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Our company – an overview
History of mako
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mako's european concept
mako's ecological concept
   

  
 
mako introduces the new "flexi CLIP"-profile system at the following trade fairs: Domotex at Hannover, Heimtextil at Frankfort and at the TexBo in Austria.
  Expansion towards Eastern Europe. mako founds offices in Poland and the Czech republic.
mako solidifies his position as a supplier of the DIY-business.

mako expands their market position as a quality brand in the field of paint and decoration departments.
The development department works on new and innovative product solutions.

  Our 2nd logistic center was opened (close to the motorway) in Schillingsfürst.
mako is one of the leading suppliers for building center, DIY superstores and to specialized retailers.
mako expanded it’s market position as a leading supplier to building center, DIY superstores and to specialized retailers.
  A 3rd new stock and distribution depot in Burk was built. We expanded our product range (profiles, window and door sealings and fly screens) for the DIY markets.
We opened our logistics center in Lehengütingen.
  Development and expansion of mako's own European marketing network. mako’s products go international - translation in 6 languages.
We launched mako's environmental program.
We switched from combination packaging to ecological mono material packaging “mako Natura”, reduction of plastic packaging..
  We started to deliver our products to building center and DIY superstores.
  After only 3 years our premises needed to be extended. A new stock and distribution depot was added.
  We started to supply our merchandise to specialized decoration retailers.
  Building of our first stock and distribution depot.
  Development and expansion of our own marketing network.
 

From producer to complete-retailer (2nd reorganization).
We started to pack our products according to self-service requirements and mark them with prices for the customers. A rack merchandising was established. The first field service agents were hired and marketing strategies for direct selling were developed.

  The mechanization phase (1st reorganization).
During this time period, the machine production sites were built. (The machines were to some extent linked together with each other). Most of the machines could combine 3 or more production steps. mako’s innovations have set standards in the mechanization of paintbrush production.
All the machines from mako are unique and made according to special specifications
  Additional expansion with a production facilities.
First annex to the parental factory.
  Building of a paintbrush production factory at today’s location. The company consisted of 14 people at the moment of moving to the new site.
Max Kochler, a brush-maker master craftsman, founded our company as a absolute production site on March 31,1947 at his parental house. Shortly thereafter another 3 co-workers were hired.
 

 

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