İMSİAD “Industrialist-Contractor” Meetings at Has Asansör - 2025.04.13 – BURSA
The Association of Construction Contractors, Industrialists, and Business People (İMSİAD) continues its “Industrialist-Contractor Meetings” program. Within this scope, Kestel Mayor Ferhat Erol, Turkey Elevator Manufacturers Federation (TASFED) President Cem Bozdağ, İMSİAD executives, and many guests attended the event held at the production facilities of Has Asansör, one of the sector's long-standing companies.
Speaking at the program, İMSİAD Board Chairman Şeref Demir stated that the meetings they organize contribute to stakeholders' close acquaintance with products and technologies, adding, “Has Asansör is a source of pride for us with its nearly fifty-year journey, exports to eighty countries, and establishing the first R&D department in Turkey. We hope to see more companies like this.” Demir also emphasized that strong companies are needed for a strong Turkey and that they will support such initiatives in line with their goal of creating international brands.
Kestel Mayor Ferhat Erol expressed his satisfaction with having a globally manufacturing company in their district and celebrated Has Asansör's 45th anniversary. TASFED President Cem Bozdağ stated that Turkey had a $1.2 billion export surplus in the last five years and that elevators had therefore been declared a strategic product by the Ministry of Industry.
Has Asansör CEO Pakize Kuşku said, “For 45 years, we have been leading the sector with more than 100,000 elevator packages worldwide. We are proud of our past, but our main goal is to build the future. We are committed to using our strength for Bursa and to carrying the load.” The company's Honorary President Sebahattin Şekerci also said that they are proud of where their journey, which began with modest means in 1980, has brought them today and that the flag has been successfully passed on to new generations.
At the end of the program, plaques were presented to each other, Has Asansör's 45th anniversary cake was cut, and participants toured the production facilities and received information from company officials.
