Trusted partner SAM - SHIPBUILDING

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The Slovak company SAM - SHIPBUILDING AND MACHINERY develops engineering technologies for the shipping, chemical and power sectors, as well as for several other industries. Most of its products, made in its three plants in Bratislava, Komárno and Liptovský Mikuláš, are shipped to the EU countries. Its management is now planning to penetrate new areas. Romana Moares reports.

The engineering company SAM - SHIPBUILDING AND MACHINERY, earlier known as Stroje a Mechanizmy a.s., was founded in 1996. The plant today consists of two divisions and their product portfolios together include steel hulls for ships, welded and steel components for building and road machines, such as underframes, booms, transversal beams and pylons as well as components for recycling machines made for ecological waste treatment.

The Bratislava plant has produced pressure vessels of all kinds since 1960. Its current core business is the production, repair and assembly of equipment for the chemical, energy, gas and food industries, and the repair and maintenance of high-capacity storage tanks. The company also makes and delivers ready-to-use steel structures.

“The Bratislava plant is an exclusive producer of chemical and petrochemical apparatus, such as heat exchangers, columns, reactors, pressure vessels, air coolers, filters and similar products. The plant also has an Investment Project division, providing turnkey projects including the erection, repairs and renovations of technological plants,” explains Mustafa Habirkou, the head of the company’s Commercial section.

The third subsidiary, SAM - WET (Water and Environmental Technology) is located in Liptovský Mikuláš and provides engineering services for water and waste management technologies employed in industrial plants and public buildings.

“All three facilities work in close partnership, making use of synergies, shared experience and know-how. All this makes the company stronger in the competitive marketplace,” says Mr Habirkou.

Global references

SAM - SHIPBUILDING AND MACHINERY supplies its products to the chemical, petrochemical, food and power sectors. Its customer base includes companies in Slovakia, Hungary, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, Italy, England and several other countries.

The company’s projects are many and their scope is wide. One of the most significant projects in recent years, completed for a Russian client, was the delivery of a unique prototype of a universal floating crane called EXPERT 1, produced in the Komárno plant.

A few years ago, SAM - SHIPBUILDING AND MACHINERY was an observer in the EU TEN-T 18 LNG Masterplan Danube-MainRhine Project, aimed at increasing the use of low cost and environmentally friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG) in European ship transport. This involvement further enhanced the company’s reputation as a major player in its sector.

Last but not least, it is important to mention that SAM - SHIPBUILDING AND MACHINERY provides an umbrella for large projects within the MOL Group, one of the largest oil and gas companies in Europe, the Middle East and the United States, which has recently completed two major projects: ‘Steam cracker reconstruction’ and ‘AVD 6’ in SLOVNAFT. The group also supplies machinery to Česká rafinérská in Litvínov and is now in the process of completing several more extensive projects for its partners in France and the Netherlands.

Superb performance

In 2015, SAM - SHIPBUILDING AND MACHINERY achieved a total turnover of over €53 million. “We always closely monitor the market requirements and reflect those in our sales strategy. Proper market research to find local and export opportunities is key. As a result of our efforts, our production capacity is now, in mid-2016, fully utilised,” says Mr Habirkou, confirming that the current priority is to win new contracts to be completed by the end of 2016. He is convinced that the company is well on track to meet financial forecasts for this year.

To improve productivity and competitiveness, the company has just purchased some new technologies – a CNC machine, a horizontal boring machine and a high pressure cleaning aggregate for machine cleaning.

“It is our objective to increase production output and further improve product and service quality by integrating modern technologies into the production process. We also want to extend our product portfolio to venture into industries outside our traditional scope, such as the gas, bio-refinery, renewable resources and ecological technologies sectors,” explains Mr Habirkou, adding that numerous business opportunities are emerging in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union.

The employees of SAM - SHIPBUILDING AND MACHINERY comply strictly with all requirements when it comes to work discipline, work procedures and internal regulations, in line with the work and health safety principles. An individual approach to problem solving, responsible and accurate completion of tasks and professional relationships with business partners are some of the company’s most valued attributes. n

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