ABOUT
Our Story
A grand vision for generations to come
Aireko was founded in Puerto Rico in 1963. A third-generation executive-owned group of a multi-disciplinary construction and building services group of companies, providing turnkey building solutions for clients throughout Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States, out of 11 strategically located regional offices.
The Group of companies share a common operational culture of Total Compliance that primarily calls for Integrity, Zero Accidents, Customer Satisfaction and a Job Completed on Time and on Budget, while protecting the environment, engaging to foster sustainable communities, and maintaining the highest standards of ethics and quality.
Today, Aireko Companies employ more than 800 employees throughout North America, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, with annual revenues exceeding $200 million.
Awards, recognition & licensing
- Ranked one of the Top 10 Locally Owned Construction Companies and Top 400 Locally Owned Companies for the last 15 years by THE CARIBBEAN BUSINESS BOOK OF LISTS, the most sought-after and used business reference guide and annual publication that ranks Puerto Rico’s top companies in more than 100 industry and business sectors.
- First Contractor in Puerto Rico to receive a “Gold Partner” Certificate from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for its leading occupational safety program.
- Winner of the Associated General Contractors of Puerto Rico Award for excellence in health and occupational safety since 1997, year when the AGC of Puerto Rico started recognizing construction firms for safety leadership.
- Repeat Winner of the Jacinto Galib Award presented by the Association of General Contractors of Puerto Rico. This AGC recognition honors Eng. Jacinto Galib, defender of the workers, and is awarded to those workers in the construction industry who stand out for his/her commitment, loyalty and quality of work.
- Winner of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association President Award in 2003.
- W Certified Company 2022 awarded by Women Who Lead LLC
Our Mission
We plan, build and service buildings and facilities to exceed our customers’ expectations
Our Vision
To be the leading “total building solutions” provider for our clients.
We Value
- Our Customers
- A SafePlace and Employees Health
- Individual and Team integrity
- Individual and Company Growth
- Continuous Improvement and Innovation
- Engagement for a Sustainable Community
Total Compliance Culture
Our Project Operational Culture is that: we plan and work to uphold our values, while executing with:
- Integrity
- Zero Accidents
- A Satisfied Customer
- A Job on time and budget
- Employee leadership and growth
- Engagement in the community
Safety
Zero-Accident Construction is one of the values that drive our company to success. We consistently perform to the safety, housekeeping, quality and project controls standards of our clients. Our constant, well below industry average injury and accident record is a testament of our solid, proactive, comprehensive safety program we provide our workforce, our clients and our community.
Aireko’s leadership recognizes the responsibility to provide a clean, safe and healthy workplace free of hazardous conditions and behaviors in compliance with federal, state and local safety regulations. We reinforce our Environmental, Health and Safety policies well beyond OSHA government standards by implementing project specific administrative policies and procedures for each Aireko operation, and we continually evaluate, train, and reward our field leader behavior to limit the occurrence of work-related accidents and illnesses.
Leadership
The core of our strength lies in our leadership
Jose E. Rossi
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Rossi is Chairman and majority owner of Aireko Companies and Chairman of Aireko Foundation. In Aireko, Josen has led fast-track CM/GC and Design-Build Construction of innovative institutional and industrial work that contributed to the modernization of Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Florida and the MID Atlantic U.S. for their sustainable industrial and economic development. As Aireko Companies Managing Partner Josen oversees international growth, the allocation of capital to new markets and products, and the growth of third generation partners and managers. Also, as Aireko Foundation President, Josen directs its yearly philanthropic investments in Puerto Rico and U.S. education for the needy, including the arts and sciences of entrepreneurship and sustainable development.
Waldemar E. (“Wally”) Toro
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Toro has over 20 years of experience in the electrical and mechanical disciplines, as well as the construction management fields, overseeing multimillion-dollar projects in both the public and private sector, including industrial, institutional, commercial and residential projects. As General Manager of Aireko Services and Installations (ASI) he is committed to helping clients maximize operating results to excel in the overall achievement of their development objectives, as a one single source for HVAC and electrical upgrades and shutdowns, tenant improvements, and general construction maintenance services. He is a member of the IEEE and PMI.
Waldemar E. (“Tito”) Toro, P.E.
Partner & President
Eng. Toro directs all energy related business. He began his career with Aireko as a project engineer supervising industrial, commercial, and residential projects. In 1998, he was promoted to direct the electrical construction and instrumentation of the Liquid Natural Gas terminal and storage facilities for the Eco-eléctrica 500 MW Power plant. Waldemar oversee’s Aireko’s Industrial Construction as well as the Energy Group, and also responsible for Aireko’s Environmental Health and Occupational Safety Department.
Luis Uzcategui
Partner
Mr. Uzcategui has ample experience planning and building commercial, industrial, institutional, residential and wastewater treatment plant projects. Luis is particularly skilled in civil construction management, including value engineering, scheduling and GMP development. Many years of experience of work as senior project manager have gained Luis the experience and the knowledge to lead AIREKO’s hi-rise construction processes and to direct the pre-construction feasibility and constructability of the most challenging jobs.
Sustainability
We set our sustainability bar high
For over six decades, Aireko has been committed to upholding the highest legal, moral, ethical and environmental standards in the industries we serve. Aireko’s commitment to our stakeholders, including our employees, customers, suppliers, and the communities where we work, permeate throughout our entire corporation from how we work with our customers to how we treat our people, and is the heartbeat of our Total Compliance operating culture. To ensure we meet the standards we have set for ourselves, we established and strictly adhere to the Aireko Code of Business Ethics & Conduct.
Aireko is totally committed to customer satisfaction, first-class service, safety and a responsible approach to the environment, resulting in a positive impact to the communities we work. Our company is committed into always finding better ways to deliver our clients’ vision, with zero accidents, and with lesser impact to the environment and with the best results, every time.