SAV

What SAV does

SAV (Sociedad de Agricultores de la Vega de Valencia) is a Spanish environmental services company founded in 1900 and headquartered in Valencia, Spain. The company provides integrated urban environmental services to municipal and regional governments, with a portfolio spanning urban waste management (collection, treatment, and disposal of approximately 1 million tonnes of waste annually), urban services (street cleaning, parks and gardens maintenance, cemetery management, beach cleaning, and protected natural areas conservation), and water infrastructure (operation of more than 140 wastewater treatment plants and drinking water treatment facilities across Spain).

The company operates a bioprocess pilot plant (SAV Bioprocesos) in Paiporta that supports biotech scale-up services, and participates in more than 14 European Horizon R&D consortia developing circular economy, waste valorization, water digitization (AIgua), sludge optimization via NIR and AI (OPTIFANGS), advanced contaminant removal (LUMEM), and biorefinery (Yeast4Value) technologies. Proprietary technological assets include ISO 14046 water footprint certification (first in Europe for parks and gardens), EMAS certification (first in the Valencian Community urban services sector), ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001 certifications, and registered carbon footprint and Equality Plan credentials.

SAV's revenue model is overwhelmingly B2G/B2B, with the majority of revenue generated through multi-year public procurement contracts secured via competitive tendering with Spanish municipalities and regional entities (including long-running relationships with Valencia, Gandía, Torrent, L'Alfàs del Pi, Paiporta, and newly extended into Castilla y León and Andalucía). The company supplements service revenue with EU-funded R&D grants (including €8.2M from NextGenerationEU/PERTE for the AIgua water project), infrastructure engineering projects delivered through joint UTE consortia (e.g., UTE Tecopsa-SAV, UTE ASSECATGE RUBÍ II), and minority private services. The company is a private Sociedad Anónima led by CEO Ricardo Martínez, with more than 2,100 employees.

Name

SAV

Legal name

SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA AGRICULTORES DE LA VEGA DE VALENCIA

Website

https://sav.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

SAV is a 125-year-old Spanish environmental services company headquartered in Valencia that provides municipal waste management, urban cleaning, parks and cemetery maintenance, and water treatment plant operations to Spanish government clients, managing roughly 1 million tonnes of waste annually and over 140 wastewater treatment plants with 2,100+ employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Treatment Plant Asset Programs (Process Assets, Electrical/Mechanical Systems) (EUANALAL), Capital Delivery, Asset Management & Renewal Programs (Pipes, Plants, Pumps) (EUANAAAK), Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks) (BPALAMAA)

Keywords

• Urban waste management
• Wastewater treatment services
• Municipal cleaning services
• Circular economy solutions
• Bioprocess engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public Municipal Service Contracts: SAV generates the majority of its revenue through public procurement contracts with municipal and regional governments across Spain. These contracts cover urban waste collection, street cleaning, gardening, cemeteries, beach cleaning, and protected natural areas management. Revenue is generated through multi-year service contracts secured via competitive tendering processes.
2. Water Treatment and Infrastructure Services: SAV operates and manages wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs), and associated infrastructure for municipalities, generating revenue through service contracts and engineering works. The company manages more than 140 WWTPs and operates water treatment facilities including the Viguera DWTP in La Rioja and the Benidorm tertiary treatment plant.
3. Engineering and Infrastructure Projects: SAV develops civil and environmental engineering projects, including canalization works, construction projects, and specialized infrastructure projects for municipalities and public entities. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts such as the El Campello canalization works (UTE Tecopsa-SAV).
4. EU-Funded Innovation and R&D Projects: SAV participates in European Horizon programs and receives EU funding for R&D projects focused on circular economy, waste valorization, and water management innovation. These include PlastiCircle, WaysTUP!, HOOP, Recover, BioSolutions, Fuelphoria, ReBioCycle, RAINS, BioSupPack, Biopla, AIgua, Optifangs, Yeast4Value, and Lumem projects, with combined budgets in the tens of millions of euros.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SAV provides integrated municipal environmental services to public-sector clients across Spain, including collection and treatment of approximately 1 million tonnes of urban waste per year, street cleaning, parks/gardens and cemetery maintenance, beach and protected natural-area conservation, operation of 140+ wastewater treatment plants, drinking-water treatment, and civil/environmental engineering. The company also runs a biotechnology pilot plant for waste valorization and participates in multiple EU Horizon R&D projects on circular economy and water management.

Product overview

SAV (Sociedad Anónima Agricultores de la Vega de Valencia) is an environmental services company offering an integrated portfolio of urban services and environmental solutions. The core offerings include urban waste management (collection, treatment, and disposal of approximately 1 million tonnes annually), urban services (street cleaning, gardens, beaches, cemeteries, protected natural areas), and innovation/water infrastructure (wastewater and drinking water treatment plants, civil engineering). The company operates a bioprocess pilot plant for biotechnology R&D and participates in multiple European Horizon projects focused on circular economy, bioeconomy, and waste valorisation including PlastiCircle, WaysTUP!, Hoop, Recover, BioSolutions, Fuelphoria, ReBioCycle, AIgua, Optifangs, LUMEM, and Yeast4Value. The portfolio is structured around environmental sustainability, circular economy principles, and advanced biotechnology solutions for water and waste management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SAV Bioprocesos: Bioprocess demonstration plant providing scale-up services for biotechnology processes, including a biotechnology laboratory and pilot plant (TLR 6-7) with stirred reactors, bioreactor, fermenter, filtration units and centrifuges, distillation units.

