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    MARKO KEA

    A leading producer of pallets and wooden packaging

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    The history of Marko KEA began in 1997 when it grew from a timber trading intermediary company into one of the largest wooden packaging production units in the Baltics.

    We have created a spacious, modern production unit with automatized work processes. Thus, we can quickly adapt to different situations, hear the needs of our customers, and offer the best solution.

    Marko KEA’s activity is based on an individual approach, therefore, we realize the needs of each customer. We are certain that our products and services are of high quality.

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    Our factories

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    The company’s main production unit is located in Latvia, but the subsidiaries are located in Lithuania. Marko Pallets UAB maintains our position in the international market and ensures a regular supply of lumber to our factory in Latvia.

    Marko Pallets UAB is a subsidiary of Marko KEA located in the Lithuanian city of Alytus and was established in 2007. Here we produce pallets manually for Marko KEA orders. This company also supports Marko KEA’s production unit with raw materials.

    The production process of Marko KEA takes place on the company’s 5 ha territories. The sawmills located here ensure the production of all standard and non-standard lumber. The widespread total area allows us to store 500,000 wooden pallets, while in closed warehouses we can simultaneously store 100,000 dry wooden pallets.

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    History

    We are one of the leading companies in the Baltics that annually supplies more than 2 million pallets to the world market

    1997

    Māris Peilāns together with a partner establishes the company Marko KEA. The abbreviation KEA means timber export agency in Latvian. The company's original main activity was the timber trade.

    1999

    The company Marko KEA exports timber from Latvia, the main market is Great Britain. The company's turnover exceeds 1 million euro for the first time, reaching 2.6 million euro. The main products are the lumber and wooden pallet boards.

    2001

    Purchase of our production base, located only 15 km from the centre of the Latvian capital of Riga, in the village of Līči. The distance from the Riga port is only 20 km.

    2002

    The company, while focusing on higher added value, purchases the first, albeit used, automatic pallet production line in Latvia from a cooperation partner in Europe.

    2003

    Ģirts Torgans, the current director of the company, joins the Marko KEA team.

    2004

    Annual sales reach 10 million euro and 200,000 m3 of timber. The company operates as a trader and producer. The main market is Great Britain, as well as other countries in Europe.

    2005

    A subsidiary in Lithuania, Marko Pallets, is founded, which up until now has supported our position in the international market.

    2008

    The company changes its main activity line from wood trade to the production of wood products. Purchase of the first sawmill.

    2010

    Focusing on the diversification of the purchased material, an agreement is concluded with another sawmill. Now we operate in two sawmills.

    2011

    Purchase of a new and modern automatic four-way pallet production line from the Spanish company CAPE – a leader in the field of producing packaging machines. Monthly production capacity reaches 70,000 wooden pallets.

    2013

    The company acquires the second brand new automatic wooden pallet production line, intended for the production of two-way pallets from CAPE, thus expanding the range of products.

    2014

    Construction of the wood drying park, thus tripling the capacity of heat-treated products.

    2015

    The IKTK (Innovations in wooden bridges and structures) project is implemented, investing in the research and production of new bent-glued wood products.

    2016

    Marko KEA achieves record sales of wooden pallets, over 1,200,000 units (60% of maximum capacity). The main sales markets are Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium.

    2017

    The company concludes a cooperation agreement with a partner in Korea.

    2021

    Modernisation and automatization of the second production line, increasing the range of products, followed by annual production and sale of 2 million units.

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