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6-08-2010

Experts in playground and sports equipment

BENITO recently installed in the United Kingdom a modular set Dinamix DX203. The items installed are part of the range of playground and sports equipment, in particular the modular Dinamix DX203. A set in which can play up to 10 children aged 6 to 16 years. The set Din ... [+mas]
16-04-2010

BENITO 2000 receives the N mark certificate from AENOR for covers and grates

The Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certifications (AENOR) has certified BENITO covering and protection products for public areas used by pedestrians and vehicles (covers and grates) in accordance with the EN-124 standard. For this reason we have been awarde ... [+mas]
23-03-2010

AENOR certification for our new street lighting products

Here at BENITO we remain committed to quality and to meeting all standards and directives. Proof of this is the constant updating of our AENOR certifications. Specifically, this has involved updating the EN40 certificate for our new poles, which join the group of BENIT ... [+mas]
18-03-2010

BENITO at the SMAGUA trade fair: a roaring success

A resounding success at the SMAGUA fair for Fundició Dúctil Benito. The company’s stand was visited by more than 200 people interested in the different ranges of products on display there. SMAGUA, the international water and irrigation exhibition, w ... [+mas]
23-02-2010

We’ll be at SMAGUA, in Zaragoza, from 2nd to 5th March

Fundició Dúctil Benito will have a 50 square-metre space (pavilion 6, aisle C, stand 15-17) at SMAGUA 2010, the international water and irrigation exhibition taking place at the Feria de Zaragoza (Autovía A-2, km. 311) from 2nd to 5th March. There o ... [+mas]
19-02-2010

Argo Plus Litter Bins in Izmit (Turkey)

Fundició Dúctil Benito continues to expand its frontiers. In this case it has sold 75 Argo Plus litter bins in turkish city of Izmit, with almost two hundred thousand inhabitants and which is situated around 100 kilometres from Istanbul. Apart from this op ... [+mas]
19-02-2010

Important underground waste containers operation in Marratxí (Majorca)

Fundició Dúctil Benito has closed an important operation in Marratxí (Majorca) with the sale of 50 units of 3 bach loading underground container system with the capacity of 1,100 litres. The operation is almost one million Euros.The operation has be ... [+mas]
15-02-2010

Conference on the new energy efficiency calculation program and LED innovation in Girona

Last February 10th, Fundició Dúctil Benito organised a conference for the presentation of the new energy efficiency calculation program Efilum and LED innovation at the Technical Industrial Engineers Association in Girona, as they had done a few months ago ... [+mas]
27-01-2010

Nearly 400 people visited the first BENITOartis exhibition

Last January 24th was the last day to visit the 'Around reality' the exhibition that opened the new space for exhibitions that BENITOartis has at the Ter Building in the Fundició Dúctil Benito headquarters. In less than two monts (it was opened to the publ ... [+mas]
1-12-2009

'Around reality' can be visited already at the BENITOartis exhibition room

About 120 people attended the opening of the exhibition 'Around reality', the first exhibition at the new exhibition room that BENITOartis has at the Edifici Ter in Manlleu, the headquarters of Fundició Dúctil Benito.Among them was Gemma Boix, Director of ... [+mas]
10-11-2009

Fifty municipal technicians attended a conference on the energy efficiency calculation and LED technology

About fifty people attended a conference in which Fundicio Ductil Benito presented the new programme for energy efficiency calculation in Street Lighting Efilum.Benito is becoming a referent in this field. A few months ago, it organised already several conferences throu ... [+mas]
10-11-2009

Benitoartis opens its first exhibition

Since its creation, Benitoartis promotes the presence of sculpture in the public spaces and acts to support artists. Now it is carrying out a new initiative to support with no profit-making the creative initiatives of Catalan artists. A space for exhibitions is built wi ... [+mas]
10-11-2009

AENOR N mark for covers and grates

The Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification (AENOR) has certified that the BENITO products for the covering and closing for traffic areas used by pedestrians and vehicles (covers and grates) conform to the EN-124 standards. There fore, we have bee ... [+mas]
30-10-2009

Prize for Business Excellence 2009 awarded by the Government of Catalonia

Fundició Dúctil Benito was awarded the price for Business Excellence 2009 in a ceremony that look place in Barcelona last Wednesday. This price part of the Prizes for de Business Competitiveness divided into 5 categories and which is awarded by ACC1Ó ... [+mas]
26-10-2009

