>The national leader in aluminum Padrón opens the first Spanish technology centre sector._

Cortizo The group has invested 3.1 million in the project, where 50 people.

The census headquarters in Group Cortizo, Spanish leader in aluminum systems architecture and construction, has completed the launch of the first technology centre sector in Spain and Portugal.Several national and international firms have already been interested in the possible use of these specialized units. The ship, which began operating last February, will serve more than 30 countries.The investment has exceeded 3.1 million in facilities that occupy 3,175 square meters and employ over 50 professionals.
The center has six banks of tests that will be tested benefits of the 38 systems exclusive windows, walls and light systems sunscreen that produces at present the Group Cortizo.
The intention is that these laboratories to explore new products and facilitate the approval of all the directives. The machinery acquired makes it possible to test the air permeability, sealing the water or the wind resistance of aluminum products.It also measured their thermal transmittance, the level of soundproofing, the operation of the hardware through a simulation of 50,000 openings, and even resistance to a hypothetical fire.Projects still technology centres of telecommunications, biotechnology or health sciences.
Group Cortizo The initiative aims to put the signature in a leading position in European R & D.
The Aluminum Technology Center will become the eighth sector project of its kind in Galicia, where it already operates similar facilities for the automotive, wood, aquaculture, shipbuilding, sea, mining or engineering.The company has launched 150 research projects themselves with an average of 3,500 hours per year devoted to developing new systems. Nearly three million

With windows 1.200 employees, 400 of them in Galicia, the group set up last year 2.8 million windows and 400,000 square metres of light facades. Its three production sites in Spain (Padrón, Ciudad Real and Tenerife) released each year 45.000 tons of aluminum profiles. Since Guimaraes (Portugal) signature develops other 6,000 tons. And in Slovakia, 11,000 more.
In 2007 the group invoiced 240 million euros, with a net profit exceeding 20 million.In addition to the five factories spread across Europe, Cortizo has an own sales network in 14 EU countries. Markets such as Russia or Ukraine are their next targets.
The group, which has a fleet of 70 trucks, maintains the largest census in intelligent storage sector, 2,415 square meters, which saves 2.5 million meters of aluminium profile.In addition to factories windows and profiles, signature Cortizo operates another factory accessories exclusive aluminium called STAC, based on census, which also has two electric cogeneration plants.735 containers installed between delegations own and customers of the company.
Other companies

The corporate structure is completed with the signing Perpol dedicated to the boards and thermoplastic rubber vulcanized (produces 28 million meters annually in four manufacturing lines) and with society Cortizo Recycling, which recycles and melted aluminum surplus with a fleet of five trucks that take over 1.