UFUK ANDAC, CEO OF MAKSAN ISTANBUL MAKINA ve MAKARA SAN.TIC.LTD.STI: MAKSAN ISTANBUL MAKINA & MAKARA CONTINUES TO GROW WITH NEW INVESTMENTS

Every problem is an opportunity for us to renew and improve ourselves. Mr Ufuk Andaç offered information on the company by saying; “With this understanding, our aim is to meet the needs of our valued business partners through our production line and employees, which we constantly strengthen by monitoring our competitors and industry needs”.

When and how did your company start its commercial activities? What do you want to tell us about your business line?

Our company started its commercial activities in 2018. Our production adventure, which started in a small place, continues today by constantly renewing and developing. We manufacture economical and aesthetic cardboard and plywood pulleys and pulley models as well as plywood required by the sector with our skilled and qualified staff and the mindset that centred on the concerns and expectations of our valued business partners. With the quality birch pulps we import from abroad, the production of plywood in the size and quality required by our business partners has begun to create a great impression on the sector and continues to ensure customer satisfaction successfully in many areas.

Expanding its business field and improving product quality in each passing day with the effort for continuous renewal and improvement, including its staff, our company continues to meet the needs of our valued business partners through technology and improved production line.

What can you say about your products and their intended use?

Our products primarily serve the cable industry, which has a large share in the country’s economy. It also operates in a wide range of business fields from furniture to construction, from blade industry to the shipping industry, from architectural projects to the decoration products.

What can you say if you were to evaluate 2020 for your company? What are your goals and expectations for 2021?

The world entered a turbulent period with 2020. Starting with disasters in many parts of the world, 2020 continued with the destruction caused by the global pandemic which only occurs once in each century Continuing to spread over the world, COVID-19 is a disaster with grave consequences for the World’s economy, including Turkey. Though the rises in dollar exchange rates affected the industry, especially in terms of raw material purchases, and consequently caused the business to slow down as well as disrupting the cash flow, our company has managed to overcome this process with minimal loss. The year 2020 was successful for our company and paved the way for new investments and installations through the strong communication established with our esteemed business partners, sustainable pricing policy, attention to production, and our solution-oriented efforts. We managed to turn the disadvantages of 2020 in our favour with the help of our qualified employees and our senior staff who helped us to achieve crisis management successfully, and we entered 2021 with great hopes due to the new machines we imported from abroad. Our new establishment, which we have started, will make a great impact in the sector as well as overcome the deficiencies in the sector to a great extent and contribute to the economy of our country.

What do you say about the competitive environment in the sector?

As in every industry, we also have strong rivals in our field. We do not act with the mindset to increase sales. The production made with this understanding causes the quality to decrease in the market. Since our primary goal is to establish mutual trust and solution partnership, this keeps us one step ahead of our competitors. Every problem is an opportunity for us to renew and improve ourselves. With this understanding, our aim is to meet the needs of our valued business partners through our production line and employees, which we constantly strengthen by monitoring our competitors and industry needs.

What can you tell us about your company’s position in the industry and its power in the market?

As for our position in the sector; we are a company that takes itself one step further every day. We are one of the most sought after and respected suppliers in the industry. Our goal is to further this and become a leader. We are working relentlessly in this regard and our efforts to increase our presence in the market continue.