Deufol, global market leader for industry packaging, constructs a new production facility in Cheb, Czech Republic. The groundbreaking took place on July 13, 2016. The production start is planned for spring 2017. The team around Vítězslav Dovrtěl, responsible for Europe East within Deufol SE, initiated the project and will be supported by Pavel Dynda, Project Manager and Pavel Dosedla, as future Operation Manager.
The 81st Deufol operation will be embedded in a geographical central position of the European network. Industry 4.0 required digital networking as well as flexible and highly automated series production. The reduction of “Time-to-Market” packaging made the decision for the investment in a new operation necessary, reads a press release of Deufol SE.
“We will clearly increase our productivity at this new operation through innovative processes and the integration of the digital control in the manufacturing process of the company and significant improve our market position.” says Dennis Hübner, Executive Director of Deufol SE.
Deufol offers all customers with its in-house developed software interfaces to all known ERP-Systems an “End-to-End-Solution”. Here, the customer receives a “Real-Time-Visibility” of all relevant data – from the supplier to the point of the actual assembly on site worldwide.
At the end of August, the recruiting campaign will start. “Before we start with our production, we will provide a comprehensive training to our employees,” reports HR-Manager Czech Republic, Jitka Zimolková, adding, that the modern corporate culture of Deufol, offers all employees immense development opportunities and promotion prospects.
Deufol Group is a global premium provider of packaging services and adjacent services. The company’s focus includes Export & Industrial Packaging, Logistics Services, Automated Packaging, Smart IT solutions for supply chain, Promotional & Display Packaging or Data Packaging.
The Deufol corporation with headquarters in Hofheim (Wallau) near Frankfurt am Main has 80 operations in eleven countries and employs nearly 2,700 people. In 2015, the group achieved an annual sale of EUR 325 million (about 8.8 billion CZK). In the Czech Republic Deufol currently holds six operations and offers besides complex packaging solutions also in the wooden house industry.
