Maderas Peña Lastra, S.A.

Wood and Cork Products in Cantabria

Maderas Peña Lastra, S.A., also identified as José Peña Lastra, S.A., is a Cantabrian company in the wood and cork industry. It has operated for more than 50 years, with activities ranging from forestry to manufacturing finished wood products.

Operations and Products

• Sawmilling: Sawn lumber in a range of sizes and grades, including construction lumber and wood for industrial carpentry
• Packaging: Custom wood packaging, with design and guidance
• Carpentry: A range of industrial carpentry products
• Drying and phytosanitary treatment: Heat treatment of wood
• Wood by-products: By-products from the sawmilling process sold as raw materials to other businesses
• Forestry: Work with logs, primarily radiata pine and maritime pine for the packaging market
• Wood decorations and recreation areas
• Logistics

Facilities

The company has approximately 69,500–70,000 square meters of facilities across its sawmill, nailing, carpentry, drying, and logistics departments. It operates seven wood-drying kilns and two boilers rated at 1,500,000 kcal and 3,500,000 kcal, fueled by by-products from the production process.

Customers

Its products serve industry in general, as well as carpentry and landscaping projects for city and local governments and individual customers.

Certifications and Registrations

• PEFC chain-of-custody certification through AENOR, registration AEN-PEFC-COC-0097
• ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications from Bureau Veritas for its sawmill, pallet construction, and wood packaging
• OHSAS 18001:2007 certification for occupational health and safety in forestry, sawmilling, and packaging and pallet manufacturing
• Carbon footprint registry, code 2018_00_a154
• APME (Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe) approval for pallets used by the chemical industry, registration CP 729 since 1996
• First company in Cantabria registered as a sawmill and packaging manufacturer approved by the regional agriculture department’s health service for export phytosanitary treatment

Subsidized Projects

The company received a nonrefundable grant of €1,260,012.22, equal to 23% of an approved investment of €5,478,314.00, for investments made between October 12, 2017, and July 6, 2023.

Location and Contact

Address: Calle San Fernando, S/N, 39409 San Felices de Buelna, Cantabria, Spain. Phone: (+34) 942 834 020 and +34 627 037 282. Email: administracion@maderas-jpl.com. Website: www.maderas-jpl.com.