About | ZLKL

In my opinion, the future is in people and the system. I am proud to have managed to build up a very able and progressive team of managers, my two sons being an essential part of it. It is great that this team can rely on experienced professionals and specialists across all departments.

In a long run, I find the success and prosperity in continuous search for new technologies with better productivity, reinvestments and uncompromising emphasis on the quality of our products. We will do everything to retain the reputation of the active, responsible and stable partner. We would love to welcome each of you personally at ZLKL, where we can discuss everything necessary for a mutual cooperation.

Ing. Ladislav Brázdil
Director, Owner

company introduction

ZLKL offers wide range of production types to our customers. We focus on machining, sheet metal stamping, welding and other complementary services, such as surface treatments, 3D measurement, and development and design. We achieved continuous growth of sales and increase of employees thanks to the complexity, quality, ability to quickly respond to customer requirements and fairly good prices. Our main customers are mainly multinational companies such as Emerson and Siemens.

At present, we export approximately 60% of our production primarily to French and German market. We produce the parts for the electrical industry, water industry and partly to automotive industry.

ZLKL in numbers

205Number of employees
28Years of operation
3Number of manufacturing centres
19Annual turnover in EUR million
4Annual investment in EUR million
15Year-on-year growth in percent
9Number of exporting countries

History

2020
Thanks to well-set management processes and innovative solutions, we have received the Czech Best Managed Companies award this year. In the first year of the Czech version of this prestigious global program organized by Deloitte, a total of 10 Czech companies were awarded and we are very proud to be one of them.

2019
In the spring of 2019, we opened a boarding house. Primarily we intended this modern building as a benefit for our employees. However, it was shown in a short time that with 60-bed capacity we can offer accommodation also to third party clients. At present we offer big part of the building boarding capacity to employees of employment agencies from the surroundings.

2018
The construction of new production and storage facilities was started and the company was enlarged with Palacký Center in Loštice.
Thanks to the newly received IATF 16 949 certification for the automotive industry, we gained new orders in the automotive, especially for the Daimler AG Group. Massive investments in machinery fleet followed then, the widespread introduction of automation across production and expansion of services such as washing parts and packaging to technical cleanliness.

2016
Czech 100 Best enterprises 2016 - 67th place
FORBES 77 Largest Czech Family Businesses – 75th place

2015
Czech 100 Best enterprises 2015 - 72nd place

2014
Czech 100 Best enterprises 2014 - 84th place
The TOP Responsible Company of the Year 2014 (small enterprises)
The Innovator of the Year 2014
CAD for Innovators - the winner

2013
The Company of the Year 2013 (Olomouc region)
The Most Responsible Company of the Year 2013
The Innovative Star 2013

2012
A company kindergarten was opened in 2012. It focuses on teaching English and it is inspired by Waldorf education (www.medovaskolka.cz). The kindergarten is a part of Work and family life harmonization project (www.projekt-sladovani.cz).

2011
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2010
In 2010, the company was certified with ISO and meets the requirements of ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001. New certification was extended to research and development. ZLKL went through very hard times in last few years due to the worldwide economic recession. However, this led to significant rationalization of production, quality improvement and modernization of the whole company.

2006
There is also specific project of development of own, globally unique vehicle for physically handicapped people which started in 2005 (www.elbee.cz).

2003
Another positive turning point in ZLKL development came in 2003 when Ing. Ladislav Brázdil paid out remaining 3 partners and became 100% owner. He purchased new premises and continued with company development. Thanks to the investing strategy instead of paying the dividends, ZLKL became innovative engineering company with top-technology equipment. We dispose of unique technologies such as CMT robotic aluminum welding for automotive industry and leak test chamber for valve pressure testing.

1996
Year 1996 became crucial for company development when we started our partnership with M.L.S. Holice (Moteur Leroy Somer). ZLKL started to focus on stamping, sheet metal, inert-gas shielded arc welding and machining of steel and cast iron parts of alternator and electromotor.

1994
The breakthrough came in 1994. Our company won the tender for back seat parts of Škoda Felicia car supplied to Karsit Holding s.r.o. It was the first step in the quality and quantity growth. The annual sales were 50 to 60 million CZK. There were 80 employees at that time.

1993
ZLKL company was founded in 1993. There were 45 employees in the beginning. The production run in the leased premises and focused on furniture accessories and pullout sofa bases.

CORPORATE VALUES

We concentrate on meeting our customers’ requirements. We are aware of the necessity of continuous improvement concerning the effectiveness of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001, ISO TS 16949.

We use principles of development sustainability, i.e. balance between economic development, environment friendly approach and social responsibility, responsibility for maintaining requirements of OSH and Fire safety.

It is our philosophy to create values and, at the same time, meet the requirements on continuous development. It affects our Integrated control system, which is based on certified control systems: quality, environment, OSH and information security.

Customer Focus

We concentrate on our customers ‘requirements, preferences and demands. We do our best to deliver in the shortest lead-time possible, to prove our flexibility and to provide the top-quality products.

Focus on Employees

We focus on employees ‘satisfaction and their personal growth. These are the critical conditions for sustaining our company competitiveness. Our company’s target is to create such opportunities which would result in employees ‘satisfaction. We provide education and motivate our employees to give professional performance. We are improving working environment, provide company benefits for culture and sports as well as trainings and language classes.

We support and motivate all our employees to raise responsibility for environment protection and develop OSH system within their work duties.

Focus on Suppliers

Our product quality depends on the quality of purchased materials, products and services. Hence, the quality of purchased products and services is crucial to assure problem-free deliveries. We regularly evaluate our suppliers to ensure constant quality. We ensure the implementation of environmental and safety aspects in marketing and customer-supplier relationship.

Focus on Ecology

We are trying to implement environmental protection into integrated system and constantly motivate. We provide necessary resources for implementation of measures in energy and materials consumption, waste production and usage, and reduction of other negative aspects.

Focus on OSH

The company sets concrete targets related to OSH, carries our periodic inspections, evaluates and reviews accomplishment of our targets and policy affectivity. We continuously raise the level of our integrated system and we meet legal regulations of OSH. We constantly search for and evaluate possible OSH risks.