Viko

VIKO was founded in Istanbul, Turkey in 1966. Up until 1980 the company manufactured a narrow range of products namely, group sockets and accessories.

History

VIKO is providing product solutions for the handling of low voltage electricity current at different stages in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. The company’s product portfolio includes wiring devices (switches & sockets), multi sockets, accessories, miniature circuit breaker boxes, smart meters & automatic meter reading solutions, low voltage switchgears and building automation systems. VIKO is the market leader in wiring devices and exports approximately 40 percent of its turnover to 75 countries in Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. According to 2011 figures VİKO was ranked 357th in terms of turnover, 224th in terms of profitability and 210th in terms of export sales within the ‘Istanbul Chamber of Commerce’ 500 list.

The company’s production and warehouse facilities are located in the Sancaktepe district of Istanbul within a covered area of 60.000 m2. As of 2013, the industrial facilities of VIKO are the largest within its sector in Turkey and have a yearly production capacity of 100.000.000 units of wiring devices.

Vikoč

Vikoč (Serbian Cyrillic: Викоч) is a village in the municipality of Foča, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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