Holcim Mexico all-female concrete plants, Digi Mart USA News (Tabasco, Mexico): Holcim Mexico has implemented a model of concrete plants led and operated entirely by women to promote female talent in construction. The strategy combines advanced technical training, management development and operational efficiency in a sector with low female representation.
Figures from the Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (Sedatu) indicate that women make up only 16% of the national construction workforce. In response, the company launched the scheme at its Villahermosa / Blancas Mariposas plant in Paraíso, Tabasco, which employs 12 female operators.
The plant reached an EBIT margin of 13.9%, placing it among the most profitable units in the company’s sustainable construction business. Pedro Garza, Holcim Mexico’s director of Sales and Concrete Operations, said the plant has become a benchmark for productivity and that diverse teams raise the competitiveness of the business.
He said the company will extend the model to other markets to further improve efficiency at its plants.
The project covers complex operational functions, including batching of materials, construction supervision, plant management and operation of mixer trucks. The company plans to replicate the format in different regions of the country to reach 30% women in leadership positions.
The plant also supplies material for industrial infrastructure and marine projects in the southeast.
The scheme is complemented by programs such as Mujeres al Volante and classes at Holcim’s Escuela Mexicana de la Construcción, where 24% of graduates are women. The company says specialized training reduces cultural barriers in heavy industry and strengthens the social pillar of the organization, and that greater operational diversity enriches its sustainability reports under ESG criteria.
