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FCC Construcción has presented the 2020 and 2021 Fomento Awards. The Fomento Awards are historic awards in the company, which have demonstrated its great technical and innovative strength. In addition to the award winners, the ceremony was attended by the director of Spain, Portugal, Industrial Area and the director of Western Europe, as well as the general managers of Convensa and FCC Industrial. The search for talent and innovation within a company not only leads to ha- ving the best technology and the most cutting-edge processes for providing an excellent service to customers, but also strengthens the employees’ commitment to the organisation and the brand. Under this premise, Aqua- lia presented the Aqualia Innovation Awards “i4U”, an initiative aimed at developing internal talent and promo- ting an innovative culture among its employees, whom the company con- siders to be a pool of potential innova- tors throughout the world. Patricio Hermosilla, Plant Manager at the WWTP (Wastewater Treatment Plant) in Medina del Campo (Vallado- lid), was the winner of this first edition Fomento 2020 Award • Fomento 2020 Building Award. León Congress and Exhibition Centre Project, Area I, North Management. • Fomento 2020 Award for Civil Works. Doha RLNEAGMetro, Area V, Catar Management. • Fomento 2020 Award for Innovation. Grangegorman Façade Works, Area II, United Kingdom - Ireland Management. Fomento 2021 Award • Fomento 2021 Award for Civil Works. Madrid-Extremadura High Speed Train. Al - cántara reservoir - Garrovilla section. Area I, Convensa Management. • Fomento 2021 Award for Innovation. Parachuting Simulator Project. Area V, FCC Industrial. FCC Construcción gives out the 2020 and 2021 Fomento Awards Aqualia promotes internal talent at the first i4U Awards of the awards. His proposal proposes taking advantage of the dehydrated sludge discharge pipe to the silo to carry out a thermal treatment by appl- ying an insulating material to the pipe. This new system will simplify the construction of a sludge treatment and sanitisation line. In addition, the idea has a high potential for imple- mentation in those plants that, in view of the imminent legislative change, need advanced sludge sanitisation treatment to achieve the condition of “suitable” for agriculture. Family photo with the heads of the award-winning projects in the Fomento 2020 and 2021 Awards. From left to right, Jordi Palatsi, plant manager at the Lleida WWTP; Patricio Hermosilla, plant manager at the Medina del Campo WWTP (Valladolid); and Andrés Sanabria, foreman at Puerto de la Cruz (Canary Islands), winners of Aqualia’s i4U Awards. I N N O V A T I O N 62 I N N O V A T I O N