Supplier of the Year Award Winners - Previous Editions

Find out the previous winners of the Supplier of the Year Awards.

The Iberdrola Group recognising the efforts of its suppliers for decades, both in global and in local awards in the five main countries where it operates (Spain, United States, United Kingdom, Brazil and Mexico). With the supplier awards, we aim to encourage and recognise the excellence, sustainable development, quality, internationalisation, innovation, corporate social responsibility, job creation and occupational risk prevention.

Supplier of the Year Global Awards 2018.

Our businesses in the different countries, as well as the corporate units (Environment, Quality, Innovation, Prevention, Sustainability, etc.). and the Purchasing unit itself select those suppliers who have been particularly outstanding in the performance of their contracts every year. Find out about the winners of previous editions:

History of winners

Global Supplier of the Year Awards 2023.

Iberdrola has brought together around 100 international business leaders for the presentation of the Global Supplier of the Year Awards 2023, highlighting its essential role in the generation of employment, wealth and the transition to a more sustainable energy.

In this edition, the awards were presented to six companies that stood out for their commitment to innovation, equality, quality, sustainability and job creation, contributing to a decarbonised economy through investments in renewable energy, smart grids, large-scale storage projects and innovative solutions for their customers.

The six companies honoured at the 2023 Global Supplier of the Year Awards were:

Supplier of the Year: ITB Equipamientos Eléctricos.
Economic Recovery and Job Creation: Navantia - Windar.
Energy Transition: I&H Brown.
Sustainability: Conduril Engenharia.
Diversity and Equality: WECS Renewables.
Entrepreneurship: Voltbras.

Press release (16/11/2023): Iberdrola brings together nearly 100 executives from international companies and rewards added value in energy transition

Supplier of the Year Awards Gala 2022 (Spanish version).

Award ceremony in Mexico.

In 2022, we are holding the Supplier of the Year Awards locally for the first time after the Covid-19 pandemic, only in Spain and Mexico. Here are the winners in those two countries:

Iberdrola España

The winners of the Supplier of the Year Awards in Spain 2022 received their awards from Mario Ruiz-Tagle, CEO of Iberdrola España.

Supplier of the Year Award: Ormazabal.
Equipment manufacturer award: Gonvarri Solar.
Internationalisation Award: Deutsche Windtechnik.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award: Beeplanet.
Diversity and Equality Award: INAEL.
Award for Digitalisation and new technologies: BLUETAB (IBM group).
Works and Technical Services Award: Lizelan.
Non-Technical Services Award: JA Garrigues.
Energy Transition Award: Eco Energías del Guadiana de Extremadura.
Award for Sustainability and SDG contribution: Mil SA Trillo Galicia.
Award for economic recovery and job creation: IDESA (GDA-Windar).

Press release (22/11/2022): Eleven Spanish companies, recognised by Iberdrola for their cutting-edge work on climate change

Iberdrola México

In addition to the awards in Spain, the Supplier of the Year awards were also held in Mexico and were given to 8 strategic allies, in addition to 8 other finalists.

Supplier of the Year: Winner SAPCO and runner-up Mitsubishi Power de México.
Digitalisation and innovation: Winner Siemens and runner-up Critical Arc.
Occupational Health and Safety: Winner Mitsui & Co Infrastructure Solutions and runner-up COPSA Desarrollos.
Sustainability: Winner Greening Renovables and finalist Concentrate Project.
Corporate Social Responsibility: Winner Iluméxico and finalist Educación para Compartir.
Ethics and Compliance: Winner Remo Range Security and runner-up SIGMA Construction and Integral Services.
Equality: Winner Aequale and runner-up BLK Logistics.
Energy Transition: Winner Solarever Technology of America and finalist Eco Ibérica.

The King and Queen of Spain, the minister of Education and Vocational Training and the Executive Chairman of Iberdrola Group presented the RETO Awards for Supplier of the Year.

2021 Supplier of the Year Awards

Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain, accompanied by the minister of Education and Vocational Training, Isabel Celaá, and the chairman of Iberdrola group, Ignacio Galán, presented the 2021 Supplier of the Year Awards. The awards recognised the key role of the value chain in the achievement of Iberdrola's strategic projects and the relevance of creating an ecosystem of suppliers working towards the same objectives. The winners were:

RETO Equality: Mapfre.
RETO Employment: Ibermática.
RETO Digitalisation: Kirby.
RETO Energy Transition: Van Oord.
RETO COVID Special Mention: Amara, Ormazabal, Iturri, Wottoline and DSV.

Press release (09/04/2021): The King and Queen of Spain officially open the Iberdrola Campus, a global centre for innovation and job creation

2018 Global Supplier of the Year Awards.

Iberdrola handed over its 2018 Global Supplier of the Year Awards, whose purpose is to incentivize, promote and acknowledge the work of its suppliers, key to achieving the company' strategic objectives. The event took place at the auditorium of Iberdrola's Innovation and Training Campus in San Agustín del Guadalix (Madrid), was attended by some 340 guests, including representatives of 167 global suppliers of the group across different countries and industries. Also in attendance were the Chairman of the Iberdrola group, Ignacio Galán.

Most of the contracts benefitted suppliers from the company's core countries — the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Spain —, as well as companies from countries where the group is developing major initiatives, such as Portugal and France.

The suppliers awarded in each of the 12 categories were:

Supplier of the Year award: WEG (Brazil)
Equipment: Schneider Electric (France)
Service Quality and Response: Northline Utilities (US)
Energy Services: Integral Management Future (Spain)
Non-energy Services: SHL (The Netherlands)
Environment: Aecom (United Kingdom)
CSR: Fonabec A.C. (Mexico)
Competitiveness and Innovation: Innova-TSN (Spain)
Diversity and Equality: ITB Equipamentos (Brazil)
Occupational Health and Safety: Brown & Mason (United Kingdom)
Construction Services: Socorpena (Portugal)
Internationalisation: Ibermática (Spain)

Press release (30/10/2018): Iberdrola awarded €9 billion procurement contracts in 2018, providing jobs for 400,000 people