The company Metrotile Europe is founded by Sergio Canini in cooperation with Metrotile New Zealand, to provide the European, Middle-eastern and African markets with high quality metal roofing solutions.
In December 2010, Metrotile New Zealand sold its interests in Metrotile Europe and Metrotile Europe started working together with a new partner, the IKO Group, the bitumen shingles expert. The Ikotile brand was named after the consolidation and created for sales into the Asian regions.
The Ikotile/Metrotile philosophy stems from the model on which the company is based: "we are a family company! The family includes our employees and of course our business partners! They are the meaning and purpose of our thoughts and actions. We build our competitive advantage on a strong local presence combined with the resources of the corporate company."
The company core specialism is the sustainable manufacture of roofing materials for residential or functional buildings, with special focus on:
Guaranteed product quality
An essential element of its overall company policy is to supply optimum quality to meet the requirements and expectations of its business partners. Constant improvement is a permanent objective of its company. The basic prerequisite for this is a strong quality management system.Next to quality systems, is each product pressed from the highest quality steel available in the industry, to guarantee a durable and strong roof. The products are regularly tested on coating adhesion, flexibility and coating hardness to ensure they conform to the standard, before being dispatched.
Good service and personal support
The company adherence to high quality does not begin and end with its products: it also understands the importance of providing support of the highest quality. Flexibility is one of its great strength, this is the reason it introduces new products quickly. Ikotile business is characterized by an open and informal culture. This allows it to respond quickly to market demand. The company heavily invests in R&D to ensure its range continues to meet customer needs, in addition to investing in industry standard resources to provide market-leading support.With more than 12.000m2 productions and warehousing area in Tongeren, today the company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of metal roofing materials. Its roofing materials can be seen on rooftops in over 80 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle-East, which represents today more or less 10.000.000 m2 roofs covered with its roof materials.
