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ULMA Architectural Solutions
Company typeCooperative
IndustryConstruction
Founded1990
HeadquartersOñati,
Spain
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Unai Arregi (President)
ProductsChannels and Drainage, Architectural Pre-fabricates, Enclosure Walls and Ventilated Facades in polymer concrete
Number of employees
180 (2015)
SubsidiariesPortugal, France, Brazil, Mexico and Italy
Websitewww.ulmaarchitectural.com

ULMA Architectural Solutions is a construction sector cooperative which manufactures polymer concrete prefabricates for facades, channels and drainage. It is one of the 8 cooperatives which make up ULMA, one of the largest groups within the network of companies in Mondragon Corporation, the largest cooperative group in the world.[1][2][3]

History

ULMA Architectural Solutions is one of the 8 companies which make up ULMA cooperative group, which dates back to 1957 when six young mechanics set up a small workshop in Oñate (Guipúzcoa) to offer ancillary services to the chocolate industry in the region. In 1961, following several meetings with José María Arizmendiarrieta, the local priest in Mondragón (Guipúzcoa) who was the driving force behind what is today known as Mondragon Corporation, they decided to officially set up the industrial workshops cooperative ULMA S.C.I., the name of which is an acronym of their surnames, following the example of the founders of Fagor Electrodomésticos.

Although their first business was based on chocolate packaging machines (which led to the company now known as ULMA Packaging), in 1963 they patented the first JJEIP prefabricated scaffolding in Spain, which was their introduction to the construction business. As their business grew with products such as construction flanges and forklift trucks, the different businesses adopted a new, unique corporate image which took shape in the 1990s.

In 1990 ULMA Group decided to launch a new business called ULMA Polymer Concrete, dedicated to the manufacture of prefabricated polymer concrete drainage channels and window sills, as part of ULMA Construction. In 1991, the new business set up its premises and began to manufacture the first prefabricated pieces of polymer concrete, a material hitherto unknown in Spain. Indeed it was so unknown that it was not sure how to translate "polymer concrete" into Spanish, and ended up calling it "cast material".

In 1996, the company left ULMA Construction and set up as a business under the name ULMA Polymer Concrete. In 1997 it consolidated its own sales network and, in 2001, started to manufacture and market ventilated facades, which supplemented its existing products such as architectural prefabricates. Its current site, covering 12,000 sqm. in the Zubillaga district in Oñati, opened in 2001.[4]

Economic magnitudes

Rio de Janeiroko etxea

ULMA Architectural Solutions currently has 180 employees. It forms part of ULMA Group, is present in 80 countries, has 4500 employees and turns over 700 million euros. The other businesses in the Group are ULMA Greenhouses, ULMA Architectural Solutions, ULMA Forklift Trucks, ULMA Conveyor Components, ULMA Handling Systems, ULMA Construction, ULMA Packaging and ULMA Piping.

Products

ULMA Architectural Solutions manufactures four types of products in more than 20 countries: solutions for Channels and Drainage, architectural precasts, external wall systems and ventilated facades. All these products are made from polymer concrete, a compound material which combines silica and quartz aggregates, bound by stable polyester resins and it’s both lighter and more resistant than traditional concrete.[5][6][7][8]

Certificates and awards

  • Drainage channels: ULMA's channels are developed and certified in accordance with Standard UNE EN 1433 and count on Komo certification.
  • Ventilated facades DIT 476R/10 Certificate in Ventilated Facades. The Eduardo Torroja Institute of Construction Science awards the Technical Suitability Document to ULMA Ventilated Facades Coating System with Polymer Concrete panels. The System also complies with the Technical Building Code.
  • Architectural prefabricates: All architectural prefabricates count on EN 14617 quality certificates by Aenor and are certified by Tecnalia.
  • Enclosure walls: The facade External Wall system based on "Light gauge steel framing" have been classified by the Certification Body Breeam (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology) as category A and A+.

