With sales partners in 60 countries spread over five continents, and production facilities in four countries, VÖLKEL has, in the
space of just under 25 years, risen from a garage undertaking to what is today classified as a global player. We will be focusing in loose order on some of these international partners.

Costa Rica at a Glance: Official Name: Capital: Area: Population: Highest Mountain: Language: Republica de Costa Rica San José 51,100 sq. km 3.5 million Cerro Chirripo Grande 3839 m Spanish along with various local Indian dialects

Costa Rica A Country Throbbing with Life!
Bananas, Coffee and Metal Cutting

Columbus discovered Costa Rica in 1502 and called it affectionately "Rich Coast". Centrally situated the tropics, it forms a garden landscape between the Atlantic and Pacific, covered with volcanoes extending from the border of Nicaragua right through to the Panama frontier.
A flora and fauna paradise, Costa Rica evokes the impression of vast coastal areas, endless deserted beaches and an abundance of national parks. This is the home of "Corte y Precisión de Metales Ltda." or COPRE for short.

Founded in 1977, Copre is meanwhile managed in the second generation by Keyth Rojas Loria and Lic Kattia Rojas Loria. Highly trained personnel, high-grade products plus the immediate availability of over 5000 items from stock have, within the space of a few years, resulted in Copre qualifying for market leadership in the sector of metal cutting and machining. Apart from satisfying the needs of private industrial enterprises, the company also effects supplies to technical colleges and public authorities. As far as Operations and Logistics Manager, Lieven Vanderjeugt, is concerned, the success of Copre is firmly based on personal customer contacts backed by a comprehensive technical service. The company takes pride in maintaining that their experienced team of specialists is in a position to provide professional consultation focused on practical applications as well as solutions to problems no matter how difficult.