"We connect territories to support their economic and social development"

Gonzalo Alcalde - Chairman of A4 Holding
WE CONNECT PEOPLE, BUSINESSES AND TERRITORIES

We drive economic, social and cultural development in the north east of Italy.

We design, build and manage infrastructure to improve interpersonal relationships and encourage the sharing of ideas, thereby promoting integrated and sustainable mobility.

An efficient mobility system must coordinate and connect roads and motorways to railways, ports and airports, as well as integrate virtual data highways and fibre-optic networks,  running alongside physical motorways, which represent a powerful driver of mobility and accessibility for goods, people and information.

We use the most advanced technology and solutions to prevent road traffic accidents in order to guarantee safe and intelligent mobility for people and their vehicles, fully respecting the environmental balance and the surrounding landscape.

We make sure that staff development goes hand in hand with constant technical and technological advances, continuously building people’s professional skills and abilities, who are already some of the most well-trained, experienced and committed in the industry.

We are the answer to the need for integrated and sustainable development, which is of fundamental importance for ideas, people and information to be able to travel towards the future.

A 70-YEAR JOURNEY

A4 Holding Group was created to manage one of the most congested motorways in Italy and in Europe.
In 1952, the joint-stock company Autostrada Brescia, Verona, Vicenza, Padova S.p.A. was established in order to connect the east and west of Italy's Po Valley. The aim was to provide continuity for the existing stretches of motorway and boost industrial and economic development in the surrounding areas.

Today, the group's mission is to continue to support local development by improving the road system and by designing, building and managing new infrastructure,while at the same time  developing integrated, innovative and technologically advanced solutions in order to guarantee a high standard of service and safety to travellers.

A 70-YEAR JOURNEY
COMPANY VALUES

A4 Holding group is built on people, because it is only with the commitment, passion and experience of everyone that we can really make a difference. Respect for ourselves and for others, ethical conduct and professionalism in internal relations underpin our corporate culture and contribute to creating a sense of belonging.
 
Our daily activities are focused on the customer, we work to ensure that we're always ready and proactive, offering services, solutions and expertise able to guarantee innovation and excellence, anticipating customers’ needs and wants.

We are known for our honesty, transparency and integrity. We act responsibly, always taking into consideration the social, economic and environmental consequences of our actions.

We’re recognised as being skilled experts in our field because we combine know-how, ability and high-level mobility solutions.

Corporate Structure

Our Group is an expression of territories, businesses and institutions, which we compare and relate everyday to.

The connection with our internal, external, public and private stakeholders acts as guarantor in the relationship mechanisms to enable us to transform every single initiative into a solution for the development and promotion of extended interests.

The Shareholders' Meeting of 28th April 2022 elected the Board of Directors and the Board of Auditors for the years 2022-2023-2024, which are composed as follows:
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
1. Gonzalo Alcalde Rodriguez (Chairman)
2. José Francisco Aljaro Navarro (Board member)
3. Xavier Perucho Hontecillas  (Board member)
4. Daniel Ventín Morales (Board member)
5. Montserrat Tomàs Gil (Board member)
6. Enrique Ballester Cabo (Board member)
7. Costantino Toniolo (Board member)
Board of Auditors 
1. Antonio Franchitti (Chairman)
2. Flavio Gnecchi  (Statutory auditor)
3. Gianbruno Castelletti (Statutory auditor)
4. Maria Teresa Salerno (Statutory auditor)
5. Giuliano Terenghi (Statutory auditor)
 
% CAPITALE SOCIALE
BRESCIA PROVINCIA 0,09%
BRESCIA C.C.I.A.A. 1,57%
VERONA COMUNE 4,65%
VICENZA PROVINCIA 2,05%
TOTALE ENTI PUBBLICI 8,36%
ABERTIS ITALIA S.r.l. 90,03%
FONDAZIONE CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI VR-VI-BL-AN 0,14%
SOCIETÀ ITALIANA PER COND.D'ACQUA S.p.a. 0,12%
TOTALE PRIVATI 90,29%
A4 HOLDING S.p.A - AZIONI PROPRIE 1,35%
TOTALE 100%

A4 Holding in Italy is an expression of the Abertis Group, an international leader in managing toll roads.

The corporate structure reflects the industrial model with a flexible organization, capable of meeting the market goals for each area of competence.

 

 

 
Governance

A4 Holding Group has implemented a governance system and set of rules that allow it to operate in accordance with the core values of sustainability: ethics, transparency, safety, social development, environmental protection, open dialogue with stakeholders, commitment to the local area and local economies.

