{"id":2654,"date":"2023-12-27T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T10:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primafrio.com\/60-aniversario\/?page_id=2654"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:50:15","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/primafrio.com\/60-aniversario\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"history"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Primafrio Group has come a long way since its creation in 1963. Since then, we have always been guided by our commitment to our customers, quality, respect for the environment and our spirit of innovation.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMr. Jos\u00e9 Conesa, our founder, decided to dedicate himself to fruit transport when temperature-controlled transport technology did not yet exist. His decision was based on the idea that this type of transport was the most demanding for the transporter, which meant a great challenge for the future. The search for alternatives that would provide better and more demanding levels of service has been a strategic constant that has guided the evolution of our company.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In April 1963, Don Jos\u00e9 Conesa and Do\u00f1a Josefina Alcaraz\nbegan their journey in the\nworld of transport with an\nEbro lorry with which they\nfruit and vegetables from the\nRegion of Murcia to the rest of Spain.\nSpain.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1965<\/div><\/div>
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In the year 65 the Ebro is replaced by a PEGASO EUROPA\nwith which Mr. Jos\u00e9 Conesa\nmade his first trips outside\nSpain, first to France and then to England and Germany.\nGermany.\nHis wife D\u00f1a. Josefina,\nbegan to take charge of the financial\nfinancial side of the business.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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1968<\/div><\/div>
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We now have 5 trucks:
2 Pegasos Europa and
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1970<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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We acquired our first two articulated vehicles, a Pegaso 260 and a Volvo F89.\nvehicles, a Pegaso 260 and a Volvo F89.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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1973<\/div><\/div>
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We incorporated the first 2 refrigerated lorries, achieving a great step forward in the in the conservation and treatment of goods.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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1982<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
1982<\/div><\/div>
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We positioned ourselves in Lepe (Huelva) for our first strawberry campaign.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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1983<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
1983<\/div><\/div>
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Almost our entire fleet is refrigerated. Our tractors\nhave spacious cabs and the most powerful engines. We have always been pioneers in incorporating the latest technological advances, such as pneumatic suspension, disc brakes...<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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1986<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
1986<\/div><\/div>
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In order to reinforce our positioning in the strawberry\nstrawberry campaign, we created the company Transportes Huelva, based in Lepe (Huelva).<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1986<\/div>
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We are the main transport company in Huelva.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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1987<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
1987<\/div><\/div>
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Double bodies with capacity for 36 europallets.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1988<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
1988<\/div><\/div>
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The oldest son of the founding partners, Jos\u00e9 Esteban, joins the company and takes responsibility for operations management.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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1989<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
1989<\/div><\/div>
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Our main German client is starting his journey outside his country and we become his reference transport provider for all the countries where he has a presence (France, Italy, Portugal, UK, Holland, Switzerland, Finland, Norway...).<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1989<\/div><\/div>
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Faced with a shortage of drivers in Spain, we set up a company in Portugal and hired our first Portuguese drivers.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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1992<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Opening of the Molina de Segura base.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1992<\/div><\/div>
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We opened a mobile office in Lepe (Huelva).<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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1993<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
1993<\/div><\/div>
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All our trucks have V engines with power ratings of 500 hp (the maximum at the time) and high cabs. the maximum at the time) and high cab.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1993<\/div><\/div>
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1993<\/div><\/div>
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1994<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
1994<\/div><\/div>
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Juan Conesa, son of the founders, joins the company as corporate director.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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1996<\/div><\/div>
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Inauguration of the current Primafrio Group base in Lepe.\n\nCreation of our own systems development department.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1996<\/div><\/div>
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As the family business that we are, we have travelled a path of effort in search of the best service.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1996<\/div><\/div>
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2002<\/div><\/div>
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We are present in 25 countries in Europe, including Eastern Europe and the Nordic countries.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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2003<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
2003<\/div><\/div>
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We are the first refrigerated fleet in Spain with more than 600 vehicles of our own.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
2003<\/div><\/div>
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2007<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
2007<\/div><\/div>
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We moved our headquarters in Portugal from the centre of Lisbon to the current base in Azambuja.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2016<\/div><\/div>
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Opening of new platform: San Rom\u00e1n (\u00c1lava).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2016<\/div><\/div>
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Opening of new platform: Vilamalla (Girona).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
2017<\/div><\/div>
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We moved to our new headquarters in Alhama de Murcia, which allows us, together with our border bases, to reinforce our groupage activity.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
2017<\/div><\/div>
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Jos\u00e9 Esteban Conesa, grandson of the founders, joins the company:\nTHIRD GENERATION.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
2017<\/div><\/div>
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First gas-powered trucks.\nOn every journey we strive to leave a positive mark on the world.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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2018<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
2018<\/div><\/div>
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Creation of the PrimaVia Joint Venture: The relationship with Viia gives us a preferential position when it comes to intermodal transport, enabling us to cross France by train to Luxembourg and Calais.\n
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2018<\/div><\/div>
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The creation of the Primaver Joint Venture.
It allows us to deliver anywhere in France from anywhere on the Iberian Peninsula within 48 hours.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
2018<\/div><\/div>
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The Primafrio Foundation is born, our most human project, to promote a fairer and more responsible society with the defence of the environment, innovation, the promotion of sport and socially responsible responsibility and investment.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
2020<\/div><\/div>
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We promote our own training programme: Efficient Driving Programme, Harmonised Dual Vocational Training and German Dual Vocational Training, Safety, etc.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
2020<\/div><\/div>
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We boosted our Innovation and R&D&I Department and joined the European Lean & Green initiative.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
2021<\/div><\/div>
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Primafrio develops actions aimed at reducing environmental impact, leading the decarbonisation of the sector and the goal of achieving zero net emissions by 2040.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
2021<\/div><\/div>
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AEGFA recognises our commitment to sustainability by awarding us the Green Fleet Certificate.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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2022<\/div><\/div>
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As a benchmark in sustainability, the Primafrio Group is one of the 6 companies in the logistics and transport sector with the best ESG rating worldwide according to the Sustainalytics ranking.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
2022<\/div><\/div>
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The Efficient Driving Programme incorporates a high-level virtual training simulator to train our drivers.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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We have incorporated the first electric tractors to arrive in Spain.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2023<\/div><\/div>
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More than 2,700 of our own vehicles are part of our fleet.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Primafrio Group recognises the best drivers as part of its Efficient Driving Programme 2022.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
2023<\/div><\/div>
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In April 2023, we will be celebrating 60 years of business since our family business was founded in April 1963.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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