BENITO, also a referent in business communication

A few days ago, Fundició Dúctil Benito's communication responsible attended the round-table conference 'Whydo businessmen communicate wrong?' hold in Vic (Barcelona). For almost an hour, the discussion turned around the importance of the communication in t ... [+mas]
21-10-2009

BENITO fills the Abu Dhabi circuit with benches and litter bins

Fundició Dúctil Benito has installed over a thousand litter bins in the new Yas Island circuit in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), which from October 30th to November 1st will host for the first time a race in the Formula-1 World Championship.The Dara mod ... [+mas]
21-10-2009

BENITO collaborates in a large solidarity concert

The Vigata cinema in Vic (Barcelona) was filled with over 500 people last Saturday night in a solidarity concert in which Fundició Dúctil Benito collaborated in a very active way. The fundraising is assigned to the ONG Sonrisas de Bombay (Bombay Smiles), w ... [+mas]
30-09-2009

400 Benito units in Turin (Italy)

Fundició Dúctil Benito continues to strongly introduce its products in the Italian city of Turin. Since the Winter Olympic Games held in there, the presence of Benito products has been more and more outstanding. At this present moment the Alea benches (see ... [+mas]
7-08-2009

BENITO has now completed its social responsibility report

Fundició Dúctil Benito's 2008 corporate social responsibility report can now be consulted on this website. It contains a review of the company's activities, paying special attention to the profile of the workforce, implementation at different geographical levels, new ... [+mas]
3-08-2009

BENITO, once more pioneering design

Once again, Fundició Dúctil Benito has broken the mould in terms of the looks and design of its street furniture. We are the first company to break with the usual practice of making all benches brown. The NeoBarcino can now be supplied in other colours such as green a ... [+mas]
1-07-2009

BENITO climbing walls make their debut in Andorra

Fundició Dúctil Benito has for the first time set up climbing walls in the shape of letters in two municipalities in Andorra. Firstly in Ordino, where for the moment the first two letters (OR) are in place, with the almost certain prospect of completing the name in th ... [+mas]
1-07-2009

BENITO presents the latest advances in efficient street lighting in Pamplona

In the course of a symposium on efficient street lighting which took place in June in Pamplona, David Roura, on behalf of Fundició Dúctil Benito, gave a talk on energy saving and the new features of street lighting. The head of street lighting at BENITO highlighted t ... [+mas]
15-06-2009

The new labelling regulations, focus of the talk for coeliac sufferers

Some fifty people packed the hall which was the venue for the second talk for coeliac sufferers at the Ter building in Manlleu (headquarters of Fundició Dúctil Benito). Among them was the president of the Catalan coeliac association, Matilde Torralba. The talk, entit ... [+mas]
15-06-2009

BENITO presents Smartpoint at Marc Ciutat in Roses

On 19th and 20th June Roses (Girona province) is to host at seminar Marca Ciutat (www.marcaciutat.com), the only one held in Catalonia on city marketing, the use of marketing techniques to put a place on the global map of cities. Over two days the top specialists in cit ... [+mas]
29-05-2009

Benitoartis sculpture as a tribute to blood donors

A few days ago Roda de Ter saw the unveiling of a three-metre sculpture by the Benitoartis team. The monument, in tribute to blood donors, symbolises red blood cells and the bloodstream and is made of steel. The piece, designed by Gemma Farran, is sited in the green sp ... [+mas]
27-05-2009

Mario Molins wins the 4th BENITO sculpture competition

Mario Molins, aged, 25, won the 4th Fundició Dúctil Benito sculpture competition, held every two years  with the aim of fostering creativity and recognitions for young artists. For the first time it has been opened up to students at all the art colleges in ... [+mas]
26-05-2009

BENITO cooperates with the Blood Bank again

This year once more, employees of Fundició Dúctil Benito had the chance to give blood in the campaign organised by the Blood Bank on the company's premises in the Ter building. On 15th May a total of 19 people made their contribution to keeping blood reserves at an a ... [+mas]
5-05-2009

