1968 ALES is founded in Gijón, Asturias by Alfredo Escandón Pérez.
1975 Inauguration of facilities in Gijon, Asturias with more than 2,000 m2.
1986 ALES becomes a corporate business.
1986 ALES first facility in Spain for industrial laser cutting.
1987 Incorporation of the system developed by ALES “metals”.
1992 We constructed 500 service stations.
1992 Prize awarded to D. Alfredo Escandón Pérez for the best businessman.
1993 Award for Best Asturian company
1995 Development of Alesprint printing system.
1996 Asturias Architecture Prize awarded by the ATP Architects Building Control HH.AA, for our participation
1998 Installation of the dome on the Science Museum of Cuenca.
1999 Management System Certification ISO 9001.
2000 ALES installs 50 offices a month for the BBVA bank.
2001 Line installation applying powder coating to parts with maximum dimensions of 6x2x0,6 m.
2002 Installation of booths and ovens applying liquid paint Airless and Airmixto dimensions of12x4x4 meters
2003 Inauguration of the new facilities in Tremañes, Gijon, reaching 30,000 m2 for all plants.
2004 Award OFITEL table “S” created, designed and produced by ALES.
2004 Implementation of Rapid Prototyping system.
2005 Opening of permanent branch office in Madrid.
2006 Installation of the largest corporate image element in Spain, the monolith in the entrance of the Financial City of Santander bank (height 40 m, weight 80 tons).
2006 Pixel Award for institutional image.
2007 Installation of the observatory dome in Santander.
2007 More than 3000 corporate banking installations are finished
2008 40th anniversary celebration of ALES.
2008 Completion of corporate installation of more than 350 perfumeries “If” in Spain and Andorra
2008 Installation of the “Casino de Asturias” project.
2010 ALES develops a line of luminous signage for emergency evacuation based on LED technology.
2010 The Andalusian museum Medium Al-Zahra receives international award of architecture Khane, one of the most important prizes in the Muslim world. ALES participated in the development of the construction elements for the architectural studio EMPTY.
2011 Finished of the manufacture and assembly of corporate image for service stations in Spain reached 1000.
2012 Production and architectural integration for the Sporting Real football team shield and the artistic exterior facade structural elements of the artist Vaquero Turcios in the”El Molinon” football stadium.
2013 Nationwide corporate implementation for EDP.
2015 Maintenance of more than 650 CEPSA service stations.
2015 Rebranding Intu Asturias Shopping Center. First Intu shopping center in Spain. Its implementation in summit is the highest of Intu Properties in the world.
2015 INVENTOR’S DAY Prize for the life story of an entrepreneur: Alfredo Escandón Pérez.
2016 Implantation of image of the first EDP echoestation of Europe.
2016 Image implantation of the network of Caja Mar offices in the north of Spain.
2017 Construction of Skywalk Mount Misery, Upper Rock. Gibraltar. Experiential viewpoint between two major continents in Europe.
2017 Technical development, millimetric production and assembly of carbon steel structure for the largest elliptical screen in Europe at the Intu Asturias Shopping Center.
2017 Moraleja Green Shopping Center rebranding, Madrid. First commercial center in Spain of the global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson.
2018 Execution of the Food Court project and landscaping for the Gran Casa Shopping Center in Zaragoza
2018 ALES turns 50 years old
2018 Maintenance of CEPSA service stations in the South of Portugal
2018 Wayfinding and implementation of the corporate image of the Finestrelles Shopping Center in Barcelona
2019 Implementation of corporate image of Banco Santander offices
2019 Technical development, manufacture and assembly of furniture and museography elements for National Museum of Qatar
2019 / C. C. Gran Casa, owned by Sonae Sierra, received the 2019 AECC Award – Spanish Association of Shopping Centers and Retail Parks – in the category of “Best Major Transformation.” Ales participated in the execution of the Food Court elements for IDOM.
2020 / Implementation of corporate image in more than 400 BBVA branches
2020 / Implementation of corporate image at the Parque Principado de Asturias Shopping Centre
2021 / Implementation of corporate image across the Banco Santander branch network
2021 / Implementation of corporate image across the CaixaBank branch network
2021 / Technical direction, manufacturing and assembly of the Plastic Museum, the world’s first 100% recyclable museum. The Plastic Museum has been awarded two silver Echo Awards, the Ocare Award for best CSR communication campaign aimed at civil society, a gold, a silver and three annual awards from the C de C, a bronze at The Caples Awards, a silver and a bronze at Eventplus, and was a finalist at the One Show, a finalist at the Eficacia Awards and a finalist at the Inspirational Awards.
2022 / Technical direction, manufacturing, and assembly of the exhibition gallery for “The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 / RHS Gardening.” The world’s largest flower show, showcasing cutting-edge garden designs and floral displays, organized by The Royal Horticultural Society, the UK’s leading gardening charity. This project received the Silver Medal.
2023 / Corporate image for the Kutxabank branch network
2023 / Honorary Mention Award as an Illustrious and Visionary Entrepreneur to our President, Mr. Alfredo Escandón Pérez, awarded by AJE (Young Entrepreneurs Association of the Principality of Asturias).
2024 / Design and installation of the museography for the Cantabria Cave Art Center.
2024 / Implementation of the Viladecans The Style Outlets Food Court
2024 / Design and manufacture of the EOX showroom for TKE Madrid
2025 / Implementation of the corporate image for Hijos de Rivera – Estrella Galicia at their new brewery, the largest in Spain, in Morás, Arteixo, A Coruña.
2025 / Opening of the Great Egyptian Museum. Ales manufactures 12 large-format display cases and all their contents for the GEM CHILD MUSEUM exhibition.
