Iberacero S.L.

Steel Products and Industrial Supplies

Iberacero S.L. distributes specialty steel products and machinery supplies. It began operating in Bilbao in 1968 under the name Vorkauf y Cía. and later adopted the name Iberacero (Ibérica del Metal y del Acero, S.L.). Its original business in specialty steel and metals has expanded into other areas over time.

Products and Divisions

• Steel products: rails, structural sections, tubes, and other steel products.
• Machinery supplies: bearings, slewing rings, nuts, and related components.
• Forklift division: forks, attachments, and accessories for lift trucks, established in 1998.
• Other products: insulators, ceramics, valves, engineering plastics, and quartz materials.

The company also says it is the exclusive representative in Spain for several companies, most of them based in the European Union.

Locations and Contact

• Head office: Ribera de Elorrieta, 5, 48015 Bilbao, Biscay. Phone: 94 474 54 44. Email: bilbao@iberacero.es. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Vigo: Rua As Teixugueiras 16, Portal 3, mezzanine, Office F, 36212 Vigo, Pontevedra. Phone: 986 24 17 50. Email: vigo@iberacero.es.
• Madrid: Phone: 91 359 17 12. Email: vigo@iberacero.es.
• Porto: Rua Joaquim Alves da Silva, 763, 4455-473 Perafita. Phone: (351) 22 947 90 20. Email: geral@iberacero.pt.

History and Leadership

After founder Karl Vorkauf died in 2023, his daughter Stephanie Vorkauf, who joined the group in 2001, took the lead of the management team. The leadership team also includes Iñaki Vidaurreta (finance and deputy general management), Juan José López (sales), and Santiago Gómez (forklift division). The Vigo branch is managed by Antonio Fernández Villafruela. Related companies include Vorkauf S.A. in Madrid, Iberacero Portugal, and Voka S.A. in Vigo.

Industry Trade Shows

Iberacero participates in industrial trade shows. It was scheduled to attend Navalia 2026, the international marine-industry trade show held May 19–21 at IFEVI in Vigo, and has attended previous editions of Navalia as well as Metal Madrid 2021.