OUR HISTORY
COMPANY HISTORY
THE BIRTH OF CUALIMETAL
Cualimetal was founded in Tarazona as a small company focused on minor repairs of metal structures and cladding.
Great things come from small beginnings…
“A Story of Steel: 32 Years of Milestones – Let’s Take a Look at Some of Them”
1993
THE FIRST MODULAR SYSTEM IS BORN, IDEAL FOR EXPORT
We take a significant step toward innovation with the creation of our first modular construction lines: fast, cost-effective, lightweight, and high-quality. Buildings whose initial philosophy involved the use of single type of screw for construction.
1998
1999
IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
We invest in engineering to offer our customers comprehensive projects, studied from start to finish. Calculation, design and modelling.
FIRST QUALITY CERTIFICATION
We obtain the ISO 9001 Quality Certificate to define our processes in detail and meets the needs of our customers.
2001
2002
CE MARKING CERTIFICATION
We become pioneers in obtaining CE Marking certification, meeting the EU’s requirements for safety, health, and environmental protection.
CUALIMETAL GOES ONLINE
We become pioneers in developing a website, which allows us to reach international markets.
2004
2005
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
Thanks to the new website, we export our first building, to Nouakchott (Mauritania). An ECORAPID® metal building with a floor area of 2,000 m2.
MENORCA BASKETBALL PAVILION
Awarded the project to build the ACB pavilion for Menorca Basket. A 5000 m2 metal structure in a record time of 3 months from earthworks to completion of all pavilion facilities.
2006
2007
ZARAGOZA TRADE FAIR
With a floor area of 30,000 m2 of ECORAPID® industrial buildings, it represents a new step in Cualimetal’s growth. Assembly completed in a record time of 2 months.
PLENAVE® IS BORN
A patent is obtained for a new product designed in our Technical Office: PLENAVE® a foldable, fully dismantlable, and relocatable system.
2008
2008
FIRST PROJECT IN FRANCE
We built our first industrial building in France, a market where we are leaders in the installation of metal structures for all types of needs. In addition, we have partners and references in almost every department.
AWARD OF A LARGE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA
16,000m2 of buildings in Cluj-Napoca (Romania). Cualimetal continues to grow…
2009
2010
NEW FACILITIES
Change of offices to bring the workshop and engineering departments together in one location. 300 m2 of offices and 1500 m2 of workshop.
AWARD OF CUALIMETAL’S MOST IMPORTANT PROJECT TO DATE
A 30,000 m2 project for the world’s largest industrial pulp plant, located in Montes del Plata (Uruguay).
2011
2012
WE ENTER THE ASIAN MARKET
Supply of a 2400 m2 ECORAPID® metal building in Karimun (Indonesia).
MECARAPID® SYSTEM
A new product: MECARAPID® large-span metal buildings, which allow the construction of open-plan structures with fewer intermediate columns.
2014
2017
NEW CORPORATE IMAGE
Redesign of the website, with new logos, catalogues and corporate videos.
NAVERAPID® SYSTEM
NAVERAPID®: new modular system designed for buildings that require exceptional heights and structural load capacities.
2018
2019
MARQUISOL® SYSTEM
Modular structural system for car parks that enables the installation of photovoltaic energy, ensuring on-site energy generation.
LANDMARK PROJECT IN EL SALVADOR
A 12,000 m2 industrial complex for a cement plant in Acajutla (El Salvador). We continue expanding worldwide…
2019
2022
PREPARED FOR GREAT BRITAIN: We obtain UKCA certification
We are now certified under the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking, a necessary requirement for products sold in Great Britain, replacing the EU requirements for CE marking (the CE marking will still be accepted in Northern Ireland).
EXPANSION OF FACILITIES AND LARGEST INVESTMENT IN CUALIMETAL’S HISTORY
We prepare to take another leap forward and grow. We expand our facilities to 4000 m2 and install two profiling lines. CUALIMETAL integrates innovation and technology as part of INDUSTRY 4.0 in the manufacture of its own metal structures.
2022
2023
THE RAPIDSOL® SYSTEM IS BORN
We design a fast and cost-effective solution for the SOLAR sector. RAPIDSOL® is a photovoltaic table with a fixed metal structure designed for large solar farms.
CUALIMETAL "GREEN STEEL"
We develop our Sustainability Plan (2023-2030) through which we commit to measuring, improving and reducing our CO2 emissions in all our processes. And we collaborate with our customers and suppliers to provide the best sustainable and cost-effective solutions, helping their businesses align with the 2030 agenda.
2023
2023
COLLABORATION WITH ACYF ENERGÍAS
We started our collaboration with ACYF Energías, to install all kinds of photovoltaic systems such as solar parks, panels on roofs, solar canopies, charging points, etc.
WE SET UP IN MOROCCO
We open a new delegation in Morocco CUALIFILZ. We continue to grow…
2024
2025
CUALIMETAL TODAY
Today, the second generation leads the company, with Yanira Vallejo and her siblings at the helm. Our facilities in Zaragoza cover more than 8,000 m2. With more than 2500 industrial buildings built across five continents and in 52 countries.
FAMILY BUSINESS AWARD 2025
Thanks to Cualimetal’s ability to reinvent itself industrially, providing a high value of technical specialisation. The company has consolidated a sustained growth through internationalisation, energy efficiency and local roots, being an example of a company that combines tradition, technology and family values.
2025
2025
Opening of a Branch in the Canary Islands: ECUALIZA is Born
We have opened a new branch in the Canary Islands: ECUALIZA, dedicated to the construction of industrialized housing using metal structures.
