EUROPEA DE TRABAJOS FORESTALES, S. L.

What EUROPEA DE TRABAJOS FORESTALES, S. L. does

EUROPEA DE TRABAJOS FORESTALES, S.L. (ETF) is a Spanish specialist subcontractor founded in 2002 and headquartered in Amorebieta-Etxano, Bizkaia, that designs and executes gabion walls, bioengineering solutions, reinforced earth structures, green walls, and vegetated acoustic barriers for civil engineering, real estate development, and public-sector clients across Spain. Its core technology centres on high-performance welded and triple-torsion steel mesh gabions (4.5 mm wire, Zn90Al10 Galfan galvanization, 6,000-hour salt-spray resistance, >500 N/mm² tensile strength) supplied through its partnership with Europe's largest gabion manufacturer, WDM-Deutenberg, complemented by an in-house structural design and calculation capability added in 2014. The company operates a turnkey model covering environmental consulting, project design, structural calculation, mesh supply logistics, and on-site execution.

ETF generates revenue as a specialist trade subcontractor on competitively tendered civil works and through direct contracts with property developers and public administrations; pricing is project-specific and quoted on a per-cubic-metre basis tied to gabion volume, mesh type, stone fill, site access, and complexity. Its go-to-market motion relies on enterprise field sales — winning gabion, soil reinforcement, bioengineering, and acoustic barrier packages from general contractors (Sacyr, Ferrovial, Dragados, Onilsa) and bidding directly on public tenders from Diputaciones, Ayuntamientos, ADIF, and other government bodies, with multi-year contracts and framework agreements (notably with developer Urbania in Málaga) underpinning repeat work. The firm holds ISO 14001:2015, REA construction-sector registration, and 100% renewable energy certification, credentials required for Spanish public-sector tenders and increasingly demanded by large contractors' ESG programs.

Name

EUROPEA DE TRABAJOS FORESTALES, S. L.

Legal name

EUROPEA DE TRABAJOS FORESTALES, S.L.

Website

https://edtf.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EUROPEA DE TRABAJOS FORESTALES (ETF) is a Spanish specialist subcontractor that designs and builds gabion walls, bioengineering solutions, reinforced earth structures, and vegetated acoustic barriers for general contractors, real estate developers, and public administrations across Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Engineering and Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Gabion wall construction
• Soil reinforcement services
• River restoration works
• Bioengineering solutions
• Erosion control works

Headquarters

HQ city

Amorebieta-Etxano

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction and civil engineering services: EDTF generates revenue as a specialist subcontractor and direct contractor executing gabion walls, soil reinforcement, bioengineering, acoustic barriers, and related environmental engineering works. Projects are won through public tenders and private bidding. Revenue is project-based and non-recurring per contract.
2. Environmental consulting and project design: Since 2014, EDTF undertakes full design, calculation, and execution of reinforced soil structures and gabion projects from project inception. Environmental impact studies, monitoring plans, forest management plans, floodability studies, and acoustic barrier design are also offered as standalone consulting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EUROPEA DE TRABAJOS FORESTALES (ETF) is a specialist environmental engineering and construction services firm that designs, calculates, and executes gabion walls, reinforced earth structures, bioengineering solutions, green walls, and acoustic barriers for civil engineering projects. The company operates as both a subcontractor to major Spanish general contractors (Sacyr, Ferrovial, Dragados) and a direct contractor to public administrations and real estate developers across Spain. Its core product is the gabion wall (steel mesh cages filled with stone), offered in electrowelded and hexagonal triple-torsion mesh variants, complemented by environmental consulting and design services.

