In the area of fastening technology, Eurotec is gaining ground, especially since it started producing a range of wood construction screws on its first machine in Hagen, Germany, in January 2013. In the meantime, the machine park in Germany has expanded to eight.

We spoke to Guillaume Pasteur, deputy commercial manager for France, about the specific plans for floor technology (and thus the adjustable floor plots). The common thread of the conversation: Eurotec, as a company, strives for the very highest technicity of its products in Europe and couples that with a right price.

"If we are talking specifically about terrace construction, you will notice that we supply everything from the adjustable floor supports to the clips for invisible fixing. These are suitable for use with all kinds of floors, from wood to composite to ceramic. Our products are manufactured entirely from polypropylene on our own machines, with direct injection, and are characterised by the highest possible level of technology, which is constantly being honed. In a very competitive market, we bring products on the market with great durability, which are resistant to all kinds of weather conditions. The word that sums it all up is quality. This is not surprising when you know that the company is run by a man who is an engineer: for someone with that background, providing the very best is simply the starting point of everything the company does, while always striving for the best value for money."

"How do we differentiate ourselves from others? Actually, the answer has already been partly given, but it should be stressed that we also strive for maximum availability of our products. These products, which must always function perfectly even under the most difficult circumstances, are embedded in a very wide range of accessories that must make the professional's life as easy as possible. For the distributor, we ensure the easiest possible management of his stocks and offer an easily manageable programme. A simple example: we pack all our floor supports in cardboard, which makes both storage and dispatch extremely simple.
Naturally, we would like to know what position Eurotec currently occupies in the market. Guillaume Pasteur does not comment on the Benelux, but explains the position in France: "In France we are number one among professionals. We deliberately chose not to do wholesale distribution here, just as we did in Germany, among other countries. We try to serve the professionals in the best possible way. Therefore, in recent years we have mainly been working on complementary accessories for the adjustable supports and we have developed aluminium base layers for the terraces. In the near future, craftsmen can expect us to go even further in this respect and to offer even more accessories and the possibility of mixing. For example, wood or composite with ceramic materials."

"Already now we are leading in many areas. Take, for example, our heights, where we start at a height of 1 cm (with Profi-line adjustable floor plots) and there are actually no height limits, thanks to the use of self-developed expansion rings, with which we can handle any height. For slopes we also have an excellent system, Nivello, with which you can handle slopes of up to 10%."

Distributors wanted
"I would also like to mention that we are looking for additional specialised distributors in Europe. We organise training courses for them in many places. These take place in our production department in Germany or at one of our existing distributors."

More information: www.eurotec.team