Katmerciler as the Leader of On-Board Equipment is Readying for the Defence Industry
With nearly 28 years of experience and as the pioneering and leading company in Turkey in the on-board equipment industry, Katmerciler is strengthening its position in international markets. From fire trucks to garbage trucks, from recovery trucks to cesspit emptiers, from dumpers to tankers, manufacturing nearly 30 vehicles and unrivalled in the industry, Katmerciler is by far the leader in its field in exports to 41 countries.
Founded in Izmir in 1985, Katmerciler is also in a unique position as the only company that is traded on Borsa Istanbul in its industry.
In line with its pioneering and innovative approach by transferring the opportunities of advanced technology to the highest levels in the manufacturing process, Katmerciler foresees expanding its production range with new products with high value added; to further increase the quality of its products and services and aside from the domestic market, to further strengthen its position to the countries it exports.
Within the coverage of the strategy to intensify its activities on high value added products, Katmerciler has set its area of priority on the defence industry. With the know-how it has obtained in on-board equipment, the company has produced the anti-riot vehicle in the nature of an entrance to the defence industry in the last few years and is preparing to enter the said industry with its 4x4 armoured personnel carrier vehicles.
Fivefold Growth in Five Years
Working with giants in the world automotive market such as BMC, Ford, Hyundai, Isuzu, Iveco, MAN, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Renault, Scania and Volvo, Katmerciler, with its special production capability and its wide product range, is among the leading supplier in the production of on-board equipment to domestic and overseas companies.
As the 439th company in the second top 500 companies of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry, Katmerciler is also 662nd according to the Turkish Exporters Assembly’s (TIM) “Top 1000 Exporters in Turkey”. The company remains the open leader in exports in the on-board equipment industry and is the sole company in its field on TIM’s list. During the last five years Katmerciler has succeeded in increasing its annual export sales by an average of over 50 percent. The company has also increased its revenues fivefold in the last five years.
With its 360 employees and as the leading company in the industry and its biggest exporter, Katmerciler is aiming to strengthen, be more effective and more recognized in the on-board equipment industry.
30 Types of Vehicles and Exports to 41 Countries
With nearly 30 different vehicle on-board equipment production, Katmerciler has the biggest product range in the industry. Among the products of the company are: fire trucks, canal jetting trucks, recovery trucks, water and fuel tankers, tanker trailers, hydraulic packer garbage trucks, cesspit emptier and garbage semi-trailer, hydraulic garbage trucks, mobile workshops, articulated platforms, tippers, tipper trailers, cement cyclo trailers, cargo bodies with crane, cranes, low-bed trailers, sliding platforms, cabling trucks, cable traction trucks and hook lifts. With its advanced technology based capabilities, the company also manufactures anti-riot vehicles.
Katmerciler has an export network stretching among 41 countries within a wide geographical area which includes: Japan, Egypt, Macedonia, Morocco, Greece, Romania, Iraq, France, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Nigeria, Turkmenistan, Germany, Taiwan, Azerbaijan, Austria, Libya, Ghana, UAE, Kazakhstan, Angola, Senegal, Algiers, Georgia, India, Iran, Yemen, Kuwait, Syria, Jordan, Croatia, Sweden, Korea, Liberia, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Afghanistan, Serbia-Montenegro and Russia.
Back-to-Back ‘Best in the World’ Activity Report Award
Katmerciler has also drawn attention with the best activity report in its category during the last two years. In the traditional competition organized by the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) which identifies “The Best Activity Reports” on an international scale, Katmerciler, was chosen as the best in the world during the last two years in the “Machinery and Equipment” category and won the “Platinum” award back-to-back. Receiving 99 points out of 100 by jury members, Katmerciler, as a nominee in the competition from among many countries with over 5,500 activity reports, succeeded in becoming 18th in the global listing and 10th in the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region.
Pulling away from companies participating from Turkey and which are among the leading brand names, Katmerciler was selected as the “Most Innovative Activity Report” from the Europe, Middle and Africa Region and won the Platinum award in its category. Katmerciler was also deemed the Silver award in the world listing in this category.
In the “2010 Activity Report” competition organized last year, Katmerciler was chosen 59th in the global listing and 29th in the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region.
