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Team is the key
People matter in Poland – nowhere more so than at Technox Sp.J, a fixings manufacturer whose management
is quick to credit the critical role of its workforce in carrying through dynamic growth in the 16 years since its
foundation.
Technox Sp.J, was established in 1992 exhibited at the show and it was a big success The new building covers 5,300sqm and is
by joint owners, Andrzej Rogulski, Wojciech for the company. It was a similar experience located 20km north-east of Warsaw. “Before
Stasiecki and Krzysztof Wojciechowski. Andrzej when we exhibited in 2008, but the 2006 we moved here we were based on two
concentrates on the finance and sales aspect show was the one which saw our foreign separate sites, one for the production and
of the company; Wojciech controls technical exports grow significantly as we received a lot one for the offices and warehouse. Now
development and quality control; Krzysztof of good contacts.” everything is on a single site, which has
focuses on production. Technox now exports to the majority of allowed us to become much more efficient,”
During its first couple of years Technox European countries and estimates that foreign says Andrzej.
achieved strong growth from a Polish and exports account for 45%-50% of its sales. The new facility houses twelve ‘state of the
Eastern Europe customer base. “The fixing The company recently moved to new art’ injection moulding machines. “We always
market in Poland has a lot of big players and premises providing it with the space to layout try to invest in the latest technology. In the
to begin with this helped us,” explains Andrzej. the production process far more effectively to long run it saves the company money,” adds
“Polish fixings have a very good reputation in increase productivity. Krzysztof Wojciechowski. “It also allows us
Eastern Europe and so companies were willing “We originally moved into a new 1,100sqm to keep up with competitors and give better
to try our products.” building in 2001. Before we had been renting service to our customers.”
In 1995 Technox began to win its first a property and we felt it was important that The machines have injection forces ranging
Western European customers and has we had our own place,” explains Andrzej. “We between 100-260 tonnes giving Technox
continued to gain them over the years; the soon became too big for the site, but we were the capability to produce a varied range
rate accelerating when Poland joined the EU. unsure whether it would be right to move of products. Three shifts work around the
“What really put us on the map was our again. After careful consideration we decided clock on the injection machines. Technox
participation at the 2006 Practical World that it was important that we continued to has also recently purchased one sorting and
Exhibition,” comments Robert Nowosadzki, expand the business. That is why we moved two packing machines further helping it to
export director. “It was the first time we into the new premises at the end of last year.” streamline production. “We bought the sorting
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