Brand

is the registered trademark of Tescoma s.r.o., a manufacturer of kitchen utensils for home and professional catering.

The long successful presence of Tescoma in the international markets is founded on the following:

- an exceptionally wide and comprehensive range of kitchen utensils
- the excellent quality of the materials used and perfect manufacture of the products
- original design

Company

Tescoma s.r.o. is a Czech company without foreign capital. Our business is concerned, in particular, with the development, design and the subsequent sale of name brand kitchen utensils.

The registered office of Tescoma is situated in Zlín, an industrial centre with a long entrepreneurial tradition that was developed from the first half of the 20 th century by the world-famous Bata company.

Tescoma has devoted itself to these original principles since its incorporation in 1992:

- offer a wide range of products of excellent quality for favourable prices
- apply and develop own original designs of kitchen utensils
- promote the brand and the reputation of the Czech Republic abroad

Objectives of the company

The main objective of Tescoma is to maintain its existing dominant position in the Czech market and continuing to extend its global presence.

Registered Office

The foundation stone was laid in 2001 for the company's new registered office, the Tescoma WORLD Logistics Centre, which became its global headquarters on completion in 2002.
This significant and exceptional landmark of the Zlín industrial park received the Building of the Year of the Zlín Region award immediately after completion.
We commenced construction of the 2 nd stage of the Tescoma WORLD Logistics Centre in 2008. The total storage capacity of the Zlín logistics centre exceeds 30 thousand palettes.

International Presence

Tescoma has been offering its products in foreign markets since 1994. We have our regular foreign branches in the following countries:

Slovakia
Italy
Russia
Poland
Spain
Portugal
Ukraine

Tescoma products are re-exported via the export headquarters in Italy and you can encounter them today in over 60 countries worldwide .

Guarantees

The range of Tescoma brand products includes over 2,000 items.
You can rely on the following characteristics with each of the products:

Original - Tescoma brand products are created in the Tescoma Design Centre and show the signs of truly original design. The developers, designers, technicians and quality inspectors check quality, perfect functioning and all the other criteria guaranteeing that our products will not only serve in an excellent manner, but also decorate the kitchen and give pleasure.

Excellent - The Tescoma brand kitchen utensils are made of top quality materials certified for use in both domestic and professional catering. We use traditional materials – high-grade stainless steel, thick-wall porcelain, resistant plastics, high-quality hardwoods and contemporary materials – heat-resistant silicone, transparent plastics, crystal, etc.

Multi-purpose - Tescoma brand products are designed for the widest possible range of applications. All the new lines of stainless steel Tescoma cookware are intended for use on all types of cooker – gas, electric, vitro-ceramic, halogen and induction cookers.

Multifunctional - The range of the Tescoma brand products offers multifunctional use. Thus, for example, the silicone drainer will do a great job as a heat-resistant pad for drying fruit in the oven. You will find a number of similar possibilities in our products.

Optimum - Tescoma brand products are supplied in all the commonly used sizes and in multiple colours.

Always something new - At least one hot new item is prepared for our customers every week.

Warranty periods - Tescoma provides extra warranty periods for the overwhelming majority of its products:
3 years – prolonged warranty period for all standard products.
5 years – warranty period for products with a high utility value and luxury products.
10 years – extraordinary warranty period for the most prestigious products.

Quality

Tescoma s.r.o. uses quality management and environmental management under
ISO 9001:2001 and ISO 14001:2005

Tescoma is also the holder of the CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE in the field of Development, Design and Sale of Name Brand Kitchen Utensils.

Every product is subjected to relentless testing of resistance, durability, functioning and compliance with strict health standards in our own laboratories and test rooms equipped with the most up-to-date technology. Everything is carefully recorded, and every manufacturing batch is marked and checked.

Design

Tescoma brand products are created from A to Z in the company's Tescoma Design Centre in Zlín. The original Tescoma design carries the following logo:

The best young Czech designers are involved in the development and design of the kitchen utensils. They regularly take part in national and international competitions and receive the top design awards.
We work with the top modern technologies, giving rise to new trends and extending the rich tradition of the Czech and European design schools.

