Uğur Gedik
CPC Certification, Director General
If you make an evaluation of your sector and Turkey in general… How was 2019 for your company?
As CPC Certification Authority, we continued our services in the mandatory field with our existing customers, as we served under the 2011/305 / EU Building Materials Regulation. As manufacturers experienced shrinkage and shortage in Turkey, there has been a decrease in the certified companies. In order to become the solution partner of the needs of our export customers, we have partnered in the documents of the countries they export to. Especially, 2019 was a good year for us as we were the solution partner of our customers in the ASTM, EN Standards and ETA studies.
What are the investments you made within your company and other developments like new products, launches, etc. for this year?
Our finding solutions to the problems of our customers in the domestic market and export always satisfies the CPC Certification Organization. As our first priority, to become a solution partner to customers, we have made investments in ETA studies and in ASTM standards. We invested in R&D studies in reducing the costs of our customers due to market conditions. We shared innovative product studies with our customers and provided our investments in this direction.
How is your expectation from 2020 in general? What will be your goals and overall strategies for this year?
We are planning to continue our work in 2020. We aim to be a solution partner according to the needs of our customers with new investments. Our greenhouse gas retention efforts in our greenhouse gas verification services are among our targets for 2020. It is obvious that industrialists will have measures in this context as a result of greenhouse gas emissions. We will also have studies in this regard in Turkey based on the applications in Europe.
When you look at the sector, what developments are waiting for us this year?
We believe that 2020 will find direction with its foreign policy, financing and foreign exchange value. We think that the construction sector will revive with the increase of financial supports. With the revival of the construction industry, it will provide diversity in its products in parallel. Costs will be reduced by providing innovative products and environmentally friendly products through R&D studies. We believe that the sector will overcome this congestion with alternative raw materials, additives and alternative fuels.