About us

Personal Progrés
Who we are

Birthday
Since 1985 in the market

Professional team
A team of 67 people mostly graduated in electronics or computer science

innovations
86 technological innovations and 38 awards obtained in sectorial fairs

ISO 9001
Certified in ISO 9001: 2015 since 2003

Sector sales leader
Sector sales leader in Spain and Portugal

R&D
About the 10% of the turnover is invested in R&D

Disclosure in websites
Disclosure in websites and specialized magazines in the water sector

Agreements
Agreements with private and public entities for innovation pilot tests

Participation
Participation in European projects (Horizon 2020), and collaboration with universities and research centres

600 customers
More than 600 regular customers who trust our solutions

150.000 automated agricultural installations
More than 150.000 automated agricultural installations with our products

Exports
Export is the 25% of the sales

The team

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Antonio Garrofé
Production and Repairs Technician, and Customer Service
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Josep Ramon Alemany
Repairs responsable | Customer Service
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Albert Mayoral
Production and Repairs Technician
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Sisco Juncà
Repairs Technician and Customer Service
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Miquel Bros
Repairs Technician and Customer Service
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Toni Giménez
Repairs Technician and Customer Service
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Josep Maria Llobera
Repairs Technician and Customer Service
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Hèlios Gutiérrez
Production and Repairs Technician

Where are we?

1985

History

  • 1985

    historia progres

    On January 3, 1985, Jaume and Enric created the company on the ground floor of a house, with the aim of designing and manufacturing electronic equipment for agriculture and livestock.

  • 1985

    First equipment on the market, the Reg Control Analògic. It incorporated fertilization proportional to the irrigation time.

  • 1986

    In November, Gas Control, which was the first system created specifically to control all the parameters of controlled atmosphere cold rooms, is launched on the market.

  • 1988

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    Instalaciones Progrés

    We moved to Pau Casals street number 23 in Bellpuig, with availability of 190 m2.

  • 1988

    Agrónic 3000

    In July, the Agrónic 3000 began to be marketed, the first configurable controller for agricultural fertigation, which set the guidelines to be followed by many other controllers manufacturers, and with which 4 awards were obtained for technological innovation.

  • 1988

    Agrónic 2000

    In November the first version of the Agrónic 2000 appears, one of the best-selling controller on the market. In 2011 it is replaced by the Agrónic 2500.

  • 1991

    Ambitrol 500

    In Semptember, the Ambitrol 500, whici was the first fully configurable controller suitable for controlling environmental parameters in closed areas such as greenhouses, farms, dryers, etc., was launched on the market. It is later supplemented by Ambitrol 100.

  • 1993

    In May the Agrónic 6000 appears, a pioneering controller in complete hydroponic fertigation. Later it is replaced by the Agrónic 5000, 7000 and 5500.

  • 1994

    Agronic 4000

    In May the Agrónic 4000 came out, which was the most complete conventional fertigation controller on the market, and it continues to be so with the new versions made.

  • 1994

    Premio

    We are awarded the third Prize for Technology by the Government of Catalonia, being one of the smallest companies that has received it, since at that time Progrés had only 7 employees.

  • 1996

    Instalaciones Progrés
    Instalaciones Progrés

    We inaugurate new facilities at Av. Urgell number 23 in Bellpuig, which allow us to grow according to our needs until 2018.

  • 2003

    We include in our product catalog, controllers to manage irrigation communities.

  • 2003

    iso 9001

    We obtain the quality certification ISO 9001

  • 2003

    We incorporated in our equipment the new technology Radio.

  • 2003

    We incorporated in our equipment the new GPRS technology.

  • 2004

    Grupo Progrés

    The average workforce already amounts to 30 employees, a figure that will remain more or less stable for 10 years.

  • 2005

    Agrónic Monocable encapsulado

    The Monocable Modules appear to incorporate the controller, with great success of the Encapsulated version.

  • 2007

    Creation of the Agrónic PC desktop program to remotely manage computers.

  • 2008

    web progrés historia

    We updated and added much more content to the corporate website, and we renewed the commercial documentation with a new corporate image.

  • 2010

    Historia Progrés

    We celebrate the 25th annyversary of the company with the publication of a commemorative book.

  • 2014

    Retirement of Enric Segarra, co-founder and manager of the company, after almost 30 years of dedication to it, who is replaced by this daughter Ester Segarra.

  • 2014

    Creation of the cloud as a platform for centralizing data from controllers and sensors.

  • 2014

    Agrónic APP

    We began to market the Agrónic App, an application to manage the irrigation and fertilization of the plots where a controlle is installed via mobile.

  • 2015

    Increase in turnover of more than 20% in one year, which will cause a very significant increase in the hiring of personnel in the following years.

  • 2015

    We participate as partners in the Maslowaten Project, which receives funds from the European Union program "Horizon 2020". The main objective is the introduction to the market of a new solution that consists of the use of photovoltaic pumping systems from agricultural irrigation that do not consume conventional electricity and save 30% of water.

  • 2016

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    Renewal of the communication and dissemination channels: new design of the stand, totally renewed edition of the price list and publication of Newsletters as a new form of costumer information.

  • 2017

    Agrónic Web

    We created a new tool, the Agrónic Web, more focused on remote sensing, analysis and optimization of fertigation.

  • 2018

    Nueva web corporativa

    Publication of the new corporate website, and start of the corporate image modernization process.

  • 2019

    instalaciones progrés

    In January we moved to new facilities, in the town of El Palau d'Anglesola (Lleida). The change is going to provide more visibility and more space to work with better conditions and continue betting on quality production and careful customer service.

  • 2020

    Trabajadores Progrés

    Staff increase up to 54 people.

  • 2021

    Agrónic Smart

    In March the Agrónic Smart comes out, an irrigation controller ideal for the control of small agricultural farms and gardening.

     

  • 2022

    VEGGA is born, the new platform to optimize agricultural production, the result of collaboration between Regaber, IQV and Progrés.