Çelik Halat
One of Doğan Holding's first industrial investments, Çelik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.Ş. was founded in İzmit in 1962 to meet Turkey's need for high carbon steel wires and ropes. Today, the company produces steel ropes, high carbon galvanized wires, finishing galvanized wires, monotrons, industrial spring wires, mattress spring wires, bead wires, pre-stressed wires and strands; and services a large number of sectors as telecommunication, energy, mining, construction, fishery and auto tier production.
The shares of Çelik Halat, majority of which was acquired by Dogan Group in 1997, have been publicly traded in the Istanbul Stock Exchange since 1987.
The sector leader with 35% market share in domestic production; Çelik Halat channels 75% of its sales into the domestic market and 25% into international markets. Lately, the company reached new customers in Russia, Azerbaijan, Canada, US and Northern Europe.
National and international certifications earned by the company include the TSE EN ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Certificate; Lloyd's Register EMEA (Lloyd's) Steel Rope Product Certificate; Anglo Japanese American (AJA) BS EN ISO 9001:2000 QMS Certificate; endorsement by the American Petroleum Institute, the primary trade association for the world's petroleum industry, the permission to use the API logo, and Q1 and ISO 9001:2000 QMS Certificate, and Red Strand Brand Registration Certificate. Also holding “Commitment to Excellence Certificate” granted by KalDer, the Turkish Society for Quality, the company carefully observes Total Quality Management activities and practices.
www.celikhalat.com.tr
Ditaş
Producing and trading OEM and spare parts for automotive producers, Ditaş Doğan Yedek Parça ve İmalat A.Ş. started its operations in 1978 and joined Doğan Group in 1990. Its shares have been publicly traded in the Istanbul Stock Exchange since 1994.
Ditaş' product range includes rod ends, ball joints, tie rods, axial joints, stabilizer links, track control arms, pitmann arms, drag links, and V drag links.
Ditaş has developed its existing production technology after manufacturing under the Automotive-Products license from 1985 to 1990 and under TRW license from 1990 to 2002. A license agreement for vulcanization was signed with GMT of Germany in 2004. In 2007, the company has completed 1.1 million euro investment for automated assembly and rubber coating facility, and signed technical assistance agreement on rubber coating technology with the company, Jorn, based in Germany.
With almost 25% of market share, Ditaş is the market leader in Turkey, where world's major rod producers compete; and exports 45% of its production. Due to its high quality products, integrated facilities and accumulated experience, the company has been able to maintain its leadership position in the Turkish market for years.
Ditaş has ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Certificate and ISO/TS 16949:2002 Quality System Certificate of Automotive Suppliers and applies 6 Sigma practices. It is also the "A" Grade supplier of the Largest Vehicle Manufacturers in Turkey.
www.ditas.com.tr
Doğan Organik Ürünler
Founded in 2002, Dogan Organik Ürünler Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. established an Organic Livestock Breeding Facility in Kelkit, a region designated as a pilot organic agricultural area by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs due to its unpolluted soil.
Missioned to transform Kelkit region into an organic milk and livestock breeding hub, and to be a leader in that field in the country, the company is Turkey's one and the only organic raw milk producer, the only raw material supplier of organic drinking milk, and Europe's biggest organic livestock facility with an annual production capacity of 7,500 tons.
In 2004, the Enterprise Directorate-General of the European Commission organized a Europe-wide contest to increase awareness about corporate social responsibility in business operations. Among more than a hundred participants from across Europe, Kelkit Organic Livestock Breeding Facility project was qualified as one of the best ten cases. In this project, private sector, public sector and civil society take part.
Doğan Organik Ürünler earned its organic farming certificate from an EU-accredited company in 2005; then started to sell its raw milk to the Turkish market. In 2006, the company launched its contractual farming project; provided training direct to the villagers on organic fodder production, milking, animal shelter systems and fertilizer management, thereby making them participate in this organic raw milk production.
The Organic Livestock Breeding Facility also provides internship and job opportunities for the students and graduates of Kelkit Aydın Doğan Vocational School, which is Turkey's first school having an organic agriculture program.
With a social mission, the company aims to produce healthy milk without chemicals for consumers, leave unpolluted soil to next generations; help increase per capita income in Gümüşhane and decrease regional migration.
To achieve this goal, the company has conducted training activities in more than 50 villages in the region and attended various conferences on organic agriculture/animal breeding to increase public awareness for organic livestock breeding. It also took its place among the founding members of the Association of Organic Product Producers.
Doğan Organik Ürünler is the pioneer of establishing Turkey's biggest organic milk and livestock breeding hub and progresses towards being a role model for the Turkish agricultural economy.
