{"id":134384,"date":"2025-10-24T13:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/?post_type=press_release&#038;p=134384"},"modified":"2025-12-22T13:40:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:40:40","slug":"ferrovial-strengthens-its-data-center-construction-area-with-the-acquisition-of-powernet","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/en\/press-releases\/ferrovial-strengthens-its-data-center-construction-area-with-the-acquisition-of-powernet\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrovial strengthens its data center construction area with the acquisition of Powernet"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"wysiwyg text-editor \" id=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container container--narrow container--p-10\">\n            <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ferrovial has acquired the <strong>Spanish telecommunications and systems engineering company Powernet<\/strong>, which will enable it to reinforce its capabilities in the <strong>design, development, operation, and maintenance of data centers<\/strong> within its Construction division.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Powernet, founded in 1989, is headquartered in Madrid and has offices in Barcelona and A Coru\u00f1a. The company specializes in designing, installing, maintaining, and operating data centers. Additionally, it offers information systems and telecommunications solutions, providing services in communications, systems, and network management.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Jos\u00e9 Gabriel Lao<\/strong> will be the new Managing Director of Powernet. Lao has an extensive professional career at Ferrovial, having joined the company in 1997 as a site manager. In 2008, he moved to the company&#8217;s water management division, Cadagua, where he has held various positions of responsibility in production, sales, and business development.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ferrovial has more 10 years of experience in the data center sector, mainly in Spain, where it has developed projects for leading international companies. 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