Akotherm: strategic expansion into Turkey

Internationalised markets, global links, strategic alliances – they are not simply blowing over the German metal construction industry leaving it untouched. The system supplier Akotherm is increasingly adopting an international focus too. The latest news: winning the Turkish aluminium processor Erdoganlar as a licence partner for Akotherm profile engineering.

"The Turkish construction industry has been booming for several years now", says Frank Schneider, Akotherm CEO. "When contacts were established with Erdoganlar in Istanbul, we very quickly realised that we had to get involved in this burgeoning market."
The Erdoganlar management were clearly competent partners who were open to the mutual way forward. The plan now is to phase in warehousing, support and sales for Turkey and its neighbouring countries from Istanbul itself.

Erdoganlar Alüminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. is one of the major press shops in Turkey. Boasting well over 14,000 tonnes annual processing capacity, the aluminium processor ranks as one of the industry's most successful in the European market. With its five production lines – aluminium press, anodised aluminium, powder coating, its own diemaking and prefabrication – Erdoganlar provides the ideal conditions for the manufacture and prefabrication of the system profiles for the downstream processor.

"The customers in Turkey won't have to go without the advantages of Akotherm as a system partner in terms of quality either. We are sparing no effort to make sure the most distant customers can benefit from our service and product philosophy through our sales and licence partners," assures Schneider.

Profile systems geared to the special requirements of the particular markets have been developed in close consultation with the Erdoganlar specialists. For instance Akotherm profile systems for windows, doors, facades, sliding and lift-sliding elements are also produced in Turkey now, with Erdoganlar also handling local sales and customer care.

"It is especially in the construction industry that quality made in Germany still carries a lot of clout abroad. The German manufacturers and producers are seen on the European markets as offering very high levels of expertise, not least because of our stringent building and heat regulations – the ecological standards required", Frank Schneider winds up, underlining the success of Akotherm systems technologies in other European countries as well.

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At the location in Bendorf/Rhine the staff of Akotherm design and distribute high-quality aluminium profile systems for windows, doors, facades and conservatories, as well as the corresponding accessories. The creative abilities in working with aluminium are demonstrated best by the compatibility and continuous further development of Akotherm systems, as well as by the attention to detail, innovative solutions, and numerous "extras".

Akotherm products and procedures comply with the latest DIN (German Institute for Supranational Standardisation) standards and EU guidelines. The extensive Akotherm service offering and tried-and-true service philosophy top off the quality of the products.
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