About us

We humbly seek perfection in what we do and how we do it. We are a transversal team where no one is more than anyone else and together we get to do extraordinary things.

Specialization. Confidence.
Commitment.

We are convinced that our passion and commitment to the profession, together with a methodology based on high specialization, experience and continuous training, allows us to be one of the engineering and architecture companies of reference in hospitality and high end.

We develop our services in a traditional way, adapted and personalized to the client.

Our definition of “success” goes beyond the delivery of outputs in terms of time, cost and quality, we ensure that the outcomes exceed customer expectations.

 

Corporate Responsibility

It fills me with pride to be able to say that in 22 years we have never – and I repeat never, failed in terms of time, cost or quality.

Joan Grimalt Morey
Operations Director

Purpose

Our Mission

To achieve the success of our clients' projects through highly specialized technical services.

Ous Vision

To build value for society, innovating, inspiring and improving Spanish engineering.

Our Inspiration

"Companies with soul, which from their corporate logic seek to solve relevant problems in the world"- Xavier Marcet: La Vanguardia, October 15, 2018.

Values

1. Commitment

Absolute commitment to the Client, to excellence and to the Project. Commitment to our code of ethics, values and principles.

2. Passion

For what we do and for achieving results and exceeding the Client's expectations.

3. Integrity

As an ethical principle of honesty and transparency in professional and personal interactions.

4. Respect

Respect as recognition of self-worth and the rights of individuals and society.

5. Humility

As a personal mark of Gngrup and a necessary quality to achieve excellence.

6. Sustainability

The ultimate goal of our entire cycle is none other than to provide value to customers, society and the planet.

Compliance

1. Customer service

I will serve my clients with honesty, integrity, competence, and objectivity, establishing a relationship of trust and confidentiality whilst offering the best technical judgement in line with my client’s interests.

2. Qualification

I will only accept assignments for which I have studied, trained and am professionally qualified and in accordance with my experience and technical background. I also undertake to assign projects to staff according to their qualifications and the services to be provided.

3. Standard Practices

My services are provided in a manner consistent with the accepted professional standards in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations that govern this practice.

4. Fair competition

I will carry out my professional duties based on direct experience and delivered services, and I will compete loyally and with total respect for my fellow professionals.

5. Conflict of interest

I will avoid any conflict of interest and I will inform the client of any circumstance that could call into question my impartiality and objectivity or integrity in the services provided.

6. Fair compensation

I will negotiate fairly and openly with my clients the bases of compensation, and will set the fees and expenses within reason and consistent with the service to be performed along with the responsibilities and risks to be assumed.

7. Disseminate information

I will only make comments publicly that are true and objective. I will appropriately store confidential information and files and protect the interests of my clients and fellow professionals.

8. Social Conscience

I will not participate in any racial, sexual or political discrimination in relation to any assignment. I will avoid any conduct that could be considered unethical or that interferes or has conflicts with the law, statutes or regulations, and I will defend the safety, health and social welfare in the development of my professional duties.

9. Professional development

I will continue to study and develop professionally, obtaining skills whilst contributing to the development practices of Integrated Project Management as a profession, promoting research, education and motivation.

10. Profesional Integrity

I will avoid actions that promote my own interests at the expense of the profession and uphold the standards of the Project Manager profession with honour and dignity.

11. Spanish Association of Project Management

GNGRUP, being a member of the Spanish Association of Integrated Project Management AEDIP, agrees and undertakes to carry out its duties following the AEDIP Code of Ethics

12. Spanish Association of Engineering, Consulting and Technological Services Companies

GNGRUP, being a member of the Spanish Association of Engineering, Consulting and Technological Services Companies, TECNIBERIA agrees and undertakes to carry out its duties following the Code of Ethics of TECNIBERIA.

Meet the team

Belén Oliver Nicolás

Presidency

  • Josep Antoni Grimalt Morey

    CEO

  • Joan Grimalt Morey

    COO & PMO

  • Mario Ansorena

    Business Development Director

  • Tolo Gomila

    GNgrup America

  • Enric Noguer

    Advisory Board Member

  • Pablo Arcega

    Engineering Director

  • José Ángel Blanco

    Project Management Director

  • Toñi Barba

    Public Sector Director

  • Jaume Ferrándiz

    America Business Development Director

  • César de Benito

    GNgrup Canary Islands

  • Belén Oliver Nicolás

    Presidency

  • Architect from the School of Architecture of the UIC (Barcelona). History of Art from the UOC.

    Co-founding partner of Estudi Oliver Arquitectes with her father, the architect Joan Oliver Nadal.

    Member of various associations and numerous relevant committees in the sector.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Josep Antoni Grimalt Morey

    CEO

  • Josep Antoni (Pep) studied at the Superior College of Industrial Engineers in Barcelona (ETSEIB) – part of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and in 1998 he earned a Bachelors and Masters Degree in MEP engineering.

    His profesional career began on the front line working as site manager and later as Technical Director for several construction companies in both the private and public sector.
    In 2002 he created the Company Enginyeria I Urbanisme where he and his partners designed and directed numerous projects around the Balearic Islands, Canary Islands and southern Spain.

    In 2008 he created GNGRUP where he specialized in Project and Construction Management of hotels and high end real estate.  He is currently CEO of GNGRUP in Spain and LATAM.

    He completed postgraduate studies in Real Estate and Hotel Investment at Cornell-University in Ithaca, New York.

    He is a certified expert in Feasibility and Financing of Real Estate Projects by the Real Estate Business School (REBS).

