Delta Distribution: 25% more employees

Delta Distribution, the largest distributor of ceramic tiles on the local market, increased its number of employees by 25%, to 550 people last year, in the wake of a 6 million-euro investment plan, which it started in order to expand the store network, according to data provided by the company. Delta Distribution saw a 30% increase in net profit, to 760,000 euros, equivalent to a 1% net margin. The company will complete its first large showroom this year in Bucharest, which will have around 2,500 square metres of display space, and open additional showrooms in Iasi, Constanta and Pitesti in September and October. It has already opened two stores in Oradea and Suceava this year. Delta Distribution has budgeted an around 50% turnover increase for 2008, to 67 million euros, amid the expansion of its distribution network and an increase in the demand for ceramic tiles.