Product overview

EUROPEA DE TRABAJOS FORESTALES, S.L. (ETF) is a service and works company offering a broad portfolio of civil engineering, environmental restoration, and landscaping solutions. Its core product is Gaviones (gabion walls) — steel mesh cages filled with stone used as gravity retaining walls — available in electrosolded and triple-torsion hexagonal mesh variants, alongside decorative gabion applications. Complementing this are acoustic screens (metal, wood, concrete, acrylic, and vegetation-covered), bioengineering solutions including Muros Verdes (green/ecological walls), Allan Block segmental walls, and Tierra Armada reinforced earth structures. ETF additionally provides environmental consulting, river maintenance and restoration, road works, gardening, and gabion repair services. The company's portfolio spans design, calculation, and execution of retaining and stabilization structures across Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gaviones (Gabion Walls) Cage-like steel mesh structures filled with stone functioning as gravity-based retaining walls for slope stabilization, erosion control, river bank protection, and decorative landscaping. Available in electrosolded and hexagonal/triple-torsion mesh variants. Used in civil engineering and real estate projects.
• Pantallas Acústicas (Acoustic Barriers) Noise reduction barriers in metal, wood, concrete, acrylic, and vegetation-based variants, designed to attenuate sound from roads, railways, and industrial sites. Vegetation-covered screens achieve up to 42dB isolation and Category A4 absorption. Used by public administrations and infrastructure operators.
• Bioingeniería (Bioengineering Services) Plant-based biological construction techniques for environmental recovery, erosion control, and slope stabilization, including stake plantings, branch beds, wood frameworks, Krainer walls, green walls, and flexible gabions. Used by public administrations and developers on environmental and infrastructure projects.
• Muros Verdes (Green Walls / Reinforced Earth Walls) Reinforced earth walls with vegetative front face combining compacted horizontally reinforced backfill with geogrid reinforcement, offering ecological slope stabilization with hydroseeding or turf installation. Used by civil contractors and developers for terrain stabilization.
• Allan Block (Segmental Concrete Block Walls) Segmental concrete block retaining wall system reinforced with geogrids and compacted soil, suitable for low bearing capacity terrain and variable geometries including curves, with various finishes and colors. Used by developers and contractors for terrain with structural or aesthetic requirements.
• Tierra Armada / Tierra Reforzada (Reinforced Earth Structures) Reinforced earth structures using metallic or geosynthetic straps to increase friction between soil layers in slopes, functioning as gravity retaining walls without deep foundations, suitable for bridge abutments and compressible ground. Used by civil engineering contractors and public administrations.
• Muros Krainer (Wooden Crib Walls with Living Stakes) Classic river restoration technique using gravity wooden cell structures filled with earth and live cuttings (willow stakes) that root and progressively replace mechanical stabilization with biological stabilization over time. Used for riverbank and slope restoration.
• Gaviones Flexibles Rellenos de Piedra (Flexible Stone-Filled Gabions) Flexible polyethylene high-density mesh sacks filled with 70-150mm gravel, used for rapid erosion control in soft and unstable terrain with difficult access, and as small dams for retaining solid waste. Used by public administrations and contractors on river and slope works.
• Consultoría Medioambiental y Redacción de Proyectos (Environmental Consulting and Project Design) Environmental consulting covering environmental impact studies, environmental surveillance plans, forest management plans, flood studies, and design/calculation/mounting of reinforced terrain, green walls, gabion walls, and acoustic screens. Offered to public administrations, contractors, and developers as standalone consulting or in combination with execution.
• Mantenimiento y Restauración Fluvial (River Maintenance and Restoration) River and riparian maintenance, recovery, cleaning, and re-vegetation services including debris removal, invasive species control, habitat improvement, dam removal, flood defense, and riverbank stabilization using bioengineering techniques. Used by public administrations.
• Trabajos en Carreteras (Road Works) Road maintenance for public administrations including road surface and ditch maintenance, tree pruning, vegetation control, acoustic screen design and execution, slope stabilization, erosion control treatments, and perimeter fencing.
• Jardinería y Medio Ambiente (Horticultural and Environmental Services) Horticultural and environmental services including tree and plant supply, garden and forest parcel clearing, tree treatment, invasive species control (Cortaderia selloana, Fallopia japonica, Baccharis halimifolia), and landscape recovery. Used by public administrations, developers, and private entities.
• Reparación de Gaviones (Gabion Repair Services) Gabion wall repair and disassembly services for poorly constructed or deteriorated gabion structures, addressing issues such as incorrect calculations, improper execution, invalid stone fill, low-quality materials, vandalism, and water damage. Offered to property owners, contractors, and public administrations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 6,000-hour salt spray resistance (vs. typical European standards) providing >120-year design life in low-aggressiveness environments
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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AI maturity

