Akdeniz Depo Loj. San. Tic. Ltd. Sti

We also provide rack maintenance services. We have a very strong sales team. Thanks to our experienced installation team, we have been able to complete many successful projects. As Akdenizrack, we generated a turnover of approximately 5 million dollars in Africa alone last year. Today, we provide services to one of the largest manufacturers in the African region. In 2018, our total turnover reached 116 million TL, and we aim to exceed 150 million TL in 2019. Forty percent of our turnover comes from exports. We attach great importance to R&D activities. We have divided our company into five departments, with one dedicated entirely to R&D.

How many people does your company employ and how do you evaluate the qualified workforce in the sector?

Akdenizrack has approximately 15 engineers and 20 office employees. In our Bilecik production facility, a total of 350 people are employed.

What are your expectations and goals for 2019, which has just started, in terms of your company and the sector?

2019 started quite positively for us. Our projects in the African market are continuing. Last year, we generated approximately 5 million dollars in turnover from Africa alone, and our goal this year is to increase this figure to at least 5 million dollars from each African country where we operate. We are currently working on this plan.

Our short-term goal is to establish an office in Kenya and open a factory in Ghana with an investment of 30 million TL by 2020. We will continue to focus all our energy on the African market. In the future, we aim to import raw materials from Turkey, process them in our factories, and export finished products to countries such as Turkey, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Senegal. We are continuing our preparations for this strategy.

Our goal is to achieve at least 50% growth. We strongly believe in our brand and our ability to succeed in this region.