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The firm started in 1990 in Brugge, Belgium as a production firm of sliding doors for the local Belgian market. In 2000, the Belgian firm started production of invisible doors with distribution in Belgium, Holland and France. After the publication of the EU standards (2014) of fire rated inner doors, R&D started development of fire rated inner doors. As a result of this development, the factory located their production to Bulgaria and got the certification EI130 and EI1 60 in the following building standards:
- wood door in wood frame;
- wood door in ALU frame.

The company already exports abroad a quantity of products in countries such as Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Monaco, Morocco, and it is now pursuing the goal of improving its presence in international markets.
With a vertical integration of the production process, the final quality is assured.
The company adapts its production to all the standard sizes in Europe and also made on measurement.
With finishing such as base paint, lacquer, HPL and veneer, the demand of the costumer can be fulfilled.

The producer is looking for new partners abroad in order to increase its market share and take full advantage of its production capacity of 20 000 doors annually.
In particular, the company aims to collaborate under a distribution agreement with those partners who want to enter the market with these products, by the retailers like showroom or distributors who resell products to other retailers, or cooperate with partners under license agreement and/or commercial agency agreement.

Advantages & innovations

The firm has developed inner doors with a similar look and finishing for fire rated as non-fire rated inner door. This application is adapted to the different building methods in EU. Through the standard of door thickness, the firm satisfies the building regulations of the EU country. With the implantation of the EI1 standard as base, combined with the Belgian standard of finishing and the use of wood resources of Bulgaria, a high-end quality product is the result. The company has 30 years of experience. Certification standard: 1634-1/2014.

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

The Bulgarian producer is looking for construction companies, commercial agents, distributors, showrooms. With regard to cooperation in the context of distribution agreements, the international partner will access the market with the Bulgarian company’s products, as a distributor selling products to other commercial partners or as a retailer or showroom. As part of commercial agency agreements, the international partner will take care of the promotion of the product lines. The Bulgarian company is looking for a partner with a good network of clients involved in architecture and furnishing. In the case of license agreement, the company wants to collaborate with production companies. In this case, the company will cooperate under open house system.