Having achieved the position of leader in the production of wooden layered floors in the Polish market, Barlinek SA declares this same objective in the skirting board sector. It is assisted by the very dispersed competition in this product range. The company’s additional advantage is the location of all the production and wood processing in one place. Economic use of raw materials, purchased in significant quantities for the needs of the floor, veneer and now the skirting board line, contributes to the optimising of production costs of the Barlinek range. The fact of producing veneer internally enables complete quality control in the production of skirting boards.
The wood accessories line has been equipped with a set of modern machines. The current range is comprised of nearly 100 types of skirting boards made from coniferous wood, of various heights and widths, covered with veneers from about 20 varieties of Polish and exotic tree species (including beech, oak, ash, maple, alder, hornbeam, birch, walnut and sapele mahogany). Barlinek’s customers will now be able to easily match skirting boards to floors.
The Barlinek production plan for 2008 in the skirting board range extends to 2.2 mln linear metres, of which about 70% will be sold abroad. The main market demand is in the countries where Barlinek floor planks are marketed. These include: the Scandinavian countries, Germany, Russia and also the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine.
The wood accessory line at Barlinek is the first, but not the last investment in this area. Considering the same distribution channels for floor planks as the skirting boards, the technology and raw materials possessed, the company plans to develop production for the markets with the greatest demand. Therefore in a year’s time launching of a similar plant is considered in Russia, which shall produce for the needs of the Russian, Ukrainian and Romanian markets. Barlinek S.A. is also considering the starting of a similar establishment in Romania.