Concrete formwork panel
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ILPA diagram: balance between weight, cost and strength of panels

VALUE PROPOSITION

A solution which combines Tradition, Technological Innovation and Cost

FROM WOOD

Unmatched material, in terms of weight, strength and cost.

TO COMPOSITE MATERIALS

From the first wooden panels, perhaps the most interesting natural composite, to increasingly complex and high technological content panels created from wood and polymeric materials.

APPROACH

ILPA manages innovation with an idealistic yet pragmatic approach, combining holistic thinking with industrial activity.

Early 90s

ILPA was the first to offer the formwork industry a wooden panel with a polyolefin-coated surface — an innovation later adopted by major global manufacturers.

Strato-Stock®

2017

ILPA produces the first formwork panel with a wooden core and full perimeter edge protection through high-pressure polyurethane injection moulding.

Pur-Stock®

THE PARADIGM

Through this process and product innovation, ILPA offers formwork manufacturers a paradigm shift:

The metal frame no longer contains the panels.
Instead, the panel now supports the metal frame
which results in a concrete casting without imperfections.

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OUR HISTORY

For over 75 years, ILPA has been innovating and adapting to market demands with cutting-edge technical and technological solutions.

Wooden light bulb – symbol of ILPA innovation

WOOD IS THE CORE OF
OUR WORK

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FSC Certification – wood from responsibly managed forests PEFC Certification – sustainable forest management CO₂ emissions analysis – ILPA environmental commitment
Green leaf – symbol of ILPA environmental commitment

THE ENVIRONMENT MUST BE PRESERVED,
PROTECTED AND DEVELOPED

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Our work

A mix of competence and partnership which enables us to meet the demands of the market.

strato-stock®

Birch plywood formwork panel with polyolefin coating, patented in 1994.

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pur-stock®

Three-ply spruce formwork panel with full perimeter polyurethane edge protection, patented in 2017.

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Quotes about innovation

Let's not pretend that things will change if we keep doing the same things. A crisis can be a real blessing to any person, to any nation. For all crises bring progress. Creativity is born from anguish, just like the day is born form the dark night. It's in crisis that inventive is born, as well as discoveries, and big strategies. Who overcomes crisis, overcomes himself, without getting overcome. Who blames his failure to a crisis neglects his own talent,and is more respectful to problems than to solutions. Incompetence is the true crisis. The greatest inconvenience of people and nations is the laziness with which they attempt to find the solutions to their problems. There's no challenge without a crisis.Without challenges, life becomes a routine, a slow agony. There’s no merit without crisis.It's in the crisis where we can show the very best in us. Without a crisis, any wind becomes a tender touch. To speak about a crisis is to promote it. Not to speak about it is to exalt conformism. Let us work hard instead.Let us stop, once and for all, the menacing crisis that represents the tragedy of not being willing to overcome it.

Einstein

World map of ILPA markets – international panel distribution

BORN TO BE WORLDWIDE

ILPA products are delivered
all over the world through selected Partners

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