About ODE INSULATION
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Launched its business endeavor as a contractor in a shop in Beşiktaş, Istanbul in 1985, ODE decided to progress in the insulation industry and headed towards the most needed fields in Turkey in 1988. Engaged in the import and sales of insulation materials in the Turkish market since 1990, ODE has combined nearly 10 years of experience in this area with manufacture in 1996. Stepping into the insulation industry with the supply of international quality products to the market, ODE always maintained its faith in the fact that any investments made as a manufacturer must accompany the best manufacturing practices in Turkey.
Manufacture in Turkey since 1996
Marketing the products manufactured for the construction and industry directly from the company’s head office during the initial years, ODE introduced the dealership system in 1992. Starting ODE Flex brand extruded polyethylene foam manufacture in 2.100 m2 plant in 1996, ODE Insulation introduced the manufacture of ODE R-Flex brand elastomer rubber foam at the manufacturing premises at 5.000 square meter area as of the year 2000. Reaching an annual production capacity of 5.000 tons for rubber foam, ODE Insulation ranked among the leading insulating material manufacturers in Turkey as of the 2000s with 4 modern manufacturing plants on 120.000 m2 outdoor and 35.000 m2 indoor area in Tekirdağ, Çorlu .
Focused on growth in manufacture as of the 2000s
Increasing the pace of its investments in the face of the ever growing demand, ODE Insulation launched ODE Isıpan as the extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) manufacturing facility in the year 2001. The 4th production facility of ODE was the ODE Membran manufacturing plant designated for the manufacture of bituminouswaterproofing membranes. Ode Membrane factory was launched for the manufacture of polyester and fiberglass-reinforced APP and SBS based polymer bitumen membranes, slate, aluminum, powder, and sand etc. at various thicknesses depending on their intended use with coatings.
The industry’s largest investment in its specific field launched in 2008
ODE Starflex engaged in the manufacture of glass wool blankets, sheets and pipes as the largest investment in the insulation industry which was realized in 2008 with approximately 40 million US Dollar investment. As ODE’s 5thmanufacturing plant, this factory produces glass wool pipes, blankets and sheets in various coatings and thicknesses.
In addition to the high quality manufacture at the modern production facilities in worldwide standards, ODE is also an industry leader in the fields of shipping and storage with the logistics center launched in 2005. The logistics center with 15.000 m² indoor area has 200.000 m3 storage capacity. The logistics center equipped with zero-fault technology in addition to faster shipment has been designed with a shipment operation management capacity for 150 trailer trucks per day.
Export reaches 68 countries across the globe
A regional power since 2010, ODE Insulation is heading towards becoming a worldwide brand in 2015. Striving to increase its business volume with the Commonwealth of Independent States and other countries in the region through ODE Russia launched in 2013, and being the exclusive brand supported by various programs such as the İş Girişim Sermayesi (2007 to 2012) cooperation and Turquality in the insulation industry, ODE today exports to 68 countries including Romania, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ukraine, Croatia, Poland, Georgia, Russia, Greece, Egypt, UAE, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Sweden, Italy, Algeria, Moldova, Ireland, Serbia, Czech Republic, Chile, Iraq, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Germany, Uruguay, Portugal and Hungary.
Initiator of many breakthroughs as the driving force of improvement in the industry
As a company highly conscious in terms of social responsibility, ODE Insulation is also actively involved in raising awareness across the industry. The management team of ODE Insulation has assumed founder member and board membership status of many important associations such as IZODER, BITUDER, and XPSDER which serve industrial incorporation and structuring. Board Chairman of ODE Insulation Orhan Turan who also chaired the Board of Directors of the Construction Materials Industry Association for 2 terms has been awarded prestigious awards by many institutions and organizations including TTMD, YEM, Insulation Journal, YTU, and IZODER. Orhan Turan was also elected as the Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst&Young in 2008 and represented Turkey in Monaco.
Target growth by 175% until 2018
ODE is among the largest players of the insulation industry with 4 high-end manufacturing plants on 120.000 m² outdoor and 35.000 m² indoor area, a product range with more than 4.000 items, a broad vendor network and specialized employees. Ode’s manufactures elastomeric rubber foam as a thermal- sound insulation material (ODE R-Flex), (ODE Starflex) used in the field of thermal – sound insulation, extruded polystyrene foam (ODE Isıpan), and polymer bitumenwaterproofing membrane (ODE Membran) at the manufacturing premises in Tekirdağ. The product and production quality of ODE engaged in the manufacture of all insulation materials used in the construction and installation industry is proven by many quality certificates including ISO 9001:2000 and CE.
Having closed 2013 with 60 percent growth, ODE has set a target growth of 175 percent until 2018 within the scope of the5-year strategic business plan. Increasing the pace of the activities in the international market and investing in the future with every step it takes, ODE also modernized its company logo in 2014 and changed its corporate motto as “Insulates the future”.
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