BENITO shows its face in Great Britain

From 21st to 23rd April, Fundició Dúctil Benito had a stand at the Traffex, Parkex and Street Design trade fair, held in Birmingham (Great Britain) and devoted to items of all kinds connected with traffic, car parks and street design.   The addition of a sectio ... [+mas]
15-04-2009

The 4th Benito sculpture competition attracted more than twice as many entries as the last edition

A total of thirty pieces competed for the prize in the 4th sculpture competition organised by Fundició Dúctil Benito. This is a highly successful entry, more than twice that of the last edition. This year’s competition was aimed at artists from all the art colleges ... [+mas]
11-03-2009

Fundició Dúctil Benito explains the new energy efficiency regulations

Over the months of February and March, Fundició Dúctil Benito organised a series of symposia on the new energy efficiency regulations which came into force on 1st April. At these events, the head of the company's street lighting division outlined the main aspects of t ... [+mas]
11-02-2009

Young people learn to learn

On 3rd January the training room in the Ter building in Manlleu (the company headquarters) saw a worthwhile symposium on mind maps and study techniques aimed at the children of employees at Fundició Dúctil Benito. Josep Mas, a lecturer from the ESADE, had the job of ... [+mas]
20-01-2009

Artur Mas visits the Fundició Dúctil Benito site in Manlleu

On 16th January, Artur Mas, president of the Convergència i Unió federation of political parties, visited the Fundició Dúctil Benito site in Manlleu together with a group of business people from different sectors in Manlleu. Joaquim Carandell, the general manager of ... [+mas]
29-08-2008

Benito increases its product range for public spaces with children's Rockodromes

Benito manufactures and commercialises urban equipment. It has recently enlarged its Sports Facilities range with children's rockodromes (boulders), which are differentiated from other rockodromes in the market because they are for exterior spaces: parks, playgrounds. ... [+mas]
27-05-2008

The World Climbing Champion: the image of the BENITO children’s rockodrome

BENITO is the new sponsor of Ramon Julián, the current World Climbing Champion. The signing of the agreement finished with a demonstration in the children’s rockodrome installed in BENITO’s showroom, with the participation of the children of the company’s employe ... [+mas]
26-05-2008

BENITO, sponsor of the Catalan Skate Circuit 2008

A new edition of the Circuit Català d'Skate (Catalan Skate Circuit) will be held from May to November 2008 sponsored by BENITO.   Professional skaters can run for this championship, which takes place in nine different places. The jumps and air tricks of young s ... [+mas]
15-04-2008

A playground made of recycled rubber and abstract shapes in Colera (Girona, Spain)

The town of Colera a few kilometres from the French border in the province of Girona, has created a highly original municipal playground with unusual abstract shapes on its safety surface of recycled continuous rubber.   The project, carried out by Benito’s Pla ... [+mas]
8-04-2008

BENITOat the XXXIV National Symposium on Lighting

The National Symposium on Lighting, organised by the Spanish Lighting Committee (CEI), will be held from 28 to 31 May in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain).   Benito will address a conference entitled Usage and limits of photovoltaic energy in street lighti ... [+mas]
27-03-2008

BENITO’s multisports courts in Borox (Toledo, Spain)

BENITO has installed two multisports courts in the town of Borox (Toledo, Spain). This action was promoted by the City Council along with BENITO’s sales department from Toledo’s area in order to create new and outdoor sports and leisure areas for citizens. ... [+mas]
17-03-2008

Venezuela’s Valencia Underground uses Benito Trau benches and Circular litter bins

Valencia, capital of the Venezuelan state of Carabobo, is about 150 kilometres from Caracas. This booming industrial city stands out from other Venezuelan towns thanks to modernized services and well-maintained public parks and streets.   During an institutional ... [+mas]
12-03-2008

FSC wood is more sustainable than plastic

Wood is a fine material, highly prized in the manufacture of site furnishing, but the ongoing deterioration of forests in Spain and elsewhere has led people to use and consume replacement materials such as plastic.   Consumers should be aware that creating, proce ... [+mas]
10-03-2008

Astrophysical Institute of the Canary Islands certifies Benito’s NeoFernandina lamps

Astrophysical Institute of the Canary Islands certifies Benito’s NeoFernandina lamp. Even with its classic contours, this lamp’s technical design focuses on respecting the environment: it has an IP 65 tightness level and 10º beam angle.   Benito’s Str ... [+mas]
29-02-2008

