Malls and hypermarkets boost Macon's business by 40%

Deva-based Macon, which operates on the market of construction materials, has registered an approximately 7.12 million-euro turnover for the first quarter of this year, a 40% increase in financial indicators against 2006. The development of the constructions market is the main factor behind its sales increase. “We saw a positive trend in financial indicators in the first three months of this year due to the big number of hypermarkets, malls and office buildings recently developed, as well as to the infrastructure projects currently underway,” Dan Stoian, commercial manager of Macon, told ZF Transilvania. According to Stoian, the fastest sales growth was witnessed on the concrete prefabs segment, due to the expansion of the retail segment, as well as to the big demand for poles for overhead electric power lines. This year, the company has budgeted investments worth 5 million euros in expanding production capacities, modernising and automating its equipment, with the main investments being conducted on the ACC (Autoclaved Cellular Concrete) and prefab segments.