About us

Joint stock company GRADIENT a.s. was set up in 2004, as a result of a transformation from GRADIENT s.r.o – limited liability company (established in 1995). Since yaer 2002 we are a sole distributor of Kazchrome company of Kazakhstan for Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania and Balkan states.

Since the set-up  the company has been active as a trader in the area of raw materials for metallurgical and foundry industry and in the sphere of finished metallurgical products. Currently, the ferroalloys and alloying metals forms nearly 100% of turnover. Dominant commodities we supply include high-carbon ferrochrome, of which Kazchrome is the world's biggest producer, as well as medium and low-carbon ferrochrome and silicomanganese. In addition to the materials produced by Kazchrom, we supply a whole range of other ferroalloys and metals used in steel-making and foundry operations.

The customers of Gradient a.s are from whole Europe. In smaller scale company is active as well on the markets outside of Europe. In the Eastern European region GRADIENT a.s. ranks among the foremost companies active in this field, continuously reinforcing its position on the market.

The headquarters of the company are located in Kladno, however, 100 per cent of the company's operation is currently performed from  the Kutná Hora branch.

There is a wide range of warehouses and logistic partners all over the region we co-operate with in order to fully satisfy the requirements of our customers. Longstanding cooperation with our proven services providers ensures the first class logistical and financial support  for our customers.

GRADIENT a.s. is formed by a team of highly-qualified and language-skilled people, ready to meet ever growing needs of our customers. 15 years of  experience  and achieved  results are the proof of professional competence of the team.

Since 2002 the company has been a holder of the ISO 9001:2000 quality management system certification issued by BVQI. In year 2009, company had been successfully recertified according to ISO 9001:2008 norm.

Our foremost goal is an excellent approach to our customers and a continuous improvement of the services provided.

Tomáš Rendla
Chairman of the Board  - GRADIENT a.s.