Friday, 09 July 2010 08:52
Rosti (Polska) Sp. z o.o.PRESIDENT: Jan Franciszek Duniec
OPERATIONS: Injection moulding, painting, decoration, assembly
ESTABLISHED: 1999
EMPLOYEES: around 900
TURNOVER: over 200 mln PLN
www.rosti.com
How to maximally utilize Western management experiences, how to increase work effectiveness, implement latest technologies, to provide highest quality standards thanks to many certificates granted by the most prestigious organizations ? How to support one of the poorest regions of the European Union, by providing employment to hundreds of employees, while being one of the most important manufacturers, care about the development of environmental awareness, promote the wise initiatives of the local community, while achieving very good financial results during the economic crisis?
Answers to all questions raised above are well known by the managers of ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. Let’s take a closer look at the company’s activities to present the best solutions used by ROSTI, whose implementation in almost any organization, would provide a smooth and stress-free functioning of production companies.
Business card
The potential of ROSTI (Polska) Ltd., which is based in Bialystok, is supported by the rich experience of its older sister – the Scandinavian owner of the company – Rosti Technical Plastics, a global range organization, which has found a friendly haven in Poland for its strategic plans of expansion in Central and Eastern Europe. It was not a coincidence that Rosti Technical Plastics has chosen the largest city of the region of Podlasie for its Polish headquarters. One of the least prosperous regions of the United Europe is facing many problems of social and economic nature. Rosti Technical Plastics, which attaches great importance to, highly developed in the company, Corporate Social Responsibility, referred to below, has analyzed in detail the fragile situation in the region and decided that it is here, where over 900 employees should find employment. Thanks to that decision, ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. has become one of the largest and most important manufacturers in the region of Podlasie. Philips consortium – ROSTI’S substantial customer and business partner in Poland – had also strongly affected company’s decision on its location in Poland. ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. is listed among the most important experts in the provision of services in the plastics processing production area on the order of injection molding, painting and decoration, and assembly of finished products and modules. The company has a very wide range of customers representing diverse industries, starting from the white goods sector and consumer electronics, the electro technical industry, to automotive. ROSTI is a trustworthy and reliable partner: ownership of one of the most biggest machinery parks in Europe and professionally selected and trained group of employees ensure the guarantee of the highest possible quality of manufactured products. Thanks to the individual style and perfection of detail, the products of ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. are also characterized by aesthetic values.
Mission of the company
ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. is able to successfully develop only on the basis of adherence to the highest standards of its products and services, particularly in the area of customer service. The organization is driven by an eloquent motto – “Top customers – Top performance”. The absolute priority of the company is a satisfied customer, and all the company’s actions are subordinated to accomplish this priority. All those actions are included in the specific program of clearly defined activities, identified by the company in order to achieve the objectives arising from its mission. The basis of this policy is to maintain excellent relations with customers, with whom the company has already established cooperation, and effective attracting of new ones. This point is feasible through the continuous development of customer service procedures in all areas of the company’s activity to determine as good as possible the needs of customers and match the company’s offer of products and services to their requirements. Building every company’s reputation is a long and very delicate process. Hence the company’s efforts to carry on a policy of development through the maintenance of harmony between its major components: ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. is a safe and comfortable place to work, paying close attention to the needs of their employees, to ensure the satisfaction with the performance of their duties, to encourage their professional development and developing the key competencies at the various positions. At the same time ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. attaches great importance to the development of the region in which the Polish main office is placed. Emphasis on improving the material situation of Podlasie must go hand in hand with the observance of strict standards for environmental protection, and assistance in implementing major initiatives for the local community. This balance causes that broadening of ROSTI’s products and services is accompanied by continued development of the region to the benefit of all stakeholders. The company knows, that stagnation means devolution. Company managers constantly analyze the latest trends in