Angel

  • AGE 48
  • OCCUPATION Industrial SME manager
  • FROM Langreo
  • LIVES IN Gijón
  • WORK IN Avilés

«We need experts in economics and industrial projects, not politicians. We have to position the basins as a reference point for innovation and technology, and invest in training»

  • Challenges

    • Talent. «Talent drain in the basins, lack of options»
    • Mentality. «There is a lot of pessimism in the basins about everything»
    • Lack of training. «There is a lack of training. «The Mieres campus is also underused»
    • Lack of professionals. «Lack of professionals, welders, boilermakers. There is a lack of trained people»

  • Opportunities

    • Location. «Advantages of the location in Lada, geographical positioning»
    • Innovation. «Re-use of company structures. «It would be possible to see if any of the plant’s structures could be used»
    • New energy site
    • Development of ancillary services for SMEs
    • Internationalisation

Underlying perception

«We have no endogenous capacity for change»

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