Editorial Casals

Name

Editorial Casals

Legal name

EDITORIAL CASALS, S.A.

Website

https://editorialcasals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Publishing

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Domain-Specific Curriculum (Literacy, Numeracy, Science, SEL, Motor, Arts) (EDACAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Comprehensive ECE Curriculum Frameworks (Birth–5) (EDACAJAA), Digital/Interactive Curriculum Content (Apps, Games, Multimedia Lessons) (EDACAJAK), Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping Resources (State/NAEYC/Head Start) (EDACAJAN), Children’s Educational & Curriculum Publishing (MPAJAFAF), Individualized Learning Plans & Differentiated Instruction Materials (IEP/IFSP-Aligned) (EDACAJAE), Children’s Activity & Practice Books (Workbooks, Puzzles, Handwriting) (EDAGAIAE)

Keywords

• K-12 educational publishing
• Digital learning platforms
• Adaptive science learning
• Children's educational books
• Teacher professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Textbook Sales: Physical textbooks sold directly to schools, teachers, and families through regional offices and website. One-time purchase model for print educational materials across all levels from Infant Education through Bachillerato.
2. Digital Licenses: Annual digital licenses for accessing eCasals platform content, adaCasals adaptive learning systems, and digital textbook versions. Subscription model with recurring revenue from school subscriptions.
3. Professional Development: Webinar-based teacher training and professional development content, generating revenue through course fees and as a marketing tool for their educational materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Editorial Casals develops and publishes physical and digital educational materials spanning Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, Obligatory Secondary Education, and Bachillerato. Its portfolio includes curriculum-aligned textbook projects, teacher digital platforms and licenses, adaptive science-learning resources, reading programs, and children's and religious-education books.

Product overview

Editorial Casals is a Spanish educational publisher with over 150 years of history, offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational materials across multiple imprints and platforms. The core offerings include Radix and Código abierto LOMLOE projects for ESO and Bachillerato, the eCasals digital platform with integrated exam generator, the ADA Casals adaptive learning ecosystem, and Trotacamins project-based learning for Early Childhood Education. Supporting imprints include Bambú (children's and YA literature), Combel (children's books including Rob&Ot series), and religious education materials. The portfolio spans Educación Infantil through Bachillerato, covering subjects including Mathematics, Language, Music, Science, Technology, and Religious Education, available in both print and digital formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eCasals: Digital learning platform and virtual environment providing access to digital resources, contents, and teaching tools for educators.
• Radix
• ADA Casals
• Codi obert
• Casals Lector Avanza
• Rob&Ot
• Trotacamins
• Bambú
• Combel

