HPM Hygiene Process Machines

We conducted a pleasant interview with HPM Hygiene Process Machines Sales and Marketing Director & Board Member Mr. Tolga Kılavuz about the strong position the company holds in its sector, the technologies it employs, and its future targets.

Could you tell our readers about yourself and your professional background?

After graduating from Istek Foundation High School, I studied at Queensland University in Australia to further my education and improve my foreign language skills. Then I started working in the family company HPM when we returned to Turkey. Of course, when I joined the family company, I worked in each department for a short period, and then I continued my career as a domestic and international Sales & Marketing Director. I also serve on the board of directors of our company.

Could you provide some information to our readers about HPM Machines, which has been in business since 1997? What are the factors that determine your strength in the sector?

HPM Hygiene Process Machinery has grown significantly in Turkey since 1997 and has become one of the few companies of its kind in the industry sector worldwide. Since its inception, our mission has been to meet the expectations and needs of our customers by processing stainless steel with the highest quality and efficiency.

Which sectors do you serve?

We serve many different sectors, particularly food and pharmaceuticals, as well as chemistry, paints and coatings and gases. In addition to our engineering services in food and pharmaceutical processing, we also offer different products to our customers through our Hygienex brand for industrial hygiene systems.

What is your product portfolio? What criteria do you consider when determining product diversity?

As HPM, we provide turnkey factory installations in the food and pharmaceutical sectors in line with our customers' needs. We produce stainless steel storage and process tanks, reactors and silos, mixers, IBC containers, powder transfer machines, orbital welding and piping works, heat exchangers, sieves, water systems and other stainless steel equipment that our customers may need for their projects. In addition, we offer Hygienex brand hygiene and sanitation lines, CIP systems, aseptic floor drains and channels, emergency eye and body showers, crate washing machines, aluminum euro pallets and other equipment.

Could you tell us about your domestic and international sales activities?

We have a specialized sales team in Turkey. This team helps us reach all our existing and potential customers by visiting every part of Turkey. Similarly, we have already exported to 40 countries around the world. We have dealers and distributors in 7 different countries. We are also participating in the Pharmaist fair with our Japanese partners. This adequately demonstrates the vision and goals of our company. Our goal for the coming year is to increase the share of exports in our turnover and to expand our reach through both digital channels and participation in fairs and marketing activities.

What is the significance of technology for your company? What are your priorities when adopting technological developments in your products?

As in all sectors worldwide, technology holds an important place in our company. When you keep pace with advancing technology, you can increase work efficiency, save time and improve quality, and significantly reduce error rates. Long-term operations that required great effort in the past can now be performed quickly and easily. Technology that saves time for companies significantly alleviates the workload of employees.

What are your targets for the coming years? Could you describe the advantages such targets would provide to the sector and to your clients?

Expanding our product range and quality, working toward our global targets, bringing our products and projects to customers in more countries, and making our dealer and technical service network faster and more widespread are among our priority goals. In this way, we aim to continue meeting the needs and demands of our customers and to represent our country and our company on the world stage.