To consolidate this commitment to transparency, integrity and honesty, we introduced the Whistleblowing Signaling Channel. This secure and bidirectional channel allows anyone with interrelations with Group companies to report, in a confidential manner, any conduct that does not comply with the provisions of the Group Code of Ethics and the Organization, Management and Control Model pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001 adopted by each company and by company procedures and regulations in general.

The Code of Ethics identifies the core set of values that underpin corporate culture and translate into the principles and management policies used to implement best practices, guiding our daily conduct in all aspects of the business.

The aim of our Code of Ethics is to guide the Group’s management activities on the basis of ethical values and operating principles, in order to promote clear behavioural guidelines. The purpose of this is to meet the needs of all stakeholders and to consolidate the company’s positive reputation.

CODE OF ETHICS

Italian Legislative Decree 8 June 2001, no. 231 introduced the liability of collective bodies with or without legal personality, for crimes committed to their advantage or in their interest by persons "functionally" related to the institutions themselves (by way of example, directors, directors, executives and subjects subject to management or supervision of these, such as other employees and some collaborators). The administrative responsibility of the institution can be excluded, if certain conditions are met, if the institution has:

  • Adopted and effectively implemented its own Organization, Management and Control Model;
  • Established its own Supervisory Body, with autonomous powers of initiative and control, with the task of supervising the functioning and compliance and of updating the aforementioned Model.

 

A4 Holding adopted the organisation, management and control model in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree no. 231/2001, with the aim of creating a structured and methodical system of procedures and preventive control activities in order to prevent the crimes listed by the aforementioned decree. This is achieved by identifying any activities exposed to the risk of crime and subsequently introducing appropriate procedures to regulate them, and appointing their own Supervisory Body.

The Supervisory Body can be reached from the address organismodivigilanza@a4holding.it.

In accordance with Italian Legislative Decree no. 231/2001, the organisation, management and control model has also been adopted by controlled companies of strategic importance.

The A4 Holding Group's Whistleblowing Channels aim to promote compliance with the Group's Code of Ethics, the 231 Models of each Group company and the applicable regulations.  Violations known within the Group's working context can be reported through the digital Whistleblowing platform.

These are safe and bidirectional channels available to anyone who wishes to report violations in good faith. They are not subject to the Whistleblowing Channel, communications or suggestions on services of a commercial nature.

Only members of the Whistleblowing Office have access to the Whistleblowing Channel. The confidentiality of the identity of the Reporter, of the Reported Person, of the persons involved as well as of the object of the report and the relative documentation is protected.

The anonymity of those who wish to send a report in this form is protected, although reports by name guarantee more effective investigations and a suitable dialogue with the Whistleblower.

No retaliation or discrimination, direct or indirect, may arise in the case of a person who has made an alert in good faith.

By clicking on "ENTER YOUR REPORT HERE", you can access the digital whistleblowing platform, which allows you to make a report through a guided online path.

 

ENTER YOUR REPORT HERE

Quality, environment, safety and anti-bribery

The A4 Holding Group, active in the motorway mobility and related services sector, is formed by the Holding Company A4 Holding S.p.A. and by the subsidiaries: Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova S.p.A., concessionaire of the A4 motorway from Brescia to Padova and the A31 Valdastico; A4 Trading S.r.l., operating in the services sector and in real estate and related activities; A4 Mobility S.r.l., focused on the field of technologies related to mobility and the management of activities with a high informative, technological and telecommunication content; and GlobalCar Service S.r.l., a reality present on the market for the long-term sale and rental of vehicles to third parties; since the time of its constitution, it has implemented the management of its activities with a view to efficiency, the protection of the health and safety of workers, the prevention of pollution, respect for the ethical aspects that regulate labor relations and the prevention of crime that could bring benefits to the Group or to some of the Companies that are part of it.

On these values basis, A4 Holding has developed a "Multisite" Integrated Management System certified according to the international standards UNI EN ISO 9001 concerning quality, UNI ISO 45001 for health and safety in the workplace and UNI ISO 37001 for anti-bribery. 

This allows, reguarding the Regulations governing the respective Integrated Management Systems, to identify, assess and consequently satisfy, where justified, the expectations of internal and external Stakeholders, in relation to the Context which the Group operates in.

Policy for the integrated management system of A4 Holding.
Quality management system for the provision, mainly to its subsidiaries, of administrative / financial / controlling, legal / insurance, communication, personnel management and purchasing services.
With the management system for health and safety in the workplace, the goal of the A4 Holding Group is to control and reduce risks, prevent accidents, ensure legislative compliance and support the continuous improvement of performance.
Management system for anty-bribery, with the A4 Holding Group's common goal of managing its activities by adopting appropriate controls and procedures in order to monitor and prevent corruption.
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