TRAM and Moventia renew agreement with Sant Joan de Déu to guarantee mobility for the homeless

The support from Moventia and Tramvía de Barcelona in Sant Joan de Déu directly benefits over 500 people, men and women aged 18 to 65, in the process of regaining their personal independence.

 The entities involved believe that mobility is one of the key aspects that are essential in combating social exclusion.

TRAM and Moventia have renewed their support for the project to provide mobility access to the homeless served by the social services of Sant Joan de Déu Serveis Socials – Barcelona. This partnership, which forms part of the actions being taken by the two businesses as socially responsible companies, represents a contribution of 60,000 euros to provide public transport to the people supported by various social service programmes.

Specifically, this help will be directly received by over 500 men and women aged between 18 and 65 who are helped every year by Sant Joan de Déu Serveis Socials – Barcelona through its programmes. The partnership was renewed at an event held at the Casa Orlandai Cultural Association attended by the Vice-Chair of Corporate, Internal and Institutional Communication of Moventia, Silvia Martí; the Chairman of TRAM, Felip Puig; the Managing Director of TRAM, Humberto López Vilalta; the Director of Sant Joan de Déu Serveis Socials – Barcelona, ​Salvador Maneu; and the Director of Obra Social Sant Joan de Déu, Oriol Bota.

During the event, the representatives from the two companies exchanged ideas with someone who had been helped at the Hort de la Vila residential inclusion centre, benefited directly from the project and now lives independently, as well as a social worker from the centre, allowing them to discuss the importance for the homeless of being able to access public transport in their day-to-day life.

The conversation highlighted that public transport is an essential tool that enables people to engage in daily life, such as studying, working or maintaining a social network, and especially for the homeless needing to access various public resources throughout the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area. Furthermore, access to transport allows them to enjoy additional activities that directly impact their recovery because they strengthen social and community ties.

Comments were also made at the meeting about the positive impact of the project on employability: in 10 months (January to October 2019), the employment rate rose by 12%, enabling 42% of the people receiving this support to have a job by the end of the programmes. In this period, there has also been a 15% increase in people with a financial income (it should be noted that there was an increase this year in the number of people with a financial income visiting these centres, due to an increase in benefits). In total, 76% of the people who are helped leave with financial resources.

Sant Joan de Déu Serveis Socials – Barcelona, ​​which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, seeks to help the homeless recover from their situation through people-focused comprehensive care and accompaniment along their path to regaining complete independence. It is a benchmark service in this sector in Barcelona.

Specifically, the organisation helps over 500 people every year. According to the latest diagnosis report by XAPSLL (Network of Homeless Support Services), this figure represents 14% of all homeless in the city. In turn, Obra Social Sant Joan de Déu seeks social improvement and channels charity action by society towards various charity projects and centres. It also conducts awareness programmes and offers administrative support to other Sant Joan de Déu centres in terms of fundraising.

By signing this partnership deal, which forms part of the actions being undertaken by the two entities as socially responsible companies, TRAM and Moventia are joining forces and aligning values in terms of commitment to society and people, as well as the promotion of sustainable and safe mobility, with the values upheld by Sant Joan de Déu. Hence, they are providing access to mobility for the homeless through an economic contribution that will enable the cost of the transport passes used by these people during the year to be fully funded.

The project, promoted by Sant Joan de Déu Serveis Socials – Barcelona, is aimed at offering free access to the use of public transport in the city of Barcelona and surrounding areas to the homeless being looked after by the various direct support programmes operated by the organisation so they can attend their training, employment or job search activities, medical appointments, regain their network of social and family relationships, engage in socialisation support activities (including leisure and cultural activities) and any other type of procedure or activity coordinated with the social workers of Sant Joan de Déu to help them take back control of their life.

We know a delegation from Belarus and the Belkommunmash company

A diplomatic delegation from Belarus accompanied by representatives from the company Belkommunmash (a leading manufacturer of electric buses in Belarus) visited the new Moventia installations on Wednesday.

