MLK Houses: cooperation with LIAA as boost for development

MLK Houses is a Latvian manufacturer of modular and wooden buildings specialising in white label solutions for hospitality and real estate developers. The company designs, manufactures, and delivers high added-value buildings for hotels, resorts, nature tourism projects, and the long-term rental segment. Production takes place in Latvia, but the company has focused on exports since the very outset. Currently, the company’s main markets are the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. The US market also plays a strategic role in the company’s development plans. 

The company is using its cooperation with the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) as a booster for growth. Participation in the incubation support programme at the LIAA Madona office and digitisation support has allowed MLK Houses to plan its cash flow more flexibly and allocate more resources to research, product development, and international presence. “State support frees up our own resources. This means that we can travel to new target markets, look for partners, and test out ideas. Each trip to the United States costs at least ten thousand euros, but it is precisely there, on the ground, that real cooperation is formed,” explains Matīss Kuba, CEO of MLK Houses. 

Process efficiency and digitisation are also an important part of the company’s development. With the support of LIAA, MLK Houses introduced an integrated management system last year that combines production, warehousing, financial accounting, and working time control on a single platform. 

Speaking about the practical side of cooperation with LIAA, the CEO notes that the administrative processes are understandable and manageable: “The first time, it may take a few hours to get to grips with everything and figure it all out, but after that, everything runs smoothly. If you want to achieve something, you have to work for it, and that’s only natural.” 

MLK Houses also appreciates the involvement of LIAA representatives abroad, especially in selecting potential partners and exploring markets, which helps to develop exports in a more targeted manner and reduce risks in new markets. “If the tools are available and designed for business growth, they really help you move forward and achieve your goals faster. For example, LIAA support has been particularly useful in exploring growth opportunities in another of our target markets – Australia,” Mr Kuba reveals. 

Information material prepared with the support of the European Regional Development Fund