Industry Visits
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Visits to industrial providers are very popular, dependent upon availability, and often require a reservation up to a year in advance. Two of the possible visits below may be combined to make a full day.
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| Barcelona-El Prat Airport Visit |
| Minimum advance booking: 6 months |
| There are 4 options available, and two visits may be combined. Each visit has a duration of 2 hours. |
| Visit 1 |
Aviation Cultural Centre and "get to know your airport" walking tour. Recommended for students between 12 and 16 years.
This tour introduces students to the Airport’s facilities and operations. The visit starts at the Aviation Cultural Centre where there is a presentation about the airport and its activities tailored to the group's age, This takes around 30/40 minutes. The visit continues to terminal 1 where, if needed, the group is split to pass through security control. This is followed by a walk of 1 hour around the passenger zone of the airport with the guides explaining the activities that take place around an aircraft and some relevant aspects before flight departure. |
| Visit 2 |
Aviation Cultural Centre and bus tour around the "runway area". Recommended for students 16 years and older.
This tour covers the work performed outside the passenger zone. It consists of a general presentation in the Aviation Cultural Centre followed by a guided bus tour where students can see, from the bus, the Iberia aircraft maintenance hangar, the firefighting and signalman building and the work associated with aircraft support. |
| Visit 3 |
Aviation Cultural Centre. Recommended for students between 12 and 16 years.
This visit consists of a general presentation on the airport at the Aeronautical Cultural Centre and the exhibition on the history of the airport, offered jointly by Aena S.M.E., S.A. and the Aeronautical Park Foundation. |
| Visit 4 |
Aviation Sector Technical Tours
This tour is aimed at university students, college professionals, associations or bodies, and consists of a general presentation of the key aspects at the airport followed by a visit to the Airport Management Centre and/or pre-arranged technical areas. |
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| Barcelona Stock
Exchange |
| Minimum advance booking: 9 months |
| Visit time: 3 hours |
| The Electronic Trading
Floor of the Barcelona Stock Exchange receives over 700,000 visitors a year. The
latest technology provides real time information on market movements. This visit
will help GCSE students understand the nature of financial control, whereas
students of Accountancy and Finance at 'A' level will develop an understanding
of strategic decision-making. |
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| Cobega SA Coca Cola Bottling Plant |
| Minimum advance booking: 9 months |
| Visit time: 3 hours |
| Coca-Cola is the world's
leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverages. Here
students can gain an insight into how the drinks are made, bottled and
distributed. |
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| Estrella Damm Brewery |
| Minimum advance booking: 3 months |
| Visit time: 3 hours |
| This visit to the Estrella Damm Brewery explores the beer making process, from the brewing to the final bottling. Only non-alcoholic beverages are provided for tasting for students under the age of 18 years. |
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| Pere Ventura Cava tour |
| Minimum advance booking: 3 months. |
| Visit time: 3 hours |
For many students, a visit to Pere Ventura is one of the highlights of their visit to Catalonia.
They sell to 43 countries worldwide and can produce 35,000 bottles per day. Their main markets are Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, Nigeria, and Mexico. Current production is over 1 million bottles per year.
There is a very clear explanation of the wine growing process and all departments are visited. The tour follows the bottles on their journey from the cellar resting period, to the removal of the sediment by freezing the neck, corking and labelling. Pere Ventura uses traditional manufacturing methods combined wiith state-of-the art automation, including robots. The visit ends with snacks and grape juice sampling.
Pere Ventura staff are very welcoming and are open to all questions.
Only non-alcoholic beverages are provided for tasting for students under the age of 18 years.
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| La Vanguardia |
| Minimum advance booking: 9 months |
| Visit time: 3 hours |
| As Catalonia's
best-selling newspaper, a visit here can be related to the Business Environment.
Two tours are on offer here and you can choose the most relevant to your
students. Choose between an editorial visit, which will outline how the stories
are put together and a printing visit, which details the production and
distribution process. |
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| SEAT Car Plant |
| Minimum advance booking: 9 months, with availability suspended during commercially sensitive periods such as new model launches. |
| Minimum student age: 18 years |
| Visit time: 3 hours |
SEAT was first
established in 1953 with assistance of Fiat with whom it worked until 1980. It
is now owned by VW/Audi/Lamborghini. Its new factory at Martorell, opened in
1993, is the most modern in Europe, with just-in-time and flexible 'to order'
production. Engines are imported from Hungary, Mexico, Brazil, Germany and South
Africa. The factory employs 12,700 and produces 6 models, 68% for export to 70
countries.
SEAT has invested heavily in research and development, and around 1,250 staff
work at the Martorell Technical Centre. This provides the brand with a unique
position among all car-makers established in Spain in being the only company
with the capacity to design, develop and produce its own vehicles in the
country. |
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| Torres Bodega |
| Minimum advance booking: 3 months. |
| Visit time: 3 hours |
Torres is a well-known
family name and a successful local, national and international wine business.
Students will gain an understanding of the ways in which production is organised
with a full guided tour beginning at the visitor centre and taking in the entire
production process.
Only non-alcoholic beverages are provided for tasting for students under the age of 18 years. |
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| Vichy Catalan Spring Water Bottling Plant |
| Minimum advance booking: 3 months. |
| Visit time: 3 hours |
| A guided visit to the Spa and the Vichy Catalan Bottling Plant introduces students to the history of the Spa and the process that begins with the water leaving the spring until it is bottled. The tour ends with an explanation of the geological origin of the water while tasting the Vichy products.
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