{"id":2918,"date":"2019-09-25T11:30:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T11:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panespol.dev.trestristestigres.com\/?page_id=2918"},"modified":"2025-07-09T18:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:05:45","slug":"20-years-of-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/what-is-panespol\/20-years-of-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"20 years of experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"main-title-hero\">Ideas do not only come from a moment of inspiration. It is well known that inspiration comes<br \/>\n    while you are working. But in addition, good ideas are really the beginning of a huge cycle of much work that they<br \/>\n    need to be turned into something tangible and real.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our story<\/h2>\n\n<p>The history of PANESPOL is the story of <strong>Jos\u00e9 Juan Leva<\/strong> and his efforts to turn<br \/>\n    a good idea into reality. Today that reality is on the walls of thousands of homes, fashion stores, restaurants and<br \/>\n    hotels around the world.<\/p>\n\n<p>CoAs happens in families, our history determines and sketches a part of our personality. Today,<br \/>\n    PANESPOL is a team trained to open new pathways, delve happily into the unknown and be very agile in offering useful<br \/>\n    answers.<\/p>\n\n<p>This team has an entrepreneurial spirit. It fully knows what innovation is. This team has grown<br \/>\n    up adapting to the needs of the market and its firm intention is to listen carefully to every attempt at<br \/>\n    customisation. Because we know that it helps us become better. For this team, there is no &#8220;it can&#8217;t be done&#8221; because<br \/>\n    we were born with the conviction that it can.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"estilo-6 wp-block-heading\">Our history<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"timeline-container\">\n<section id=\"cd-timeline\" class=\"cd-container\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-1\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-picture.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Setting-Up<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Panespol Systems was set up with headquarters in Alcoy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2002<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-2\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-flag.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Consolidation<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Consolidation of the company across Spain with sales through Leroy Merlin stores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2004<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-3\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-cup.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Best business growth<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Award for Best Business Growth from CEEI-IMPIVA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2005<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-4\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-world.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Startup of the international department<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>International sales through Leroy Merlin stores in Portugal, France and Italy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2006<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-5\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-world.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Internationalisation<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Panespol opens to markets abroad and starts working with Germany, France, Italy and the United<br \/>\n                        Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li>Obtained the Fireproof Certificate according to the French M1 and German B1 standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2007<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-6\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-world.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Retail sector<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>The company started working with the retail sector in decorating commercial spaces through the<br \/>\n                        Burger King franchise.<\/li>\n<li>Panespol obtained the Young Entrepreneurs Award from JOVEMAC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2009<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-7\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-medalion.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Certificate for exteriors<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Obtained the Certificate for Exteriors according to the UNE EN 438-6:2005 standard from Aitex.\n                    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2010<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-8\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-arrows.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Extension of facilities<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Panespol changes its facilities.<\/li>\n<li>Award for the Best Product in Paving and Covering by the magazine &#8220;Arte y Cemento&#8221; (Art and<br \/>\n                        Cement).<\/li>\n<li>Obtained the Fireproof Certificate B-s1,d0 according to the UNE-EN ISO 11925-2:2011 and UNE EN<br \/>\n                        ISO 13823:2012+A1 standards from Aitex.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2011<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-9\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-medalion.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Certificate of Thermal Resistance<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Obtained the Fireproof Certificate B-s1,d0 according to the UNE-EN ISO 11925-2:2011 and UNE EN<br \/>\n                        ISO 13823:2012+A1 standards from Aitex.<\/li>\n<li>Obtained the Fireproof Certificate according to the Russian standard.<\/li>\n<li>Launch of Big Panels: the same products (decorative panels) but in formats of up to 3 metres<br \/>\n                        squared.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2012<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-10\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-world.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Natural Moss<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>New Natural Range: real moss panels from the forests of Northern Europe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2014<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-11\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-square.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Custom Made projects<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Panespol starts working in the window dressing and custom-made products sectors with Grupo<br \/>\n                        Inditex.<\/li>\n<li>Expansion of the R&amp;D Department.<\/li>\n<li>Creation of Panespol Custom Made: custom-made projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2015<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-12\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-new.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">New imagen<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Presentation of the new image and restyling of the brand.<\/li>\n<li>Responsive website adapted to the new image.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2016<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-13\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-world.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Internationalisation Australia<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Introduction of the product to the Australian market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2017<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-14\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-lazo.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Farewell to Jos\u00e9 Juan Leva<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Creation of the new TILES range, decorative panels that imitate tiles.