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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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