CLUSTER HOISTING DEVICES LTD.

General Information

Organisation Logo:

The date when the cluster organisation was established:

Thursday, 15 September, 2016

Number of staff in the management team of the cluster organisation :

1-5

Legal form of the cluster organisation:

Limited Liability Company (private or public)

Membership to other networks/partnerships:

Name	Website
Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry	www.bcci.bg

Cluster Management Team:

Name	Surname	Position	Telephone	Email	Gender
Vasil	Todorov	Cluster Manager	+359886656006	todorov@bcci.bg	Male

Link to team description on the cluster's website:

http://hoists-bulgaria.com/en/

Languages spoken:

Bulgarian

English

Sectoral and Industrial Focus

Sectoral Industries:

Production Technology and Heavy Machinery

Technology fields:

Engineering

Apparatus Engineering

S3 EU priority areas:

Electrical equipment

Machinery & equipment n.e.c.

Emerging industries:

Logistical Services

Composition of the cluster

Total number of members:

Number of SME members:

Number of start-ups among SME members:

Number of larger company members:

Number of research organisations/universities/technology centres:

Number of other ecosystem actors :

Link to the cluster members’ list:

http://www.hoists-bulgaria.com/en/#members

Entrepreneurship and scale-up support facilities in the cluster's ecosystem (see "Organisation type"):

Name and link of major players:

Name	Website	Type
Balkansko Echo LTD	http://balkanskoecho.com/	Larger Company
ELMOT JSC	http://www.elmotbg.com/	Larger Company
Skladova Tehnika JSC	http://www.st-bg.com	SME
MV Yantra JSC	https://www.yantra.bg	SME
Technical University of Gabrovo	https://www.tugab.bg	University
Institute of Mechanics	http://www.imbm.bas.bg/	Research Organisation

Cluster Strategy

Mission/Objectives:

To examine the conditions and trends in the market development, the technological and technical progress in the field of hoisting devices;
To help expand investments and increase turnover, improve competitiveness and productivity of the partners;
To support the business interests of the partners before state and public institutions in the country and abroad; to represent their interests before foreign chambers and other business organizations, etc.;
To promote business cooperation between the partners and to help increase their export potential;
To promote the launch of new joint projects related to reducing expenses and creating additional added value.

Do you have a formalised strategy?:

Yes

Do you have a specific strategy focus that addresses internationalisation ?:

Yes

Services

Support services provided:

Internationalisation support (= Access to third countries markets)

Access to technology services

Facilitation of collaboration between members

Promotion of activities (marketing/ visibility)

Support of technology transfer

Cooperation Activities

International Cooperation

The main countries targeted by the cluster organisation:

Azerbaijan

China

India

Israel

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Our cluster organisation undertook the following international activities to support our members:

Promotional Activities

Trans-national Cooperation

The main countries targeted by the cluster organisation:

Hungary

Russian Federation

Serbia

North Macedonia

Turkey

Our cluster organisation undertook the following trans-national activities to support our members:

Promotional Activities

Which clusters do you collaborate with?:

Industrial Cluster Srednogorie, Europe

Support Programmes

Participation in Funded Support Programmes:

European Programmes	Project Name	Link	Name & Description (Regional/National)	Link (Regional/National)
Other	Development and Internationalization of Cluster Hoisting Devices	http://www.hoists-bulgaria.com/	Operational Programme "Innovation and Competitiveness" 2014-2020 (National)	http://en.opic.bg/

Promotion

Success Story / Achievements:

The cluster supports the internationalization of the activities of its members. The cluster is negotiating cooperation agreements with 20 Bilateral Chambers in Bulgaria - with 6 Chambers signed so far, working with Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Romania, Israel, Korea, Scandinavian countries. Negotiations with others continue.

Why should partners choose you for cooperation?:

The cluster brings together 90% of the manufacturers of hoists and cranes in Bulgaria. Over 90% of Cluster members' output is for export. The products are exported to over 80 countries. The cluster includes in its structure a technical university and a scientific institute from the system of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The cluster is supported by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is the largest business organization in Bulgaria with over 53,000 members, 28 regional chambers and 105 branch organizations in its structure. The cluster team has experience in applying and implementing projects funded by the European Funds.