<\/li>\n<li>Gold Medal for Merit at Work awarded by the European Economic and Competitiveness Association.\n                    <\/li>\n<li>Expansion of the facilities: R&amp;D department.<\/li>\n<li>Death of Jos\u00e9 Juan Leva, founding member and company manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2018<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-15\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-new.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Finishes department<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Work with new products and manufacture of finishes: marble, terrazzo, craquelure, rust and high<br \/>\n                        gloss.<\/li>\n<li>Obtained the Fireproof Certificate according to the Australian and New Zealand standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">November 2019<br \/>Professionalization of general management<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>A strategic step toward the future with the professionalization of its general management.<\/li>\n<li>The start of a new era focused on operational efficiency, international expansion, and the consolidation of our position as leaders in innovative decorative solutions.\n                    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-7\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-recycling.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wow slideInDown\">Sustainability<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wow slideInUp\">\n<li>Recycling raw materials<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturing with a new raw material based on natural fibres<\/li>\n<li>Calculating the carbon footprint<\/li>\n<li>Implementing ISO 14001<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2021<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block color-13\">\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-img wow zoomIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/twentynineteen-child\/images\/cd-icon-world.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n<p><span class=\"cd-date wow\">2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"estilo-6 wp-block-heading\">Our origins<\/h2>\n\n<p>The concept of Panespol decorative panel systems as surface-covering materials <a href=\"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/panespol-today\/we-are-leading-players\/the-fairy-tale-startup-of-panespol\/\">emerged<br \/>\n        with the realisation<\/a> by the firm&#8217;s founder and Director General, Jos\u00e9 Juan Leva\u2014a former technician and<br \/>\n    entrepreneur in arts and crafts supplies\u2014that the possibilities and features of traditional decorative coverings<br \/>\n    made of plaster and other heavy materials could be revolutionised through manufacture with PET recycled polymers.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>Not only did this eliminate the issue of working with and transporting weighty materials, but it<br \/>\n    also solved the problem of waste due to fragility and crumbling. Decorative panels are cleaner, more adaptable for<br \/>\n    painting and adding textures, and a considerable economic saving is achieved through their easier installation in<br \/>\n    decoration projects that must frequently be carried out in spaces of difficult access and under stringent noise and<br \/>\n    other regulations.<\/p>\n\n<p>In the first years of researching sustainable materials, Leva developed a lighter and far more<br \/>\n    resistant material, one of many formulas patented by Panespol. Further research also improved the performance of the<br \/>\n    firm&#8217;s materials in <a href=\"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/what-is-panespol\/international-regulations\/\">fire and flammability<br \/>\n        testing<\/a>, as well in those designed to assure nontoxicity of materials for specific uses.<\/p>\n\n<p>The first Panespol\u00ae systems featuring mural coverings in tough, practical, and clean material<br \/>\n    were not long in coming. The company responded to this successful development by expanding its facilities from a<br \/>\n    small workshop to a large warehouse in a modern estate surrounded by the required infrastructure of the industrial<br \/>\n    town of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alcoy,_Spain\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alcoy (Alicante)<\/a>, Spain. During a period of careful<br \/>\n    but continual growth, these coverings for internal and external walls were first introduced into the marketplace<br \/>\n    through the DIY store chain, Leroy Merlin.<\/p>\n\n<p>In 2008, a specially-commissioned <a href=\"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/panespol-today\/projects-delivered\/ubiquitous-bricks-will-always-keep-the-wolf-away\/\">&#8216;Caravista&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n    brick wallcovering by Panespol became a brand-enhancing element of Burger King restaurants throughout Europe. This<br \/>\n    triggered renewed investment by the Spanish interior design company in facilities, new decorative formulas, expert<br \/>\n    staff, and processes to satisfy the demand of retail and &#8216;contract&#8217; sectors in which constant changes of look,<br \/>\n    customer allurement, and the need to shorten makeover times set great challenges for any company aiming to become a<br \/>\n    leading or &#8216;official&#8217; supplier of surface design.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The future is personalized<\/h2>\n\n<p>To meet the high demand of a market future in which public spaces must combat a surge in online<br \/>\n    shopping and insular, stay-at-home lifestyles by creating differential ambiences and marketable visual hooks and<br \/>\n    backdrops for windows and interiors, Panespol&#8217;s experience in working with architects and decorators worldwide led<br \/>\n    to its creating a bespoke service in 2016 for the creation of 3D objects.<\/p>\n\n<p>Custom made is a service that allows customers to work together with Panespol to create any<br \/>\n    exclusive surface coverings, special finishes, or three-dimensional objects, made to measure and for series<br \/>\n    production, encompassing manufacture in any colour, shape, size, or texture, and using any feasible materials,<br \/>\n    including the Natural Moss<strong><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong> range or complex wooden structures as a basis for store<br \/>\n    design elements.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"cta-columns\"><span class=\"cta-columns-title\">Do you want to make your project into something unique?<br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/><span class=\"cta-columns-subtitle\">Contact us and let us give you the best solution in decoration<br \/>\n        systems.<\/span><br \/><a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ideas do not only come from a moment of inspiration. It is well known that inspiration comes while you are working. But in addition, good ideas are really the beginning of a huge cycle of much work that they need to be turned into something tangible and real. Our story The history of PANESPOL &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/what-is-panespol\/20-years-of-experience\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;20 years of experience&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14052,"parent":789,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2918","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/author\/tttigres\/","display_name":"tttigres"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 7 years ago","modified":"Updated 1 year ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on September 25, 2019","modified":"Updated on July 9, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on September 25, 2019 11:30 am","modified":"Updated on July 9, 2025 6:05 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"20 a\u00f1os Panespol","featured_img":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20-a\u00f1os-Panespol.jpg","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2918"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22342,"href":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2918\/revisions\/22342"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/panespol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}