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UTE Tecopsa-SAVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 February 2024SAV participates in a Temporary Union of Enterprises (UTE) with Tecopsa (UTE Tecopsa-SAV) for the El Campello canalization project. The 15-month project involves construction of 8 pumping stations, renovation of 3 existing stations, and installation of 8,000 meters of pipelines to solve wastewater discharge issues in the northern part of El Campello municipality.
• Provincial Council of Alicante (Diputación de Alicante)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAV collaborates with the Provincial Council of Alicante and Ciclagua on the 'Alicante Intelligent Water' project (Perte), securing €8.2M+ in EU NextGeneration funds to digitize the water management cycle across 70 municipalities in the province of Alicante, including 59 municipalities with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants.
• CiclaguacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAV partners with Ciclagua and the Provincial Council of Alicante for the 'Alicante Intelligent Water' project focused on digitalizing and improving efficiency of the water management cycle across 70 municipalities.
• UTE ASSECATGE RUBÍ IIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAV participates in UTE ASSECATGE RUBÍ II together with ACSA OBRAS E INFRAESTRUCTURAS S.A.U. and WATER TREATMENT OF MEDITERRÁNEO S.L. for the operation of the Efficient Thermal Treatment Plant of Rubí wastewater treatment plant, registered under the EMAS environmental management scheme.
• European Commission / Horizon Europe Consortium PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAV participates in multiple European Horizon research consortia: PlastiCircle (€8.67M budget, with Valencia, Alba Iulia, Utrecht), WaysTUP! (€11.75M, with Valencia, L'Alcudia, Alicante), HOOP (€9.03M), Recover (€5.77M), BioSolutions (€3.53M), Fuelphoria (€11.29M), ReBioCycle (€10.42M), RAINS (€5.0M), BioSupPack (€8.79M), Biopla (€515K), AIgua (€9.42M), Optifangs (€503K), Yeast4Value (€641K), and Lumem (€839K). These projects focus on circular economy, waste valorization, water management, and biotechnology.
• AESOV (Asociación de Empresarios Solidarios de Valencia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAV participates as a partner of AESOV, the Valencian association of solidarity entrepreneurs, supporting social and labor insertion initiatives.
• Spanish Red CrossminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAV signed collaboration agreements with the Spanish Red Cross in 2016 and 2017 to hire women victims of gender violence and to finance a psychologist for women victims of gender violence and social exclusion under the Women Program.
• CARITASminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAV signed collaboration agreements with CARITAS in 2016 to hire women victims of gender violence, supporting social inclusion through employment.
• EDEM FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAV is a member of the EDEM Foundation, a university center dedicated to training business managers and entrepreneurs. SAV signs educational cooperation agreements with F.P. Schools and Municipal Training Centers for student work and non-work placements.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• FCC Medio Ambiente: Environmental arm of FCC delivering municipal waste collection, cleaning and treatment across Spain and internationally; competes with SAV in the same public-tender urban-services market.
• Urbaser: Major Spanish urban environmental services group providing waste collection, treatment, street cleaning and water services to municipalities—directly overlapping SAV's core B2G offering at far larger scale.
• Acciona (Agua): Spanish infrastructure and water group that designs and operates water/wastewater treatment plants for municipalities, comparable to SAV's WWTP/DWTP operation and engineering business.
• Veolia: Global water and waste management leader operating wastewater/drinking-water plants and municipal services; overlaps SAV's water-cycle and waste operations but at global scale.
• PreZero España: Waste management and recycling operator (Schwarz Group, formerly Ferrovial Servicios) serving Spanish municipalities and industry, overlapping SAV's waste collection and circular-economy activities.

Regional players

• Cespa (Ferrovial legacy): Long-standing Spanish urban sanitation and waste contractor for municipalities, comparable to SAV's street-cleaning and waste-collection lines within Spain.
• Clece: Spanish facilities and urban services provider (ACS group) delivering cleaning, gardening and public-space maintenance under municipal contracts, overlapping SAV's urban-services segment.
• Global Omnium (Aguas de Valencia): Valencia-based water management and smart-water company serving the same Valencian municipalities as SAV, overlapping in water-cycle operation and digitalization.

Direct peers

• Valoriza Servicios Medioambientales: Sacyr's environmental services unit offering urban waste, cleaning, gardening and water-cycle management to Spanish municipalities—closely matching SAV's integrated service portfolio and B2G model.
• Aqualia (FCC Aqualia): Spanish water utility operating municipal drinking-water and wastewater treatment and distribution—directly comparable to SAV's water-cycle operations and digitization initiatives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SAV_lavega
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SAV_LAVEGA
• Facebookfacebook.com/SAV.Valencia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/s-a-agricultores-de-la-vega-de-valencia
• Instagraminstagram.com/sav_lavega

Compliance9 records

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Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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