Our company

The 5M s.r.o. Company operates in the area of the development and manufacture of composite and sandwich materials and the manufacture of products for a wide variety of customers. We specialise in demanding applications and special products, for which the application of these types of materials is excellent. Over the years we have brought to the market a number of new products and key innovations.

History

The 5M s.r.o. Company was founded in the year 1992. Its founders followed up on their earlier activities in the area of adhesives, composites and sandwich materials and the company thereby achieved rapid development.
In the domestic market, the 5M s.r.o. Company, due to the exclusiveness and quality of its products, was quickly accepted in the top rank in this field and commenced cooperation with established foreign entities. In the year 1998, the Company became the exclusive representative in the CR for the Dutch company SABA.
In the year 2002, the 5M Slovakia s.r.o. subsidiary was established. In order to support our business activities abroad, we have also established offices in Germany, Italy, Bulgaria and Slovenia, countries which are the destination for a significant volume of the goods produced by our Company.

Currently the company has its own research & development centre with a laboratory, a modern manufacturing facility for pultrusion lines and a total production area of over 3000 m2, with 130 employees.

Technology and Development

The vast majority of the products of the 5M s.r.o. Company are based on our own research and development. We maintain a laboratory with modern equipment and with eight researchers. The Company invests about eight per cent of its annual turnover in development. We are moving ahead with our plans to successfully initiate development projects in different areas and we also undertake applied research projects financed from external sources.

The R & D department is involved in particular in the development of new types of epoxy adhesives, laminating systems, pultrusion composite sections and sandwich-bonded structures. 5M s.r.o. also holds a patent for a method for the production of composite structures made of foil epoxy resin, which has been given the name LF Technology.

Based on our drive towards modern technology and our endeavours to continue to apply technological innovations, our company cooperates with a number of universities, scientific institutions and prestigious laboratories.

Customers

The customers for the products of the 5M s.r.o Company are manufacturers of:

• aircraft (transport, training and ultra-light)
• rail vehicles and their accessories
• road vehicles (buses, transport and passenger vehicles)
• electrical equipment and components
• textile and printing machines
• sporting goods (skis, hockey sticks, kayaks, paddles, masts for boats)
• model aeroplanes
• trolley lines
• and construction companies (reinforcing structures).

Quality Policy

The 5M s.r.o. Company has a quality management system certified in accordance with CSN EN ISO 9001:2001 and many of our products bear the relevant certificates and quality assessments.

The 5M Company is managed in a manner fully consistent with the requirements of CSN EN ISO 9001:2001 and with the regulations concerning environmental protection and work safety. Our top management is always involved in continuing to sustain the Company’s reputation and position in the global market for the supply of composites and sandwich materials and for providing a high quality service for its customers. In order that this vision shall be implemented, the Company subscribes to the following principles:

• The primary objective of our business is the customers’ satisfaction. We shall make every effort to fulfil their expectations and requirements. We will create long-term partnerships based on mutual satisfaction.
• We promote the performance of work free from any errors and the achievement of a zero level of complaints. We adhere to the principle of prevention rather than the solution of conflicts during the implementation processes.
• We fight against complacency in regard to the quality of our services and of the technical calibre of our products. Innovation and sustainable development are our long-term goals. This applies to all the processes and all the departments of the 5M Company.
• We consider as a prerequisite for the successful implementation of our quality policy the competence and proper motivation of our employees. We care about their professional and personal development, about improving their working conditions, about motivating them to a higher level of work efficiency; we guide them towards responsible and proactive conduct.
• We have established standards for cooperation and communication in internal management, as well as in relation with customers and business partners.
• We work only with reliable suppliers, whom we continually evaluate with regard to the effectiveness of our mutual cooperation.
• The management system is developing systematically and in this manner we can provide continuous improvement to the quality of our service, and to the efficiency and competitiveness of the 5M s.r.o. Company.