Award for the fastest growing enterprise
Award for the fastest growing enterprise
We are happy to share that we were awarded the “Fastest Growing Small Enterprise” certificate for 2023 by the Chamber of Woodworking and Furniture Industries.
“Foresta Mebel” – from a family garage to sites in Romania, France and Austria
“Foresta Mebel” – from a family garage to sites in Romania, France and Austria
The Gabrovo company makes custom-made furniture, but will soon offer its own designer series.
A small garage, three hobby carpentry machines and a few chisels. More than 30 years ago, this was the usual workplace of Rumen Rusev, who graduated from the “Trevne School” and is engaged in woodcarving. This is how he started his business and the “Foresta Mebel” he created in Gabrovo, where he initially worked alone.
The business developed with the support of Rumen Rusev’s father – Stefan Georgiev Rusev, who for many years took care of the company’s accounting and finances.
The growth of the business was associated with the purchase of an old industrial factory, hiring workers and the production of massive products – bedrooms, chairs, cabinet furniture. Later, two newly built halls were added to the assets, which are used for warehouses of materials and finished products. Significant orders for furnishing hotels on the Black Sea coast followed, and later – for sites in Romania, France and Austria.
Since the autumn of last year, the family-owned “Foresta Mebel” has been managed by Rumen Rusev’s son – Stefan Rusev, who graduated in “Interior Design” at the Forestry University in Sofia and defines himself as “a pretty good addition to the company”. The production activity of “Foresta Mebel” is carried out in buildings located on nearly 3 acres of built-up area. The company manufactures furniture to order for the client.
“We carry out larger furniture projects, being responsible for the entire process – design, manufacturing, repair, furnishing. We are also developing our own series of designer furniture, which we will soon show on the market. Our new online store will be operational by the end of the year,” summarized manager Stefan Rusev for “Capital”. He also specifies that over the past three years the company has invested around 250 thousand leva in business development – for the purchase of new circular saws and CNC machines, for better working conditions for the staff, for energy efficiency.
The company employs 11 people, and for 2022 “Foresta Mebel” reports a 23% growth in revenue, which reaches 650 thousand leva.
Photos: Nadezhda Chipeva
Economic transformation program
Economic transformation program
“Foresta Mebel” EOOD signed a financing agreement under the Economic Transformation Program to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan under the selection procedure BG-RRP-3.005 “Solutions in the field of information and communication technologies and cybersecurity in small and medium-sized enterprises” with №BG-RRP-3.005-0792-C01 “Solutions in the field of information and communication technologies and cybersecurity in small and medium-sized enterprises”.
The purpose of the procedure is to contribute to accelerating the transition to digitalization of the economy by providing grants for the implementation of information and communication technologies and solutions ensuring an increase in the level of digitalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). For this purpose, the following ICT solutions will be implemented – Creation of an online store – 1 pc., Registration of a trademark in Bulgaria and/or in the European Union for the created online store and Marketing in social media (social media marketing), including management of PPC (pay-per-click) advertising.
By implementing the investment proposal, Foresta Mebel EOOD will accelerate its transition to digitalization by building an online store, registering its trademark in Bulgaria, as well as strengthening its presence in social networks through digital marketing services. They are defined as key from the point of view of direct work, both with corporate and individual clients, reaching new groups of clients, representing an information and communication solution that increases the level of digitalization of the company.
Final recipient: “FORESTA MEBEL” EOOD
Total value: 20,000.00 BGN, of which 20,000.00 BGN is grant funding.
Implementation period: 05.06.2023 – 05.06.2024
We are launching a tree planting campaign
We are launching a tree planting campaign
On the initiative of FORESTA MEBEL, together with the Municipality of Gabrovo, we are launching a tree planting campaign. The event is the first of its kind in Gabrovo and will be held annually. Each of our clients will receive a tree from us and will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to plant it personally on a designated area in the municipality.
At the opening of the initiative, we will invite the mayor of Gabrovo, the United Football Club “Yantra 2019” and other important figures for our city, which we will announce soon.
By using wood for our furniture, it is of utmost importance to us to preserve the balance in nature through our actions. We will be happy for the initiative to reach more people who will join or start a similar one.
Because together we achieve more!
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