FROM 1987

TO TODAY...

FROM 1987 TO TODAY...

  • First Step
  • Bakirci started in 1987 to business life in Istanbul as the sole agency of the world-famous body repair equipment manufacturer Celette. Further than only proving himself as a sales and after sales service company for Celette, Bakirci did also become the leading company in the automotive market.

    • 1987

  • The first Automotive Training Centre in Turkey
  • Bakirci did open in 1991 with the name Celette Centre, the first Automotive Training Centre in Turkey. The aim was to level up the automotive workshops in Turkey to international standards. After installing all necessary equipment in the training centre Bakirci started to organize theoretical and practical trainings in order to realize professional body repair training. 9500 experts and technicians were trained till now in the training centre.

    • 1991

  • Training Organisations with Distributors

    • 1994

  • The first social responsibility project in Turkey
  • With the vision to transfer European automotive technology to Turkey, Bakirci started in 1998 to realize the first social responsibility project with the donation of a complete body repair workshop equipment package to the vocational high school in Ege University. Hence, young automotive technicians were trained in Turkey for the first time with an academic substructure. This cooperation, which started with the Ege University continued with other automotive engineering disciplines offering universities, particularly with the Gazi University in Ankara. Beside this, cooperations with industrial vocational schools, which are very important for the intermediate production power, are continuing.

    • 1998

  • New Organisation
  • Bakirci, who is expressing his services with the notion “Repairs respecting Manufacturer Standards” and emphasizing the importance of it on all occasions did take in 2002 the decision for growth and started a new organisation.First step was to become the sole agency for new brands, who have proven himself as manufacturer with their authority in the market. By this way, Bakırcı has become able to offer all the equipment needs of the mechanical, body and paint departments in the workshop from a single source.

    • 2002

  • The first workshop in Turkey, completely equipped by only one equipment supplier

    • 2003

    Mercedes-Benz / Gülsoy Otomotiv

  • The biggest first multibrand workshop in Turkey, equipped by only one supplier...

    • 2006

    Doğuş Oto

  • The first complete turnkey ready workshop abroad

    • 2007

    Man Truck / Bakü, Azerbaycan

  • garagineering
  • Bakirci, who did aim to offer “Optimized Solutions” for the sales and after sales service departments in the workshop did enlarge in 2008 his existing services equipment supply, after sales service and training with new services like architecture, business development and software. Bakirci did offer this holistic approach as a concept and developed in order to create a difference in the market a new notion. This new notion, launched as “garagineering”, is generated from the English words “garage” and “engineering”. Bakirci could summarize with this new notion all the offered services to his customers.

    • 2008

  • Modernisation of our Training Centre

    • 2010

  • New Body Repair Training Centre in the plant of Tofaş, equipped and orgnaized by us.

    • 2011

  • Due to an agreement with Ford Turkey we started to supply all necessary special tools to their dealers

    • 2011

  • The first success as Architecture office. Approved as official Volvo Trucks Workshop Architecture office

    • 2012

    Volvo Trucks / Baghdad, Iraq

  • Appointed as official Ford Trucks Architecture office. More than 50 truck workshop projects were realized

    • 2013

    Ford Trucks / Izmir, Turkey

  • Partnership agreement with Brisa

    • 2014

  • 360° Service
  • In developing different approaches for all activity fields, looking always to the complete picture and showing interest in building up the details in harmony, Bakirci started in 2015 to offer the “360° Service” concept. With this concept, Bakirci did offer to the automotive market a wide range of services, like new business development projects, strategical / process-oriented consultancy and turnkey ready projects.

    • 2015

  • Authorized Certification Body by MYK
  • In 2016, Bakirci was accredited by TÜRKAK (Turkish Accreditation Agency) and was appointed by MYK (Vocational Qualification Authority) as an “Authorized Certification Body”. Bakirci did make since then for all 14 different professions, where Bakirci is authorized, 4200 vocational tests and did overhand the certificates to successful technicians.

