INGENIOUS INSPIRED INTERNATIONAL INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL

LLAZA: the global benchmark in sun protection

VISION
To be the worldwide technological benchmark company for any effective sun protection project.

MISSION
To lead the world in the creation, design, manufacture and marketing of innovative sun protection systems and technology in line with architectural needs and trends, by improving technical performance and constantly seeking excellence and competitiveness while ensuring environmental protection and comfort.

VALUES
Creativity Teamwork Innovation Excellence

A family business specialised in the industrial sun protection sector since 1964

R&D&I: the LLAZA value concept

LLAZA engineering is a world benchmark centre for developing ground-breaking projects to provide efficient solutions and better products in the field of sun protection. A combination of experience, know-how, rigour, professionalism, originality and dynamism is what makes this team of engineers unique, standing out for their innovation, their design style and their intuition when it comes to practical solutions that work.

Xavier Ibarz, design and ingenuity

Xavier Ibarz has earned international recognition as the most experienced industrial designer in the sun protection sector. In a career spanning more than thirty years as an industrial engineer, he has led a wide variety of projects, building up extensive know-how which is reflected in the products he creates as the head of LLAZA ENGINEERING. The engineers and industrial designers in this team are the brains behind hundreds of patents and registered utility models for the LLAZA brand, brilliant, ground-breaking technological solutions which set trends and make the difference in the sector.

Cutting-edge equipment LLAZA ENGINEERING

High added-value professional B2B service for companies wishing to develop specific models or solutions jointly. The LLAZA Technical Office boasts the latest technology for developing new products, as well as for rapid prototyping: stereolithography, simulation, 3D systems, spectrophotometer, finite element strength analysis and more.

THE LLAZA SOLUTION: a guarantee of quality and excellence

Ensuring the satisfaction of our customers and meeting their expectations is the motto behind LLAZAs entire production process. Starting from the design stage and throughout all the steps that follow, our products are exhaustively monitored and recorded in a traceability system that allows tracking from the beginning to the end of the manufacturing process. This is a question of attitude: companies are the people who work for them and with them, their employees and their suppliers. Selecting and training the best professionals guarantees orientation towards excellence.

Advanced testing systems

All of the tests, trials and evaluations of the durability of our products conducted in the LLAZA laboratories are meticulously recorded in order to guarantee the best results:

International approval and certificates

Standardised and approved procedures throughout the whole process in accordance with the ISO 9001:2008 standard for design, manufacture and distribution.

Saline mist tests. Operation and strength testing. Coating adherence tests. Maximum breaking strength. Wind resistance testing for classification under the UNE-EN 13561:2004+A1:2009 standard for the EU market. Etc.

INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY at the service of competitiveness

The LLAZA factory is a major technology centre covering 26,000 m2 and specialising in sun protection systems. It features all the latest plant equipment and full vertical integration of its industrial activities. This the base from which competitive solutions are supplied to the highest quality standards.

The specialisation and optimisation of LLAZA equipment ensure a high production capacity to meet our customers needs all year round.

Commitment to the environment

As part of our processes, the LLAZA technology centre provides for the recycling of materials and the treatment of waste water resulting from production. Moreover, the lighting in our industrial buildings, the air conditioning and the roof are all designed to be able to make use of solar power.

Production capacity
LLAZA has a production capacity of 450,000 complete awning systems a year.

Total, multi-function surface treatment

A system which guarantees excellent results in coatings and finishes for all LLAZA products, allowing them to be manufactured in a wide range of colours.

CUSTOMER-FOCUSED, committed to total service

Every one of the people who work at LLAZA understands perfectly that the customer is the centre around which all the companys activities revolve. The confidence of over 2,000 companies all over the planet which make up the LLAZA customer portfolio is without a doubt our best endorsement and an asset which requires careful nurturing on a daily basis: Ensuring an excellent service rating. Exhaustive control and monitoring of the highest levels of quality. Fast, efficient implementation of improvements thanks to the SAP R.3 application, the most comprehensive ERP system for integrated in-company management and planning. Precise handling of goods with no need for paper, using fully automated warehouses to ensure that the FIFO discipline is enforced in deliveries.

People, the key factor at LLAZA

Working for and above all achieving maximum customer satisfaction is what motivates the whole workforce at the company every day. A great team of people fully focused on the customer representing something much more important than just human resources: they are LLAZAs number one asset.

