History

URSA can boast almost 50 years of experience in the insulation material sector and draws together the performance and know-how of two leading insulation material producers: Pfleiderer and Poliglas. With production sites and sales offices in all European countries as well as Asia, the subsidiary of the URALITA GROUP ranks amongst the strongest companies in its various markets.

Young company with a long tradition. URSA is the result of the merger of Pfleiderer and Poliglas after the acquisition of the first one by URALITA GROUP in 2002, and, therefore, embodies the performance and know-how of two leading companies in the field of insulation materials. Given the strong sinergies of both companies both in terms of geographical coverage and product range, URSA has become a fully European-wide manufacturer. Pfleiderer, a company with a tradition dating back more than 100 years, began building its insulation material division in 1991. By means of a series of acquisitions and the development of additional production and distribution sites in Germany, the Benelux countries, Eastern Europe and Russia, the company quickly secured itself a leading market
position. Poliglas had been active in this market segment since 1959 and was one of the market leaders in Europe for extruded polystyrene (XPS).

The parent group. URALITA GROUP is a Spanish multinational company that started operations in 1907 and, therefore, is one of the companies with a long tradition in the European building materials industry. With 60 production sites in 11 countries, URALITA GROUP generated Sales of EUR 1.3 billion in 2003. The other three Building Materials divisions within the group (Gypsum, Roofing and Pipe Systems) and the Chemical division of the Group hold leadership positions in Southern European markets.