Our principles and values
Our principles and values are the fundamental basis of our daily actions and have marked the direction in which we want to direct our efforts to continue building the country.
Our principles and values are the fundamental basis of our daily actions and have marked the direction in which we want to direct our efforts to continue building the country.
Integrity
Responsibility
Modesty
Coherence
Challenge intelligence
Talent Development
Flexibility
Do good
Dynamism
Innovation
Since our beginning in 1892, we have driven the country's growth and built a better future through the creation of a culture of sustainability and innovation in all the businesses of which we are part.
At the end of the 19th century, Mariano and Eugenio Penagos Villalaín arrived in Latin America from Spain, and around 1892 they settled in Colombia, starting from that moment a series of businesses that allowed them to lead an entire trajectory of transformations, initially in the department of Santander.
In 1912 Penagos brought electricity to the region and later in 1920 created the public lighting network in some municipalities surrounding the metropolitan area of Bucaramanga.
In 1948, one of the portfolio companies, Penagos Hermanos y Compañía, participated in the creation of the mechanical engineering school at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), and later, in 1952, they created a mechanized and high-tech company called Siderúrgica. Philadelphia.
In 1957, industrialists linked to metalworking and iron production gathered to create FEDEMETAL, which later became a Sectoral Chamber of ANDI and later became a Sectional Chamber. Penagos Hermanos was one of those 12 pioneering companies and today it is the only company that continues in force compared to that first conglomerate of founding companies.
In 2018, investment began in its own operation for agro-industrial machinery in Brazil. In addition, the modernization of one of the largest industrial manufacturing plants that have been built in Santander in recent years began.
In recent years, Penagos has invested in disruptive and innovative businesses in the technology sector and has managed a portfolio of companies in various sectors and regions of the country, which has allowed it to consolidate itself as a recognized entity with construction as its fundamental pillar. Of future.
Solutions for agriculture
Business and data technologies
Better measurement of public services
Construction and real estate
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