Our targets are as follows;
In its 40th year, our company aims to become Turkey's number 1 manufacturer of industrial cleaning machines. To be the most preferred brand in the cleaning machinery sector in its 50th year.
To produce technology with maximum performance, using the least resources for a cleaner and happier future where healthy individuals grow .
To market the technology it produces worldwide, to carry Turkey's production power to the world.
Recep Bektaş - 1978
The Birth of Gar-Mak
It started its bussinesses in 1978 by Recep BEKTAŞ under the name of "Guarantee Machine Lathe Workshop" in a small lathe workshop, by producing special machine spare parts and providing technical maintenance (lid revision and engine overhaul) services to the automotive sector.
1990 - Garanti Machinery Turning and Grinding
Introduction to Carpet Cleaning Industry
With the brand of Gar-Mak, it entered the newly developing carpet washing sector in Turkey in 2005 by producing a roller centrifugal carpet wringing machine with rinsing feature. The pipe type carpet wringing machine produced under the Gar-Mak brand has become the most important machine in the industry.
Rıdvan Bektaş, Ahmet Orhan Bektaş, Adem Bektaş and Muhammet Emin Bektaş, who took over the company, aspired to master the job they were apprenticing and moved the company they had taken over from Recep Bektaş until 2015 into a more profitable and more corporate structure.
In 2014, it completed the Multi Functional Carpet Washing Machine project within the scope of Tübitak Teydeb with the support of Uludağ University.
Multifunctional Carpet Washing Station (Dusting, Washing, Centrifuging)
In 2018 - 2019, together with the association activities in Turkey, 3 fairs were held under the roof of TEMSİAD, two of which were international. On this occasion, Gar-Mak, which has delivered its products to 44 countries, has achieved 50% of the total turnover according to 2018 data.
Gar-Mak, which completed 2019 by increasing its export share in sales to 60%, moved to its new 2500 m² factory in Görükle in order to increase capacity and efficiency in 2020.
Gar-Mak, which has commercial partners in 48 countries of the world in 2019, aims to be the number 1 industrial cleaning machine manufacturer in Turkey in its 45th year (2023) and to be the most preferred brand in the cleaning machinery sector worldwide in 2028.
Today, carpets are cleaned with our machines in 53 countries of the world.
2nd Generation Managers of the Company
Ahmet Orhan Bektaş
CEO
He was born in 1986 in Erzurum. He received his education in trade and marketing and has been busy with the foreign trade of the company for many years. He is currently the general manager of the company and continues to work in the field of finance and human resources.
Ridvan Bektas
Design
He was born in 1984 in Erzurum. He was educated in educational sciences, business, advertising and design and worked in the advertising and product design fields of the company for many years. He still continues to work in the field of marketing, product development, R&D and promotion activities.
Adem Bektaş
R&D
He was born in 1989 in Erzurum. He completed his education in the automotive field and manages the manufacturing and R&D of the company. Adem Bektaş, the inventor of the automatic vacuum cleaner, continues to serve the company with new product designs.
Muhammet Emin Bektaş
Production
He was born in 1997 in Erzurum. He has completed his education in the field of machinery and continues to work in the production and technical maintenance areas of the company. He is also the youngest manager of the company.