Forward

With a successful history of decades in the industry, Muskita Aluminium Industries Plc is compelled to set even higher goals for the future. Over the years, the company has kept prolonging its ascendant course within the Cypriot and overseas markets.

The aptitude of the management team, the successful strategic planning, development programs and investments, as well as the state of art technological infrastructure have allowed Muskita to become one of the dominant companies in its field in Europe. Muskita is always looking to the future, constantly improving and expanding its existing series, researching and developing new products and having as an uppermost objective to preserve its leading status in the industry.

Muskita has always been focused on pursuing the industry's developments by launching new products and systems. The company is continuously investing in technology and reinforcing the expertise of its personnel. It is committed to providing high quality products and it is dedicated to satisfying its clientele's customised needs. Today, Muskita has become the most forward-thinking industrial unit of its kind in Cyprus and is a publicly listed company in the Cyprus Stock Exchange.

The products launched by Muskita Aluminium Industries Plc are internationally renowned and distributed directly by the company to stockists and end users, as well as by Muskita’ s subsidiary company, Universal Components Ltd., and several other partners worldwide.

History

Muskita Aluminium Industries Plc derived from the company founded by the late George Mouskis in 1958, one of the pioneers in the European Aluminium Industry.

In 1964, Muskita launched the first Anodising Plant in Cyprus and as a consequence of its excellence in production, the company expanded its activities to Extrusion, in 1985.

The advanced technology used, allowed Muskita to obtain the flexibility and ability to customize from a span of extrusions, small or large, in order to satisfy its clientele's needs. In 1987, the first Powder Coating Plant was introduced, enabling Muskita to offer an array of colours and finishes and to encompass all stages of production under the same roof.

Muskita introduced aluminium and established itself as the leader in the local market and it is one of the most technologically advanced aluminium industries in Europe. The company has always been consistent in tracking every evolution in the industry by introducing new products and systems and it has become the largest and most progressive factory of its kind in Cyprus. Its products are used as raw materials by a range of aluminium professionals worldwide and are utilized in multiple sectors. The products consist of a massive breadth of extrusion profiles and a plethora of interacting stock components that present a significant flexibility of design options at reasonable costs.

The end products produced by Muskita are vast and not just limited to architectural systems. Product lines include profiles for the construction industry, the automotive and transport industry, the electronic industry, agriculture, signs, ladders, decorative materials, as well as a mixture of customised products according to the client's individual needs.

Muskita has established solid foundations in order to implement its development objectives and its export orientation mainly to North Europe. Nowadays, approximately 70% of its turnover represents sales to Europe and other countries.

Over the years, Muskita has been honoured several times with The Export Award of the European Union as well as the Excellence Award by the Ministry of Industry, for its excellence export performance to EU countries.

The Limassol Plant

The company's production area covers an area of 55.000 m2 and currently employs 320 qualified administrative and technical staff. It is located only 4 km from the Limassol port, the busiest port of the Eastern Mediterranean with daily connections to all major European ports.

 

1. Extrusion
Fully automated lines are in operation, with two compact presses of 2.2M Tons and 2.8M tons and an annual capacity of 22,000 tons of aluminium extrusions. Muskita exploits only the best quality of primary raw materials, essentially in 6060, 6063, 6005 and 6082 alloys.
 

2. Anodisation
The state of the art robotic anodising plant of 48,000 amperes offers any shade of silver, gold, bronze and anox grey, green and blue colours in semi mat and mat finishes and an annual Capacity of 10,000 tons. Both cold and hot sealing are available.

 

3. Electrostatic Painting
The department offers extreme versatility and same day delivery.
Four Powder Coating plants are operated with an annual capacity that exceeds 20,000 tons:
  

  • 2X horizontal compact type for optimum colour
     change flexibility
   • 1X conventional horizontal plant
   • 1X state of the art vertical plant

Standard RAL colours, a series of pigmented "Muskita colours" as well as any colours requested are on offer.
 

4. Wood finishes
Five wood application plants are in operation. Muskita holds 3 patents for wood imitation finishing and offers an excess of 55 standard colours.

   • 2 suplification plants DECORALL®
   • 1 suplification plant DECORALL® for sheets
     and panels
   • 1 powder on powder plant NATURALL®
   • 1 powder on powder plant ALLWOOD®
 

5. Logistics
Logistics and handling managed by a robotic storage system enable the process of 3600 tons of stored profiles, while offering the fastest possible processing time for injury-free metal.

6. In house punching, drilling and cutting metal processing, pressing and forming jobs.

7. Two thermal bridging plants

   • 1 Polyamide rolling line
   • 1 Polyurathane pour & cut line

8. Packing & Shipping
Four fully automated paper and plastic wrapping lines are employed, ensuring protection for a safe delivery. Open/top and rear end loading containers guarantee safe and sound delivery worldwide.

The Research and Development Department is continuously seeking new uses for aluminium profiles. The latest market trends are systematically evaluated and researched, and the design of new systems is consistently monitored.

The Technical Support Department is responsible for offering assistance to architects, engineers, developers and aluminium manufacturers in the design, manufacturing and installation of aluminium constructions. The objective of such cooperation is the full satisfaction of all parties involved and the accomplishment of the most professional outcome.

Muskita’s customers are constantly informed about the latest trends in the aluminium industry. The Technical Support Department organizes educational seminars for architects and aluminium manufacturers, in order to keep them up to date with new products that are to be released into the markets and new techniques developed for Muskita’s series. The seminars are usually conducted at Muskita’s Educational & Training Centres in Limassol and Nicosia.

 

The company also provides services for weather, air & water permeability and wind resistance, and load tests at its own laboratories and test rings

Muskita Aluminium Industries Plc is fully committed to the quality control of its products throughout the entire sequence of production.

The Company has accomplished the quality certifications of QUALANOD, awarded for anodizing by EURAS, and QUALICOAT, awarded for electrostatic powder coating, by EWAA.

These European quality trademarks guarantee the superior quality of the Muskita products.The design, water tightness, air permeability and wind resistance properties of the Muskita aluminium systems respond to the strictest standards and are certified by renown European Laboratories and Institutions.
 

The company's competitive advantage lies in the fact that all stages of the design, production and finishing are completed under the same plant facilities. This ensures fast delivery, maximum flexibility and excellent quality - from the aluminium as a raw material to the finished good delivered to the customer.

Local
Via 4 massive stocking warehouses and showrooms in Limassol, Nicosia, Larnaca and Paphos ensuring exstock deliveries and outstanding service to the local construction industry.

United Kingdom
Via Muskita’s subsidiary Universal Components Ltd based in Bristol. With a 60.000 ft² state of the art fabrication and warehousing area, Universal has accomplished an enduring and efficient distribution network in the UK and worldwide.

Within the British Industry, Universal is the market leader in the sign industry and one of the fastest growing architectural systems houses, supplying both fabricated products and bar length to the trade.