26.03.2026

Alayan acquires Valquisa

Italian international rental group Alayan Rentals has acquired Spanish rental company Valquisa, a key element of its expansion plans for its operations in the Iberian Peninsula, which include acquisitions and organic growth.

Zaragoza based Valquisa was established around 37 years ago and runs a fleet of more than 800 units that includes aerial work platforms and telehandlers from two locations - Zaragoza and La Almunia, south west of the city.

Alayan is a new name in the market introduced last year by its parent company Tesya, when it brought the companies within its Rental Service Division, including CGTE, the Cat Rental store in Italy, Finanzauto, the Cat Rental Store in Spain and the Spanish company Emerent, which has also opened a couple branches in Portugal where it trades as Alayan Emerent Máquinas e Equipamentos.

In Italy, the company operates from 39 general rental branches and five speciality stores. In Spain, it has 40 locations, 24 of them Cat Rental Stores and 16 specific rental operations trading under a variety of names, including six Talleres depots and a number of more specialist rental operations.
In total, Alayan runs a combined fleet of around 25,000 machines, and had revenues for 2025 of €221 million, up 22 percent on 2024. It also earmarked an investment of €100 million in equipment renewal, the opening of new locations and the occasional acquisition.

Pedro Torres, the former Riwal chief executive who joined the company last year as managing director of Alayan Rentals Iberia, said: “The acquisition of Valquisa allows us to further strengthen our offering and consolidate our role as a benchmark in professional rental. It also enables us to improve our presence in Zaragoza, a strategic area both geographically and commercially, by leveraging the opportunities offered by our sector. We will work to ensure a smooth integration, maintaining service continuity and valuing our people.”

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Alayan group chief executive Vincent Albasini added: “As announced during our annual meeting last January in Milan, strengthening our territorial presence in Spain is a priority. The addition of Valquisa and its director, Francisco Poves Royo, as well as the future openings in Barcelona, Madrid South, and Valencia North, are the result of our commitments.”

Francisco Poves Royo of Valquisa said: “The integration into Alayan and the Tesya group follows a strategic rationale and strengthens the company’s positioning in its market. This transaction will enhance its capabilities and generate new development opportunities in line with the evolution of the sector.”

Alayan is owned by Italy’s Tesya, which traces its roots back to 1934 when the original business was set up to produce rice harvesting machines and then began importing Caterpillar equipment. It is based in Varedo near Milan and runs a wide range of business service companies, mostly, but not entirely Industrial or construction related. It trades under the brands of Alayan, Alax Automation, Alfaproject.net, CGT, CGT Trucks, CLS, Finanzauto, Sitech, Stet and Teknoxgroup with stakes in companies from Slovenia to Albania, with 28 companies across 15 countries, 4,000 employees and almost 130 locations.