City of Vic (Barcelona) installs Toilekans in public areas

This week, the City Council of Vic (Barcelona, Spain) implemented part of its new campaign to promote civic-mindedness and remind pet owners that hey need to clean up their animal’s faeces. This phase involved installing Toilekans in several of the city’s parks and ... [+mas]
25-02-2008

More than 450 people have seen the CorCia production 'Projecte Llenamú' in Benito’s Ter Building

For two weekends (five performances in all), CorCia Teatre presented its latest show, Projecte Llenamú (Project Llenamú), in Benito’s Ter Building. The play, directed by Joan Roura, received excellent reviews and was well attended: it was seen by more than 450 peopl ... [+mas]
7-02-2008

Save 16.000 kWh of electricity

If we outfit a 10 m public street, of two sidewalks of 2 m length, with ecoefficient luminaires, we reduce the energy consumption in 16,000 kWh and the cost of electricity in 1,800 Euros a year. This is the main conclusion of the study Energy Saving, Economical Saving a ... [+mas]
4-12-2007

Economic newspaper 'Expansión': Benito to grow in France

Read new (Expansión, 4/12/07, in spanish)   The foundry from Manlleu (Spain) bought a lot in Saint Genis de Fontaine (France), where the sales in France will be concentrated. The firm is also thinking in exploiting China as a market, not just a production ... [+mas]
21-11-2007

Belluga litter bin, from Rafael Moneo and Benito, at the garden of Museo del Prado

Spanish architect Rafael Moneo (Tudela, Spain, 1937) has chosen Belluga litter bin  for the garden of the new building of Museo del Prado, next to the Royal Botanic Garden from Madrid (Spain).   Belluga litter bin is now one of the most successful site furni ... [+mas]
9-11-2007

Benito introduces its 2008 calendar inspired in nature

Fourteen images. Fourteen landscapes. Fourteen different feelings. The centre of Benito’s 2008 calendar: nature and site furnishing.   The pictures have been taken by Carles Martorell (Manlleu, Barcelona, Spain, 1971), a photographer specialized in nature ... [+mas]
3-11-2007

Benito renews ISO 9001 quality certification, also for waste collection systems

Benito’s compliance with the ISO 9001 standard for quality management system until year 2010 was verified by Bureau Veritas Quality International.   This certification guarantees the continuous quality of processes and final product in each and every range ... [+mas]
3-10-2007

Xevi Pons will take part this weekend in his first Rally Catalunya with Subaru World Rally Team and Benito

The 43rd edition of the RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada Rally, the Spanish World Rally Championship event, will be held on 5-7 October.    The driver from Manlleu (Barcelona, Spain), Xevi Pons, will have the home-field advantage in his Subaru Impreza WRC2007. ... [+mas]
3-10-2007

Benito installs street lighting and street furniture in the new residential area of Al Hana' Luna Park in Tripoli (Libya)

The Al Hana’ Luna Park urban development project, in Tripoli (Libya), required classical-style lighting and urban furniture elements in accordance with the architectural aesthetics of the buildings. Although Tripoli is a cosmopolitan city, there are walls and religiou ... [+mas]
14-09-2007

The recognised 'On Diseño' magazine highlights smartpoint® from Benito

See the news at On Diseño magazine (september 2007) ... [+mas]
31-08-2007

Paris City Council Installs 56 Leman Benches in New Green Area of Parc Paysage de la Cour du Maroc

The new public park is located in the Cour du Maroc area (rue Aubervilliers, Paris 18e), not far from the Gare de l’Est. It is one of the key projects Paris City Council has overseen in response to the need for green areas and to improve the landscape of a number of t ... [+mas]
12-07-2007

Stylum poles, Delta benches and Dara planters in the remodelled downtown of Antalya city (Turkey)

Antalya is one of the booming and tourist cities of Turkey. In the winter season the town accommodate a million and a half inhabitants. In the summer this figure doubles. Recently the historical part of the city was remodelled in order to improve the aesthetics and in ... [+mas]
21-06-2007

Benito buys a building in Beijing to accommodate its new facilities

China is one of the emerging economies in the World. Benito site furnishing in this country since 2000 and its Business Expansion Scheme provides that in 2 years the sales in foreign markets will represent 30% of the total revenue.   For several years, members of ... [+mas]
12-06-2007

