Fan manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg will invest some 50 million euros ($A77.2 million) in new production facilities in Lodz, Poland.
Ziehl-Abegg chief operating officer, Joachim Ley, said megatrends such as digitalization, climate change and urbanization are leading to a growth in demand and call for a significant increase in the company’s production capacities.
The construction of the building in the south-east of Lodz (will be completed within nine months. Production is intended to start in Autumn 2023.
Machinery and equipment will be installed on a step by step basis in the 17,000 square metres of space in the building.
“We are building up the production facilities on a gradual basis,” Ley said.
“There are plans to create 300 to 400 new jobs within five years.
“In view of rising energy prices, the use of heat pumps will enjoy an unprecedented boom, especially in Europe.”
Ziehl-Abegg managing director for Poland, Adam Korzybski, said there ae where he has been working in the Sales Department for energy-saving fans since 1997.16 employees currently working at Ziehl-Abegg Poland serving customers of the global fan manufacturer in Latvia and Lithuania.
“We are the technology leader in fans which have been optimized with the help of biomimetics,” Korzybski said.
“This special fan design reduces noise and consequently enables heat pumps to be operated in densely built-up areas.
“In the future, smaller fans, which up to now have been imported into Europe from Asia, will also be built in Lodz. These fans are used for home ventilation or in cooling for electronics and refrigeration technology.”