Guatemalan and regional construction industry protagonists and the teams working in the different business units have been able to build client and stakeholder trust, with a solid discipline, based on efficient and functional processes.
Since 1899, the company has created infrastructure solutions that help families, cities, and societies’ development. It is driven by innovation and values that link Progreso to its stakeholders within a sustainable growth framework.
The company’s presence in seven countries in the region, while exporting activities its main products to North and South America, permanently improve the quality of life of the people living in the continent, providing quality products, and solutions that are both efficient and innovative.
Progreso and its different business units have an unwavering commitment to carry out all operational, administrative, and financial activities with the highest levels of transparency, ethics, and integrity.
The main objective of the Code of Values, Ethics, and Conduct -COVEC- is to promote and strengthen our ethical and transparent company culture, as well as extend it to all our stakeholders relationships.
The commitment to sustainability and adherence to the following pillars: Preferred Employer, Environmental Leader, Favorite Supplier, and Responsible Citizen, seek to fulfill Carlos F. Novella, our company’s founder’s, vision and pay tribute to innovation, perseverance, and values.
In its beginning, the company was called Carlos F. Novella y Cia. It was the third-largest cement factory in Latin America (only Brazil and Cuba had similar facilities).