Miquel Martí, Chairman of Moventia, and Joan Giménez, General Manager of the Regular Transport Division of Moventis, were responsible for meeting Sergey Lukashevich, Senior Councillor at the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus, Cristian Balcells, Honorary Consul for the Republic of Belarus in Catalonia, and Vladimir Korol, CEO of Belkommunmash.

The visit was used by the company to present its electric buses while also discussing possible synergies and commercial agreements between Moventia and Belkommunmash.

 

Moventia in the ‘Ara’ newspaper

Moventia was the subject of an article in the economy section of the Ara newspaper today. The article explains the growth of Moventia in Mallorca after the company was awarded part of the intercity transport service on the island. In turn, the piece provides a general overview of the services offered by the company on the island and its commitment to France through passenger public transport services.

Read the article here

 

 

Fotografía diari Ara

Moventia continues to support multiple sclerosis

Moventia will attend the presentation of “Mulla’t per l’esclerosi múltiple”, an initiative launched by the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 26 years ago and sponsored by Moventia. The event will take place at 12:30 on 3 July at Club Patí Vela in Barcelona.

Unlike previous years, the presentation will now include a small cocktail event at which the foundation and Ignasi Blanch, illustrator for the poster this year, will explain to both sponsors and companies what the foundation does and how and where the money that is raised will be used. Several actors and athletes will also join the cause. One of these guests will be the famous chef, Nando Juvany.

Moventia supports Enriqueta Villavecchia Foundation for its 30th anniversary

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Enriqueta Villavecchia children’s oncology Foundation is offering a commemorative concert on Thursday, 9 May, that will be supported by Moventia.

The concert will be performed by the Palau de la Música Chamber Choir at the Basílica de la Sagrada Familia from 20:00 and, according to the organisers, will be attended by some 2,300 people.

Through this support, Moventia is once again demonstrating its commitment to society and people – two of the key cornerstones of the company’s CSR policy.

9 countries in two years

After just 2 years on the market, Shotl is now fully operational in Germany, Spain, France, Finland, Switzerland, UK, Italy, Portugal, and the United States.
 
Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) is an emerging type of flexible transportation in which vehicles are able to adjust their route in real-time and in response to demand; instead of following a fixed route or predetermined timetable. In order to run smoothly, and to best serve every passenger effectively, a fleet of vehicles should be able to pick-up and drop-off passengers in locations that are as close as possible to their original and final destination, Shotl technology is making this possible.
 
Since March 2017, Shotl’s platform has been revolutionizing DRT, as it is able to match multiple passengers headed in the same direction with an available vehicle. This innovative software empowers transport operators and municipalities, helping them to make better use of their transportation assets along low-ridership routes; by bolstering services with on-demand buses. 
 
The implementation of Shotl technology has helped to provide a better overall supply of public transportation services in areas with very low demand; localities where regular bus services are not affordable, such as rural and suburban neighborhoods. Right now, pilot schemes in both Valencia (Spain) and Lisbon (Portugal) are helping to bring improved service and accessibility to passengers with physical disabilities. The function of the transportation authorities in these cases is to dispense a social service, as opposed to developing a strictly business-oriented solution.
 
In the space of just two years, the Shotl platform has been adopted in 9 different countries and is rapidly becoming an essential tool for:
  • Public transportation companies that are interested in improving operations.
  • City planners who are willing to offer innovative transport initiatives to their citizens.
  • Taxi dispatchers seeking new shared business models.
  • Business parks and college campuses providing internal transport for employees and students.
The Shotl team is looking to partner with transport operators and city authorities all over the world. We can help in delivering innovative solutions that make sustainable mobility a reality. By providing all the necessary technology, knowledge, and technical assistance we are able to make transportation services more flexible, accessible, energy-efficient and cost-effective.
 
If you’re interested in finding out more about the Shotl on-demand bus platform or if you want to arrange a meeting with one of our associates, please contact us at hello@shotl.com.
 
At Shotl we are proud of our mission and we’re firmly focused on creating a new type of mobility that’s able to free our cities from cars. Because sharing is better than owning, let’s build safer and healthier streets.
 

