Grupo Criado & López
Novafrut is part of Grupo Criado & López
Since August 2025 Novafrut has belonged to Grupo Criado & López, an Almería-based manufacturer of agricultural netting, thermal blankets and plastics since 1989. Together we close the loop: from the yarn and the laboratory to the installation on your farm.
- Headquarters in El Ejido (Almería)
- Subsidiaries in Mexico, Morocco and Peru
Who the group is
More than three decades manufacturing protection for farming
Criado y López is a Spanish company specialising in the manufacture and distribution of agrotextiles for agriculture. Since 1989 it has offered tailor-made solutions to growers, and it was a pioneer in the custom production of fabrics for crop protection.
It is based in El Ejido (Almería), one of the major centres of intensive agriculture in Europe. There it has more than 9,000 m² of facilities, with production plants and cutting, sewing and bonding machinery to adapt each net, thermal blanket or plastic film to the specific needs of each customer.
Closing the loop
From manufacturing the netting to installing it on your farm
The group manufactures and tests the materials; Novafrut designs and installs them. A single point of contact, from start to finish.
Custom manufacturing
Cutting, sewing and bonding of netting, thermal blankets and plastics at the El Ejido plants.
Laboratory testing
Strength, accelerated ageing, light transmission, aerodynamic behaviour and effectiveness against insects, measured with in-house equipment.
System design
Novafrut studies the plot, the crop and the machinery, and designs the structure: posts, cables, anchors and netting system.
Field installation
Our teams in Girona and Lleida install the protection, backed by more than 20 years of experience and more than 5,000 ha protected.
What the group brings
Factory, laboratory and research behind every installation
Industrial and technical capabilities now at the service of every Novafrut project.
In-house production
Several production plants with the technology needed to cut and make up netting, plastics and thermal blankets to each customer's needs.
Certified quality
ISO 9001 management system certified by AENOR and IQNET, with quality control, traceability and after-sales service.
Testing laboratory
Accelerated ageing chamber, universal testing machine, geometric characterisation, and measurement of light transmission and aerodynamic behaviour.
Applied R&D and innovation
Experimental greenhouse and research projects with universities and technology centres, such as ECOHORTITEC, TEXTnoINSECTS, S3 and IRRGEO.
Inside the group
Factory, laboratory and team
The facilities and the team of Criado y López in El Ejido (Almería).
Group brands
A complete range of agrotextiles
Netting, thermal blankets, plastics and accessories for protected and open-field agriculture.
CYLNET
Insect netting (thrips, aphids, whitefly and Drosophila suzukii), mosquito netting and windbreak netting.
CYLSHADE
Shade netting and screening netting.
CYLBIRD
Bird netting, in extruded and woven versions.
CYLCOVER
Polyfibril weed-control ground cover.
CYLTUTOR
Crop support netting.
CYLNET PLAST
Plasticised netting and covers for fruit trees.
Thermal blankets
Protection of crops against frost and viruses.
Plastics and accessories
Cover film, double roofing, mulching, solarisation and greenhouse accessories.
ECO line
Bio-compostable raffia (references 500 and 700) and biodegradable jute, cotton and cellulose twines.
International presence
Four continents, more than 30 countries
Its own sales team in each region, because every crop, every geographical area and every climate is different.
Spain
Headquarters and manufacturing in El Ejido (Almería). Novafrut, in Figueres (Girona) and Vila-Sana (Lleida).
Mexico
Its own subsidiary.
Morocco
Its own subsidiary.
Peru
Its own subsidiary.
August 2025
Why we joined forces
Protecting a crop is not just about selling a net: it takes the right material, tested and manufactured under quality control, and a professional installation that makes it perform properly in the field. With Novafrut joining the group, those two halves are now under the same roof.
We tell you all about it on the blog.
Manufacturer and installer, in a single project
Tell us about your farm and we will propose the right protection system and material.