Alples
Alples is the leading middle price furniture manufacturer in Slovenia. It was established in 1955 as Medzadružno lesno industrijsko podjetje Češnjica and renamed to its current name in 1969. Its headquarters are located in Železniki. In 2008, it had 305 employees and a revenue of 30 million euros. In 2017, it had 190 employees. The factory’s main production program is furniture made of chipboard, covered with melamine foil.
Alples produces furniture for bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, youth rooms and anterooms, a special line of cabinets for audio-video equipment and coffee tables. 50% of the products are exported, the rest are sold in domestic market. Main export markets are the United States, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Japan, and Macedonia.
In 2009, Alples was awarded the Superbrands award.
In 2014, Alples provided the equipment for 3,500 rooms used by the participants of the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.