Healing construction industry and the rise rehabilitation The increase in housing and the post-pandemic reforms once again increased the sales of the blinds manufacturer persax, for the second year in a row. According to the balances deposited in the Trade Registry, the presiding company Salvador Ochoa closed the year 2022 with income 26.5 million euros, almost 13% more compared to the previous year, which had already registered another 16% increase.
It’s also a development that reaches the following level: benefits what happens to the group From 133,000 to 339,000 EurosAccording to the same sources.
Ochoa herself also places a positive value on numbers, and especially sales in the national marketin total 18.3 million Revenue of 16.2 million in 2021. An improvement that the manager relates to the increase from new home construction, but most of all, the explosion in rehabilitation where one of the elements that is often changed is windows and other things. Components to improve the energy rating of buildings.
In this sense, despite the diversification it continues with the production of awnings or mosquito nets, as well as other products. Blinds still represents the core business of the firm, contribute about 75% of their figureAccording to Ochoa.
In this sense, the head of the company thinks that, despite its maturity, it still has a long way to go, especially in the face of competition. effects of climate changeThis has brought to the fore the need to strengthen sun protection in homes.
Despite the aforementioned good progress in the national market, the Villena-based group also has significant interests abroad where do you get it about 30% of your bill. Especially recorded sales last year EUR 3.3 million in other EU markets -especially in Portugal, France and Croatia, where it has subsidiaries- and Almost five million with shipments to non-EU markets. Apart from Europe, Latin America and North African countries are priority destinations for exports.
Regarding this year’s development, the Persax president assures that the good trend in sales in Spain continues, while the economic uncertainty created by inflation and the war in Ukraine will feel more intense in foreign sales.