On 9 September 2015, Interempresas.net published an article on the Segura Group.

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On 22 May 2014, in Dearborn, Michigan, a ceremony took place to hand out the 16th annual “World Excellence Awards”, for the work done by the providers of Ford during the year 2013.

On this occasion, a total of 51 awards were handed out, in various categories (gold, silver and honourable mentions), F.Segura being given the category of Silver. The award was accepted by Manuel Montalbán.

Mark Fields, COO of Ford, and Hay Thai-Tangm, Vice-chairman of Global Sales at Ford, thanked the award-winners for their contribution to the “One Ford” team in creating more value for its clients and in following the path of progress and growth. Specifically, the Segura Group has been recognised for being placed in the 10% range of providers with the highest overall quality level in product, deliveries, price and expenses. These awards also acknowledge the care of the providers in promoting different cultures, ideas and values within their organisations.

Segura Group Management feels very proud for having contributed to Ford’s progress and thanks them especially for this public recognition of our daily labour and the work carried out by all professionals that make up our Group.

On 24 May 2013, in Dearborn, Michigan, the awarding ceremony of the 15th annual “World Excellence Awards” took place.

A total of 47 awards were handed out, in various categories, F.Segura being given the category of Gold. The award was accepted by Manuel Montalbán who thanked Ford for the recognition, and dedicated this award to the entire Segura Group team, for their high level of work carried out day by day.

Tony Brown, vice-chairman of global sales at Ford, thanked the award-winners for their contribution to the brand, for the high manufacturing quality of their products.
The Gold category award given to us corresponds to being in the top 5% of providers who offer the highest quality level in product, deliveries and price.

We at Segura Group management wish to thank the Ford company for giving us this important award, as well as for the faith they have put in our company for more than 30 years.

Likewise we want to thank the entire human team of the Segura Group, whose dedication and effort have allowed us to obtain this very important recognition.

The Segura Group received the “Volvo Cars Quality Excellence Award 2012”, which acknowledges the work carried out by our Group as a Volvo provider, always providing the highest quality in product and service to one of the automobile manufacturers whose quality standards are very world renowned.

This award was handed out in a ceremony held in Goteborg in the month of December, which was attended by our General Director, Jorge Segura, and the Plant Directors Miguel Gutierrez and José Soriano.

Our group of companies is in mourning: Mr. Francisco Segura Segura, founder of the group, died last 25 February in Valencia at 71 years of age after a long illness.

Mr. Francisco Segura represented better than anyone else the impetus and commitment to the effort, raising a group of companies practically from nothing to where we are today, with four factories in three European countries, where more than 450 people work.

Mr. Francisco Segura, toolmaker by trade, started his professional career in the field of teaching. To carry out his work, in 1968 he purchased some presses to make parts that the students would learn with and also to provide some local businesses with buckles and ironwork for furniture.

In this way, the business started to grow and Segura decided to become independent buying a plant in Burjassort (Valencia). It was the year 1970. The factory’s activity expanded to the furniture and toy industries.

In the 80’s, with the establishment of Ford in Valencia, the company consolidated its position in the market and started constant growth that has still not stopped.

In the 21st century, the company jumped into internationalisation, and diversified its activity in renewable energy, currently having four production factories.

Mr. Francisco Segura did not only represent the business impetus of the group. He also actively participated in the world of Las Fallas and in football, two of his greatest passions. His moving character and extraordinary personality allowed him to earn the affection and friendship of everyone. The Valencia CF was part of his life. Without being an executive, he was just another guy in the expeditions, which he joined for years and accompanied throughout Spain and the rest of Europe on many occasions.

Las Fallas, another passion of his, was an important part of his life. He was the vice-president of the Falla de Convento Jerusalén. His daughter Laura was Fallera Mayor of Valencia, in a year that he experienced with the highest degree of intensity and happiness. Mr. Francisco was always a lover of Valencian traditions and always carried Valencia in his heart wherever he went.

With his loss, a large number of sectors in Valencian society are not orphans. We’ve all lost a great person, a friend. He leaves behind a wife, four children (Paco, Jorge, Esther and Laura) and seven grandchildren. His four children, participants in the company’s activity for years, will continue his business labour with the same enthusiasm as their father, as they have already done in their management tasks at the company in recent times.

The Segura Group finished their expansion of the manufacturing plant in Szolnok (Hungary) on 15 June 2011.

We are proceeding to install the two new 2,000 metric tonne FAGOR transfer stamping presses connected in tandem.

With this expansion, the Segura Group has one of the largest Stamping Structures in Europe with a size of 4,500 square metres.

The Segura Group is going to expand their production capacity with the acquisition of two new 2,000 metric tonne transfer stamping presses working in tandem, given a supply line.

These presses will use SERVO technology in manufacturing, which will give the group greater flexibility, being more efficient in terms of productivity, maintenance costs, energy consumption and waste creation.

Measuring 100,000 m² of which initially only 11,000 have been built, the new automobile components plant of the Segura Group was placed in Szolnok, Hungary.

From this privileged position, being located in the centre of Europe and bordered by a total of seven different countries, F. Segura Hungría KFT tries to have a greater presence throughout Europe, both in the present and in the future.

We think that with this strategic decision, we managed to establish ourselves, not only in a multiclient environment where we are given some privileged logistic conditions as well as a series of additional advantages when taking advantage of the growth that the emerging markets of the area have experienced, but also we can meet a larger degree of evermore demanding expectations by our clients when offering them products of a high quality and at much more competitive prices.