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VALFSEL

The company, foundation of which  was laid in 1957 as E.C.A. Pres Döküm Sanayi Ltd. Şti, started its operations as Valfsel Armatür Sanayi A.Ş. in İstanbul Samandıra in 1978.

As the indispensable mentality of Valfsel for “producing the top quality with advanced technology”, completed Manisa Factory in 1992 to meet high demand for faucets, taps and mixtures with the brand E.C.A. By this respect, company has been merged all of its seperate manufacturing locations in one integrated facility in Manisa Organized Industrial Zone to ensure cost effectiveness, increased planning and research-development productivity as well as optimum use of all company resources.

Today Valfsel Armatür Sanayi A.Ş. process 4.980 tons of brass and produces 4.200.000 pieces of faucets and sanitary fittings with 2 factories in a closed area of 20.457 m2 on a total area of 62.281 m2.

Main product range of the company is composed of Single lever and classical mixers, Technological faucets and complementary products.

Along with its high capacity, Valfsel ranks as vertically integrated operation facility when Casting, Forging, Multi Spindle Turning Machines, Multiple Station Processing, Polishing and Surface Coating starting from Design stage and Assembly Units are taken into consideration.

Domestic and foreign sales of the company are performed by Elmor A.Ş. and Eleks A.Ş., both of which are also companies of the Elginkan Community.  USA, Germany, England, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, France, Balkans, North Africa, Turkic Republics and Middle Eastern countries are the primary markets. After-sale customer services are carried out through 257 domestic authorized services of Emar A.Ş., which is also the company of the Community.

VALFSEL has the highest number of patent, utility model and design registries in Turkey with its unique ideas.  It leads development of Turkish faucet industry with such characteristics.  Many R&D works carried out by the company on faucets are supported by the Technology and Innovation Funding Programs Directorate (TEYDEB).  This support is also an indicator that VALFSEL materializes new and different ideas.  According to the latest data, there are more than 100 design registered products and 24 patents and utility models together with domestic and foreign applications in VALFSEL, in which the share of R&D expenditures within general expenditures is gradually increasing.  Being at the top of the agenda with its breakthroughs made in design, Valfsel is making its brand stronger with design awards it receives in national and international arena.