CELO

Precision fastening solutions

CELO is a family-owned company founded in 1963 by engineers Ramón Ceravalls and Josep López. It designs and manufactures high-precision fastening solutions for industry and construction. Its headquarters are in Castellar del Vallès, near Barcelona, Spain, where it also operates its screw factory and warehouse serving southern Europe.

Products and specialties

The company specializes in high-precision screws for plastics and metals, including screws that form threads in plastic and thread-forming screws for metal. Over the years, it has acquired patents such as Taptite®, Remform®, and Torx®. It has also developed screws for metalworking and for aluminum doors and windows, a market in which it says it is a leader in Spain. Through its CELO Fixings division, it also offers fastening solutions for electrical installers.

International presence

CELO has manufacturing plants in Spain, Germany, China, and the United States, as well as 10 logistics centers across four continents. It operates in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, with offices and warehouses in countries including Spain, Germany, France, the United States, Mexico, China, Poland, and Hungary. Its main customers are leading companies in automotive, electrical supplies, electronics, and home appliances.

Milestones

• 1963: Founded by Ramón Ceravalls and Josep López.
• 1974: Expanded to a new factory in Castellar del Vallès.
• 2000: Acquired Apolo Fijaciones SL, a Spanish leader in fasteners for electrical installers.
• 2006: Opened its own factory in China.
• 2009: Acquired MEA Befestigungssysteme GmbH.
• 2011: Opened a new logistics center in Aichach, Germany.
• 2013: Opened a logistics center in Arras, France.
• 2014: Opened a logistics center in Querétaro, Mexico.
• 2016: Acquired Trident Fasteners Inc. in Michigan, United States.
• 2018: Opened a logistics center in Santiago, Chile.
• 2019: Opened CELO Fixings in Miami, United States.

Offices and contacts

• Spain, headquarters: La Bruguera Industrial Park, c/Rosselló 7, 08211 Castellar del Vallès. Phone: +34 93 715 83 83 · Email: celo@celo.com
• Germany: Industriestrasse 6, 86551 Aichach. Phone: +49 172 8198033 · Email: celo.de@celo.com
• France: 9 avenue Victor Hugo, Espace Lamartine, 69160 Tassin-la-Demi-Lune. Phone: +33 (0) 472695660 · Email: celo.fr@celo.com
• United States: 2929 32nd Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49512. Phone: +1 (616) 957 9510 · Email: celo.us@celo.com
• Mexico: Anillo Vial II Fray Junípero Serra No. 16950, Condominium I, Unit 27, Condominio Sotavento, 76147 Querétaro. Phone: +52 (442) 243 35 37 · Email: celo.mx@celo.com
• China: 166# Ningbo Road, Taicang Economic Development Area, Jiangsu Province, 215400. Phone: 0512-81602666 · Email: celo.cn@celo.com
• Poland: ul. Poprzeczna 50, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki. Phone: +48 42 250 54 43 · Email: celo.pl@celo.com
• Hungary: Budai út 1/C, Tatabánya Industrial Park, 2851 Környe. Phone: +36 34 586 360 · Email: celo.hu@celo.com