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is a mature market. designs are carried out by our in-house engineers, and
Mexican farmers have their supervision ensures that we have full control over
gone through a wide every aspect of the process.
and expensive learning For all this and more, we are sure that the Mexican
curve, and that this agricultural market wins with the incorporation of AYT
journey has provided Mexico as a supplier of greenhouses and spare parts.
them with the necessary
experience to know what Why should they choose you in the Mexican market
they need, how they and what advantages do you offer?
need it and when they Our ability to understand what the farmer needs;
need it. In other words, interpret how he needs it and design optimal solutions is
the Mexican farmer a guarantee of a successful project.
is an experienced and For this to happen, in Aytekin Group we have departments
demanding client, with of structural calculation, automation and climate control,
ample knowledge of heating, electricity, hydraulic and irrigation engineering,
the type of greenhouse R&D, after sales service, logistics and export. Each of
structure he needs and these departments with highly qualified engineers and
the type of technological professionals in each of their areas.
complements necessary In addition, our capacity and production times will be a
to produce according to factor that will allow farmers to be confident that their
his expectations. projects will be delivered in a timely manner.
Under this reality, and although AYT Mexico is a recently
These strengths and our alliance with the best companies
mexico we are working to consolidate in less than 3 years as one of control, roofing, etc., allow us to ensure that we can offer
worldwide in irrigation, climate control, heating, insect
incorporated company in the Mexican agricultural market,
the main suppliers of greenhouse structures and production
correct and efficient solutions at very competitive prices.
technology. Our goal, in the next two years, is to attend at least
3% of the growth of greenhouses per year, that is, approximately
How do you plan to meet the service needs in Mexico?
In such a dynamic sector as the agricultural sector
30 hectares per year and from there, increase our participation
to 5% per year.
indispensable. In AYT Mexico we are already planning to
Due to the dynamism of the horticultural and ornamental in Mexico, prevention and correction services are
sector in Mexico and the incorporation of new domestic and hire specialized personnel to meet the needs of farmers.
foreign investors, as well as the fact that the T-Mec will be in We are committed to having a service department with
force for the next 13 years, we are confident that the increase in highly trained technical personnel to attend to any
Can you provide information about the Of the 51.8 thousand hectares estimated new projects will be constant, which will allow us to consolidate customer request. Likewise, we will pay special attention
greenhouse industry in Mexico? to be planted in 2022, 29.34% of this area our goals. to the constant training of our technicians, so that the
Mexico is a country that has been able to corresponded to greenhouses, 40.21% to farmer has the certainty that any problem that arises will
take advantage of the different production netting and 30.45% to macro tunnels. These To what extent do your capabilities, technologies and have the appropriate solution in a timely manner. In AYT
technologies under cover, which has percentages indicate that the system with the production capacity as Aytekin Group meet the expectations Mexico we are determined that customer service is one of
allowed it to meet the growing demand for largest production area is the low technology of the Mexican market? our strengths.
horticultural, fruit and ornamental products system. The experience of more than 50 years of the Aytekin Group
from its main trading partners and consumers, Another important fact is that by 2022, 834 hectares guarantees the knowledge of the problems and solutions of the
especially from the US and Canada. of new greenhouses were installed, an area well below the different greenhouse projects in any part of the world.
As a result, the market growth of the different production 3,694 hectares of macro tunnels. This data indicates that the Being Aytekin Group a company that starts its greenhouses
structures (greenhouse, shade netting, macro tunnel) has fastest growing production system in the last year is that of from steel coils, we can guarantee the uniformity and quality of
been constant since the end of the nineties of the last century, macro tunnels and this trend is expected to continue. our structures, since, unlike our competitors, we do not depend
when it was estimated that there were approximately 720 However, the growth in the area of high-tech greenhouses on the manufacturers of poles, pipes or any other steel element,
hectares of greenhouses. In 2022, the Mexican Association has increased and is expected to continue increasing in WE MANUFACTURE THEM.
of Protected Horticulture A.C. (AMHPAC) estimated that the following years. Companies with large production Additionally, our Research and Development department
more than 51.8 thousand hectares were planted under some areas in low-tech greenhouses have started to migrate to continuously works to provide our greenhouse projects with the
form of protected agriculture. high-tech greenhouses. New investors are also betting on latest and most efficient technological advancements, making
The boom in greenhouse production in Mexico is due to its high-tech greenhouse production. This is because high- them highly productive projects. All engineering services and
optimal weather conditions and, mainly, to its proximity to tech greenhouses allow growers to produce practically all
and trade agreements with the United States and Canada. year round and, therefore, meet the market demand both
With the ratification of the Trade Agreement between domestically and in North America, at any time of the year.
Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-Mec) in 2020, VİCTOR M REJÓN SOLANA
it is expected that the area of production under cover will What are your expectations of the market as AYT Mexico?
continue to grow. At AYT Mexico we are aware that the Mexican market Director AYT México
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