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José María Garza Ponce, Engineer

José Ma. Garza Ponce

Founder of Grupo GP

Passionate about engineering and construction, engineer José Ma. Garza Ponce founded Constructora Garza Ponce in 1966 with the vision of driving Mexico’s development through projects that would transform cities and contribute to the industry’s growth.

He dedicated part of his life to educating new generations as a professor in the UANL School of Civil Engineering and served as president of the Mexican Chamber of the Construction Industry in Nuevo León in 1970.

Today, his legacy lives on in the values and principles that continue to guide Grupo GP.

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GP Through the Years

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A black-and-white aerial view of the elongated buildings of the Estrella Market.

1964

Estrella Food Market

San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León.

A Sears store with a parking lot, vintage cars, and a Coca-Cola advertisement.

1970

SEARS

Monterrey, Nuevo León.

Rows of houses under construction in the Huasteca region, with a dirt road and the mountains in the background.

1973

Colonia la Huasteca

Santa Catarina, Nuevo León.

Aerial view of the engine plant, with a water tower and parked cars.

1973

Motores US de México, S.A.

Apodaca, Nuevo León.

Aerial view of Galerías Monterrey, surrounded by parking lots and a highway.

1983

Monterrey Galleries

Monterrey, Nuevo León.

Facade of the Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda Metropolitan Hospital.

1985

Metropolitan Hospital

Monterrey, Nuevo León.

Aerial view of PIMSA Park, with white warehouses along the highway.

1987

Monterrey Industrial Park (PIMSA)

Apodaca, Nuevo León.

Exterior of the Kohler plant, featuring red stripes, silos, and a vehicle entrance.

1992

Kohler

Juárez, Nuevo León.

Aerial view of the Chrysler facility, with a parking lot next to the avenue.

1992

Chrysler

Monterrey, Nuevo León.

Aerial view of the Fundidora Hotel, with its curved roof and empty parking lot.

1994

Fundidora Hotel

Monterrey, Nuevo León.

The Nippondenso plant, with its white facade and Mexican and Japanese flags.

1995

DENSO

Apodaca, Nuevo León.

General Electric offices, with a gray facade, parking lot, and flag.

1999

General Electric

Saltillo, Coahuila.

LG's Monterrey plant, with a red structure and vertical glass walls.

2001

LG

Apodaca, Nuevo León.

Plaza Sendero, with the Soriana storefront and a median in front of it.

2002

"Sendero" Shopping Centers

Nuevo León.

La Unidad Cable-Stayed Bridge, with its white pylon, roads, and mountains.

2003

Unity Bridge

Monterrey, Nuevo León.

The canal and shops on La Isla, with the green facade of Señor Frog's.

2004

La Isla Shopping Center

Cancún, Quintana Roo.

A Metrorrey train stopped at a covered platform on Line 2.

2005

Metro Line 2

Monterrey, Nuevo León.

Bonafont warehouse with an orange stripe, parking lot, and palm trees.

2006

Bonafont

Apodaca, Nuevo León.

A Mary Kay plant with a white building, featuring palm trees and gardens in front.

2006

Mary Kay

Apodaca, Nuevo León.

The blue glass facade of the Arena Ciudad de México, with gold lettering.

2010

Mexico City Arena

Mexico City

Aerial view of the El Sarape interchange, showing ramps and vehicles.

2010

El Sarape Road Divider

Saltillo, Coahuila

The concrete building at the Roberto Garza Sada Center, lit up at dusk.

2010

Roberto Garza Sada Center, UDEM

San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León

Aerial view of white buildings and roads in San Francisco Park.

2013

San Francisco IV Park, Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes

The illuminated letters of Qú Plaza at dusk, in front of a terrace.

2013

Qú Plaza

Monterrey, Nuevo León

Aerial view of the Caterpillar plant in Jaguar, with a parking lot in front.

2013

Caterpillar Jaguar

Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo León

2013

Sphera Sky Tower

Chihuahua, Chihuahua

Elevated, covered viaduct on Metro Line 3, within the city.

2013

Metro Line 3

Monterrey, Nuevo León

Blue pipe from the Cutzamala Aqueduct laid in a trench between fields.

2013

Cutzamala Aqueduct

Toluca, State of Mexico

The Ronal plant at sunset, with flags in front of the glass facade.

2014

Ronal

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí

Aerial view of GP Escobedo Park, showing buildings, roads, and hills.

2014

GP Escobedo

Escobedo, Nuevo León

The Brembo plant in Tequila, with its red and gray facade and empty parking lot.

2014

Brembo Tequila

Escobedo, Nuevo León

Aerial view of BBVA Stadium, with its silver roof, and the hill in the background.

2015

BBVA Stadium

Guadalupe, Nuevo León

Aerial view of the Brembo Mizar plant, featuring red sections and the logo.

2016

Brembo Mizar

Escobedo, Nuevo León

Aerial view of the BMW complex, with gray buildings in a valley.

2016

BMW

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí

Aerial view of the Michelin plant, with its blue structure and storm clouds.

2016

Michelin

León, Guanajuato

The Sungwoo Hitech building at dusk, with its illuminated logo.

2016

Sungwoo Hitech Phases I & II

Pesquería, Nuevo León

Aerial view of the Magna plant, with a circular garden and white warehouses.

2016

Magna Hot Stamping

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí

Bridge with the inscription "Operaciones México" in front of the LEGO ship.

2017

Lego

Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo León

Los Cabos Airport Information Center, with counters 1 and 2.