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HISTORICAL MILESTONES FOR LLAZA

1964 TALLERES LLAZA was founded, the first company in Spain devoted to manufacturing awning mechanisms. 1972 First awning model with retractable arms. 1973 Talleres LLAZA moved to its Reus factory with 2,500 m2 of floor space. 1978 The technical office, quality and export departments were consolidated. 1988 Talleres LLAZA became LLAZA, S.A. and was incorporated as a public limited company. 1990 Strong international growth with the consolidation of distributors in the main countries to which LLAZA exported. The LLAZAFRANCE subsidiary was set up. 1993 LLAZA launched the first cassette awning on the market: STORBOX. 1996 LLAZA created the new internal tape tensioning system for retractable arms: ART SYSTEM. 2001 Commercial cooperation plans were established with key strategic customers: LLAZABROKERS, LLAZAPLUS and LLAZAPARTNERS. 2003 Rollable vertical sun protection range added to the product portfolio: LLAZASCREEN. 2005 LLAZA was the first company in the sun protection sector to run a large-scale TV advertising campaign. 2006 LLAZA presented the ground-breaking new WIN awning range with a concealed tensioning system at the R+T fair in Stuttgart. 2007 Building work began on the new LLAZA factory in Alcover, with 50,000 m2 of floor space. 2009 The DUOX double awning, the new VERASTOR and the MAXISCREEN vertical systems were presented at R+T in Stuttgart. 2009 Move and start-up of the new LLAZA sun protection technology centre in Alcover. 2012 Eight new awning models featuring groundbreaking SPLENDOR and MATIC technology launched at R+T in Stuttgart.

DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH on the international sun protection market

LLAZA conducts its business in an environment of B2B relations with over 2,000 customers for whom it adheres to a firm commitment to contribute to the growth and development of the quality sun protection market. To this end LLAZA goes beyond conventional commercial strategies to forge authentic WIN2WIN relationships as part of a multi-channel strategy.

LLAZA in the world

LLAZAs profile in the world is shown by the brands presence in over 70 countries.

Experience
A pioneer and leader in Spain, LLAZA has been in business as a manufacturer in the sun protection sector at the global level since 1964.

The LLAZAWORLD Programme

Since 2002 LLAZA has successfully pursued a programme of commercial cooperation with key customers at the national level. This programme includes a set of measures (branding, advertising, online marketing, specialist training, etc.) aimed at developing the market. As a result of this cooperation, LLAZA now has more than 300 loyal points of sale identified with the LLAZA brand in Spain. LLAZAWORLD represents this programme taken to the international level and brings points of sale together under the LLAZAMASTER brand.

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THE LLAZA PRODUCT RANGE: a solution for every installation

The wide variety of LLAZA awning systems means that there is a model to suit every kind of installation: detached homes, apartment blocks, institutional buildings, hotels, offices, shops and so on. A range designed to offer benefits and advantages both to professional distributors and installers and to end users: Enjoy new, well fitted-out and equipped outdoor spaces. Protect the privacy of life in the home, garden or workplace. Achieve enhanced visual comfort by filtering sunlight and preventing excessive heat from coming in by stopping 80% of the suns energy. Save power thanks to reduced use of air conditioning systems. Choose from a wide range of advanced designs to suit all needs. The guarantee of peace of mind and comfort that only a top brand can offer.

LLAZA-SPLENBOX. Range of cassette awnings featuring the latest technology. Concealed precision tension transmission system (SPLENDOR-SYSTEM). LLAZA-MATIC. The definitive aesthetic and technical solution for buildings with minimalist lines. LLAZA-WIN. Range featuring top quality and outstanding design in faade awnings with a concealed tensioning system (WIN-SYSTEM).

LLAZA-BOX. The top-selling cassette awning range in the world in the last 15 years. LLAZA-ART. Classic retractable-arm awnings with internal tape tensioning system (ART SYSTEM). LLAZA-ELIT. Complete, versatile system of flat awnings for gardens.

LLAZA-DUOX. The most compact, stylish, reliable and toughest double awning system on the market. LLAZA-VERASTOR. The veranda awning model to complete horizontal and vertical exterior enclosures. LLAZA-SCREEN. A wide range of vertical screen models for interior and/or exterior use.

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Effective sun protection

www.llaza.com
Tel. +34 977 990 600 Fax. +34 977 990 610 info@llaza.com export@llaza.com
LLAZA S.A. Tramuntana, 1 Pol. Ind. Roques Roges IV CP: 43460 ALCOVER Spain

Ed. LLAZA, s.a. D. Legal: T-254-2012