Established in 1998 by Nusret Ozdemir, Ozdemir Felt company produces and sells variety of technical felts used in the machinery in textiles industry.
Located at Esenler, Istanbul, the company produces and delivers its products on time in line with the requirements of international quality standards ISO 9001:2008. The company also offers custom solutions for the needs of its clients. Nusret Ozdemir answered our questions about his company.
On products and their usage
Our company, being a customer centered company, aimed to produce the best quality products upon the demands of our customers. Innovation is important in our company, because we keep expanding our product portfolio continuously. We also try to expand our market coverage by enterin new sections in the industry Presently, our company is one of the major supplier of felts demanded by companies in textile, leather, washing, aluminium, paper, furniture and machinery industries. Our products are also exported to 36 countries. For textile industry we produce Woven and knitted fabrics for Sanfor Felts, Transfer Printing Machines Felts, Ironing Machines Felts, Plaiting Machines Felts, Pleating Machine Felts, Vigora Print Cloths, Silicon Coated Felts, Cylinder Winding Felts, Tube Felts, Hose Felts, any shape and mold special Felts , lubricants and scraper Felts, Felts for printing presses, high temperature resistant Felts, synthetic needle felts for various needs and wool felts, sanforizing PTFE and Teflon fabric, spiral bands.
On felts and seals
Felts have a wide range of applications in the industries. We produce felt especially for industrial needs used in the machinery and in the factories, such as endless needle felts, synthetic needle felts and pressed woolen felts. They are used in sanfor machinery and in textile printing machinery. They are indispensable for production processes in the textile industries.
What is important in felt business?
There are certain points to be taken into account during the application of our products. We inform our buyers and users of felt while delivering the orders. Each product has unique applications manuals. Basically, they are related with the amount of heat that the felt will encounter. It is important to decide on the right product for right temperatures. The second point is related with the amount of pressure. The third is the environmental conditions including steam, moisture, liquids and chemicals. We help our customers to decide on the best product that answers their needs.
On other benefits offered to customers
We are acting kind of advisors and consultants for our customers. We help them to solve their technical problems with our expertise in the field. For most of the products we sold, we also give mounting services on their machinery. This reduces problems caused by wrong applications and means a chance to educate users during mounting process.
What distinguishes you from your rivals
There are many competitors in this field. Some of our rivals are dealing with other products such as machinery sales or other materials. We have been focused only on felt production and sales. So, we have a well-educated staff and a good amount of experience in our field. We know problems and both solutions related with felts used in machinery and industries. We also have the widest range of products and are able to offer every kind of services needed by our customers. Also our prices are the most competitive when our services are taken into account.
On forecast about 2014, new products, imports and exports
Developments signal that the year 2014 will be a tough period. However, we want to pursue an aggressive development strategy by launching more new products backed by an active marketing push both in domestic and export markets. We target to grow more in the products and sectors that we have advantage. We will participate in more fairs both in the country and in abroad.
Additional points to add
Change and innovation has always been a major guide for our company. We are trying to read our industries, our region, our country and the world in micro and macro terms. If every one of us does our jobs responsibly, a better world will emerge, we believe.
