Leader Kit created a “joint venture” with the Italian giant Scattolini make recyclable bodies for trucks and vans in a new factory in La Carolina (Jaén), under the LKS Composite brand.
“THE European regulations ask him … car manufacturers that 85% of their vehicles are made from recyclable materials, i.e. of recycled origin and that they can also be recycled. If they include our bodywork, they already represent a good percentage,” Manuel Soria, deputy director of Liderkit, explains to ABC.
Until now, Their kits are made up of several pieces for floor, roof, sides, rear and front. Its objective is to produce panels that can be crushed without having to separate the different materials. This unique component will be used in your regular bodywork, although it can also be used for construction or decoration purposes.
Both companies are doing their first prototypes in Guarromán and hopes to open in 2028 a new factory in La Carolina to make these panels. The investment amounts to around eight million euros. They recently closed agreements with several Chinese suppliers to incorporate your materials and They are studying the opening of distribution channels in this market.
Scattolini is the world leader in the bodywork sector of utility vehicles and offers industrial solutions for big brands like Ford, Scania or Peugeot. It also distributes Liderkit kits in Italy.
For its part, Liderkit is a manufacturer from Jaén that sells bodies for vans and small trucks. In 2025, its turnover was 56 million and its forecast is to increase its sales to 60 million in 2026.
Protecting kits for distribution in China
Liderkit’s other big step in 2026 will be start selling your kits in China. A step that requires intellectual property protection for its technology and design. “We are finalizing the signing of the distribution of our products on this market,” explains the deputy director.
Chinese manufacturers are “very advanced” and have achieved a high degree of innovation. “However, they have a gap in terms of quality in product finishing and that is where we are aiming,” he adds.
For now, Liderkit exports its products to more than 70 countries. He does this thanks to agreements with bodybuilders who offer local after-sales service. Last year, it added new distribution points in destinations such as Norway and French Polynesia. Concretely, 57% of its 56 million invoiced in 2026 were recorded abroad, where France and Italy are the countries which concentrate the most exports.
Orders boost body orders
Its flagship product is the bodywork of the parcel vana format that has grown exponentially and saw a 15% increase in the last round of the calendar.
Another of their bestsellers are the kits for refrigerated trucks that distribute perishable products. “This is thanks to online commerce, both in supermarkets and on platforms,” explains Soria. Added to this, since the Covid-19 pandemic, is the lack of labor in Spain and other countries: “bodybuilders are opting for our finished products to avoid assembly”.
The origin of this SME dates back to 1962, when its founder, Miguel Peragón, was an apprentice cabinetmaker. At first, he created a custom furniture business. Later, he received the order for a wooden body and that’s how he took the plunge industrial vehicles. Currently, Liderkit has more than 270 employees and is in the hands of its third generation.
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