PGI Management


PGI Management is an Andorra-based, international ski operation management company. PGI Management is the international branch of SAETDE/Grandvalira.

History

PGI Management began on 1 December 1957, with the official opening of the first ski lift in Pas de la Casa, in Andorra, near the border with France. The previous summer, PGI's founder Francesc Viladomat had begun to work on establishing the company Teleesquís Viladomat.
From 1957 to 1967, the ski resort growth created by Mr. Viladomat was incorporating state-of-the art facilities in Pas de la Casa. On 22 November 1967, SAETDE was incorporated and began to run two ski lifts, Escola and Font Negre. On August 14, Francesc Viladomat and the Comú of Encamp signed an agreement to merge the two firms.
From 1967 to 2004, Pas de la Casa's Grau Roig developed more new facilities, including detachable 6-seat chair lifts, Funicamp, restaurants, FIS Stadium etc., converting the ski resort into one of the biggest in the Pyrenees.
On October 2003, the new skiing domain of Grandvalira
became public as result of a commercial merger between Pas de la Casa-Grau Roig and Soldeu-el Tarter.
In 2005, Joan Viladomat founded PGI Management to promote, advise on, and manage, ski and mountain projects. With PGI Management, Grandvalira/SAETDE leverages all knowledge acquired over 50 years.

Services

Services of PGI Management run the gamut, from the design of the ski domain to its completion and management.
Among its services are identifying business opportunities, the selection and coordination of suppliers, and cost analysis and investment efficiency. Development Services are Business Strategy, Process Analysis and Redesign, Benchmarking, Market intelligence, and Innovation.
Operation and management services include: Ski area Operations, Mountain Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Support Services.

Main Projects

Currently, PGI Management supports and operates Shahdag Mountain Resort , GrandErzurum: Palandöken & Konakli, Gavarnie-Gedre, Hautacam, Calafate Mountain Park and Shymbulak
Also PGI Management is part of an international consortium developing Kok Zhailau in Kazakhstan, and the Master Plan for the ski resort renewal and positioning in
PGI was in charge of Ski Resort Operation Management for Erciyes and Mountain Operation for GranPallars. One of its first projects was the Training agreement with Ski Himalayas Resort