BURSA, TURKEY — Boyteks, the upholstery and mattress ticking division of Boydak Group has become a major force in jacquard and ticking production in less than ten years with sales in the $180 million range, according to Dr. Mevlüt Baydar, marketing director.

This places Boyteks in the top ten mills of the world in sales, F&FI estimates. Boydak Group, the 55 year old parent of Boyteks, has $4 billion in sales. Boydak is involved in ten different business sectors with 29 companies including furniture production. Boyteks is a supplier to all of the furniture factories within Boydak Group, inside and outside of Turkey, Dr. Baydar said. These divisions include Istikbal, Bellona and Mondi brands in the local Turkish market. Besides, Forte in Ukraine and Russia, Mosaic Furniture in Iraq are Boydak’s manufacturing facilities abroad, which produce foam, mattresses, sofas and furniture.

Boyteks produces jacuard upholstery in Bursa and knit ticking, carpet, and warp knits in Kayseri. Production began at the Kayseri plant with just 24 looms and has now reached 310 looms. Additionally, the Bursa plant for upholstery manufacturing has reached 133 looms as a result of continuous investment in production, according to Dr. Baydar.

Dr. Baydar also said Boyteks Kayseri is the largest mattress ticking fabric producer in the world under one roof. “With new investments in 2012, Boyteks has started to make carpet and warp knit fabric to supply worldwide markets,” he added.