History

Thanks to Mecalux's ambitious expansion plans, the company now ranks third in the world in its field. It has consolidated its status as an across-the-board supplier of warehouse and technological solutions, always at the forefront of the industry and offering solutions developed in function of its clients' needs.

2000 – 2010

Integration of logistics services

• Opening of new branches in Belgium, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Brazil, Singapore and Slovakia
• Agreement between Mecalux and IESE, creating CIIL (International Centre for Logistics Research).
• Renovation of the company's corporate image.
• New production centres in the USA and Poland come into operation.
• Creation of the industrial directory Logismarket.
• Launch of the robotics division dedicated to manufacturing automated storage systems.
• Buy-out of TKINSA (Thyssen Krupps division of automated warehouses) and Esmena.
• Incorporation of the new production plant of Esmena in Sao Paulo, with a surface of 27.000 m².
• Industrial magazine Logismarket launched.
• Expansion of factories in Poland and Chicago.
• Purchase of American company assets, UFC Interlake Holding Co., in the United States and Mexico.
• Takeover bid for the US company UFC Interlake Holding Co.
• New Gijón technology centre for the technological development of the EasyWMS® management software.
• Consolidation of new production plant for galvanized metal and carpentry in Cornellà.
• Launch of Clasimat, the automated vertical storage system, and Spinblock, the automated horizontal carousel.
• Expansion of the company’s product range with the new Movirack®
• Automation of new warehouse and shipping centre in Cornellà.
• Newly launched version of EasyWMS®, with a 90-day free trial of the basic version available for download from the internet.