Company description
Elektro, Production Co-operative in Becov nad Teplou belongs among the most important Czech manufacturers of electrical connecting material with a long tradition. It was founded on 18 August 1945. The original objective to create an electrical assembly plant was expanded to building a production facility shortly after founding. Since 1948 the production program of terminal blocks is beginning to develop that has gradually become the bearing program and the co-operative gained a dominant position in the former Czechoslovakia. In 1992, transformation of the co-operative to the co-operative of owners takes place according to Law No. 42/1992 Coll. A new conception of enterprise and innovation of both the existing production program and the development of new products is created in the new conditions.
The co-operative is a purely Czech company, 100% owners are the members of the co-operative. The production and technical background allows reacting to the market requirements. It disposes with its own development and design base, technical production preparation, a tool-making workshop. The investments in the recent years were aimed at renewal and modernisation of the production facilities. The most significant contribution to the qualitative changes of the electrical assortment was the construction of the new galvanisation plant allowing performing surface finishes of metals using a modern, automatic line. The co-operative has production technologies for pressing plastics and metals, a screw-making facility (production of screws by shaping and splinter machining).
The electrical products are product-tested according to CSN EN in the national test facility EZU Prague (AO 201). In cases where European standards are harmonised with the IEC, CB certificates are issued for these products on the basis of tests. These products are marked with the mark ESC on the basis of the granted licence. A declaration of conformity is issued for the products pursuant to Law No. 22/97 Coll. and the governmental directive no. 168/97 and 178/97 Coll. Selected products are furthermore certified also in foreign test laboratories