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• WDM-DeutenbergcoreTechnology or IntegrationWDM-Deutenberg is described as the largest gabion manufacturer in Europe. The company manufactures custom-dimension welded mesh gabions for EDTF projects, including special meshes adapted to complex terrain inclinations. Material specifications include Zn90Al10 galvanization, 4.5mm wire diameter, and 6,000-hour salt spray resistance. This is EDTF's primary gabion mesh supplier.
• Sacyr Ingeniería e InfraestructurascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSacyr has awarded EDTF gabion wall packages on multiple major projects including the Valdebebas Forest Park in Madrid (2016–present, phases 1 and 2) and the Río Magro river restoration in Valencia for post-DANA recovery works (~20,000 m³ of gabions). Sacyr is one of Spain's largest civil engineering groups.
• Goa Invest (Inditex)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoa Invest, the construction subsidiary of Inditex (parent of Zara and other fashion brands), partnered with EDTF for gabion works at the new 150-place senior residence in A Coruña donated by Fundación Amancio Ortega. The project involved gravity gabions, geomembrane-reinforced gabions, decorative gabions, and custom-mesh fabrication.
• UrbaniaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrbania, a Spanish real estate developer, signed a framework agreement with EDTF for gabion execution across multiple residential projects in Málaga province, including Santa Clara Golf Marbella, Higuerón West 217 Fuengirola, and other urbanizaciones. Over 8,000+ m³ of gabions have been executed under this relationship.
• FerrovialcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFerrovial is a major Spanish infrastructure group that has acted as main contractor on multiple projects where EDTF executed gabion works, including Santa Clara Golf Marbella and Real de La Quinta Benahavís.
• DragadoscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDragados, part of ACS Group, is one of Spain's largest construction companies. EDTF collaborated with Dragados on The Edge by Kronos Homes project in Estepona, executing gabion perimeter walls and decorative elements for a luxury beachfront development.
• Diputación Foral de BizkaiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Provincial Council of Bizkaia has partnered with EDTF on acoustic barrier and environmental infrastructure projects in the province.
• InterbiakminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterbiak, a road infrastructure management entity in Bizkaia, has collaborated with EDTF on acoustic barrier projects.
• ADIFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADIF (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias), Spain's state-owned railway infrastructure manager, has collaborated with EDTF on acoustic pacification and renaturalization projects on railway corridors.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Geocisa: Spanish geotechnical and foundation specialist contractor offering soil improvement, ground anchoring, and slope stabilization. Regional peer operating in the same Spanish market as EDTF on infrastructure and civil engineering projects requiring specialized ground engineering.

Broad incumbents

• Tensar International: UK/US-headquartered geogrid manufacturer specializing in soil stabilization and reinforcement systems. Comparable to EDTF's reinforced earth and Allan Block segmental wall product lines through its TensarTech wall systems; serves a broader market of road, rail, and commercial developments.
• Huesker: German manufacturer of geosynthetics including geogrids, geotextiles, and erosion control mats. Overlaps with EDTF's green wall and reinforced earth offerings through geosynthetic reinforcement supply, though Huesker is primarily a product manufacturer serving a broader portfolio of civil engineering applications.
• Tragsa Group: Spanish state-owned environmental and rural infrastructure services company undertaking forestry works, river restoration, and bioengineering across Spain. Overlaps with EDTF's forestry, river maintenance, and environmental restoration service lines, particularly on public-sector contracts with Diputaciones and ministries.

Direct peers

• Geobrugg: Swiss manufacturer of slope protection, rockfall, and erosion control systems including high-tensile wire mesh solutions. Comparable to EDTF in slope stabilization and erosion protection, addressing similar infrastructure and mining customers with technically engineered protective structures.
• Maccaferri: Italy-based global leader in gabion and soil reinforcement solutions, manufacturing and supplying mesh systems and providing design/installation services. Direct competitor to EDTF in gabion wall execution, with EDTF's WDM-Deutenberg partnership overlapping with Maccaferri's product range; both target the same civil engineering and environmental restoration segments.
• Allan Block Corporation: US-based manufacturer of segmental concrete block retaining wall systems integrated with geogrid reinforcement. EDTF explicitly offers Allan Block as one of its product lines, making Allan Block both a supplier and a direct peer in segmental retaining wall construction for residential and commercial developments.
• Reinforced Earth Company (Terre Armée): France-based pioneer and global specialist in mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) / Tierra Armada retaining walls. Directly comparable to EDTF's Tierra Armada product line, serving the same bridge abutment, road, and railway earth-retention applications globally.

Emerging players

• ABG Geosynthetics: UK-based geosynthetics manufacturer and designer of erosion control, drainage, and reinforced soil systems. Comparable to EDTF's bioengineering, green wall, and soil reinforcement offerings; an emerging specialist focused on environmental infrastructure use cases such as the river restoration and acoustic barriers EDTF also addresses.
• Terra Aqua Environmental Solutions: Specialist contractor in gabion installation, retaining walls, and erosion control services. Comparable niche to EDTF with a focus on gabion-based environmental construction, primarily serving the UK market but addressing overlapping customer needs in slope stabilization and river protection.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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