Fairs

Tescoma regularly participates in the following international fairs with its newly released products:

Ambiente, Frankfurt am Main , Germany
Macef, Milan, Italy
Houseware Fair, Hong Kong
Mobitex, Brno , the Czech Republic
Alimentaria, Barcelona, Spain
Cadena 88, Barcelona, Spain
Eurobrico , Valencia, Spain
Hostelco, Barcelona, Spain
Intergift, Madrid, Spain
Ceranor, Porto, Portugal
Horexpo, Lisabon, Portugal
Essencia Do Vinho, Porto, Portugal
Interdecoraçao, Porto, Portugal
Consumexpo, Moscow, Russia
House Hold, Moscow, Russia
Ambiente, Kiev, Ukraine

People

Tescoma builds long-lasting special relationships not only with its business partners and customers, but it also pays special attention to employee care.

We are a prestigious employer in the Czech Republic and we offer the following to our employees:

•  a job with prospects and rapid development of professional competences
•  experience in international cooperation
•  employee development programs
•  language training

Leisure time

We have opened a modern Sports and Relaxation Centre for employees and their relatives in the premises of the Tescoma Logistics Centre in 2006.

The generously equipped sports facility has its own swimming pool with environmentally friendly heating, a multifunctional sports field with a multi-purpose artificial surface and lighting, a mini-golf course, and many other sports and relaxation activities.

Milestones

1992 - A new company is incorporated in Zlín and registered in the Commercial Register under the name of Tescoma.

1993 - Water saving kitchen aerators are the first products marketed by the company. They were so popular in the Czech Republic in the early 1990s that, after a few months in business, Tescoma had clearly made a big step towards conquering the growing Czech market for kitchen utensils.

Tescoma opens the first foreign branch in Slovakia .

1994 - We launch the production of exclusive custom-made domestic kitchen utensils made and sold under the Tescoma brand.

We take part in the DOMO international fair of domestic and kitchen utensils in Brno and are awarded the 1 st prize for the design of the exhibition stand .

1995 - 1996 - We acquire, restore and put into operation the first independent seat of the company in the Dlouhá Street in Zlín.

Tescoma spa in Italy becomes the first foreign branch in Western Europe . The tradition of Italian and Mediterranean cuisines significantly influences the range of Tescoma kitchen utensils.

1997 - From the original “association of entrepreneurs”, Tescoma transforms itself into a “limited liability company”.

We open an additional foreign branch in Poland.

1999 - We open a new, generously designed Warehousing and Sales Centre for Prague and Bohemia situated next to the D1 motorway in the outskirts of Prague.

2000 - We sponsor and co-create the most successful cookery show in the history of Czech television broadcasting - Tescoma Prima Vařečka .

We open additional foreign branches in Russia and the Ukraine.

2001 - We establish and ceremonially open the Tescoma Design Centre in Zlín . Modern and filled with up-to-date technology, the Design Centre becomes a centre of the company's own development and original product design.

2002 – 2003 - We complete and put into operation the Tescoma WORLD Logistics Centre . It is a significant architectonic landmark that receives the Building of the Year of the Zlín Region award immediately after its opening.

We become the general sponsor of the FC Tescoma Zlín football team, which represents the town of Zlín and the Tescoma brand in the national premier league and in European club competitions.

We open an additional foreign branch in Spain.

2004 - We receive the international DESIGN PRESTIGE award for a significant and consistent use of design as a strategic tool of dynamic development of the company. It was awarded to Tescoma for consistent cultivation of design within its entire manufacturing program, which is a characteristic feature of the manufacturer's identity.

We receive the prestigious Excellent Product of the Year award in a national design competition.

We open an additional foreign branch in Portugal.

2005 - We open a modern test Laboratory for the Development and Quality Inspection of Kitchen Utensils.

We introduce a quality management system under ISO 9000:2001 and environmental management under ISO14001:2005.

2006 - We receive the ČIA (Czech Institute for Accreditation) accreditation for selected tests of product safety.

We open the company's Sports and Relaxation Centre for employees, relatives and business partners.

We receive the prestigious EXCELLENT DESIGN award in the national Excellent Product of the Year competition.

2007 - We celebrate the company's 15 th anniversary.

We participate in the CERTIFIED PRODUCT project organised by TŰV CZ. All Tescoma products now carry the internationally recognised TÜV quality mark.

Tescoma s.r.o. receives the CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE for the development, design and sale of name brand kitchen utensils.

2008 - We commence stage 2 of construction of the Tescoma WORLD Logistics Centre. We build a new storage hall, thereby extending storage capacity directly in the company's headquarters in Zlín to 30 thousand pallets.