GALA GROUP

Founded in 2001, and listed starting as of March 2014 on the Alternative Investment Market, organised and managed by the Italian Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana S.p.A.), GALA Group operates in the sector of Energy, gas, Energy Efficiency and Technologies applied to energy, across the Italian, European and Asiatic market, drawing to reliability, accuracy and directness values.

Thanks to the consolidated engineering know-how, which is derived from the thirty-years’ experience of GALA Engineering, the Group is spearhead in design services and construction management, construction and facilities management services and especially energy efficiency and saving, integrated with design.

Indeed, it was among the first to propose, since the 80s, a vision which combines cutting-edge engineering needs, cosmetic enhancement, minimization of energy consumption and environmental impact.

Currently the Group is a leading provider of electricity to Public Administrations and publicly-owned companies and has been the official supplier of Green Energy for EXPO 2015.
The Group's experience encompasses:
  • the sale and management of electricity and gas,
  • the realisation and management of installations for the production of energy from renewable sources and for energy storage,
  • the design and construction of buildings and areas with high energy efficiency ratio and low environmental impact,
  • the design and implementation of measures aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing consumption in households and companies.
With these values and skills the GALA Group is ready to support and disseminate a more sustainable, conscious and cheap energy’s exploitation and use.
NUMBERS

1.5 billion euro in sales, 9.4 TWh of energy delivered to end customers in 2015, offices in Rome, Milan, Turin, Bucharest, Shanghai.

Steady growth in the working force, made up of 50% women, average age under 38 years and over 75% of graduates. Since March 2014 GALA is listed on AIM of the Italian Stock Exchange, and has achieved to date the highest collection in such market (25 million of euro), being the highest capitalised company of AIM.

GALA was also the official supplier of electricity Expo2015. 152 GWh of green spaces to light about 1.1 million square meters from May 1 to October 31, 2016.

These results, achieved in a context of great structural and economic difficulties for the country and for the energy sector, are the proof of our commitment and of our determination.

The quality of our services and loyalty to our values ​​enable us to face the future with optimism and to pursue long-term goals able to create a sustainable value for stakeholders.
GROUP ACTIVITIES

Power & Gas

GALA is the fourth player in the free electricity market, following Enel, Edison and Eni, and it’s the sixth on the overall market (preceded by Hera and Acea). It is leader of supply to the public sector, it’s among the leaders on the Business segment thanks to an exclusive agreement with Confcommercio lasting eight years, and is present on the residential segment with an extensive network of agencies.

GALA also operates on the main wholesale energy markets in Europe and it has set up in Bucharest with some local partners GALA SEE, with the objective of gradually introducing all the activities of the Group in Romania, a market of strategic importance because of its location, size and the liberalization current path.

Engineering

Services are the Group’s historical activities, currently subject to re-launch in Italy and abroad. GALA Engineering includes highly qualified professionals in the design of architectural, structural and technical systems focusing on Green Building and environmental sustainability, in key sectors such as Healthcare, Efficiency and Certification, Design and Construction Project Management.
GALA Engineering is also authorised to act as Contractor. Through high-level partnerships, such as the partnership with Studio Libeskind, Habitat, Polytechnic, Professor U. Veronesi for Healthcare, GALA Engineering is able to drive any complex project, managing the complexity efficiently.

GALA Architecture and Engineering Consulting Shanghai Ltd, more simply called GALA China, has launched an ambitious plan to penetrate the Chinese market and it has recently won important and prestigious tenders, prevailing amongst some of the most important engineering companies worldwide. GALA China is the bridgehead of the group in China, a market to which the Group pays great attention for the opportunities that will come from its gradual liberalization.

Renewable

The group GALA produces energy from renewable sources by using the controls GALA Power, owner of seven solar power plants in Italy, with an installed capacity of 4,3 MW. All generation plants are installed on industrial buildings, with no impact on the landscape and environment.

Energy efficiency

In 2015, GALA has launched a major project aimed at increasing the energy efficiency of residential consumers and SMEs. This project is based on a distinctive business model that integrates:
  • the best available technologies for the production of electricity and heat from renewable sources, heating and cooling, lighting, measurement and control of consumption and electric mobility,
  • all the services of technical, administrative, commercial, financial, monitoring, support and maintenance, which allow for an easy and affordable intervention to improve energy effciency.The services for energy efficiency supplement GALA’s global offer, but are completely independent from the sale of electricity and gas.
Energy efficiency services integrate GALA’s offer, but are totally indipendent from the energy and gas sales.

Solar

The GALA Group, through its subsidiary GALA Tech, has recently acquired the production assets of Solsonica, the largest and best Italian manufacturer of photovoltaic panels, acknowledged in Italy and abroad for the quality of its products.

In the site Production of Cittaducale (RT), the group has two production lines of panels, with a production capacity of up to 144 MW / year, and a line for the production of photovoltaic cells of up to 40 MW / year.

Accumulation

In summer 2015, GALA acquired the 100% of Proxhima, an Italian company that has developed a technology for the storage of electrical energy based on flow batteries (Vanadium Redox).

This technology is distinguished by the duration of the life cycle (up to twenty years) and for the lowest cost per charge/discharge cycle, compared to all the existing technologies, and fits perfectly for every stationary-energy accumulation need.

The Proxhima battery has superior performance to other batteries Vanadium Redox-existing, it is characterized by the power and scalability of the energy stored and stands out for its innovative design.

SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

Energy Supply, a more sustainable mobility, safety and services: this are the challenges that local governaments are facing. But these are also great opportunities for economic development.

Hence the need for a pervasive use of technology, whose market potential - when applied to the needs of the cities- is estimated by some analysts at 1,500 billion in 2020, with steady growth over the next five years by 20%.

35 Years of experience
a very good reason to believe in us
    1980
  • Constitution GALA Engineering (former Costen).

  • 2001
  • Constitution of GALA.

  • 2007
  • Enabled to operate on the Italian Power Exchange.

  • 2008
  • Enabled to operate on the major European electricity markets.

  • 2010
  • Start of electricity production from renewable sources.

  • 2012
  • Start of business in the gas free market.

  • 2013
  • Supply of electricity and gas in the residential market.

  • 2014
  • Listing of GALA on the Italian Stock Exchange’s (Borsa Italiana) AIM market.
  • Launch of the commercial business segment.
  • Establishment of GALA China.

  • 2015
  • Constitution of the EEA GALA and GALA Tech.
  • Acquisition of Proxhima.
  • Supply of Green Energy for EXPO 2015.
  • Award of the international competition for the urban planning of Shanghai Jinshan Marina.

  • 2016
  • Acquisition of the Solsonica business unit, Italian top qualities FTV.

Aims
We want to be a virtuous example of how the private sector can positively do business in the interest of all stakeholders. We do have long-term goals and industrial strategies finalised to a sustainable growth.

Profile
We are a private Group, founded in 2001 and strong of the thirty years’ experience of GALA Engineering and GALA Power, active in the energy sector, with Italian roots and a strong international outlook.

Mission
We want to support our customers in a more efficient, conscious and ecologic use of energy resources, reducing costs and environmental impact.

Values
Reliability, accuracy and transparency are the basis of our philosophy, our behavior and our corporate decisions. We focus on youth and talent. We shy away every ambiguous behavior.