Mecalux

Mecalux
Founded1966
HeadquartersCornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
ProductsAutomated warehouses, robotics, logistics software, industrial racking
Revenue€1,147.11 million
Employees5,151
Websitewww.mecalux.com

Mecalux is a multinational company specialising in the design and manufacture of solutions for logistics and warehouse management, including storage systems, automation, software and robotics. Headquartered in Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona), it has offices in 24 countries, operates in more than 70, and has production centres in Europe and the Americas.

History

The company was founded in Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) in 1966 by José Luis Carrillo as a small workshop specialising in the manufacture of light-gauge metal shelving. Over the following decades, it expanded its product range to include industrial pallet storage systems and extended its sales network to various regions of Spain.

During the 1980s, the company began its international expansion by opening branches in France and Argentina, whilst also developing new industrial storage systems, including automated systems and self-supporting racking. In the 1990s, it expanded its international presence with sales offices across Europe and the Americas.

From the 2000s onwards, the company stepped up its activities in the fields of robotics and warehouse software development. This strategy was reinforced in 2005 with the acquisition of Tkinsa, a company specialising in logistics automation and part of the German ThyssenKrupp, and of the Spanish company Esmena, based in Gijón.

In 2009, it acquired the US companies UFC Interlake Holding Co., United Fixtures Company Inc., and Interlake Material Handling Inc., and began operating in North America under the Interlake Mecalux brand.

It was listed on the Spanish stock exchanges via the Mercado Continuo between 1999 and 2010, the year in which the Carrillo family launched a takeover bid to delist the company from the stock market.

Business

The company’s operations are centred on three main areas: logistics software, warehouse automation and robotics, and industrial racking for pallets and boxes.

In the field of logistics software, it develops a warehouse management system (WMS) called Easy WMS, complemented by modules designed for specific logistics operations. It also offers a distributed order management system (EasyDOM), as well as a warehouse control system (WCS) and a warehouse execution system (WES), designed to coordinate the automated and robotic systems used in automated logistics centres.

The automation and robotics division includes systems for the storage and internal transport of pallets and boxes, including stacker cranes, shuttles, conveyors, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and order-picking stations.

In the industrial racking sector, it manufactures pallet storage systems – including selective, compact and high-bay self-supporting racking – as well as systems for the storage and picking of small goods.

It has developed logistics automation and software projects for companies in sectors such as food, pharmaceuticals, retail, e-commerce, third-party logistics, aerospace, defence, distribution and chilled products, amongst others.

International presence

According to audited corporate figures from 2025 the group has its own sales network operating in 24 countries and 12 production centres spread across Europe, North America and South America.

In Europe, it has production centres in Spain — located in Barcelona, Gijón and Palencia — and in Gliwice (Poland). In North America, it has facilities in the United States — Pontiac and Chicago — and in Mexico — Tijuana and Matamoros. In South America, it has centres in São Paulo (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Research and development

The company collaborates with universities and research centres on projects relating to logistics automation, artificial intelligence and warehouse engineering. In 2024, it joined the Connèxia UPC programme at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, and, together with the MIT Centre for Transportation & Logistics (part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology), launched the Intelligent Logistics Systems Lab, dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence applications for the supply chain. It also maintains close ties with the School of Computer Engineering at the University of Oviedo, regularly taking part in talks, careers fairs and a wide range of other initiatives.

Since 2025, it has been collaborating on the European Saverack project, which focuses on studying the resistance of industrial racking systems to seismic activity.

It has four centres dedicated to research and development in robotics and automation, located in Barcelona and Gijón (Spain), Chicago (United States) and Gliwice (Poland), as well as three software development centres located in Gijón, Salamanca and Badajoz (Spain).

References

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