“Even though the weather did not help – the late winter, the rain in June and July, the company did see growth anyway,” says Marinica Potop, general manager of Sarcom and one of its owners along with his brother Aurel Potop. The two hold equal stakes in the company.
Sarcom has only one plant in Mihaesti, Vrancea County, along with four warehousing and wholesale centers in Bucharest, Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca and Constanta and a store near the plant in Mihaesti.
The production capacity of the plant is more than 15,000 tons a year.
“We plan to boost sales, automate production and packaging as much as possible, start making at least one new product a year and having our products available in all retail chains.”
Sarcom Ramnicu Valcea makes and sells paint branded as Sticky and Coral, and has been in business since 1993. Sarcom products are currently available via a network of local distributors and in the Dedeman and Leroy Merlin DIY retail chain. The company seeks to enter other such chains like Brico Depot and Hornbach.
Sarcom’s revenue stood at RON37.6 million in 2017, more than 15% higher than in 2016, Finance Ministry data show. The profit amounted to RON6.3 million, up from the RON5 million of 2016.(EUR1=RON4.6332)
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)