History and present time
Compay ROKO was founded in 1992 at Uhersky Brod and from the beginning dealt with wholesale of paints and building chemicals. On the Czech market, the company represented a foreign producer of paints until 1998, when it was transformed into a production organization Rokospol, a joint-stock company. It then became a producer with a classic production program for the production of paints and coatings for industrial purposes, and later on for retail sale. It established its own successfull research and development program, and also the production of building materials and chemicals. To start its own production, Rokospol had to find a suitable team of people for corporate research and development, and also to find collaborators for providing modern production technologies. Virtually the biggest success of this company was the formation of a perspective, but also a very creative R&D team, as proven by the wide range of products which are comparable to products of other world producers.
Today the company produces 2,500 tons of paint annually and 4000 tons of building materials and chemicals in more than 300 different types of products. In the paints manufacturing area, Rokospol produces a wide range of coating systems of alkyd paints, epoxides, polyurethanes, glaze coats, thinners and special colors for the industry. For the construction sector, Rokospol produces cements for drywall, interior and exterior paints, penetration, gravel waterproofing, materials for redevelopment of concrete structures, leveling screeds, cement glues and grouts, structural plasters, materials for insulation systems and many other products.
"In the Czech Republic, company Rokospol is very much oriented on research and development in the field of construction chemistry and paints. Its products represent the absolute top in Europe, but also on the world market. For experts it is no surprise. Emphasis on research and development shows that it is practically the only way to compete with multinational monopolies. However, we also have a number of products that the competitors simply do not have, because they have no idea what possibilities offer the cooperation of a smaller organization with scientific institutions at home and abroad. Own business research and the ability to organize scientific studies gives this company the opportunity to see and build its product portfolio significantly better than the competitors do," says the company's founder and current chairman PhDr. Anthony Kočař, CSc.
Headquarters of Rokospol, is in the Czech city Uherský Brod, the principal research, manufacturing and logistics center is located in the village of Kaňovice in the district of Zlin. The development part of the center has its own development, testing, control and application workplace. Currently, the company also manages its own network of centers and stores throughout the whole Czech Republic, with central warehouses in Prague and Brno. The company not only has a strong position on the domestic market, but also abroad, in particular in the Slovak Republic, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Russia. Export makes up more than 20% of the total company turnover. Sale and distribution in the Slovak Republic is arranged through the ROKOGROUP Ltd. subsidiary located in Nove Mesto nad Vahom. The unique product Detoxy Color SpA has also achieved many successes in Asia and ME countries.
Due to high demands for quality products and also the pressure of market competition, most of Rokospol's products have certificates from a number of major institutions and companies. The company since its origin in 1998, has continuously held the quality certificate ČSN EN ISO 9001:2001. The vast majority of the company's products (paints and construction materials) have certificates from the test institute SVÚOM (National Research Institute of protection of Materials) in Prague, the Technical and Test Institute for Construction Prague, Center of Civil Engineering Zlín and the Institute for testing and certification Zlín. Society for maintaining and improving the quality of the final product requires proof of relevant certificates and standards also from their key suppliers.