Çiçekmersan, which started operating in Burdur in 2005, will invest in machinery and quarries in order to contribute to the rapidly growing world marble industry, in 2019.
Çiçekmersan, producing 13 different selections in 3 different quarries, is taking firm steps forward in the marble sector with its rich customer portfolio and high quality products.
Çiçekmersan is one of the strong names of the sector with 14 years of experience. The company has three quarries operated actively. Camellia Royal, Camellia Perla, Camellia Gold, Gray Leopard, Albella, Camellia Classic, Isabella, Latte, Valencia, Gray Levanto, Marbella, Camellia Classic Light and Fantasia stones of the company were preferred in many important projects from Turkmenistan to Dubai. The company owner Orhan Çiçek gave the following information about quarries: “Our Company has three quarries which are actively operated. Our Crema quarry is located in Mürseller Village in the Karamanlı District of Burdur Province. Our Camellia quarry is located in Yaylabeli Village of Burdur Province Central District and our Grey quarry, which was activated in 2016, is located in İğdir Village of Yeşilova District in Burdur Our quarries have an average reserve of 45-50 years. In the factory located in Burdur center, we produce 13 different selections of plates and cut to size materials.
Choice of Prestigious Projects
The company exports its products to China, India and Egypt as blocks and to Israel, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, America, Panama, Canada and Australia as processed products. Çiçekmersan, provides its customers unlimited alternatives architectural solutions and elegance via its products. Çiçekmersan’s products are used in projects such as Turkmenistan Presidency Building, Dubai hotel – shopping center, Israel exterior cladding, Ankara Ministry of Environment Building and Konya-Shopping Center..
“Continuing Investments “
Orhan Çiçek said: “We believe that, in order to ensure continuity in the sector, we believe that technology should be followed closely and investments should continue without slowing down. We will continue investing in technology and open a new factory in Isparta. The company plans to participate to Stonemart (India), Xiamen (China) Izmir Marble (Turkey) and Coverings (USA) fairs in 2019.
The secret of quality
Çiçek, underlining that Çiçekmersan is making production and quality control on a regular basis said, “Our experienced marketing team visit our customers and listens to their opinions, suggestions and complaints about the products during sales and after-sales, We are increasing the quality of our products by increasing customer satisfaction and taking firm steps in the marble sector, though developing our customer portfolio.”
2020 will be a better year
Çiçek, stating that 2018 was a stagnant period in terms of marble sector and Burdur Beige Marble, said: “The sector experiences a downfall at the rate of %30-40 in 2019. We expect this stagnation will continue in 2019, but we believe that 2020 will be a busier year for marble sector and Burdur Beige Marble.”