Tekstura Home<\/a>” used to have its production facilities in Luhansk and Kharkiv regions. \u201cUsed to,\u201d because now they are gone. The company is now operating in the Lviv region.<\/p>\nRelocated? Not quite \u2014 it can\u2019t really be called a relocation. All of the company\u2019s production capacity, machinery, and equipment were left behind. Some were destroyed by shelling, some looted during the occupation, and the rest cannot be transported out. Due to the proximity to the frontline, no transporters are willing to go there.<\/p>\n
And yet \u2014 the company resumed operations! How?<\/p>\n
According to owner Anton Molchanov<\/strong>, it was thanks to the help of colleagues \u2014 local furniture makers from Lviv. The company that extended a helping hand had seen a drop in production volumes due to the war, which freed up personnel and equipment. Molchanov proposed a partnership: he would use their resources to restart his own production based on their \u201cfoundation.\u201d They reached an agreement. It\u2019s essentially an outsourcing partnership: “Tekstura Home” pays an agreed percentage of profit for using the partner’s staff, equipment, and premises.<\/p>\n\n\u2014 So you had enough space and equipment to resume production. But what about people? Labor shortages, especially qualified ones, are an issue across the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u2014 Some of our previous team \u2014 mostly managers \u2014 stayed with us. But they\u2019re scattered across Ukraine and beyond \u2014 Kyiv, Odesa, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, Kolomyia. One is even in Spain. So they work remotely. But we had to form a new production team from scratch. And like many others today, we started offering positions traditionally held by men \u2014 to women.<\/em><\/p>\nAs for equipment, to meet the needs of our production and to become more self-reliant, we\u2019re still buying new machines. We use our own reinvested funds, but mainly grants \u2014 we\u2019ve won nine grants during this time.<\/em><\/p>\nAnd all this while the new equipment we purchased before the war, in anticipation of scaling up, remains unpacked and inaccessible. We’ve already written it off.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\u2014 Have you restored your pre-war product range?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u2014 As for furniture \u2014 mostly yes. Some outdated models were replaced with new designs, as we\u2019ve done periodically before. But at our new location, we launched an entirely new line \u2014 textile production. We now make bed linens for adults and children, baby blankets and \u201csleeping cocoons,\u201d duvets, pillows, and even toys. The textile line is diverse. We also make mattresses. And in this line, we are now completely independent from our hosting partners.<\/em><\/p>\nThis textile production also helped expand our furniture offerings. Now we produce not only beds but also sofas \u2014 fully soft furniture.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\u2014 What are your plans for this year?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u2014 Export. We already have occasional international sales, but that\u2019s not enough. We need to make exports consistent. We\u2019re starting with an English-language website. Eventually, we\u2019ll begin participating in exhibitions \u2014 something essential for long-term export success. You understand that in our current situation \u2014 given what the company went through at the start of the war \u2014 such large-scale projects take time to realize.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t