Last Tuesday, May 8th, we had the honor of receiving in our facilities in Alcañiz, the visit of Mr. Vicente Jiménez Zamora, Archbishop of Zaragoza, whose Diocese extends to the Arciprestazgo of Alcañiz; in the framework of his annual program of pastoral visits and accompanied by Mr. Jesús Arduña Rodrigo, Vicar of the area, and Mr. Pablo Roda, Parish priest of Alcañiz. Monseñor Jiménez has conveyed his interest in the workers that make up the company, the business work developed here and the products manufactured, as well as the economic dynamisation that our company represents in the region. He has been shown the investments with which the factory has been modernized and explained the future projection of the company. We thank the archbishop for his visit and we hope to see you again very soon.

At Gres Aragon we are committed to the sustainable use of raw materials and the reuse of ceramic waste is maximized by incorporating them into the production process itself. As a result, we offer products with a high content of recycled material. Recently the Declarations of recycled content with the data of the year 2017 have been updated, according to the norm UNE ISO 14021:2017 and they are available here.

Last Saturday, March 24th, the Parish of Santa María la Mayor, the Quintas de Pueyos and the Hon. Alcañiz City Council honored GRES ARAGÓN for its contribution to the restoration and maintenance of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Pueyos, patron saint of the historic Lower Aragón capital. The act, which was maintained by Emiliano Doñate, Prior of the Fifth of '73, was attended by numerous representatives of the various Quintas who have been working in the place. They also expressed words of thanks, Pablo Roda, Parish Priest of Santa María la Mayor, and Juan Carlos Gracia Suso, Mayor of Alcañiz. Marco Lahoz, representing GRES ARAGÓN, discovered a commemorative plaque of this gratitude, located in a prominent place among the photographs of the successive Quintas. Special mention was made to César Burguete for his help. Pueyos - which means peak in modern Castilian - is a Marian sanctuary located on top of a hill northwest of Alcañiz, two kilometers from the Guadalope River and next to the MotorLand Aragón circuit. The Sanctuary is integrated by what was an asylum, the church where the cult is celebrated and the old hermitage of the XII century. In 1978 it began to ask for the collaboration of the Quintos for the maintenance and improvement of the Sanctuary. It is on the day of the Vow when the members of the successive Quintas are renewed and Prior and Subpriors are named among those who reach that age the age of retirement (65 years). Thanks to this initiative, the urban, architectural and all kinds of improvements to the Sanctuary make it a more pleasant place for the huge influx of people who come to honor the Virgin of Pueyos every day of the year. GRES ARAGÓN, which counts among its values ​​that of contributing to local development, makes disinterested contributions of materials. Grupo SAMCA, to which GRES ARAGÓN belongs, favors the sustainability of the places where it is present, through the establishment of the population and the development of economic activity. We demonstrate in this way the commitment to the social dimension of our Corporate Social Responsibility. In the photo from left to right: Marco Lahoz - General Director of Gres Aragón Emiliano Doñate - Prior of the Fifth of 73 Juan Carlos Gracia Suso - Mayor of Alcañiz César Burguete - Retired Administration Director of Gres Aragón

During the year 2017 GRES ARAGÓN carried out a thorough review of the Quality Management System - Environment to incorporate the new mandatory requirements by the ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO 14001: 2015 standards. Recently, GRES ARAGÓN has satisfactorily passed the certification audit carried out by SGS and we place the certificates in our area ABOUT US. GRES ARAGÓN continues with a policy that pursues the satisfaction of our customers through the continuous improvement of our products and processes while being environmentally sustainable

Recently, we have been recognized by Ecoembes, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the recovery of packaging throughout Spain, for our good practice in eco-design. In 2017, good eco-design practices were applied in all our boxes, reducing the amount of silkscreened inks by 42%. Gres Aragón is a member of ECOEMBES, and annually contributes to the final management of packaging waste through the payment of the Green Point. In addition, we are adhered to the Prevention Plan of ECOEMBES and periodically we implement measures to reduce the amount and environmental impact of cardboard, plastic and wood packaging of our products. Gres Aragón applies environmental criteria that minimize the environmental impact throughout the life cycle of our products, both in the manufacture of the ceramic product and in the packages used as packaging. For more information, visit the Ecoembes website: https://www.ecoembes.com/es/empresas/empresas-adheridas/ecodiseno/reduccion-de-tintas-en-las-cajas-de-gres-aragon