2018

Expansion of Terminal 2 at Los Cabos International Airport

Los Cabos, Baja California Sur

Brick facade of the Papalote Children's Museum in Monterrey.

2018

Papalote Children's Museum

Mexico City

Columns under construction on the Santa Catarina Viaduct, between buildings and the mountains.

2019

Santa Catarina Viaduct

Santa Catarina, Nuevo León

Jumex distribution center, with blue loading docks and mountains in the background.

2019

Jumex Interpuerto

Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León

Aerial view of Betterware's red warehouses, with a parking lot and a hill.

2020

Betterware

Guadalajara, Jalisco

A corner of the LEGO building, with white minifigure silhouettes on the facade.

2020

Lego LOM

Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo León

A Faurecia warehouse at sunset, featuring the logo and a loading dock door.

2021

Faurecia Expansion

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí

A gray and blue Xinquan plant, with access ramps and hills in the background.

2021

Xinquan

Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes

Sumitomo Electric plant, with a blue facade and a guardhouse.

2021

Sumitomo Drives Technologies, Pocket Park Oriente

Juárez, Nuevo León

Entrance to the Dana plant, with accessible entrances and a white and blue facade.

2021

Dana

Escobedo, Nuevo León

The Santa Catarina Viaduct has been completed, rising above the ground and the city.

2021

Viaduct

Santa Catarina, Nuevo León

2022

Silica II

San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León

Hangars in Guadalajara with open doors and red blocks on the concrete slab.

2022

Guadalajara Airport Hangars

Guadalajara, Jalisco

A blue pipe from the El Cuchillo Aqueduct over a ditch, with tanks in the background.

2022

El Cuchillo II Aqueduct

Monterrey, Nuevo León

2023

Teklas

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A hangar in Los Cabos with closed doors and red marks on the apron.

2024

Los Cabos Hangars

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2024

Polaris

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A close-up aerial view of the Brembo complex, with gray buildings and white roofs.

2024

Brembo

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A section of the El Cuchillo Aqueduct with blue pipes, white silos, and a crane.

2024

Cuchillo Aqueduct

China, Nuevo León

A xylem plant next to the highway, with a red tank and a corrugated metal roof.

2025

Xylem

Nuevo León

Entrance to the Xinquan expansion, featuring a glass lobby and a gazebo.

2025

Case Xinquan

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LEGO spaceship and the Mexico Operations Bridge under a clear sky.

2025

LEGO

Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo León

Aerial view of the Whirlpool plant, featuring a large parking lot and mountains.

2025

Whirlpool

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The facade of the Bobcat plant, with orange columns and the mountains in the background.

2026

Bobcat

Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León

2026

PepsiCo

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Learn about our history

Take a journey through six decades of projects, innovation, and transformation with *Behind the Decade*, our docuseries celebrating Grupo GP’s 60th anniversary.

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60 Years of Building a Legacy

In August 2026, we celebrated six decades of history with a temporary exhibition at the Museo Metropolitano de Monterrey—a journey through the projects, moments, and people that have shaped our legacy.

Relive some of the highlights from the exhibition.

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Poster for “Stories That Build,” an exhibition celebrating Grupo GP’s 60th anniversary.
A visitor looks at a display case containing a GP helmet and a plaque belonging to engineer José Ma. Garza Ponce.
A visitor reads a newspaper clipping about the Unity Bridge at the museum exhibit.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate 60 years of legacy, with a quadruped robot leading the way.
Museum room featuring blocks, a helmet, a harness, and panels from Line 6.
A concrete model of a cantilevered structure, displayed on a green base.
A wall dedicated to José Ma. Garza Ponce, featuring historical portraits and a timeline.
A visitor looks at a display case containing a GP helmet and a plaque belonging to engineer José Ma. Garza Ponce.
A visitor reads a newspaper clipping about the Unity Bridge at the museum exhibit.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate 60 years of legacy, with a quadruped robot leading the way.
Museum room featuring blocks, a helmet, a harness, and panels from Line 6.
A concrete model of a cantilevered structure, displayed on a green base.
A wall dedicated to José Ma. Garza Ponce, featuring historical portraits and a timeline.
Visitors walk through the room featuring a wall of portraits, trophies, and "Running for a Cause."
A sculpture of a pair of pants and a tower in front of the sign for the José María Garza Ponce Foundation.
Model of an elongated industrial building, with domes and roads surrounding it.
Display case containing a Grupo GP helmet, a trophy, and a plaque belonging to engineer José Ma. Garza Ponce.
Portrait of a man in a suit and tie holding an optical measuring instrument, next to another similar brass instrument on display in a museum case.
A museum exhibition featuring walls displaying photos and texts about major industrial projects totaling more than 22 million square meters of built space, with an illuminated art object inside a glass display case at the center.
Visitors walk through the room featuring a wall of portraits, trophies, and "Running for a Cause."
A sculpture of a pair of pants and a tower in front of the sign for the José María Garza Ponce Foundation.
Model of an elongated industrial building, with domes and roads surrounding it.
Display case containing a Grupo GP helmet, a trophy, and a plaque belonging to engineer José Ma. Garza Ponce.
Portrait of a man in a suit and tie holding an optical measuring instrument, next to another similar brass instrument on display in a museum case.
A museum exhibition featuring walls displaying photos and texts about major industrial projects totaling more than 22 million square meters of built space, with an illuminated art object inside a glass display case at the center.