Production and Export Volume of Inegol Furniture: Fretting the Path… The history of Inegol furniture goes back to centuries, the early 1900s…

1. InegolFurnitureHistory
ProductionandExport Volume of
InegolFurniture:
FrettingthePath…
Thehistory of
Inegolfurnituregoesbacktocenturies,
theearly 1900s…
As Inegol is enclosedbyforests,
thisadvantageenabledtheprocesssta
rtedwiththetree’sbeing
processedintotimber in
workshopsanditsbeingtransferredto
necessaryareas in thenational
market. Duringthe time
periodwhentherepublic is founded; heavybeganwithproduction of
chestandhorsecarriagesandthencontinuedwiththeproduction of chairsandarmchairs. Now, this
processgavewayto a newera in whichthefurniture is inventedwithmachines of thetardiest
technology.
Processingtreesbecametheimportantsource of income of thelocals. As Inegol is geographically
located on thehighwaybetween Ankara and Bursa, thefurnitureindustryregionattractsthe
attention of thevisitorsandthepotentialclients.
Modernisticandclassicsittinggroups, bedrooms, diningrooms, sofa beds, sofas,
childrenroomsand
teenagergroups, kitchenandfurnitureaccessories can be categorised as
theproductgroupsthatare
manufactured in Inegol.
Thecontribution of Inegolfurnituretotoday’seconomy is largeenoughthatcannot be discounted.
Duringtheyears, thenumber of thefurnitureproducers has increased. Nowthereare 586
companieswhichareregisteredtotheChamber of Commerce andIndustry. Thesecompanions’
productrangesarewideenoughtoaddresseachtypesof customers. Thefurnituremanufacturers in
Inegolhavethechancetoadvancetheirproductsbywelcomingallforms of businessmenand
consumersfromTurkeyandabroadduring MODEF – theFurnitureandDecorationFairand
MODEF EXPO – the International FurnitureandDecorationFairwhich is organizedannually.
Amongthe 586 companieswhichareregisteredtothechamber of commerceandmanufacture; 420
of
themare in thefurnitureand sofa manufactureand 166 of themare in
thelumberandchipboardsector.
Accordingtothecapacitancereportdata of thechamber of commerceandindustry, 309 of the
companiesaremanufacturerswhoprovide 7.474 laborforce in total.
The market developedduringthepastyearsand had a progress in theexporting of theproducts
manufactured in theregion. In 2005, the total exportwasdeclared $54 millionand in 2007, it was
announced 2007 nearly $64 million. In 2008, in spite of allthenegativeeconomicalgrowths, the

2. Exportationvolumewasindicated as $104 million. Thesegrowthsarethegreatestindicators of the
sector’s step by step penetratingintoworld’smarkets.
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