ALTO HOLDİNG GROUP
1970s laid the foundation in the second half of the Alto Holding group, over time, from single proprietorship, with determination, work undertaken in the quality and integrity as the main target in its own area has become well-known companies.
Capital as the only knowledge, honesty and perseverance will never go back not to have our group, primarily in the public procurement of electrical installation work has been undertaken. Works to do business use of the materials used for the purpose of Istanbul Kartal Maltepe a sole proprietorship established Uçarlar Electricity trade names and electrical installation, undertaking and Electric materials as well as trade has been Construction with work.
The 1980s to the direction of the business electricity market in Turkey who moved to Karaköy Bankalar street in the year .1990 to Köhler Electricity Meters Co. established and started production. Capacity expansion and quality in a short time the name was announced.
Emphasis on research and development work raised the quality and costs has been reduced. Sales and service network has been established throughout Turkey. Within the next industrial and service network with 300 employees and employs approximately 1,000 people in the years 1993-2002, the company has had 50 percent of Turkey's electricity meter market.
Provide new investment capital that can be entered into in 1996, the group looking into expanding the scope and in Tekirdağ Çorlu 30.000 m2 of land by purchasing Altoteks Textile Clothing Dyeing Finishing Industry and Trade Co. Accompanied by the German firm Babcock BTM was established. At the end of 1999 has started trial production.
The second company to join with the developments within the accelerated and was entered in the search for new business areas. At the end of 2000 Alto Holding Inc. established, Altoteks Fabric Marketing Industry and Trade Co. And Altoel Electrical and Electronic Industry and Trade Inc. established.
The compulsory use of electrical counters in 2002 became a milestone in electrical counter market. Köhler took the lead in this area as well and penetrated the market first and increased its market share to 80 percentage.
At the end of 2002 meter standards and frequent changes in the properties have been made by TEDAŞ, installation contractors out to the market launch and competition due to poor quality of meters in 2003 prices fell 70 percent. However, an expert technical team Köhler other companies can not produce due to the manufacture of counters has maintained its market share lead.
Free trade zones in 2002 in Istanbul Trakya Sayport Collective Co. Established. Diversification of activities in 2003 was continued to work in the energy sector to operate Elpada Inc. established. Altoel Inc. Low voltage protection with the brand Sayport control device trade in manufactured started. Altoay Inc. began operations in lighting devices. All companies have taken to the holding of financial unity has been achieved.
European Union compliance under the laws of clean energy sources (renewable energy sources) with a wind power plant license Lodos Electricity Generation Inc. 's purchase of shares was decided to establish a wind power plant. The group's aim is not to protect the location of all means to go one step top. In every decision the board of directors has received their start date, will now evaluate the future plans accordingly. With the economic crisis so that Turkey's exposed, unaffected by any of is successfully has been gone through.
With commercial success as well as service to the community has adopted the goal in this direction is the town of Ankara Gudul Karacaören has been built in the village primary school with eight classrooms on 20.10.2004 was open to education and Ministry of Education has put into service.