OVLAC honored with the CEOE CYL Award for nearly nine decades of innovation in agricultural machinery

The Executive Committee and Board of Directors of CEOE Palencia, chaired by José Ignacio Carrasco, has granted the CEOE CYL Award to OVLAC Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing, in recognition of its sustained commitment to industrial quality and the development of the metal sector over nearly nine decades.

The award ceremony will take place on July 9, 2026, at the Miguel Delibes Cultural Center in Valladolid, in an event that will bring together representatives of the business community of Castile and León.

A European leader born from a family workshop in Palencia

The history of OVLAC began in 1936, when Heliodoro Calvo opened a small agricultural machinery repair workshop in Fuentes de Nava (Palencia). His deep knowledge of the field and innovative spirit led him to manufacture his own implements, laying the foundations for what would eventually become one of the European leaders in soil tillage machinery.

In 1970, his son Heliodoro took over the management and led a stage of industrial growth and consolidation in the national market, building the brand's reputation on values such as robustness, simplicity, and efficiency.

In the late 1990s, the third generation of the Calvo family —César and Jorge— joined the company, driving the modernization of production processes, the development of new product ranges, and the expansion into international markets. Since early 2010, both have fully managed the company, consolidating its export vocation.

A leading industrial company in Castile and León

Today, OVLAC operates in a 31,000 m² industrial complex in Venta de Baños (Palencia), where over 80 professionals work. Its facilities integrate all phases of the production process:

Its catalog —reversible ploughs, cultivators, disc harrows, and specialized vineyard machinery— is internationally recognized for its reliability, durability, and quality of work. Approximately 60% of its equipment is sold outside of Spain, reaching more than 25 countries across Europe, America, Africa, and Oceania.

An award recognizing three generations of industrial commitment

The CEOE CYL Award recognizes OVLAC as an example of a driving industry in Castile and León: a company that, from the province of Palencia, has successfully combined traditional craftsmanship, technological innovation, and international ambition, projecting itself successfully into the world's main agricultural markets.

With three generations of the Calvo family at the helm and nine decades of industrial history, this award represents institutional recognition of a legacy that continues to grow, innovate, and export from Palencia to the world.