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DemirDöküm, which celebrated its 53rd foundation anniversary in 2007, is the first company having a history of more than half a century on its activity field. DemirDöküm, which deals with businesses on Heating, Water Heating and Air-conditioning sectors, has realized productions of cast radiator, boiler, stove, central heating boiler, instantaneous gas water heater, panel radiator and wall hung gas boilers and has become identical to "heating comfort", as being the first company in Turkey. It has contributed to developments of Turkish industry, initiated a lot of new investments, supplied superior technology to its consumers, promoted the quality day by day and in this frame, always kept its leading status from its foundation date till today. |
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Currently, DemirDöküm (DD) Group, having activities with its two native and totally six companies in six different foreign countries, is at a multinational and worldwide player status.
Our local company, Panel Corporation operates on panel radiator production. In accordance with our strategy of transforming the panel radiator plant into the largest production center in the world; the modular investments started in 2005 and have continued to be carried out in 2006 as well. The machinery, lines, equipment, brand name Fix and the sole use of distribution channels of the German company Schaefer are taken over and integrated in our Bozüyük plants. In 2007, the existing capacity will increase from 4.1 million meters to 5.5 million meters and consequently ''the world's largest production base from one center'' title will be acquired.
Due to important improvements in the natural gas sector, our production capacity in wall hung gas boiler is increased up to 400.000 pieces. In accordance with our target of taking place in the first three in the wall hung gas boiler, the target for 2007 is determined as 600.000 pieces by means of modular investments.
In Algeria, where there is a high potential for construction sector, pilot productions on water heaters have started in the SKD based production facility in April 2007. Our strategy as a global actor is also to exist as a targeted production center in China, Russia and other neighbor countries respectively.
In 2006, our growth in global market has continued by achieving 128 million Euro net turnover. Export is made to 52 countries on a vast range from Chile to China and two third of the export is made to European countries. Investment abroad on the brands Demrad, Heatline and Fix is continued through DD Heating Ltd. in UK, Demiladi International Trading Company in Tianjin, China and representative offices located in Germany, France and Russia.
As a result of strategic partnership with Chung Mei Company in China, electrical oil radiator, towel radiator, instantaneous water heater, fan heater, quartz-type electrical heater and 5 liter open outlet storage water heater are produced in the plants of Dongguan Dei Chung Metal Appliances Limited and a turnover of 14 million $ is realized.
DemirDöküm continues its R&D activities on the energy resources and environment-friendly products of the future.
Below are the main ongoing activities on R&D studies;
Microcogeneration project with German Rabien Energy PEM fuel cell microcogeneration project with TUBITAK-MAM Solar energy supported heating and cooling project with German Solitem Firm Heat pumps project with Orta Dogu Technical University Nanotechnology researches Photovoltaics, wind energy, thermophotovoltaic systems.
The Firsts of DemirDöküm in its sector in Turkey:
- The First Cast Iron Radiator
- The First Panel Radiator
- The First Panel Radiator with 25mm pitch
- The First Cast Iron Boiler
- The First Instantaneous Gas Water Heater
- The First Electrical Storage Water Heater with Polyurethane Frame
- The First Wall Hung Gas Boilers
- The First Condensing Wall Hung Gas Boilers
- The First Natural Gas Stove
- The First ISO 9002 Certificate
- The First 10 years guarantee for Panel Radiator
- The First Design Flat Type Panel Radiator
- The First Decorative Panel Radiator
- The First Decorative Applications for External Units of Air Conditioners
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