Products & Services
UZIN UTZ is known for its high technical performance and innovative strength. When developing our products, we always take health and environmental aspects into consideration. We meet our customers’ needs with services and new business models. To do this, we analyze specific customer needs in our core and growth markets. By 2025, we want to generate 5 % more turnover through new product developments.
We are using and developing digital solutions to better connect us to our customers and to provide them with information and other services. And we are embracing the opportunities digitalisation offers in order to make workflows easier and more efficient for employees.
Machinery and special tools for substrate preparation and installation of floor coverings.
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Complete product range for installation, renovation and maintenance of wood flooring.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
At UZIN UTZ, research and development is at the heart of our efforts to always be one step ahead and to proactively address future market requirements and customer needs. This leads to the development of products that not only meet the highest quality standards, but also fulfill strict requirements for occupational health and safety and healthy living. Our products are also a key element in the realization of ecological sustainability goals. We attach great importance to product innovation and actively promote the continuous development of our product portfolio for all brands.
In 2023 the UZIN UTZ Group invested around EUR 13.7 million (12.8) in research and development. On average, 133 (130) employees worked in this area, contributing significantly to a product novelty ratio of 28.5 % (34) across all UZIN UTZ development sites.
At Uzin Utz SE expenditure on research and development in 2023 amounted to EUR 6.0 million (6.1). On average, 57 (59) employees were involved in the development and optimization of new products for the UZIN brand. Our development expertise is also reflected in the Uzin Utz SE novelty ratio of 36.0 % (53.1) in 2023. This rate refers to products with innovative or significantly improved properties that were launched on the market within the last five years and have a demonstrable marketing value. The novelty ratio is calculated based on the ratio of sales of these new products to the total sales of all internally developed products.
