Akstone has become a producer company with the establishment of its 6 thousand m2 ST factory with 2.500 m2 indors field in Antalya, where the company already owns two 12.500 m2 sales fields.
As one of the important suppliers of the natural stone sector, Akstone has started to process block marble with high quality ST products in its 6 thousand m2 modern production plant established in Burdur Bucak Organized Industrial Zone.
“Quality is the outcome of smart work”
Akstone Chairman Ayşe Karakaya said that with the investment realized, they are happy to contribute to the production of high value added products and meet the demand for employment and exports Turkey needs. Karakaya said: “Quality is not a coincidence, but the result of a smart work. We are experiencing a global crisis. Economic troubles are not only valid for our country. The important thing is courage. This factory was and should have been a continuation of the business that we have already been doing for years. With this investment, we want to lead the sector with the employment opportunities we provide. We have confidence in the future of Turkey. In fact, when this investment was carried out, the words of our President and the Prime Minister of Turkey were very influential. We were already selling natural stone. We wanted to take part in the production phase. We have already begun to process natural stone in our factory, which is located in Bucak Organized Industry Zone. We were importing natural stone from abroad. We can now export natural stone to abroad as well. ”
Production of natural stone with high added value
Karakaya expressed their production stage as follows; “We are cutting export quality block marble in the international standards and shipping all desired sizes from our factory to all over the world. The width size of our products is 63 cm. We have no limit in length. Our monthly production capacity is currently 8 thousand square meters with one daily shift. We can raise this figure to 15 thousand square meters with double shift. We currently employ 17 people. In the coming period, this number will increase a little more and we will be able to go up to 22 people. This is an ST factory. Blocks cut in the ST line are then being reinforced in the oven band and gets ready for export after they are polished and packed. There are high technology units in our machine park.”
Exports for the future of Turkey
Ayşe Karakaya said: “We started production in the first quarter of 2017. The main markets for our product are the Middle Eastern and Far Eastern countries. Akstone aims to be an important brand in the international market in the following periods. Currently, light Burdur Beige is on demand in our target markets. Our selection will be expanded in this direction. Emperador is the second popular stone following light Burdur Beige. We provide that selection as well. Akstone is able to make limitless production but we are primarily working with Light Burdur Beige.” Karakaya continued his words as follows; “Except for our existing production, we also manufacture natural stone for special projects. According to our annual production and sales plan, 3.000 m2 of our 8.000 m2 total monthly production will be sold for domestic use from our depots in Antalya and the remaining 5.000 m2 will be exported. We will be participating İzmir MARBLE Fair and I believe we will be selling most of our production during the fair.
” In the business world, the role of women is determined by women.”
Ayşe Karakaya, who does not neglect to mention the privileges of being a woman in the natural stone sector, concluded her statement as follows: “In general, it is argued that marble workmanship is actually a male business, but I wanted to destroy this prejudice in our society as a businesswoman. I am trying to remove this prejudice through the Antalya Altinova Businessmen Association (ALTINSİAD), which is an NGO currently chaired by me and has a significant contribution to the Turkish economy through its members who are mainly the presidents and owners of leading Turkish companies. I would like to transform the concept of “businessmen” into the concept of “business person” The positive attitudes of members of the association towards this concept also support me in the positive direction. I see that the role of women in Turkish Business life has been growing fast every day. I shared my views on this subject with the government officials at the ministry. In this context, I believe that the role of women in the natural stone sector will further increase in the coming years. I think in the business world, the role of women is determined by women.”
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