Moventia drives through its internal organisation

Moventia, a leading company in sustainable mobility, has announced a number of structural changes to consolidate the group’s growth in recent years.

With a long track record in the retail sector and considerable leadership and team management skills, Toni Sánchez Poveda is taking on the role of General Manager of Movento Automobiles. Toni Sánchez Poveda said he is thrilled to be joining the company and expressed excitement with the professional and personal challenge posed by the new position. He also thanked the company for believing in him. 

Similarly, Moventia has revealed other changes to its internal structure that involve a broader reorganisation. At Moventis, the branch specialising in group passenger transport, Miquel Martí Pierre, who had already become General Manager of Discretionary Transport, Leisure and Tourism, is joining the group’s Expansion department; Juan Giménez is now the General Manager of Regular Transport Services; and Jordi Cabañas is in charge of Public Bicycles and Diversification.

At Movento, Santi Colomer has taken on the role of General Manager of Movento Diversification while Sandra Llunell is the new Manager of Moventia Marketing.

With the new organisation, Moventia is enhancing its human capital and getting ready to face new challenges in terms of sustainable mobility.

Moventia supporting research on Alzheimer’s Disease

Faithful to its values and Corporate Social Responsibility Policy, Moventia actively participates and collaborates with over 50 non-profit organisations. On this occasion, it is pleased to announce its membership of the Patronage Council of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation. Moventia has made a contribution that will be donated in full to the Clinical Research on the Prevention of Dementia Unit, specifically the Alpha Study. 

At a recent visit by Miquel and Sílvia Martí, Chairman and Secretary of the Board of Directors, to the innovative installations owned by the foundation, its Director, Jordi Camino, wished to share and highlight the objectives and details of the research being conducted by the Alpha Study:

“We know that the damage caused to the brain by Alzheimer’s Disease may have silently begun up to 20 years before the first symptoms appear. We need to anticipate this, study what happens to the brain years before Alzheimer’s Disease develops. Our goal is to take action before it is too late and the damage is already irreversible”.

For this reason, Moventia is pleased and proud to be taking part in such a socially important initiative at a global level, in which the figures speak for themselves:

– 2,734 volunteer children of people with Alzheimer’s Disease
– 50 professionals
– 9,891 visit hours
– 10,892 samples to the Biobank
– 78,963 cognitive tests
– 421 magnetic resonance scans

We remain committed to research and its success for contributing to a better society!

Moventia seals agreements with cultural organisations

 

Moventia, following their collaborative strategy as framed in their Corporate Social Responsibility programme, has sealed different agreements with important cultural organisations in our country as: Liceu, Fundació Catalunya Cultura and Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès. These agreements mean a long-term collaboration in terms of economic contribution such as services which allow each organisation to accomplish the objective of preserving and promoting the culture, as much as from our country as from the other countries.

 

We hope and wish these agreements to be fruitful so they can carry the name of Moventia to further levels and environments from our activities that we want to have closer every time.

 

 

Presentation of the 2016 IRU Awards

The 2016 Honorary IRU Diplomas were presented to nine drivers on 12 June. These awards are presented by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) to recognise the best national and international road drivers, whether passenger or goods transport, who have honoured the profession through service and moral qualities.

The following conditions must be met to receive such an award:

– To have practised the profession of driver to the complete satisfaction of their company non-stop for at least 20 years.

– To have been with their most recent company for at least five years and to have driven at least 1,000,000 kilometres in national or international traffic.

– To not have caused any serious road traffic accidents (with physical injuries) in the last 20 years.

– To not have seriously broken any customs, administrative or traffic regulations in the last five years.

The recipients this year were:

Sarfa: Isidoro Sanchez, Juan Ramón Santos, Pablo Nieto, Rafael Segura, Santiago Pérez and Víctor Esteves

Sarbus: Francisco Javier Mazuque, José Benavides and Jesús Mª García (2014)

Our congratulations to all of them