    • 2016

  • Association of Insurance Companies – OSEM Bakirci signed an Exclusive Solution Partner agreement

    • 2016

  • 54.000m² covered space, the biggest workshop in Turkey, equipped by us as single supplier

    • 2016

    Doğuş Oto

  • 30 years passed away with the effort to step more forward togehter. Move to our new premises

    • 2017

  • We are awarded as best supplier

    • 2017

  • Realisation of the new Continental fast repair workshop concept, designed by us

    • 2018

  • Exclusive Solution Partner of TÜV SÜD D -Expert

    • 2019

  • Supplier for the first workshop for electric vehicles in Turkey

    • 2019

  • We equipped the Masterpiece Collision Center, our first American project...

    • 2019

  • We became the "Strategic Solution Partner" of Midas, one of the world's largest fast repair service chains

    • 2020

  • Design work for the first corporate mobile service vehicle in Turkey. Overhanded to 27 FORD dealers

    • 2020

  • Strategic solution partner of the world’s most important lubricants producer Castrol

    • 2020

  • As exclusive partner we equipped Qatar's largest automotive facility, "Hangar for Qatar Emiri Maintenance Corp. of Qatar Armed Forces' project"

    • 2020

  • Signing of a cooperation protocol with TOBFED (Automobile Maintenance Associations Federation of Turkey) to co-found an academy
  • TOBFED Academy has started his activities to contribute to the automotive after sales services by closing the shortage of qualified staff. Aiming to increase employability and the quality of vocational education with this cooperation, TOBFED Academy will offer "specialized training" to vocational groups. Each vocational group will be trained by experts and competent trainers.

    • 2020

  • Design for Bridgestone’s ‘’Performance Center’’ concept

    • 2021

  • We became the sole solution partner of Azerbaijan's largest automotive investment, “Motor House” Service Center and Technical Inspection project

    • 2021

  • Writing new standards for Bosch Car Service

    • 2021

  • Today...
  • With 105 employees and more than 30 distributorships, Bakirci is designing and equipping complete workshops mainly in Turkey and in other countries, like Azerbaijan, North Cyprus, Iraq, Iran, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Qatar and USA. Bakirci is continuing his mission on the basis of Manufacturer Standards with the sustainable concept for service totality. The aim is creating added values for his sector and the society. In building up his future by growing, becoming an institution, but always trying to be in the centre of life and to control every detail, Bakirci is articulating himself as a “Strategical Solution Partner”.

    • 2022

    1987

  • First Step
  • Bakirci started in 1987 to business life in Istanbul as the sole agency of the world-famous body repair equipment manufacturer Celette. Further than only proving himself as a sales and after sales service sevice company for Celette, Bakirci did also become the leading company in the automotive market.

    1991

  • The first Automotive Training Centre in Turkey
  • Bakirci did open in 1991 with the name Celette Centre, the first Automotive Training Centre in Turkey. The aim was to level up the automotive workshops in Turkey to international standards. After installing all necessary equipment in the training centre Bakirci started to organize theoretical and practical trainings in order to realize professional body repair training. 9500 experts and technicians were trained till now in the training centre.

    1994

  • Training Organisations with Distributors

    1998

  • The first social responsibility project in Turkey
  • With the vision to transfer European automotive technology to Turkey, Bakirci started in 1998 to realize the first social responsibility project with the donation of a complete body repair workshop equipment package to the vocational high school in Ege University. Hence, young automotive technicians were trained in Turkey for the first time with an academic substructure. This cooperation, which started with the Ege University continued with other automotive engineering disciplines offering universities, particularly with the Gazi University in Ankara. Beside this, cooperations with industrial vocational schools, which are very important for the intermediate production power, are continuing.

    2002

  • New Organisation
  • Bakirci, who is expressing his services with the notion “Repairs respecting Manufacturer Standards” and emphasizing the importance of it on all occasions did take in 2002 the decision for growth and started a new organisation.First step was to become the sole agency for new brands, who have proven himself as manufacturer with their authority in the market. By this way, Bakırcı has become able to offer all the equipment needs of the mechanical, body and paint departments in the workshop from a single source.

    Mercedes-Benz / Gülsoy Otomotiv

    2003

  • The first workshop in Turkey, completely equipped by only one equipment supplier

    2006

  • The biggest first multibrand workshop in Turkey, equipped by only one supplier...

