WE HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGICAL CLOTHING FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS
Research and Production Association "EKMA-STO" is an enterprise engaged in the development and manufacture of
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technological clothing and accessories for clean production facilities of classes A/B, C/D and non-class premises;
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special clothing for medical workers of pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, clinics and any other medical institutions.
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clothing for the food and processing industry, etc.
The production is located on the left bank of Kyiv.
Our success is best evidenced by the numbers:
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more than 30 years of stable operation;
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more than 40 Ukrainian pharmaceutical companies are our customers;
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more than 20 Ukrainian enterprises and trade organizations are our customers for medical clothing and accessories, including a set of clothing to protect against particularly dangerous infections, which was very actively used during the COVID-2019 pandemic;
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more than 10 enterprises from the Baltic countries, Sakartvelo (Georgia), Montenegro and others have been our customers for 30 years for technological clothing and accessories for clean production facilities.
Competitiveness
The company's own research and development, testing facilities and direct cooperation with the world's leading companies producing technical fabrics with special properties allow it to operate successfully in the specialty clothing market.
The quality, safety and competitiveness of products are largely influenced by the technical regulation system. Standards (technical specifications) are one of the main elements of the technical regulation system. The Company is the developer and owner of such product specifications:
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TUU 16293843-010:2007 Clothing for cleanroom personnel.
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TUU 18.2-16293843-012:2006 Clothing sets for work with microorganisms of I-II pathogenicity groups.
The kit is designed to create safe working conditions for the staff of sanitary and epidemiological stations, veterinary, medical and other institutions working with raw materials of biological origin.
Back in 2002, our company was assessed and certified for compliance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001 and annually confirms this compliance. Since 2017, the company has been certified for compliance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015.
The company's success has been recognized by awards based on the results of the National Business Rating. For the first time, EKMA-STO received the Industry Leader award in 2016. Each award is a victory for the entire team, a confirmation of the success and effectiveness of the activities, and an authoritative recognition of success.
We received awards in 2020-2023 alone:
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"Industry Leader 2020" 5th place (gold) in the TOP-100 in the nomination "Performance and Profitability" (Ukraine Region) and 2nd place (gold) in the TOP-40 in the nomination "Performance and Profitability" (Kyiv Region).
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"Leader of the Year 2021" 5th place (Gold) among Ukrainian business entities in the sum of places in 4 nominations of financial and economic activities and 3rd place (Gold) among business entities in Kyiv in the indicator "Comprehensive Assessment of Financial Stability".
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"Industry Leader 2023" - 14th place (Gold) in the TOP-100 in terms of "Return on Equity" (Ukraine Region) and 5th place (Gold) in the TOP-25 in terms of "Return on Equity" (Kyiv Region).
Producing scientific and labor-intensive technical products, RPE "EKMA-STO" considers its main task to ensure its proper quality, remembering: "The price is forgotten, but the quality remains" - said the technical director of the company Victoria Vlasenko.
"The mission of EKMA-STO is to provide consumers with quality clothing that will be not only safe but also comfortable to work in, remembering that in clean rooms people are also greeted by their clothes," said Natalia Levitskaya, Production Director.
The history of the company began with the development of technological clothing for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry in 1994. Already in that year, it could be argued that the CIS was the first company to produce cleanroom clothing (process clothing) that met the requirements of international standards. It was "EKMA" that fulfilled its first order for the Russian-Hong Kong joint venture "Corona-Semikondaktor".
The idea to create the company came to Vlasenko Victoria Ivanovna, who at that time worked as the head of the Problematic Research Laboratory of Synthetic Fibres at the Kyiv Technological Institute of Light Industry (KTILI). The laboratory she worked in has always been distinguished by the fact that it worked closely with the chemical fibre industry. But it is true what they say: "Chance speaks to the prepared!".
In the late 80s, she was invited to take part in the Scientific and Technical Council of one of Kyiv's electronic equipment manufacturing companies. At this Council, they talked with great sadness about the lack of clothing of the right quality for employees of electronic enterprises; about the fact that the lack of such clothing has a very negative impact on the production of high-quality electronic products of domestic production. It turned out that the two main properties of such clothing were abrasion resistance and antistatic properties. At that time, there was no fabric that met these characteristics. So, the creative team of KTILI set up production of chemical fibers of required quality first in KTILI's experimental workshops, and then at the Rosa Luxemburg Knitting Factory in Kyiv.
After some time, unfortunately, the production of chemical fibres practically died in Ukraine and all former Soviet republics, and the production of essentially unique textile fabrics became impossible.
However, the foundation for the creation and production of technological clothing was laid.
In 1991, the first company, EKMA Ltd, was established. Original models of clothing were created, in which the designers tried to take into account all the ergonomic features of the work of cleanroom staff. Their design was so successful that it has remained virtually unchanged since then. Unfortunately, nowadays only imported fabrics are used for the production of technological clothing.
The company's policy is that providing the customer with everything necessary to work in clean production facilities is the main task for the company!
Every customer is important to us!
Our plans for the future
In 2024, the company plans to expand the number of customers in the food and processing industry.
There are a significant number of sources of biological contamination at food processing plants. First of all, these are the places where the product comes into contact with the staff. It is unacceptable to ignore the issue of cleanliness and safety of production. The first and most effective measure is to use proper sanitary clothing.
In our opinion, barrier sanitary clothing is mandatory for use at all processing and food processing enterprises (meat, dairy, cheese, fish processing enterprises). This is especially true for companies that export food. In addition, it is advisable to use it at poultry farms, livestock farms, etc. In this case, the main advantage of barrier clothing is the protection of working personnel from products of animal origin.
We invite distributors to a profitable partnership
We will be glad to discuss the terms of cooperation with you.