Company

Over 75 years manufacturing trust

Since its foundation in 1945, IJS GROUP (Industrias Sardañes) has stood out as a pioneering, prestigious company in the development and production of automotive spare parts. A Made in Spain manufacturer, headquartered in Barcelona.

We are pioneers in the manufacture of alternator pulleys and crankshaft pulleys for cars. What began as an original-equipment parts company has become a benchmark aftermarket manufacturer, with a range of 5,700 references and 95% coverage of the European vehicle park.

Our factory is fully robotised: 18 robots work 24 hours a day across more than 3,000 m² of production floor, backed by more than 8,000 m² of warehousing. A team of 29 specialists and a network of approved suppliers in casting, rubber and grease complete a value chain that we control from start to finish.

We manufacture more than 1,000,000 units per year, of which more than 80% is destined for export to over 30 countries. We keep a year of stock that lets us prepare orders in 5 working days and offer a 95% availability rate.

All our products are examined through a tracking protocol and strict quality control —dimensional, hardness and life testing— that guarantees OE (OEM) quality in every reference leaving our plant.

Company

Robotised factory

Our factory is fully robotised: 18 robots work 24 hours a day across more than 3,000 m² of production floor, backed by more than 8,000 m² of warehousing. A team of 29 specialists and a network of approved suppliers in casting, rubber and grease complete a value chain that we control from start to finish.

Inside the factory

Our history

  1. 1945

    Foundation of Industrias Bou S.L.: development and production of original-equipment (OE) parts for the automotive industry.

  2. 1995

    The company becomes Industrias Sardañes S.L. and specialises exclusively in the aftermarket.

  3. 2000

    The robotisation of the factories begins, the backbone of today's production capacity.

  4. 2014

    Achievement of EAC certification for sale in the markets of the Eurasian Economic Union.

  5. 2016

    Onboarding to the TecDoc platform, the technical information standard of the European aftermarket.

  6. 2018

    ISO 9001:2015 certification of the quality management system.

  7. 2021

    Onboarding to the ETAI and CICERONE platforms.

  8. 2022

    Warehouse expansion, doubling stock capacity.

  9. 2024

    Onboarding to the TOPMOTIVE, Inforicambi, Kromeda and Proger platforms.

  10. 2025

    Launch of our own online B2B catalogue.

  11. 2026

    Integration with TecCom and new product lines: brake calipers, rocker arms, tappets and more.

Facilities

Units 7 to 12 of the Camp Llarg Industrial Estate, in Sant Andreu de la Barca (Barcelona): approved casting, robotised machining, assembly, verification and logistics under one control.

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1945Founded
18Robots, 24 h
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