management, improve and develop procedures and standards in force in the organization to increase production efficiency and satisfaction of its employees, because a satisfied employee is a guarantee of success of the company. In ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. there is a strict financial discipline. Thanks to the responsible approach to the budget, the company records a constant growth of income. An extremely difficult period for the global economy was a time of financial crisis, but the crisis did not strike the company hard – there has been some decline in orders in the company, which, however, did not influence significantly the company’s strategic plans. Quick and decisive implementation of savings schemes prepared in advance, orders primarily in euro, due to strong export nature of ROSTI’s business, and constant adherence to wastage preventing policy - all these factors have alleviated the symptoms of the crisis, the company has avoided making difficult decisions, which, especially in the region of Podlasie, would result in dismissal of the company’s employees, or temporary suspension of production, as was the case in other powerful manufacturing companies. The success of the company’s financial statements and of image also has been strongly influenced was the result of strictly respected by the company, strategy of timely delivery. Among the company’s business partners are global corporations and institutions, for which a delay in the delivery would mean a multi-million dollar losses, which would result in an irreversible damage to ROSTI. For this reason, ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. reliably accomplishes all incoming orders. The strategy of wastage prevention mentioned above deserves a few sentences more. It is an expression of complete autonomy, which ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. enjoys while operating under the wings of Rosti Technical Plastics. Lean Manufacturing philosophy is a program deployed by ROSTI (Polska), to ensure the waste reduction, a better management of raw materials to final product and the smooth flow of product value. Representatives of the company, among the benefits from the implementation of this program, mention high quality of final products, timely delivery, and rational use of resources and reduction of the company’s stocks. As we can see, the Lean Manufacturing philosophy is one of the most important pillars of company’s success.
Technology and innovation
The thing that the company enjoys the most in its ten-year history is the great potential of ROSTI’s employees, from executives through to workers in the production department. In addition to employees, who are the greatest asset of the company, ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. boasts one of the biggest machinery parks and manufacturing plants in the world. Opportunities for the development of plastics industry in Poland are very high, hence the need for responsible investment planning, particularly in the development of machinery and equipment used in the production process. The company is in possession of more than 70 injection molding machines supplied by companies such as Demag, Engel, Sandretto, 400 molds, and various peripheral devices, industrial robots, color dispensers, heaters, hot runners, ultrasonic and inductive welders, support systems for gas injection and other specialist devices. This impressive list of highest quality equipment ensures a strong competitive position of the company and is a factor, thanks to which ROSTI’s strategic plans of expansion seem to be very optimistic. ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. means also modern assembly lines, which are able to produce over 10 million finished products per year. Automatic enamel line is equipped with six person ABB robots, high–end Anesti–Ivata enamel hardware and automatic system of application of the paint. Industrial potential of the company puts it in the line of best-equipped companies acting in the plastics sector in Europe.
Certificates and prizes
Constant’s efforts to improve the quality of ROSTI’s products, the satisfaction of customers and employees, are expressed in specialized certificates awarded to the company by renowned organizations supervising the implementation of high standards of production processes, and health and safety of working environment. Since 2000 already ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. is the holder of certificate ISO 9002. In 2003 the company received the ISO 9001:2000 certificate, two years ago – ISO/TS 16949, last year – EuroCertificate 2009 for product quality and service, plus ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certificates. Relevant investment and commitment in raising the bar of quality standards in various areas of business have been duly appreciated, first, by the business partners, leading to a “Bronze Medal Supplier” from the Philips consortium back in 2002 and “Silver Medal” in 2004, then, by other prestigious organizations: in 2007 ROSTI (Polska) Ltd. received the “Solid Employer of Podlasie Region 2006” award, which the company received again in 2009. The year 2008 was special for the company. ROSTI was awarded with “Business Gazelles 2007” granted by national magazine “Puls Biznesu”, and “Transparent Company 2008”, which the company received from a reputable business information agency Dun & Bradstreet Poland for excellent management.
Written by Jacek Głowacki