ULMA is a member of the Board of Directors of Eraikune, the Construction Hub. It has been awarded, amongst others, the Premio NAN Architecture and Construction prize for the best materials in 2010 and 2014, and in 2015 it received one of the four Diplomas of the Construmat Awards for Technological Innovation.[9][10][11][12][13]

Projects

Kompaq Drain building block, from ULMA
  • Ventilated facades in residential buildings such as the BBK care home in Bilbao or apartment blocks in Cornellá (Barcelona), as well as others dedicated to leisure and culture, such as the Image and Sound Museum of Rio de Janeiro and Portoseguro Theatre in São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Energetic refurbishment of residential buildings in Cornellá (Barcelona) with ventilated facades.
  • Drainage channels in Arese shopping centre in Milan (1100 linear metres of channels throughout the surface of the underground car park); in Campofrío's 50,000 sqm. plant for the production of frozen pizzas in Ólvega (Soria); in the entrances to the Camp Nou; in the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and in Madrid Barajas, Malaga and Sao Paulo Guarulhos airports, amongst others.
  • Refurbishment of terraces with prefabricated stone finish in residential buildings in Barcelona.

Since 2016 ULMA Architectural Solutions has also offered solutions for indoor coatings with different textures, colours, finishes and formats.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Corporate Social Responsibility

ULMA Architectural Solutions has signed up to the 10 Principles of the Global Compact deriving from declarations of the United Nations with regards to human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. In 2010, ULMA helped to set up the ULMA Foundation, through which it gives 10% of its profits to different projects of public interest related to welfare, sport, society and culture.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ "Sistemas prefabricados en hormigón polímero". Construible. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  2. ^ "El Grupo Ulma llega a un acuerdo por 314 millones para impulsar su crecimiento". El Mundo. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  3. ^ "El alcalde anuncia que dejará el cargo a fin de año "por motivos laborales"". El Diario Vasco. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  4. ^ "ULMA Architectural solutions cumple 25 años". Profesionales Hoy. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  5. ^ La Casa de la Construcción http://www.lacasadelaconstruccion.es/materiales-construccion.php?producto=20899. Retrieved 2016-07-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Innovación en la envolvente arquitectónica". Tecnalia. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  7. ^ "Soluciones para revestimientos interiores de ULMA". Profesionales Hoy. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  8. ^ "Ulma Architectural Solutions, galardonada con el Premio NAN 2013 a los mejores materiales". TU Lankide. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  9. ^ "Miembros del cluster". Eraikune. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  10. ^ "La nueva línea de Cerramiento de Fachadas Ulma premiada en Construmat'11". Construnario. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  11. ^ "ULMA Architectural Solutions SRL potenzia la sua presenza in Italia". Edilportale. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  12. ^ "Ulma consigue la certificación KOMO". Alimarket. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  13. ^ "Las fachadas de ulma contribuyen a la obtención del certificado leed para edificios sostenibles". Construmatic. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  14. ^ "Residencia con 6.000 metros cuadrados de fachada ventilada en Bilbao". Detalles y proyectos de arquitectura. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  15. ^ "Fachada ventilada ULMA en Mis de Río de Janeiro". ULMA Architectural Solutions. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  16. ^ "14.000 metros rehabilitados con fachada ventilada ULMA". Publicaciones digitales técnicas. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  17. ^ "Rehabilitación de terrazas con prefabricados de acabado pétreo". Construible. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  18. ^ "Ulma instala un sistema de drenaje en un centro comercial italiano". SPRI. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  19. ^ "14000 metros rehabilitados con fachada ventilada". ULMA Architectural Solutions. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  20. ^ "Instalados 3.000 ml de fachada ventilada de hormigón polímero en el Hotel Portoseguro de São Paulo". Detalles y proyectos de arquitectura. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  21. ^ "Amplía gama de productos con desagüe lineal". Allgemeinebauzeitung. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  22. ^ "Canal compacto Compaq Drain". Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  23. ^ "Nuestros socios". Pacto Mundial. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  24. ^ "ULMA Colaboraciones". Fundación ULMA. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
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