    Doğuş Oto / Power Center / Maslak

    Man Truck / Bakü, Azerbaycan

    2007

  • The first complete turnkey ready workshop abroad

    2008

  • garagineering
  • Bakirci, who did aim to offer “Optimized Solutions” for the sales and after sales service departments in the workshop did enlarge in 2008 his existing services equipment supply, after sales service and training with new services like architecture, business development and software. Bakirci did offer this holistic approach as a concept and developed in order to create a difference in the market a new notion. This new notion, launched as “garagineering”, is generated from the English words “garage” and “engineering”. Bakirci could summarize with this new notion all the offered services to his customers.

    2010

  • Modernisation of our Training Centre

    2011

  • New Body Repair Training Centre in the plant of Tofaş, equipped and orgnaized by us.

    2011

  • Due to an agreement with Ford Turkey we started to supply all necessary special tools to their dealers

    2012

  • The first success as Architecture office. Approved as official Volvo Trucks Workshop Architecture office

    Volvo Trucks / Bağdat, Irak

    Ford Trucks / Pınarbaşı, İzmir

    2013

  • Appointed as official Ford Trucks Architecture office. More than 50 truck workshop projects were realized

    2014

  • Partnership agreement with Brisa

    2015

  • 360° Service
  • In developing different approaches for all activity fields, looking always to the complete picture and showing interest in building up the details in harmony, Bakirci started in 2015 to offer the “360° Service” concept. With this concept, Bakirci did offer to the automotive market a wide range of services, like new business development projects, strategical / process-oriented consultancy and turnkey ready projects.

    2016

  • Authorized Certification Body by MYK
  • In 2016, Bakirci was accredited by TÜRKAK (Turkish Accreditation Agency) and was appointed by MYK (Vocational Qualification Authority) as an “Authorized Certification Body”. Bakirci did make since then for all 14 different professions, where Bakirci is authorized, 4200 vocational tests and did overhand the certificates to successful technicians.

    2016

  • Association of Insurance Companies – OSEM Bakirci signed an Exclusive Solution Partner agreement

    2016

  • 54.000m² covered space, the biggest workshop in Turkey, equipped by us as single supplier

    Doğuş Oto / Kartal

    2017

  • 30 years passed away with the effort to step more forward togehter. Move to our new premises

    2017

  • We are awarded as best supplier

    2018

  • Realisation of the new Continental fast repair workshop concept, designed by us

    2019

  • Exclusive Solution Partner of TÜV SÜD D -Expert

    2019

  • Supplier for the first workshop for electric vehicles in Turkey

    2019

  • We equipped the Masterpiece Collision Center, our first American project...

    2020

  • We became the "Strategic Solution Partner" of Midas, one of the world's largest fast repair service chains

    2020

  • Design work for the first corporate mobile service vehicle in Turkey. Overhanded to 27 FORD dealers

    2020

  • Strategic solution partner of the world’s most important lubricants producer Castrol

    2020

  • As exclusive partner we equipped Qatar's largest automotive facility, "Hangar for Qatar Emiri Maintenance Corp. of Qatar Armed Forces' project"

    2020

  • Signing of a cooperation protocol with TOBFED (Automobile Maintenance Associations Federation of Turkey) to co-found an academy
  • TOBFED Academy has started his activities to contribute to the automotive after sales services by closing the shortage of qualified staff. Aiming to increase employability and the quality of vocational education with this cooperation, TOBFED Academy will offer "specialized training" to vocational groups. Each vocational group will be trained by experts and competent trainers.

    2021

  • Design for Bridgestone’s ‘’Performance Center’’ concept

    2021

  • We became the sole solution partner of Azerbaijan's largest automotive investment, “Motor House” Service Center and Technical Inspection project

    2021

  • Writing new standards for Bosch Car Service

    2022

  • Today...
  • With 105 employees and more than 30 distributorships, Bakirci is designing and equipping complete workshops mainly in Turkey and in other countries, like Azerbaijan, North Cyprus, Iraq, Iran, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Qatar and USA. Bakirci is continuing his mission on the basis of Manufacturer Standards with the sustainable concept for service totality. The aim is creating added values for his sector and the society. In building up his future by growing, becoming an institution, but always trying to be in the centre of life and to control every detail, Bakirci is articulating himself as a “Strategical Solution Partner”.