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ECONOMY
compared to the same period last Figures tures, containers...
year. Total expenditures in the MZT „Vehicle Equipment“ is a
same period were 56.3 million de- 148
nars, and stood at the same level as company whose core business is
last year. They earned a profit of 117 firms in Macedonia that the production of leaf springs for
thousand denars, unlike last year produce machines and commercial vehicles and various
when in the same period this com- parts and accessories for motor ve-
pany made losses. appliances hicles and trailers. It also produces
spare parts for all types of agricul-
In such economic circumstances, 581 tural machinery. The company was
MZT „Pumps“ AD Skopje is forced to founded in 1974 as a separate unit
make changes to the normal mode employees in Fakom within the then „Agroservis“ and
of operation with the introduction Skopje last year later it grew into a plant for the
of small production campaigns due production of leaf springs. From
to the rationalization of costs, but 6,7 1978 to 1986 it operated as OOZT
also because of the willingness to „Agroma“ and then it became part
respond to orders with short deliv- million euros Total of the metallurgy plant „Tito“.
ery notice, which today in such op- revenues of FOD-Bitola With the Law on Transformation,
erating circumstances becomes an the company was transformed into
imperative, while ensuring its pres- equaled MZT „Vehicle Equipment“ AD Sko-
ence in the regional and world mar- pje with joint ownership and it has
ket in order to best meet the needs been operating independently since
and expectations of customers, 1991.
shareholders, employees and sup-
pliers, thereby acting as a socially This is a brief image of the Mac-
responsible legal entity“, reads the edonian industry for machinery
explanation to the Income State- and equipment, n.e.c. Obviously
ment of this manufacturer of in- this branch is far from what eve-
dustrial pumps, which has a tradi- ryone would like it to be - a sector
tion of 60 years. that will produce sophisticated de-
vices for industry and that will be
„FRIGOTEHNIKA“ has been competitive on the world market.
present on the market for forty Meanwhile, the ambitions will be
years and is known for both the satisfied with the import of capital,
production and sale of refrigera- knowledge and know-how. In the
tion cabinets for supermarkets and case of „Johnson Matthey“ it proved
meat industry. As they emphasize, to be quite successful in terms
their success is the result of a com- of changing the structure of the
bination of innovation in technolo- Macedonian economy, and foreign
gy, projects for affordable products, trade. But as they say, one swallow
quality service, flexible design and does not make the spring. This re-
production quality. quires, on the one hand, to stimu-
late domestic companies or small
„AGRO-BAR“ from Vinica pro- workshops to develop production,
duces agricultural machinery and to innovate and offer new products
spare parts. It was founded in 1971 and on the other to attract foreign
and went through several stages investors, who in addition to man-
of development. In 2006 the fac- agement, will enable young pro-
tory was privatized and is now fessionals to directly acquire skills
fully within the „Bargala“ group in some of the leading companies.
from Stip. The production program Who knows, maybe some of them
consists of plows, machinery for in the foreseeable future will take
planting, tractor trailers, transport the courage to act as an entrepre-
boxes, cultivators, depositors of neur who will manufacture some
mineral fertilizers, spare parts, and machine or a piece of equipment.
they also manufacture metal struc-
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