Grupo Soledad

Tires and Rubber from Manufacturing to Recycling

Grupo Soledad is a Spanish tire and rubber group that has operated since 1984. Its businesses cover the tire value chain, including production, distribution, sales, retreading, recycling, and rubber processing for reuse. The group describes itself as Spain’s leading tire distributor.

Operations and Capabilities

• Multibrand tire sales and distribution, with nearly 300 brands from around the world
• 18 logistics centers covering more than 100,000 square meters, positioned to serve the Iberian Peninsula
• Up to four deliveries a day in major cities, with morning and afternoon routes in key areas
• More than 13,000 distribution customers organized into 10 loyalty networks
• Company-owned delivery truck fleet

Companies in the Group

The group includes companies specializing in different parts of the tire lifecycle:

• INSA TURBO: Retreaded tire manufacturer with a plant in Aspe, Alicante, operating since 1986.
• MCE (Mezclas Caucho): Manufacturer of rubber compounds.
• INSA and TALLANTS: Used-tire recycling, processing, and machinery.
• Neumáticos Soledad: Tire distribution, supply, and sales in the Iberian Peninsula and Europe.
• Tyres Services Costa Cálida (formerly Neumáticos Galindo): Five shops in Torrevieja and the Region of Murcia.
• Ecological Drive: Company-owned multibrand shops, with more than 90 locations in Spain.
• Asociación Confortauto: A network of more than 700 shops in Spain and Portugal, with an online presence in France and Germany.
• Soledad France: The group’s French subsidiary.
• Pneu Maroc: Logistics warehouses in Tangier and Casablanca, Morocco.
• Tirso Pneus: The group’s first European company.

Company History

The founding family moved from Guadix, Granada, to Elche, Alicante, in 1960. In 1984, the family entered the tire business with a shop in Elche; within two years, it had expanded to four more shops in the city. In 1986, INSA TURBO began retreaded tire production in Aspe. From 1990 to 2000, the group expanded nationally and internationally, established the MCE rubber-compounding plant, and launched its first European subsidiary, Tirso Pneus. Asociación Confortauto was formed in 2002. In 2006, the group formalized its corporate governance and signed a family protocol. Soledad France and the Tire Logistics division followed in 2007; Ecological Drive shops and Confortauto Travel Agency launched in 2009; and Pneu Maroc opened warehouses in Tangier and Casablanca in 2014. From 2010 to 2015, the group established itself as a leading tire distributor in Spain.

Sustainability

The group manages its sustainability work through the United Nations Global Compact and the Sustainable Development Goals and reports economic, social, and environmental impacts in a report inspired by Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. INSA and TALLANTS work on used-tire recycling and processing, with research and development aimed at reducing environmental costs. MCE leads the European VULCAIN project, approved by CDTI, to develop devulcanization technologies.

Presence

The group operates mainly in Spain and Portugal, with an online presence in France and Germany and warehouses in Morocco. Its headquarters and roots are in Elche, Alicante.