Tikkurila establishes sales company in Kazakhstan
Mr Normunds Feldbergs has been appointed General Director of TOO Tikkurila. He started in the summer of 2005 as Area Sales Manager for Central Asia with the task to develop business in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and the areas nearby. At first, sales were handled from the premises of a local dealer, but as the business grew bigger, a sales company was established and premises were rented for this purpose.
The new company shall improve customer service and extend the retail network by building up an efficient organisation, setting up a warehouse and starting a local paint school based on the model given by the parent company Tikkurila. The first group of customers to be trained will be paint-shop owners and their assistants. There are currently some ten shops selling Tikkurila's paints in Kazakhstan, and more shops will be opened continuously.
According to the company, TOO Tikkurila is now already among the biggest paint suppliers in Kazakhstan with its nearly 5% share. The company seeks growth in the rapidly developing Central Asian markets with a potential of 50 million consumers.
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