Copreci acquires Defendi...

Copreci S. Coop, one of the world leader manufacturer of components for household appliances, has closed an agreement to purchase all the assets of the valve production process from the Italian manufacturer, Defendi S.r.l., a subsidiary of the E.G.O.-Group.

This agreement strengthens the leading position in the gas cooking appliance business for both companies; Copreci's in the gas valves and Defendi in terms of gas burners.

As stated by Imanol Oleaga, Managing Director of Copreci Group, "In such a complex context as the current one, Copreci is approaching this operation as a way of guaranteeing the growth challenges we face in the field of gas cooking, strengthening our position in traditional markets and reinforcing our commitment to new markets. This agreement will bring more possibilities to gas appliance manufacturers".

Robert Vuga, Managing Director of DEFENDI-Group says: ”We are consistently pursuing our chosen strategy by taking this step. It gives us the opportunity to focus on our core products. At DEFENDI we have a lot of new ideas. We are confident about the future and look forward to presenting many new technologies and products with benefits”.

Copreci is a cooperative, part of MONDRAGON Corporation and recognized by domestic appliance manufacturers all over the world, especially in the white goods sector. It currently has a workforce of more than 1600 people and production plants in Spain, the Czech Republic, Italy, Turkey, Mexico, the United States and China.

The Minister of Labor...

The head of the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy of the Spanish government, Yolanda Díaz, visits the Copreci co-operative as part of the tour to get to know the MONDRAGON Corporation.

Her journey through the Co-operative Experience started at 10:00 with a visit to the plant that Copreci - a co-operative devoted to the design and manufacture of domestic appliance components - has in Aretxabaleta (Gipuzkoa).

The minister was accompanied by Denis Itxaso, the Government's delegate in the Basque Country, and by Maravillas Espín, the Director General for Autonomous Work in the Social Economy and Corporate Social Responsibility. At Copreci they were received by Iñigo Ucín, President of MONDRAGON; Javier Oleaga, Vice-president of the Components Division; and Kuireka Etxebarria and Imanol Oleaga, President and Managing Director of the co-operative, respectively.

The Minister said that "Copreci is a valuable experience that reflects the potential of the Social Economy in promoting technological innovation in the industrial field.” ”

WHIGO LAB China, the...

Acede and Mondragón promote intercooperation with the WHIGO LAB China.

WHIGO CHINA is part of the actions to build and share a JOINT VISION of the cooking market in the world, which helps to understand the keys to each of the regions in which the different cooperatives operate and facilitates adaptation to political, technological and market changes.

The conference was market-oriented and aimed at the teams of the different cooperatives, which work in the White Goods sector. An analysis of the mega trends in the Chinese market, an increasingly active market with ever shorter innovation cycles, where digitalisation, connectivity and online sales are increasingly important.

Let´s be example

'Let's be an example, at work and on the street' is the slogan of the video made by MONDRAGON Corporation to promote the use of masks.

Together we will win

These are hard times, but together we will win. Be smart and be safe!

Son tiempos difíciles, pero juntos ganaremos. Ánimo, lo conseguiremos!

Garai zailak dira, baina guztiok elkarrekin irabaziko dugu Eutsi! lortuko dugu!