Sixteen Spanish city councils place skateparks in order to fill a growing need

It is safelly common to listen to skaters, claiming that they can’t practice their sport in adequate facilities. However, there is an increasing number of local councils that listen to them, so they build skate ramps in sport facilities . In just several months, Benit ... [+mas]
5-06-2007

The Manlleu City Council and Benito have awarded a grant to the best students

Benito and the Manlleu City Council (Barcelona) have awarded a grant to the best bachelors’ students in order to promote the excellence within this community and contribute to the development and the quality of life of the citizens of Manlleu.   The ceremony a ... [+mas]
28-05-2007

Carbajosa de la Sagrada (Salamanca, Spain) creates a leisure space with traditional and new-generation games

The town of Carbajosa de la Sagrada in the province of Salamanca has officially opened the park adjoining the primary school. This emblematic municipal project is by the landscape architects Luis Parada and José María Fraile. Congesa XXI was the construction company c ... [+mas]
17-05-2007

‘Fragilidad engañosa’ (Deceptive Fragility) by Sama Genís wins the Third Benito Sculpture Competition

With Fragilidad Engañosa (Deceptive Fragility), her sculpture in porcelain and iron, Sama Genís has won the Third Benito Sculpture Competition, which the company organised jointly with the Art and Design School of Vic. The prize was 1,200 euros and the production of 1 ... [+mas]
27-04-2007

Benito welcomed the Secretary of Industry and Trade of local government. Important emphasis on the global function of Benito

The visit of the Secretary was aimed to know in situ the managerial structure of the city of Manlleu (Barcelona). Invited by the City Town of Manlleu together with Economic Co-operation and Development Office, Antoni Soy had been visiting two relevant companie ... [+mas]
20-03-2007

Barcelona Activa Business Cooperation Prize Goes to Smartpoint Project

TMT Factory  and Fundició Dúctil Benito (Benito) received the Business Cooperation Prize at the 9th Premis Barcelona d’Ofici Emprenedora (Barcelona Entrepreneur Awards) on 15 March. The awards are organised by Barcelona Activa, the city council’s local develo ... [+mas]
5-03-2007

In Spain, Zamora City Hall proves its environmental awareness by installing FSC certified benches

Fundició Dúctil Benito has supplied 80 NeoBarcino benches and seats and 45 Argo litter bins  to Zamora City Hall (Spain), after winning the contract in a public tender. One of the basic requirements for this designation was that the manufacturer should hold the F ... [+mas]
29-01-2007

Mislata, Cobisa, Blanca and Centelles (Spain) install skate ramps

In Spain there are a lot of parks where our children can enjoy its playground equipment. However, there is a group of people, with an increasing number of members, who needs their own space and they rather have it. We are talking about skaters.   Some municipali ... [+mas]
1-01-2007

Benito’s 2007 calendar

This year again we present you Fundició Dúctil Benito’s calendar as a useful tool for people close to our company.   The aim is very clear: achieve a practical and original calendar. Coming from the idea that urban equipment use is very subjective, the photos ... [+mas]
27-12-2006

Benito experience and guifi.net in a TV3 television channel report

Fundició Dúctil Benito appeared in the report about Wireless Fidelity (wifi) which was broadcasted in the Telenotícies de TV3 (TV3 news) in Catalonia, on the 26th of December. The report introduces the working system of guifi.net net, which covers the 80% of Osona re ... [+mas]
15-12-2006

Benito sponsors the book 'Manlleu: environment, heritage and life'

Fundició Dúctil Benito donated 10.000 euros for a monographic book about Manlleu (Barcelona), published by the city council of Manlleu and the Museu Industrial del Ter  (Industrial Museum of the river Ter) on the occasion of the 1.100 year anniversary of t ... [+mas]
12-12-2006

Bonaplata awards for the collaboration with MIT and the rehabilitation of Can Rifà building

The Associació del Museu de la Ciència, la Tècnica i l'Arqueologia Industrial de Catalunya  (Association of the Science, Technical and Catalonian Industrial Archaeology Museums) awarded two of Bonaplata prizes 2006 to Fundició Dúctil Benito (Benito). This ... [+mas]
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