TIMELINE:
Erkan İslamoğlu tells the founding story of Linde: Click to read the interview.
2012 — The Foundation
In the Eskişehir Organized Industrial Zone, a team carrying 30 years of engineering experience built a manufacturing facility from scratch.
The mission was clear: become Turkey's global voice in 19" rack cabinet and enclosure design.
2013–2014 — Production Begins. Standards Are Set.
Serial production lines came online. Floor-standing and wall-mount cabinet series were introduced to market.
Through the first major domestic projects, a culture of quality became embedded in Lande's DNA.
2015 — ISO 9001. Going Global.
ISO 9001 Quality Management certification was secured — production reached international standards.
The first export steps were taken. The journey toward Turkey's top 100 exporters had begun.
2016–2017 — Landmark Projects. Accelerated Growth.
Türk Telekom IDC3, İş Bankası, Akbank, TURKSAT, Borsa İstanbul and the Turkish Presidency — the country's most critical data center projects were equipped with Lande cabinets.
Growing demand accelerated investment in capacity and automation.
2018 — Official R&D Center. Innovation Institutionalized.
The Turkish Ministry of Industry officially certified Lande's R&D Center.
Equipped with structural, thermal and seismic testing infrastructure, it became the place where innovation was anchored at the heart of the factory.
2019 — NATO Clearance. Defense-Grade Manufacturing.
Lande obtained NATO Facility Security Clearance and Ministry of National Defence certification.
A status granted to only a handful of rack manufacturers worldwide — making Lande a trusted supplier for defense-grade infrastructure.
2020 — ECO-Qube and a 20,000 m² Campus at Full Capacity
ECO-Qube launched under EU Horizon 2020: 6 countries, 11 partners, AI-augmented data center cooling — scored 14 out of 15 by the European Commission.
The production campus reached full operational capacity: 20,000 m² enclosed manufacturing, 40,000 m² logistics, with real-time ERP traceability.
2021–2022 — 1,500 Cabinets/Day. 75th on the TET Honor List.
With a team of 300 skilled professionals and a daily output of 1,500 cabinets, Lande became Türkiye's largest rack cabinet manufacturer.
Ranked 75th on the TET Export Honor List for companies exceeding $10M in annual exports.
2023 — Sustainability Report. EcoVadis Badge.
Lande's first GRI-compliant Sustainability Report was published. Carbon footprint reduced by 21.8%. Energy and water data shared with full transparency.
EcoVadis — assessing over 130,000 companies globally — awarded Lande the Sustainability Committed Badge.
2024 — T.R.O.Y.A. Digital Product Passport. 32 Tons CO₂ Saved.
The next-generation T.R.O.Y.A. cabinet series launched — among the first in the industry to carry a Digital Product Passport.
32 tons of CO₂ saved through intermodal logistics. 108 countries. 350+ experts on the team.
2025–2026 — 2,000 Cabinets/Day. 50+ Certifications. 108 Countries.
Daily production capacity reached 2,000 cabinets. A fully automated 20,000 m² campus operates 24/7 with real-time ERP traceability.
50+ international certifications. Technical support in 11 languages. Invited speaker at BICSI Saudi Arabia 2026.
The only company in Türkiye to join the European Commission's Data Centre Code of Conduct.
Today: 20,000 square meters. 350 engineers. 108 countries.
Tomorrow: more innovation, stronger infrastructure, and many more years of achievement ahead.
Where trust meets the excellence of LANDE
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