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

Gonzalo Alcalde - Chairman of A4 Holding
WE MOVE IDEAS, PEOPLE AND INFORMATION

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 Whistleblowing channel is created with the aim of promoting compliance with the Code of Ethics of the Group and the regulations applicable to it. Any non-compliance can be reported via the Whistleblowing channel of our Group. This is a secure and bidirectional channel that promotes collaboration between the Ethics Committee and anyone - employees and collaborators, suppliers and any other person who has had or intends to have business relations with the Company - who wants to make reports or requests in order to protect the company's ethical culture.

Unlawful conducts, irregularities, violations of regulations, violations of the Model 231, violations of the Code of Ethics, or violations of company procedures and regulations may be reported via the platform.

Only members of the A4 Holding Ethics Committee have exclusive access to the Ethics Channel. This guarantees integrity in the management of the report or request, ensuring that it can be traced securely from the time it is sent to the conclusion. The anonymity of any person who sends a report or digital request is protected. The Ethics Committee will manage the reports or requests. Its members are subject to the principles of integrity, autonomy, confidentiality, objectivity, fairness, hearing and non-retaliation.

By clicking on "ENTER YOUR REPORT HERE" you can access to the Whistleblowing channel that allows anyone to make the report or request through an online guided tour.

 

Welcome message from the Local Compliance Officer of the A4 Holding Group.

"The Whistleblowing channel is a further example of the firmness of our ethical culture and of "compliance" that underlies the behavior
of all the members of the Group. This channel allows us to report any conduct contrary to our Code of Ethics, to the legislation applicable to us
or our internal regulations, as well as to ask questions about any doubt regarding "compliance" guaranteeing absolute security and confidentiality in the
processing of information. The collaboration of all of us is essential in the objective of pursuing constant development based on the key principles of honesty,
integrity and reliability, principles that represent the foundations of the Group's values ​​and form the basis of our Code of Ethics and of business conduct.

A4 Holding supports all the people who make good use of this channel.

Thank you for your contribution to the success of our reputation.”

 

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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