Fundación Jamena: giving the trade back what the trade gave usFundación Jamena: giving the trade back what the trade gave us

Jamena Construcciones has launched Fundación Jamena, a non-profit initiative aimed at training vulnerable people in the traditional trades of construction, with the goal of supporting their entry into employment and contributing to stable, quality jobs. The project has already begun its legal processing and registration request.Jamena Construcciones has launched Fundación Jamena, a non-profit initiative aimed at training vulnerable people in the traditional trades of construction, with the goal of supporting their entry into employment and contributing to stable, quality jobs. The project has already begun its legal processing and registration request.

An answer to the sector's twin realities

The Foundation is born to address two realities that move in parallel. On one hand, the need to offer real opportunities to groups facing barriers to the labour market. On the other, the growing shortage of qualified labour in an industry that has established itself as one of the main economic engines of the Costa del Sol.The Foundation is born to address two realities that move in parallel. On one hand, the need to offer real opportunities to groups facing barriers to the labour market. On the other, the growing shortage of qualified labour in an industry that has established itself as one of the main economic engines of the Costa del Sol.

Trades such as masonry, carpentry, electrical work and gardening are once again decisive in the development of high-end housing, where attention to detail and precise execution make the difference. The programmes will be free, hands-on and designed around the real needs of the site, with a direct route into the workforce.Trades such as masonry, carpentry, electrical work and gardening are once again decisive in the development of high-end housing, where attention to detail and precise execution make the difference. The programmes will be free, hands-on and designed around the real needs of the site, with a direct route into the workforce.

A home to train, exhibit and share

Fundación Jamena will be based in Cancelada (Estepona, Málaga), the enclave where the company's first headquarters stands and one of the districts with the strongest social identity in the municipality. Alongside the training rooms, the building will house an auditorium, an exhibition hall and other spaces for cultural and educational initiatives.Fundación Jamena will be based in Cancelada (Estepona, Málaga), the enclave where the company's first headquarters stands and one of the districts with the strongest social identity in the municipality. Alongside the training rooms, the building will house an auditorium, an exhibition hall and other spaces for cultural and educational initiatives.

Where it all began

With a history that reaches back to 1974, when its founder Salvador Mena Arrocha began working in the sector, Jamena has grown into one of the reference companies in construction, with more than 200 professionals on staff and work in La Zagaleta, Sotogrande and the prime districts of Madrid and Barcelona.With a history that reaches back to 1974, when its founder Salvador Mena Arrocha began working in the sector, Jamena has grown into one of the reference companies in construction, with more than 200 professionals on staff and work in La Zagaleta, Sotogrande and the prime districts of Madrid and Barcelona.

“My father started out working in the fields and as a shepherd, and found in construction an opportunity to get ahead,” recalls José Andrés Mena. That personal story, made of effort and craft, is today the Foundation's mission: to train the people who will carry forward the work that makes High Construction possible.“My father started out working in the fields and as a shepherd, and found in construction an opportunity to get ahead,” recalls José Andrés Mena. That personal story, made of effort and craft, is today the Foundation's mission: to train the people who will carry forward the work that makes High Construction possible.