Polser International, headquartered in Turkey, adds an Elkhart, Indiana, warehouse distribution facility for its fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) products. The company designs and developments FRP and composite fiber reinforced plastic materials. Its products are used in RVs, buses, commercial trucks and other vehicles.
Ahmet Cinar, managing director and owner of Polser International, said it is a wise and advantageous decision to invest in Polser USA.
“Our customers will benefit from shorter lead times, better interaction with engineering and sales, and the most competitive pricing,” Polser International Managing Director and Owner Ahmet Cinar said. “We’ve hired an Elkhart native to be president of Polser USA. Greg Glanders brings over 27 years of supplier-side experience, and we are confident that he can help build our quality brand as we serve the RV market.”
The building, equipment, delivery trucks and staffing are scheduled to be complete in the next few months. Kagan Armagan, sales and marketing manager for Polser International, sees a great opportunity in the local markets.
“There is a skilled workforce here, an infrastructure ideal for our facility, and we’ve been selling here for the past seven years through a distributor, so the timing is just right to be here in a more permanent way,” Armagan said. “Ahmet and I have been visiting Indiana over the recent years. The community is great, there’s so much potential—it was an easy decision.”
Greg Glanders is excited to be selling a proven product used worldwide.
“This is not a start-up company, they have revolutionized the use of modern FRP materials in markets like automotive, building materials (sold through Menards), and other industry within the 70 countries they service,” Glanders said.
Like Polser International, serving local markets from the supplier side is not new to Glanders.
“I’ve been selling to and assisting OEMs in the RV, marine, bus and specialty vehicle arena for many years, and I believe in Polser’s products,” Glanders said. “The company is committed to reducing weight and taking out wood in recreational vehicles. We’ll be working with engineering to create lighter weight composites and materials for future applications.”
Glanders plans to personally sit with each customer and prospect to develop the best, most innovative solutions for their specific needs. The Elkhart County warehouse, which Glanders will manage, will provide daily deliveries, customer service and sales support.
Polser International was founded in Izmir, Turkey, in 1980 by entrepreneur and civil engineer Abdulkadir Cinar. His sons, Ahmet and Alpay oversee the company today. The company initially designed and produced polymer bathtubs. In the 1990s, it innovated glass-fiber reinforced plastic in transparent corrugated sheets. From there, the company expanded rapidly worldwide.
To reach the Polser USA office in Elkhart, call (574) 596-3363 or mail [email protected].
