FOR ARCH exhibition, Prague, Czech Republic

23. – 27. September 2008

Over a thousand exhibitors took part in a showplace bigger than 25 000 m2 at the 19th Annual International Building Exhibition, FOR ARCH. One of the exhibitors was Korek Jelínek s.r.o., who introduced heat cladding system with the use of cork panels. More and more people who are building new, or want to insulate their existing house, are choosing cork, which is not only a purely natural product but also an excellent insulator.

The booth offered not only cork insulation panels, but a whole range of other cork products like cork floating floors, wallpapers, chippings, etc. The booth was a big success and reappeared at the exhibition Dům a bydlení (house and living) in Liberec, Czech Republic, on 9 – 12 October.

It was great to see so many people interested in cork products. People said they wanted something natural and ecological. And that’s what cork is, a brilliant all round product. It still amazes me at how many uses cork has and I hope that the cork industry will continue to flourish.

Jelinek Cork Group Faces the Challenges of Rising Freight Costs

Jelinek Cork Group products continue to be shipped throughout the world at record levels. Transportation costs have always been very important but never more so then in these challenging times of rising fuel and energy costs. These costs directly effect the final product costs. Although Jelinek Cork Group has always been mindful of finding the best possible freight rates - whether by ships, planes, trains or trucks - we have never been more vigilant then today. The experienced Jelinek Cork Group freight team works closely with the transport industry to find the best freight costs and service levels to meet customer demands.

Sonny Jelinek observes a container vessel
carrying Jelinek products to countries far and wide.