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Wavegarden has signed an agreement with the engineering group Sener for the construction of wave pools and surf lagoons, the Basque artificial wave company announced last week in Press release.

Both companies are currently working together to build a wave pool in South Korea, a project that was announced at the beginning of the month and will be completed in 2020. In addition, according to the statement, the companies are collaborating on engineering and technical support in the development of other projects in Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Mexico.

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"For Sener, being able to participate in such a pioneering type of project and doing so on an international scale is a source of great satisfaction. We are therefore very grateful for the trust that WaveGarden has placed in us with this framework partnership agreement, which will guarantee successful joint execution," said Sener's industrial and energy business development manager, Borja Zárraga.

For his part, Fernando Odriozola, director in charge of business development at WaveGarden, said: “We are at the beginning of a new business sector, that of artificial surf lagoons, in which we aspire to consolidate our position as world leaders. The strategic alliance with SENER, with its proven professionalism in the execution of very complex industrial projects, allows us to offer our clients a turnkey solution that meets the quality standards of the most demanding markets.”

According to Wikipedia, “SENER is an international professional engineering services company based in Getxo, Vizcaya. It groups together its own Engineering and Construction activities, as well as industrial holdings in companies working in the Energy and Environment sectors, as well as in the aeronautical, aerospace, infrastructure and transport, Power, Oil & Gas, and Naval sectors.

In 2014, Sener had a turnover of more than 13000 billion dollars. The company is based in Getxo and employs more than 6.000 people.