Our Story

GEL is all this and more!

1983

Constitution of GEL - Porto Alegre/RS

GEL was created in 1983, but started to operate in 1992 in the public and private sector, with a commitment to execute works with quality, safety and within the agreed terms and in compliance with the legislation and its external and internal regulations.
A reference in quality and innovation, the company has stood out in the areas of sanitation, port and road infrastructure, special artwork and drainage, work in oil refinery, gas pipeline, renewable energy, civil construction, residential, industrial and building construction , mining, hydroelectric, depollution and dredging of rivers, among others, operating in the national and international market.
Several customers have been helping GEL write its story: PETROBRAS S/A; Renova Energia S.A.; Norte Energia S.A.; Águas de Cuiabá/MT; Techint S.A; SANEPAR/PR; CAESB/DF; CORSAN/RS; DMAE/RS; DEP/RS; SRH/CE; SOHIDRA/CE; DER/PR; COMPAGAS/PR; PBGAS/PB; SCGAS/SC; SULGAS/RS; COPASA/MG; P.M. de Curitiba/PR; P.M. de Votorantim/SP; P.M. de Piraquara/PR; P.M. de Fazenda Rio Grande/PR; P.M. de Arapongas/PR; SAAE Porto Feliz/SP; SAAE Sorocaba/SP; etc.

1992

Goetze Lobato Engenharia arrives in Curitiba

Transfer from Porto Alegre/RS to Curitiba/PR.

1992

First expressive contract

APPA - Structural Recovery of the Vertical Silo - Paranaguá/PR.

1993

Prosege Program - Boosted GEL's growth

Beginning of numerous hires through the Social Action Program in Sanitation.

1997

First challenging contract - changed the history of GEL!

Caesb - ETE Planaltina - Planaltina/DF.

1997

Headquarters

Transfer to headquarters (current).

1998

Quality System

First ISO 9001 Quality Certification.

2001

First gas works contract

Compagas - Maintenance of the natural gas distribution network in Curitiba and the Metropolitan Region.

2002

Largest water supply system project, until then

Sanepar– Consórcio GAF - Coast of Paraná/PR.

2004

First mining project

Petrobras SIX I – Unidade de Industrialização do Xisto - São Mateus do Sul/PR.

2005

First ECC contract

Compagas - Commercialization, adaptation and conversion of gas installations - Curitiba/PR.

2006

First automation work

Sanepar – Consórcio GAN – Curitiba e Região Metropolitana/PR.

2006

Responsible Partnership Award

Petrobras - National Award for Quality, Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility.

2009

GEL's biggest project until this year

Petrobras Repar – Refinaria Presidente Getúlio Vargas - Araucária/PR.

2009

R$ 25 million investment in equipment

Petrobras SIX II – Unidade de Industrialização do Xisto - São Mateus do Sul/PR.

2010

Largest contract in the sanitation area until this year

DMAE - Execution and Operation of ETE Serraria - Porto Alegre/RS

2012

First major private contract

North Energy Contract - Water and sewage sanitation - Altamira/PA.

2014

First Wind Energy contract

Renova Energia - 15 wind farms - Guanambi/BA.

2014

A new GEL is born!

Hiring of PMTG Consulting - Business Management Technology Solutions for company restructuring.

2015

Compliance Program

Implementation of the Ethics and Conduct Manual - Anti-Corruption Rules.

2016

Innovative hiring modality

Sanepar - Asset Leasing - Expansion of the SES off the coast of Paraná/PR.

2016

GEL in Argentina

Constitution of a Branch in the Argentine Republic.

2017

GEL in Panama

Constitution of Branch in the Republic of Panama.

2018

GEL is now SA!

Transformation of the legal type of the company - Ltda. for SA.

2018

First international contracts (sanitation)

ENOHSA / Province of Mendoza and Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure and Transport / Province of Santa Fé - Argentine Republic.

2019

First contract in the Republic of Panama (sanitation)

Ministerio del Salud - Red de Alcatarillado de Burunga Northwest - Republic of Panama.

2020

Code of Ethics and Conduct

Implementation of the new Compliance Program manual.

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