About company

History and present:
With effect as of 1 May 1950 the national establishment Trhárny was incorporated with registered office at Ivančice and with the principal subject of business activity of ripping rugs and textile waste of all kinds.
In 1958 the national establishment became part of VHJ VLNA and its name was changed to RETEX, cultivation of textile materials. In the years 1967 -1970 manufacture of unwoven textiles was introduced, with the most popular of them being the JEKOR floor textile. In the period of organisational climax (1953) RETEX managed 68 detached local workshops across the then Czechoslovakia with 2118 employees.
The joint-stock company RETEX with registered office at Ivančice was incorporated on 1 May 1992. At present the company ´s registered office has been moved to Moravský Krumlov and the company has 5 other detached workshops (at Ivančice, Fulnek, Stráž nad Nisou- Kateřinská, Stráž nad Nisou- Londýnská, Zákupy) and about 245 employees. The principal subject of business activity is manufactuer of unwoven textiles for building industry, automotive and furniture industry.

Quality management system:
The quality management system pursuant to ISO 9001 was introduced in 1996-1999 and maintained since. In 2004 the company was QMS certified pursuant to ISO/TS 16949:2002.

Environment management system:

The environment management system was introduced in 2006-2007 and this was certified pursuant to            ČSN EN ISO 14001:2005.

Exports:
About 20-30% of the company revenues come from exports, mainly to Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Netherlands. The company takes part in international exhibitions INDEX in Geneva and Techtextil in Frankfurt upon Main.