Corlago

Industrial manufacturing in Corella

Corlago is a Spanish family-owned company based in Corella, Navarre, that manufactures industrial counterweights and welded steel structures. Founded in 1978 by Fernando Lázaro, the company is part of Grupo Corlago, which includes SIC-LAZARO, WELLD (EMS), and BETON. With more than 40 years in operation, it has become a European leader in counterweights for elevators and heavy machinery.

Products and capabilities

The company manufactures elevator counterweights weighing up to 25 kg from dense concrete or steel, with a focus on sustainability through recycled aggregate from nonhazardous industrial waste. For heavy mobile equipment, such as port forklifts and container handlers, it makes counterweights weighing up to 25 tons, using a steel shell filled with dense materials. It also designs and manufactures counterweights for railway catenary systems, with an emphasis on safety and durability.

In mechanical welding, Corlago specializes in welded steel assemblies for mobile equipment, including port forklift chassis and work platforms. It works as a subcontractor using customer-supplied drawings and maintains precise tolerances for proper fit and operation.

Facilities and international presence

Grupo Corlago has four manufacturing plants in Spain, Poland, Brazil, and the United States, and employs more than 400 people worldwide. Its Spanish plants are in Corella and Buñuel, Navarre. The Corella plant, which serves as the group’s headquarters, covers 49,500 square meters, including 5,500 square meters of built space. It makes counterweights for elevators, railways, and heavy machinery and houses central management, accounting, treasury, purchasing, human resources, design, and engineering functions. The Buñuel plant covers 8,500 square meters, including 8,000 square meters of built space, and specializes in chassis welding, robotic welding, tooling, and metrology.

In Poland, the group operates two plants: Poland #1 covers 18,650 square meters, including 3,500 square meters of built space, and focuses on counterweights for heavy machinery and elevators; Poland #2 covers 13,400 square meters, including 2,750 square meters of built space, and primarily serves the heavy machinery sector. The plant in Ibiporã, Brazil, covers 16,850 square meters, including 1,900 square meters of built space, and manufactures dense-concrete elevator counterweights. In the United States, the Milwaukee plant covers 32,000 square meters, including 12,000 square meters of built space, and handles cutting, machining, and counterweight production for heavy machinery.

Customers and recognition

Corlago works with leading companies in its sectors, including Schindler, Kone, Volvo, Hyster-Yale, Cargotec, Liebherr, and Stadler. The company received a 2026 grant to promote corporate social responsibility from Navarre’s Department of Social Rights, Social Economy, and Employment, through its Labor Service and Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Model section. The grant supports initial planning under the INNOVARSE methodology.

Contact

• Address: Polígono Industrial s/n, Corella, Navarre, Spain
• Phone: +34 948 782 200
• Email: info@corlago.com