ABI Profils

Activity

ABI Profils has 35 years of experience and innovation in the field of plastic extrusion and coextrusion of tubes and technical profiles. Some key figures: 45 employees and 7.8 million in sales. Our customer sectors: construction, fire safety, packaging, automotive, POP & merchandising, DIY, sports & leisure and food.

Export strategy in the Czech Republic

Business development of the company in the Czech market since 2017 : 

•  long-term export strategy, significant initial investments: translation and localization of all materials in Czech, PPC campaigns in Czech, annual participation in the MSV trade show (work on the ABI brand with local customers), training of the FTCC consultant (technical, commercial), internal priority for export files
• use of the "time-sharing sales service" of the CCFT, flexible formula: from 2 days / month to 6 days of work per month
• Czech Republic chosen as a "pilot country" to test and validate the functioning of the export strategy
• from 0 EUR turnover in 2017 to 226 k€ in 2021
• Czech Republic has become ABI's first export market (30% of sales made in export)

We now have 10 active customers, including major accounts (Viscofan, FIA Proteam, SSI Technologies, Schott, JUTA...), in the following fields: automotive, DIY, food, packaging, glass.

The Jury's opinion

The jury really appreciated the growth of this family business in the Czech Republic and the fact that the Czech Republic is their number one export country. 

Chambrelan

Activity

CHAMBRELAN, manufacturer of professional slides and sliding rails since 1956, offers a wide range of products with many options and adaptations to meet every requirement and technical constraint. Specialized in industrial slides, CHAMBRELAN designs, produces and tests its slides in order to provide a solid and reliable ready-to-use product. With its 60 years of experience, CHAMBRELAN is able to offer advice as close as possible to the need.

Export strategy in the Czech Republic

By being close to our customer and offering support in terms of 

• Technical advises to help choosing the most efficient product,
•  Quick delivery time for stock items,
• Taylor made products if requested at a reasonable pricing level.

We now have a portfolio of nearly 2000 customers, including 350 in Slovakia, in all type of industries. Such as electric and electronic industry, machine building, furniture supplies and transportation.

The Jury's opinion

The jury really appreciated the long-standing and constantly growing development of this company. 

Isitec International

Activity

Logistics companies, manufacturing industries, automotive, pharmaceutical, insurance, banks, we optimize the organization and processes of warehouses, general services or mail services of companies. At Isitec International, we develop innovative logistics solutions to help our clients achieve their goals.

The customized solutions developed by Isitec International aim to optimize the management of logistics flows for the automotive industry, pharmaceutical, aeronautical industries but also textile and food industry. The objective is to provide you with a reliable, efficient and adapted response, in order to improve the efficiency and productivity of our customrs, and thus achieve maximum profitability.

Optimize order picking for greater productivity and reliability. In the manufacturing industry, the optimization of warehouse logistics is fundamental. Well aware of the challenges of this activity, at Isitec International we offer solutions to improve the efficiency and productivity. Zero stock, reduced delivery times, etc., to achieve these objectives, each movement must be studied and optimized in order to be reproduced as few times as possible in a work sequence.

Export strategy in the Czech Republic

We have started the first business in Czech Republic 3 years ago but we only have to create the subsidiary in the biegning of 2021. 

We want to deepen our presence in the automotive industry in Central Europe. Indeed, after having installed at many customers around the world, we want to consolidate the relationships with automotive manufacturers and suppliers. We obviously remain open to other opportunities and we continue to work transversally with the head office and the other subsidiaries.

The Jury's opinion

The Jury really appreciated the recent boost to development in the Czech Republic. Isitec has won contracts with major Czech companies and has a bright future ahead of it.