SleepTech July - August 2018

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ÜMİT MAKİNA – a global
supplier for global technology
in the mattress industry
Umit Makina supplies mattress production machinery in 86 countries.
Active in mattress industry as
one of the main player, Umit
Makina keep its position by
following latest developments
in technology. We visited Baris
Umit, general manager of the
company, in their factory of Umit
Machinery in Silivri, Istanbul, and
asked him about his company
and their products.
Would you inform us about the
story of Umit Makina?
My father had been in the
mattress business since early
70’s. He participated in the
establishment of several companies
such as Mekan, Sabah
and Gecem. There were only
10 or less mattress companies
actively operating in the mattress
industry in those years and
we were the most experienced
group, I can say. There were few
domestic manufacturer and mattresses
had been exported from
England and Switzerland. This
is more or less the same period
my father decided to establish
his own company and made the
first quilting machine in a small
workshop in Gungoren district of
Istanbul in 1988.
What is your present position in
the market?
The year started better than
the year before. We mainly
manufacture for export markets
which covers 80% of our whole
production in annual basis. As
of today, we proudly serve to
86 countries worldwide and US
is one the leading market for us
over the last few years and still
have strong business ties within
European territory.