Products and services

• Radix Radix is a comprehensive educational project for Obligatory Secondary Education and Bachillerato covering subjects such as Mathematics, Language and Literature, Music, Technology, Physics and Chemistry, Biology, and other curriculum areas. It combines spiral learning, competency-based assessment, and multimodal content aligned with the LOMLOE curriculum.
• eCasals eCasals is a virtual learning environment for teachers that provides a personal workspace containing digital resources, educational content, and teaching tools. The platform supports classroom materials, interactive activities, competency-evaluation resources, and access to digital textbook content.
• Open Code LOMLOE (Código abierto LOMLOE) Open Code LOMLOE is an educational project for ESO and Bachillerato aligned with LOMLOE educational requirements. It includes subject materials, learning situations, competency-evaluation tools, and spiral learning methodology.
• ADA Casals ADA Casals is an adaptive digital learning ecosystem for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Geology in Secondary Education. It uses neuroscience-based methods to provide personalized learning paths, digital content, and simulations.
• Casals Lector Avanza Casals Lector Avanza is a classroom reading program and platform for developing reading pleasure and reading competencies. It includes literary constellations, reading guides, literary conversations, and Club AvanÇa.
• Trotacamins Trotacamins is a project-based learning program for the second cycle of Early Childhood Education. It organizes learning through planning, information search, project development, and closure phases, with thought routines for logical reasoning.
• Rob&Ot Rob&Ot is a graphic-novel collection for first-year Primary Education readers that uses uppercase text and illustrated storytelling. It includes a pedagogical folder with educational objectives, activity guidance, materials, and classroom tips.
• Huellas Huellas is an Early Childhood Education series for the first cycle, covering children ages 0-3 as part of Editorial Casals' preschool portfolio.
• Capicúa Capicúa is an Early Childhood Education series for the second cycle and forms part of Editorial Casals' preschool offerings.
• Contigo Contigo is an Early Childhood Education series for the second cycle and forms part of Editorial Casals' preschool offerings.
• Donde Viven las Letras Donde Viven las Letras is an Early Childhood Education series for the second cycle that focuses on literacy development.
• Bambú Bambú is Editorial Casals' children's and young-adult literature collection, featuring classic adaptations, original works, biographical works, and religious-education materials.
• Combel Combel is a children's-book publishing line within the Editorial Casals group. It includes the Rob&Ot series and other early-reader materials.
• Young Biography (Biografía joven) Young Biography is a series featuring stories of saints and religious figures for young readers.
• Granitos de sal Granitos de sal is a children's book collection for ages 3-6 that introduces stories of saints in an accessible format. It is written by Margarita García de Polavieja.
• ESO Reinforcement and Recovery Workbooks (Cuadernos de refuerzo y recuperación para la ESO) These ESO workbooks provide reinforcement and recovery activities in Language and Mathematics and are designed so that each student can advance at their own pace.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pioneer in new Spanish grammar (NGLE) adaptation for Secondary and Bachillerato - first publisher to implement progressive grammar adaptation from ESO to Bachillerato
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• COMBEL EDITORIAL SAcoreOthersGroup company within Editorial Casals corporate group, operating as a children's book imprint under the Combel brand, serving families with children's literature and educational materials for young readers.
• EXPRESO BIBLIOGRÁFICO SLcoreOthersGroup company handling Latin American distribution and export operations for Editorial Casals group, managing logistics and sales in Spanish-speaking international markets.
• Editorial BambúcoreOthersLiterary imprint under the Casals group for children's and youth literature, featuring classical and contemporary works including universal classics and Castilian classics with reading guides adapted to competency-based education.
• Combel EditorialcoreOthersChildren's book imprint publishing illustrated books and early reading materials including the Rob&Ot series for literacy development. Distributes through combeleditorial.com.
• CaixaForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partnership for educational events, including the 'Classical Music Cities' conference series for music teachers at CaixaForum Sevilla location.
• Auditori de BarcelonaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic education content collaboration with Barcelona's premier concert hall for authentic musical content and cultural education resources.
• Teatro RealminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Madrid's Royal Theatre for music education resources and cultural content integration.

Scale indicators5 records

Broad incumbents

• Anaya (Grupo Anaya): Major Spanish educational publisher covering all K-12 levels with textbooks, digital materials, and children's literature (including Algar imprint). Comparable breadth to Casals but significantly larger scale and owned by international media group.
• Pearson Education: Global educational publisher with K-12 and digital learning products including adaptive platforms and assessment tools. Comparable to Casals in combining textbooks with digital ecosystems but operates at vastly larger scale and competes in higher-end edtech segments.
• McGraw-Hill Education: Global K-12 and higher education publisher with adaptive learning platforms and assessment tools. Comparable to Casals' adaCasals-style adaptive STEM offering but at international scale, representing a competitive threat in the digital learning segment.
• Santillana (PRISA): Largest Spanish-language educational publisher, part of PRISA Group, with broad K-12 portfolio across Spain and Latin America. Competes with Casals in essentially every segment but operates at significantly larger scale and broader international footprint.

Regional players

• Editorial Everest: Spanish educational publisher with K-12 textbook offerings, now part of the Edelvives group. Competes with Casals in Spanish textbook adoptions and shares the regional publishing and school-distribution model.

Direct peers

• Editorial Vicens Vives: Catalan-origin educational publisher with comprehensive K-12 textbook lines and digital platforms, headquartered in Barcelona. Directly competes with Casals in the same regional school-adoption cycles and offers comparable competency-based materials aligned with LOMLOE.
• Edelvives: Spanish educational publisher providing textbooks, digital resources, and children's literature for Infant through Secondary. Comparable portfolio structure to Casals including religious education lines and family-facing children's imprints.
• Grupo SM: Spanish-language educational publisher offering textbooks and digital resources across K-12 in Spain and Latin America. Directly comparable to Editorial Casals in product scope (textbooks, digital platforms, religious education) and core customer base (Spanish schools and teachers).
• Editorial Edebé: Barcelona-based educational publisher (linked to Salesians) covering Infant through Secondary with textbooks and digital materials, plus children's literature. Competes with Casals for the same school adoption decisions and shares the regional sales-office model.

Others

• Casals America: Editorial Casals' own Latin American distribution subsidiary (group company), not a peer. Included here only to clarify the corporate structure; not a comparable independent peer. (No independent third-party peer identified at similar Latin American Spanish-publisher scale beyond Santillana/Grupo SM already listed.)

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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