    Project Manager PMP® certified and associated with the Project Management Institut PMI® and the American Society of Value Engineering SAVE International, he is certified in PM2 essentials by PM2 Alliance and certified Scrum Master and Product Owner by EuropeanScrum.

    He is a member of the building and urban agenda commission and of the international committee of TECNIBERIA.

    He is a guest lecturer in the Project Manager postgraduate course at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and in the Corporate Social Responsibility course at the UIB Faculty of Tourism.

    He is certified as a BREEAM® Associate, certified WELL AP® (Accredited Professional) and certified by TÜV Rheinland in carbon footprint calculation and management.

    He has participated in numerous courses and seminars and is currently a speaker at Project Management and Sustainability courses and webinars.

    He is the coordinator and head of the Sustainable Tourism Commission of the Spanish Association of Scientific Tourism Experts (AECIT).

    He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2021, and has recently been elected President of the Spanish Association of  Project Management Companies (AEDIP).

    He is a Board of Directors member of Aproscom Foundation, which works to achieve the inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market in Mallorca.

    Joan Grimalt Morey

    COO & PMO

  • In 1997 Joan graduated from the Technical College of Industrial and Technical Engineers (EUETIB, part of the polytechnic University of Catalonia UPC) with a Bachelors Degree in MEP engineering.

    Furthering his studies at the university of La Rioja in 2002 he graduated with a masters degree in MEP engineering from the Superior College of Industrial Engineers.

    That very same year he created the Company Enginyeria I Urbanisme along with two other partners. As head of design his role within the Company led him to direct numerous projects throughout Spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands.

    In 2008 GNGRUP was formed and Joan specialized in Installation Design for hotels and high end residential building projects.

    He is currently Director of Operations for GNGRUP throughout Spain. Passionate about his field of work Joan continues to participate in courses and seminars keeping abreast of all the latest and innovative technologies.

    Associated with the Green Building Council Spain (GBCe) and is a certified specialist in environmental assessment of VERDE Omega GBCe buildings, he is certified as BREEAM®

    Associate and certified by TÜV Rheinland in carbon footprint management and calculation.

    Mario Ansorena

    Business Development Director

  • Mario is a technical architect in construction execution from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and holds a master’s degree in IA in the field of construction engineering.

    In his extensive professional career he has held positions such as technical director of Noval Porperties (Dominican Republic), Senior Construction Project Manager at Hill International, director of business development at SGS, among others.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tolo Gomila

    GNgrup America

  • Founder of the multinational ESTEL Ingeniería y Obras in 1995. For twenty years he led its international expansion, participating in the execution of more than 700 hotels around the world. In 2015 he capitalized on his holdings and, following his entrepreneurial spirit, created Gomila Group Investment, a Family Office that focuses its activity on medium-sized companies with innovative models and international expansion strategies. This Mallorcan businessman stands out for his firm commitment and active participation in civil and business society in his homeland (President of the ParcBIT Business Association, President of the Innovation Commission of the Mallorca Chamber of Commerce, Secretary of the Metacluster IBCluster , among others). During his professional career, he has been distinguished with several awards, highlighting: Best Entrepreneur Award of the Balearic Islands by Joves Empresaris, Case of Success by Expansión magazine and the nomination for the 2012 European Business Award by Spain.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Enric Noguer

    Advisory Board Member

  • Enric has been CEO of Thomas Cook Hotels & Resorts, Managing Director of Iberostar America, Managing Director of Hotelbeds America and CEO of Global Hotels among others.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Pablo Arcega

    Engineering Director

  • Pablo has more than 20 years of experience working for large facilities engineering companies, including Acciona and Estel Ingeniería y Obras where he spent several years working in Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Costa Rica and the Caribbean area.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    José Ángel Blanco

    Project Management Director

  • Jose Angel graduated in Industrial Engineering in 1990 from the School of Industrial Engineering of Gijón (ETSIIG), University of Oviedo (Asturias).

    His first professional phase was as Works Manager and later as Group Works Manager in two Construction Companies/Real Estate Developers for a period of 14 years.

    Subsequently, in 2004, he started his career as Technical Director and General Contracting Director in a Real Estate Developer (housing, hotels, shopping centres, offices, urbanisations) developing projects in Spain and America. In 2013 he held the position of Cost Controller of Works, advising the President of the hotel company Riu on issues related to the Projects and Works of its Hotels, both in refurbishment and new construction.

    Immediately after, in 2014, he joined an engineering company as Director of the Project Management Department (being Project Manager of La Academia and Rafa Nadal’s Sport Center in Manacor, among others). After a brief stint as General Manager in a construction company, he joined as Director of the Project and Construction Department.

    He is certified as LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE® and BREEAM® Associate.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Toñi Barba

    Public Sector Director

  • Technical Architect by training and Project Manager. BREEAM aossociated.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Jaume Ferrándiz

    America Business Development Director

  • Engineer with more than 20 years of experience in mechanical and electrical engineering. Expertise in international projects and leading multidisciplinary design and construction teams. Expert in contract supervision, planning and financial control.
    He has worked in companies such as Humiclima, JG, Sampol or Premsol, where he has developed project management, country manager or business development tasks.
    Presenting a business plan for a Mexican business group dedicated to air conditioning based in Monterrey, he started and managed Premsol, an integral installation company, positioning it not only in Mexico but also internationally in the Dominican Republic and Belize.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    César de Benito

    GNgrup Canary Islands

  • Civil Engineer by the University Alfonso X el Sabio.

    Technical Engineer in Public Works from the University of La Laguna.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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