Since 1974, the company has become a symbol of quality, trust and innovation in the sector, and draws attention with the extraordinary innovations and huge investments it has brought to the glass industry, and the great contribution it has made to the economy and employment. Firmly committed to the values ​​of trust, focus, discipline and passion, Yorglass also stands out in its sector with its corporate culture that focuses on people. Yorglass, which has achieved a success story far beyond glass production in its half-century adventure with its innovative approach, also revealed this vision in its 50th anniversary celebration. In the event, where world-famous billiards player Semih Saygıner inspired with his speech emphasizing that success is born from courage, the show prepared by choreographer and art director Yasin Soy made the audience experience the company's journey dedicated to glass with emotional moments.  

Yorglass, one of the leading industrial giants of our country; is positioned as the pioneer of its sector with its half-century of deep-rooted knowledge in industrial glass processing and flat glass trade, expertise, experience in different business lines, qualified workforce, technological infrastructure and major investments. Today, Yorglass, operating in seven factories located in five different cities of Turkey, leaves its mark on the glass sector by producing 16 million square meters of glass every year. The company, which has reached a market share of 50 percent in Turkey and 25 percent in Europe, continues to grow and write new success stories with a turnover of 4 billion 502 million TL. Offering innovative products to its customers with its modern production facilities and R&D center, Yorglass managed to enter the ISO first 10 from the 500th place by climbing 405 places in the ISO second 500 list, especially with its rapid progress in the last 364 years. The company, which is ranked 500th on the Fortune 396 list, which includes the largest companies in Turkey, as a 50% domestic company, also stands out with the scores it has received in global assessments as a result of its work in light of its high vision of responsibility towards the world. In addition, the company draws attention with its approach that focuses on people, as well as its product quality, awards and achievements in its XNUMX-year success adventure.

The Exciting Startup of 50 Years Ago Has Become a Global Power Reaching 6 Countries on 60 Continents

Speaking at the company's 50th anniversary event, Yorglass said that the story of Yorglass began with a passion for production, quality and customer satisfaction-oriented approach. Yorglass Chairman of the Board Celestial Quilters; “Our story began with the great contributions of my mother and father, when we ignited the spark of becoming a family company in 1974. This exciting initiative turned into a great success over the years. In 1989, we produced decorative glass for the first time in Turkey. In the same year, we established our white goods glass production facility in Bolu and gained an important place in the sector. In 2003, we left the sector for a short time by transferring the white goods business line, but during this period, we always considered the expectations of our customers. In 2012, in line with the intense demands of our customers, we returned to white goods glass production and continued to grow rapidly in this field. We strengthened our position in the sector by opening our currently active factories one after another.

Today, as a reliable and global supplier of the glass world, we are advancing with sure steps in the sector with our knowledge and experience in industrial glass processing and flat glass trade. We produce our products under the business units of Yorglass Satina, Yorglass Commercial Cooler and Yorglass White Goods in seven factories located in five different cities of Turkey, and reach our national and international customers with our wide range of products. We are proud to have become a global power in 50 continents and 6 countries today by igniting that first spark 60 years ago even more strongly.”

Breaking Records in Exports, Touching Thousands of Lives

He said that they have a wide export network extending from Europe to America, from India to Guatemala. Celestial Quilters“We provide services in a wide area with more than 150 different types of glass and more than 70 suppliers from all over the world. At this point, we have proven our export power by rising to the second place in our sector in the list of Turkey's Top 1000 Exporters. We have created a significant impact not only in the industrial field but also in society in general. As of now, we touch the lives of thousands of people, including our suppliers and business partners, along with our 400 employees and their families. In light of the value we create within this wide ecosystem, we will continue to work with all our might to further increase our contributions to our country,” he said.

Setting Sail for Brand New Routes with Huge Investments and Countless Awards Fitting in Half a Century

Emphasizing that as Yorglass, they have continuously invested in innovation and advanced technology throughout their half-century journey, Quilters; “With our modern production facilities and R&D center, we have managed to offer our customers the highest quality and innovative products by closely following the latest trends in the sector in glass processing technologies. We have accelerated our export activities with our Washing Machine Cover Glass Plant investment, which we recently put into service with an investment of 30 million euros in Manisa Organized Industrial Zone. We have accelerated our work in order to further increase our export potential with both our new factory and our R&D center, which has been accredited by the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey. All the investments we have signed have enabled us to win dozens of awards in many different areas ranging from innovative products to sustainability, from reliable suppliers to volunteering in the national and international arena. We have added the pride of being the export champion many times and entering the list of the best employers with our 460 customers, growing every day. We have added awards given by prestigious organizations to our account with our sustainable solutions. We have won many awards thanks to our digital investments and won first places in the world's most important design competitions. "The successes we have achieved in our 50-year adventure strengthen our determination to achieve our future goals. We have no doubt that we will achieve new successes together with our most valuable asset, our employees," he said.

A Journey Dedicated to Sustainability

Stating that they have focused on sustainability in their business processes for the past 50 years, Quilters; “Since the first day of our establishment, we have developed production methods that respect nature and humanity by saying, ‘There is a future behind this glass’. Our sustainability approach criteria include transparency, ethical behavior, reduction of environmental impacts, respect for employee rights and supply chain management. As a result of all these criteria, we have risen to the bronze category in the Ecovadis Sustainability Index. We continue our work without interruption to raise this success to the gold category. In addition, as a company with all its businesses receiving a zero waste certificate, we received an A score in the CDP Supplier Relations Rating as a result of our work and achievements on climate change. In light of our commitment to the environment, we have also signed an important social responsibility project and launched our ‘Glass-Like Seas’ project with TURMEPA in 2022. Thanks to our project, the wastewater we collected in the 2023 summer season alone is equivalent to the daily wastewater produced by 2 people, and thanks to this collected wastewater, 600 million liters of seawater have been kept clean. “Within the scope of our project, in which we contributed to the collection of more than 4 thousand liters of liquid waste in two years, we turned our route to Selimiye this year and cleaned the blue waters for the third time,” he said.

50 Years Full of Success Celebrated with Joy

Stating that their devoted employees are behind their success and gains, Heavenly Quilters; “We have always emphasized that our greatest strength in our 50-year adventure is our employees. In this event, we wanted to honor their valuable efforts and focus on our future goals together. In this special event we held in Sapanca with the theme of 'Candan Cama 50th Year', we celebrated our company's 50-year history and achievements together with our teammates. Our celebration started with employee activities during the day. In the evening, we were proud to watch the show prepared by Choreographer and Artistic Director Yasin Soy, which brought our half-century journey dedicated to glass to the stage. This fascinating show reinterpreted our past achievements with an artistic language, reminding the audience once again of the importance of embracing this valuable heritage and looking to the future with hope. Semih Saygıner's speech on success and being brave was inspiring for a company like us that constantly achieves new successes with brave steps. “On this occasion, I would like to once again express my gratitude to all my past and present colleagues, business partners, stakeholders and customers who have contributed to Yorglass's 50-year adventure,” he concluded.

Source: HORECA TREND and Yorglass