On Friday, 2nd December a topping-out was held in Matek’s new factory.  According to prime contractor Eston Ehitus the work is going according to original plan and will be given to Matek’s use in February 2012. The construction started in July 2011. Matek’s new factory in Pärnu’s industrial area named Niidu at Turba 25 which allows doubling current capacity of production will be completed next year.

Sven Mats – managing director of Matek and Peep Sakk – member of board of Nordecon’s subsidiary company Eston Ehitus signed a construction contract on Monday to start building a new plant for Matek on premises in Pärnu Turba street 25.

Premises of the plant with the territory 30 296 square meters are located in Pärnu’s industrial area named Rääma. Total area in the building to be constructed is about 7700 m2 and it will occupy up to 150 employees. The building has to be handed over to the client in February 2012.

„The goal is to produce up to 120 000 square meters of plane elements and volumetric elements with floor area of 10 000 square meters, which would be doubling production capacity compared to current numbers“ commented Matek’s managing director Sven Mats.    Matek has been located on rental premises so far, but according to Mats they do not suit their requirements anymore due to technological development of the company.

Full cost of the project including purchase of premises, construction and moving of technological equipment is 3,5 million €. The project will be financed partially by internal funds and partially by bank loan. Supervision of construction project will be carried out by  AS Telora-E and the author of project is AS Meistri Projekt.

Matek is a producer of custom made prefabricated timber frame houses, established in 1988, thus the oldest company engaged in modern prefabricated timber solutions in Estonia. 95% of the sales volume has been exported during previous years and main export markets are Norway and Sweden. Matek mainly produces tailor made apartment houses, kindergartens, schools. Private houses are also projected, produced and built. Net turnover of Matek in 2010 was 138,8 million Estonia kroons and revenue 10,67 million Estonia kroons.

International exhibition Legno & Edilizia on the use of wood in building is taking place in Fiero di Verona Italy from 17^th March to 20^th March. On show will be wooden structural work for civil engineering and public systems, trusses, panels, timber, semi-finished goods, formworks, frames, prefabricated houses, external structures, flooring, ceilings, staircases and wall coverings.

Matek will be presented by our representative in Italy Bonato Construzioni in Legno, introducing our wooden constructions and houses. Matek house’s fragment and references can be found at our representative’s stand.

On Monday 25th of January city government of Pärnu adopted detailed plan of Matek’s Turba street premises. The construction work of new industrial building will start in spring, new plant which will double production output should be ready by the end of the year. Matek has been located on rental premises so far, but they do not suit their requirements anymore due to technological development of the company. „New building will have 8500 square meters of floor area. The goal is to double current production output by producing 120 000 square meters of plane elements and volumetric elements with floor area of 10 000 square meters “ comments Sven Mats, general manager of Matek. He adds that production in new plant should start at the end of this year. Size of detailed plan on premises located Turba 23 and 25 is 32 320 square meters and it is located in the industrial area named Rääma in Pärnu stretching from Ehitajate street to city border.

By   summation of two premises a plot of three hectares will be formed on which all other buildings and facilities except existing plant will be dismantled. An expansion of existing plant can be built on plot, area that can be occupied with buildings is up to 10 000 square meters. Building can be with maximum height of 18 meters.

Detailed plan was compiled by Meistri Projekt.

Our office in Tallinn will be relocated from the 24th of January, new address is Pärnu mnt 158, second floor. Juridical address of company is also going to change to Pärnu mnt 158, 11317 Tallinn. All our telephone number will remain the same.

Matek renewed sponsoring contract with Estonian Yachting Union on 25th November. New contract was signed for next 2 years to sponsor Laser-class team. It is one of the simplest Olympic class boats that took part in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1996. Matek has been sponsoring Estonian Yachting Union since 2005.

Tammiste Kindergarten produced by Matek received award „Factory House of the Year 2010“

At the end of November by the leadership of  Estonian Wooden House Cluster and in association with Estonian Forest Industries Association and Puuinfo award „Factory House of the Year 2010“ was announced first time in the history of contest „Wooden House of the Year“. First award was nominated to Tammiste kindergarten produced by Matek AS.

Jury evaluated in selecting the best factory house the architectural design of the building, low energy emission, user-friendliness, social context, usage of material and constructional-technical quality. Leader of the contest Wooden House Cluster manager Elari Kivisoo said that Tammiste kindergarten had interesting and outstanding architectural solution that qualified well for the criteria put up for the contest.  This building is unique being Estonia’s first kindergarten built 100% of wooden constructions. In design and building process the emphasis was on high quality of indoor climate, low energy emission and cosiness.

The aim of setting up a new category in the competition was to popularise factory produced wooden houses and introducing its benefits to a wider public. Producing wooden house in a factory guarantees more precise outcome and higher quality than comparable houses built on construction site. The erection stage is also quicker and more efficient. Whole process is carried out by specialists and existence of necessary project documentation is always guaranteed. 

The houses to be presented for the competition had to be produced in Estonia and had to be completed by 31st of October 2010.

Jury of competition „Factory Building of the Year 2010“ consisted of 8-members  from Union of Estonian Architects, Estonian Society of Art Historians, Estonian Association of Civil Engineers, Estonian Forest Industries Association , Estonian Association of Construction Entrepreneurs, Estonian Association of Architectural and Consulting Engineering Companies and Estonian Wooden House.

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AS Matek’s credit rating was rated with highest level „excellent“(AAA) fifth year in a row on basis of profit-and-loss statement 2009 by Krediidiinfo AS belonging to Experian Group. Less than 1% of Estonia’s companies hold the same level of credit rating.

Building Exhibition SAIE2010 taking place in Bologna from 27th October until 30th October 2010 is one of the biggest in Europe. Exhibition is mainly oriented for qualified professionals. Despite the economic crises it had about 176 000 visitors and 1600 exhibitors last year.

Already second year in a row Matek’s wooden constructions and houses has been presented at exhibition by our representative in Italy Bonato Construzioni in Legno. This year our products are located in hall 16, stand A/1. Matek house’s fragment and references can be found at our representative’s stand.

Matek has cooperated with Bonato Construzioni in Legno for one year and they have represented us at several building exhibitions: April 2010 Rimini and June Pescara.

Tallinn Yacht Club Cup taking place in Lohusalu 20-22 August is sponsored by Matek AS among the others. The sailing contest is taking place already sixth time and is an event of the EYU Olympic Sailing Estonian Cup series. Competition is open for all sailing classes.