AND NOW YOU’RE INVESTING IN was no small undertaking, but we did NEW MACHINERY AS WELL? it. Now, by integrating two cultures, Some of the machinery we we’re creating a more agile inherited needed updating, so in environment for our business. 2021 we started investing about Through it all, we’ve learnt to €3 million in new manufacturing anticipate potential challenges equipment mainly for cylinders: and started to work as one team. a new transfer machine, a new turning machine, a semi-automatic Of course, economic winds of change masterkey systems assembly machine can have an impact on business, but and a new final assembly machine. we’re not alone and we’re learning to adapt. At the moment, the market in The new hardware will allow us Spain is behaving more normally, so to manufacture more technically it’s a good opportunity for us to deve- complex cylinders and offer additional lop and grow. DOM and MCM are very well known services like a fast service for master and respected for the quality of our keys. We will increase our production WHAT IS YOUR AMBITION FOR products and also our high service capacity considerably and will able ACCESS CONTROL? level, but this is mainly for mechanical to reduce our production cycles and We need to transform the market products. Thanks to DOM Security, consequently the costs too. perception of DOM-MCM from a we are able to provide a wider range This will improve our competitiveness producer of mechanical products to of solutions in Spain and Portugal. and service level, which hopefully a provider of global entry solutions, leads to more profitability. including Access Control. The DOM We’re also developing a market for ENiQ® range in particular is very DOM’s higher grade cylinders, YOU MADE THE INVESTMENT DURING comprehensive and the quality is which complement our current range THE PANDEMIC, AND NOW INFLATION very good. We think there is room to really well. We’re looking forward to IS ON THE RISE. DOES THIS MAKE grow here. introducing new cylinders like the BUSINESS DIFFICULT? Twintec to locksmiths in Spain and Life has its surprises. The last few years Now that we’ve completed the merger, we hope that more professionals will join our Keystone membership. have been exciting. You have to be we can dedicate more to research optimistic and believe that things will and development, promoting our improve. Relocating the UCEM factory solutions and improving our service. We also want to position the DOM-MCM brand as a provider not only of mechanical solutions but also of electronic access control solutions. These products cover a wide range of solutions, and the market for access control is not so mature here, the margins are bigger and we believe there’s room to grow. We have recently completed some worthwhile projects in this area. Best of DOM | 65