The company will refurbish the historic warehouses at the Tablada Wharf to create a next-generation corporate campus within the future Urban Port District, thus promoting a strategic enclave alongside the dock while preserving its maritime-port identity.
The project forms part of the transformation of the Port of Seville through the opening of new port-city spaces and will contribute to the creation of a connected, innovative, and inclusive Urban Port District.
The President of the Port Authority of Seville (APS), Rafael Carmona, took part in the presentation of Cox’s new corporate headquarters at the Port of Seville, conceived as a European benchmark in urban regeneration, heritage restoration, and the creation of high-quality working environments.
“We are facing a major project, an emblematic project, which will be developed in a space that has just celebrated its 100th anniversary: the Tablada Cut,” stated the President of the Port Authority of Seville. “In this historic area, which was decisive in the modernization of the Port, we are driving a transformation that will allow its opening to the city,” he continued. The Urban Port District is therefore being developed “with the aim of recovering heritage, generating activity, and strengthening the relationship between the port and Seville through a forward-looking vision,” he added.
Regarding Cox’s arrival at the Port of Seville, Carmona highlighted that it “represents a strategic commitment of enormous value.” “We are talking about the establishment of an innovative company linked to engineering, technology, and added value, which will share this space with other activities and help energise it.” “This involves 17,000 square metres within the Urban Port District, with around one thousand highly qualified professionals, located behind the former School of Engineering,” Carmona stressed, adding that “for us, it was key that the company would remain in the city where it was born.” “Furthermore, this alliance exemplifies the scope of public-private collaboration as an effective instrument to promote transformative and sustainable initiatives,” Rafael Carmona underlined.
To conclude his speech, the APS president recalled the philosophy behind the future Urban Port District: “conceived as a habitable, inclusive, sustainable, and connected space, where port activity coexists with the cruise terminal, public spaces, and an accessible, walkable, and well-connected environment that encourages sustainable mobility and opens new ways of interaction between the port and the rest of the city.” Ultimately, “we are working to consolidate a new centrality for Seville, capable of combining tradition, innovation, economic activity, and urban quality,” he stated.
The presentation event also featured speeches by the Mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, the acting Regional Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines, Jorge Paradela, and Cox Executive Chairman Enrique Riquelme, who highlighted the project’s strategic value for the city and its port environment.
“The development of this new headquarters in Seville represents our commitment to a company model that integrates innovation, sustainability, and people’s wellbeing, while contributing to the transformation of the city,” stated Cox’s Executive Chairman.
The Mayor of Seville added: “My objective as mayor is to lead a Seville with a prosperous future. Cox’s new headquarters in the new Port District will contribute to revitalising the area, creating a space that will become one of Europe’s leading benchmarks in innovation, sustainability, and wellbeing. It is the result of this government team’s clear commitment to attracting investment and removing obstacles from projects that benefit Seville and help it move forward. We are making Seville a city for investment.”
For his part, the acting Regional Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines underlined the “pride” of having in Seville the headquarters and operations centre of a company such as Cox, which employs around one thousand people in Andalusia. He also highlighted the “strategic nature” of the sectors in which the company operates and its collaboration with the regional administration “to generate new opportunities” in areas such as sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), energy communities, and the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Alliance. “The Andalusian Government’s commitment is to continue creating the conditions for Andalusia to be an attractive territory for industrial investment.”
Located in the heart of the future Urban Port District, the new headquarters will be integrated into one of the most significant urban transformation projects in southern Europe, aimed at opening the port to the city and generating a new model of a habitable, sustainable, inclusive district fully connected with Seville.
The project has been designed by a multidisciplinary Cox Architecture and Engineering team that has worked to create a space combining heritage recovery, technological innovation, and sustainability.
A unique enclave alongside the Guadalquivir River
The future headquarters will be developed in the historic warehouses and sheds of the Tablada Wharf, a privileged location next to the Guadalquivir dock and just minutes from Seville’s historic centre, the Cathedral, and Plaza de España. The project includes the refurbishment of nearly 15,000 m², including approximately 10,000 m² corresponding to Cox’s warehouse (Warehouse 5) and 7,000 m² in Sheds 7 and 8.
This setting, key to the city’s industrial and port memory, will be transformed without losing its maritime-port identity, preserving iconic elements such as the wave-roofed sheds, the quay, cranes, and warehouses that have defined Seville’s landscape for decades, thereby recovering a key space in the city’s collective memory.
The Port of Seville, Spain’s only inland maritime port, is promoting through this project a new relationship between the city and the dock, recovering historic spaces for economic, cultural, green, and public uses, with the aim of bringing the sea closer to the heart of Andalusia.
Recovering the past to build the future
The project is committed to the respectful rehabilitation of one of the city’s most distinctive industrial complexes, combining heritage preservation with architectural innovation.
The intervention preserves the original essence of the buildings while adapting them to new ways of working, in line with the evolution of the urban environment. Moreover, this initiative coincides with a symbolic milestone: in 2026, the Tablada Cut celebrates its 100th anniversary, reinforcing the historical significance and the commitment to a new era of modernity for the city.
A people-centred corporate campus
The new headquarters has been conceived as a flexible, bright, and open corporate campus designed to attract talent and improve the daily experience of those working at Cox in Seville.
The complex is envisioned as an innovative space aimed at transforming the employee experience, fostering new ways of working, collaboration, and creativity.
The campus will integrate collaborative spaces, relaxation areas, multifunctional environments, and green areas, encouraging wellbeing, creativity, and innovation. It will also include services such as sports facilities, catering, outdoor spaces, and sustainable mobility solutions, contributing to a modern, healthy, and city-connected working environment.
Sustainability and technology serving the future
Sustainability is one of the project’s core pillars. The new headquarters will integrate advanced solutions for energy efficiency, decarbonisation, and smart building management, including efficient climate control systems, intelligent lighting, water recovery, and renewable energy solutions.
The planned photovoltaic installation will generate renewable energy for self-consumption, significantly reducing the complex’s carbon footprint. Likewise, the project is conceived as a platform for developing initiatives linked to energy communities, reinforcing Cox’s role as a driver of new distributed generation models and urban sustainability.
In addition, the building will incorporate advanced monitoring and management technologies, making it a future-ready infrastructure connected to Cox’s global activity.
A project that drives the city forward
Cox’s new headquarters will contribute to the revitalisation of the port environment and to opening the Guadalquivir River to the city, promoting heritage recovery, economic activation, and the attraction of talent and investment.
In this context, the company positions itself as one of the main driving forces behind the future Urban Port District, promoting the transformation of a total area of 57 hectares — from the Delicias Bridge to the Centenario Bridge — into a new connected, innovative, and sustainable urban space.
The development of the Urban Port District will also allow for the progressive relocation of logistics activity further south, freeing strategic areas for new urban uses, green spaces, facilities, and economic activities, thereby strengthening the integration of the port into the city’s daily life.
With this initiative, Cox reinforces its commitment to Seville as one of its main centres of activity, investing in a project with a long-term vocation and impact on the city.
About Cox
Cox is a global integrated water and energy utility headquartered in Spain, developing sustainable solutions in high-growth markets. Its business model combines long-term concession assets with in-house industrial capabilities, positioning the company as a unique platform capable of developing, building, and operating critical infrastructure.
The company, a leader in the water sector and a key player in renewable energy generation and transmission, operates across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The acquisition of Iberdrola Mexico marks a milestone in its growth trajectory, strengthening its international scale and consolidating its position among the country’s leading private energy operators.
Cox has been listed on the Spanish Stock Exchanges since November 2024.
More information: www.grupocox.com
