COLUMAT NEWS

Its solution has been successful in areas such as municipal markets and neighborhood communities

Columat is the only company in southern Europe that manufactures refrigerated cabinets for the shipment and collection of fresh products

The emerging company Columat, which offers a shopping collection service through smart lockers, exceeded 1.5 million euros in business volume in 2023, a figure that it plans to double this year. The company, created in 2019 by Georgina Coll and Albert Bladas, expects to invoice more than 3 million euros this year and continue its international expansion in markets such as Italy and the United Kingdom, among others.

Barcelona-based Columat, which started as a startup in 2019, has consolidated its offer mainly in the retail, real estate and logistics sectors, with nearly 600 installations under way.

Columat presents itself as the most complete solution in the online lockers market, as in addition to allowing deliveries from any store or e-commerce, it is the only one that has a management platform for tracking in its Smart Lockers of data and usability of the lockers.

Albert and Georgina's company has optimized its logistics processes by 37% and reduced its environmental impact by 25%

The smart lockers of the company optimize logistics processes by 37% and reduce the environmental impact by 25%, according to a Leitat report

Barcelona-based start-up Columat, a participant in the Lanzadera startup accelerator, anticipates strong growth in its smart locker solutions.

Backed by Lanzadera, Columat is positioning itself to transform the click & collect model — a service increasingly championed by major retailers such as El Corte Inglés. The company aims to solve one of e-commerce’s core friction points: enabling convenient order collection for consumers who are rarely at home.

With an established presence across several key Spanish regions, Columat is preparing a funding round next year to accelerate investment in talent and technology, while scaling its intelligent systems internationally to drive more sustainable and cost-efficient last-mile logistics.

Barcelona-based start-up Columat is popularising the use of smart lockers across retail stores, municipal markets, pharmacies, offices, supermarkets and residential communities.

Barcelona Activa, the economic development agency of Barcelona City Council, will support 20 startups at the 4YFN 2022 event to showcase a range of entrepreneurial projects developed through its incubators and support programmes.

Startups aligned with pandemic-accelerated trends —including e-commerce and business digitalisation— are gaining momentum amid ongoing restrictions.

Widely regarded as one of the most important global events for startups, the Mobile World Congress will once again position Barcelona as a hub for innovation, investment and institutional collaboration. Among the 500 participating companies is Columat, a startup that has developed an automated smart locker solution for streamlined order collection.

New opportunities to reimagine our future — building a society that evolves in harmony with the planet.

BajaBajo and Columat partner to redefine office grocery shopping in Valencia Through this alliance, companies and their employees can purchase fresh, high-quality, locally sourced products via the BajaBajo mobile app and receive their weekly orders directly at the office using Columat’s smart locker infrastructure.

In 2021, the mobility sector is increasingly embracing active transport and challenging long-standing cultural barriers. Over the past five years, mobility has emerged as one of the most rapidly transforming industries.

Barcelona Activa is running the eighth edition of its startup pre-incubation programme, providing early-stage founders with structured support, training and advisory services during the critical post-launch phase.

An efficient pharmacy pickup system that removes waiting lines and allows customers to collect their orders at any time during pharmacy opening hours.

Selected from over 500 projects, the finalists were announced as part of IEBS Business School’s Emprende scholarships initiative.

Backed by Lanzadera, Columat is emerging with the ambition to revolutionise the click & collect model — the order pickup service that major retailers such as El Corte Inglés are strongly promoting. Columat positions itself as a solution for delivering online orders to consumers who spend little time at home, addressing one of e-commerce’s key last-mile challenges.

The chosen companies operate across five strategic sectors — Real Estate, e-commerce, Logistics, Digital Industry and Economic Zones — combining high levels of innovation with sustainable, circular-economy-driven solutions.

Smart lockers: revolution in logistics and electronic commerce. Smart lockers, also known as "smart lockers", are revolutionizing the way in which products are delivered, collected and returned. These automated and digitized solutions offer comfort and flexibility to users, while optimizing the logistics processes for companies.

In 2019, Albert Bladas and Georgina Coll founded Columat with the purpose of offering smart lockers that speed up the collection of products