A Success Story from on Vehicle-Equipment Industry to Defence Industry

It was established in the year 1985 and is innovative, pioneer and leader company of vehicle-top-equipment sector in Turkey with the experience more than 30 years. Having the widest range of product in its sector with the production of approximately 30 different equipment certified with quality certificates, the Company carries out turnkey production under a single roof. Within the product range, designs and productions of Fire Trucks, Environmental Vehicles, Transportation Vehicles, Defense Specific Vehicles, Construction Specific Vehicles and Special Products take place.

Among these products, there are various vehicle-top-equipment having diverse functions to ease the life from the fire trucks to garbage truck, from vacuum truck to channel opening vehicles, from tankers to rescue vehicles and from dampers to mobile maintenance vehicles.

Company also produces riot control vehicles (TOMA) with its ability of production based on state-of-art technology. The company takes significant steps to enter the defense industry with its experience and knowledge for years. Obtaining Plant Safety Certificate from Ministry of National Defense and getting ready to take place in the sector of armored personnel carriers initially, Katmerciler has established a new factory in Ankara Organized Industry Zone for this purpose and also has operationalized Ankara Branch of the company.

Powerful Project and R&D Departments provide a significant competition advantage with the company. It has the most powerful R&D Center in the sector by obtaining the certificate of “R&D Production Center” from Ministry of Science, Technology and Industry.

Katmerciler does business with the automotive giants in the world such as Ford, BMC, Hyundai, Isuzu, Iveco, MAN, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Renault, Scania and Volvo for the production of vehicle-top-equipment.

It has ability to design and produce equipment rapidly for the vehicles on various brand and types by means of the wide range of design portfolio in the sector, in which each order may require a new design. The company comes to the prominent with the flexible production ability, rapid respond to the demands and reliable post-sales services.

Katmerciler carries out production in the closed area of 17 thousand m2 on the field of 31 thousands 500 m2 within the Izmir Çiğli Atatürk Organized Industry Zone where it has integrated and modern production system for years. Ankara Factory has been added into the production area since the year 2016.

Making important contribution to country economy and employment directly or indirectly, Katmerciler is the biggest exporter in the sector as an exportation-specific company. Up to now, it has realized exportation to 50 countries approximately. Executing the first exportation to Japan in 1998, Katmerciler incudes many countries in its exportation network from Japan to Egypt, from France to Nigeria, from India to Algeria and from Germany to Qatar and Thailand.

According to TIM data, it is the biggest exporter in its sector for years. It is one of the ISO 2 – 500 Biggest Industrial Company. It is among the companies which are the biggest in Aegean Region and create employment and pay the most tax.

Being dealt in Borsa Istanbul as a company open to public since November 2010, Katmerciler is the only representative of sector in Turkey in the stock market. Furthermore, it is the third producer of vehicle-top-equipment being dealt in stock markets in the world following two companies originated from USA and Austria. It is a clear and transparent company which acts in the sense of responsibility against thousands of investors in every step, and is managed by the perception of corporate citizenship.

With the activity reports issued in three years after public offer, it has obtained awards three years in a row in the competition which is held by League of American Communications Professionals-LACP and in which “The Best Activity Reports” are determined internationally.

It creates difference in the sector with the post-sales services as a company carrying out production based on advanced technology with the innovative perception, and considering quality and customer satisfaction in all the process and working as per a perception of business without ignoring the quality.

In the direction of pioneer and innovative approach, Katmerciler foresees to widen the production range with the new products by integrating the possibilities of advanced technology into the production processes in the highest level, and to increase the product and service quality by means of the automation systems and to reinforce its position in the exportation countries as well as the domestic markets.

The aim of the company is to make Katmerciler a more strong, efficient and prestigious brand in international vehicle-top-equipment sector.