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This company from the northwestern part of Poland was founded in 1993 and has operated in the metal sector. It started as a small family business distributing steel products. With time they've added various machining services to their offer and now, thanks to the investments in production capacities (new machines), they are also able to manufacture own products, including whole steel constructions and equipment. The company is also a certified partner of one of the world-leading producers of abrasion-resistant (AR) steel.

The company offers to manufacture whole steel constructions/equipment or parts thereof using the following machining methods:
- laser / plasma / oxy-fuel / band-saw cutting,
- plate bending and forming,
- CNC-supported milling, threading and drilling,
- shot blasting (including in a blastroom),
- painting (anticorrosion coatings).
The company not only manufactures metal constructions but also advise on how to optimise production, and can design and deliver products to a location indicated by a partner. Moreover, they provide unprocessed steel and metal ribbed bars too.

The firm would like to increase its production volumes and fully utilise existing capacities. Therefore, it is offering cooperation in the form of either manufacturing agreement or subcontracting. Under the manufacturing agreement, a partner should provide a specification of the required product so that the company knows the scope of the needed work. It can be either a detailed design or general requirements regarding its size, functionalities and other properties. Under subcontracting, a potential partner is expected to engage the firm in his projects by delegating tasks involving the production of metal structures or equipment. He also will be responsible for providing information on the product (detailed specification or more general description), so the company knows what to build. In turn, the firm will assemble raw materials needed to manufacture requested products, will make them according to the arrangements and, if requested, deliver it to a place selected by a partner. They are interested in batch/serial production.

Advantages & innovations

- complex offer - the company provides various steel goods (from raw steel to final products) and uses several machining methods, so it can satisfy diverse needs and manufacture product of any shape or size. Moreover, after learning what a partner wants, the company takes care of everything: from advising and designing, through assembling raw materials, to manufacturing and delivering the product, - high-quality products - the company carefully selects raw materials (it uses only certified ones) and has successfully introduced various quality control standards (ISO9001, ISO3834, ISO9013 and ISO1090), - short purchase order lead time - extensive production and storage capacities, combined with a favourable location near the Polish-German border and international sea lines, allow for quick deliveries (time between placing and receiving an order is relatively short), - modern equipment and experienced personnel, - low prices compared with the ones offered by West European companies - thanks to relatively low labour and production costs in Poland, - international experience - the company has cooperated with and manufactured steel products for partners from Denmark, Germany and Sweden.

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

Both manufacturing agreement and subcontracting: - Type of Partner Sought: industry, e.g. automotive, machine, mining and any other companies requiring steel products; - Role of Partner Sought: partner must specify what exactly does he want (technical documentation of a product will be welcomed) and the requested quantity (batch/serial production is preferred). The company will use the information to organise the whole manufacturing process and supply the ordered product.