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ULMA successfully renews the certificates vouching for its sustainability strategy

The certifications described below acknowledge the work done by ULMA over many years and vouch for its sustainability strategy, verifying and providing proof of responsible management of its resources, emissions and waste, together with continuous improvement geared to minimising the environmental impact of its business.
ULMA successfully renews the certificates vouching for its sustainability strategy
Nov 20, 2025

Firstly, the renewal of the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) chain of custody certificates guarantees the origin of the timber sold by ULMA and certifies compliance with the requirements for traceability of forest products to sustainable sources. These certificates guarantee that the timber used for ULMA’s three-layer wooden boards, VM-20 wooden beams and plywood panels with phenol resin sheets comply with the necessary standards to ensure the sustainability of the forests they come from. The certifications cover all ULMA Construction’s work centres in Spain. This is an important and very necessary step, bearing in mind that deforestation accounts for at least 10% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and that the forests are our planet’s main natural sinks, essential for turning carbon into oxygen and with a major impact on the sustainability of the earth on both an environmental and socio-economic level.

The recent renewal of the “Zero Waste” waste management system certificate issued by AENOR to the Oñati and Ajofrín factories is another important step forward and forms part of the application of the circular economy model to ULMA’s work, with a view to extending the lifetime of products, materials and resources and reducing the amount of waste generated to a minimum. This certificate vouches for  over 90% recovery of the waste produced at ULMA’s factories on manufacturing, repairing, reconditioning and remanufacturing industrialised construction systems (scaffolding, shoring and formwork). Specifically, in 2024 this figure reached 95.4% for waste recovery at the factories and at the main regulating warehouse in Toledo.

Finally, the renewal of the scope 1+2+3 organisational carbon footprint certificate issued by AENOR is yet more proof of the work done by ULMA in the sustainability area. This renewal shows that the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory has been verified at all the work centres in Spain and covers the categories in scopes 1, 2 and 3 for 2024, in accordance with the requirements of ISO Standard 14064-1:2018.

In addition to the involvement of the entire organisation in achieving the renewal of these certificates, ULMA’s sustainability strategy also includes the study and application of specific actions aimed at minimising its environmental impact.