL has a privileged strategic location, in the key zone of the atlantic arch: in the confluence of axles between the route transeuropea of the transport and the connection This-West of the Iberian Peninsula.

The initiative, that already is a reality, is cream with the vocation to be the mark that agglutinate to all the skilled infrastructures, industrial polygons of Álava and national companies and multinationals that operate in the zone to be the link of key union of the north logistical transport of Spain with Europe.

The presentation, that has been a space of debate on the logistical actuality, has had the reports of representatives of companies that already are in VIAL: D. Juan Ignacio López Gandásegui, president of Aernnova, D. Amadeo Álvarez Churches, general director of Michelín Vitoria, D. Emilio Titos Leyva, general director of Mercedes Benz Spain – Vitoria and D. Eduardo García Gorostiaga, Economic director-Financial of Patents Talgo. The main axles that govern the Project have been exposed by D. Gregorio Red García, president of the Camera of Trade and Industry of Álava and D. Eduardo Young of Rosebushes Fano, General secretary of the same.

Gregorio Red, president of the mercantile entity has resaltado that “Álava gathers the requirements of strategic geographic location, intermodalidad and availability of floor, excellent communications and assessments very positive so much of the logistical appearances as of the installations and infrastructures that engloba the offer VIAL”. Besides, it has expressesed his wish so that the companies “see in VIAL a glorious ally and mate to grow in the market of the southwest of Europe”.