EuroWire September 2019

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Celebration time for Harting

TWENTY five years ago, the Harting Technology Group opened a subsidiary in Prague, Czech Republic, that has since enjoyed a successful development. This was a point that chairman Philip Harting emphasised during a gala evening celebrated with customers, employees and representatives of the German-Czech Board of Trade in Palais Martinic: “The decision to locate in the Czech Republic was a thoroughly worthwhile step.” “It quickly became clear to us, after the political changes and upheavals, that this region was a promising market for the future. It was therefore the obvious decision to strengthen our activities in Eastern Europe and, in the course of our internationalisation, which began in 1979, to gain a foothold here as well,” added Mr Harting. Since then, the country has flourished, so that in the following years the neighbouring countries were also considered for expansion. “Within a few years, starting in 2003, our subsidiaries in Romania, Poland and Hungary were launched – including our recently

▲ ▲ Harting CEO Philip Harting (left) and managing director Marek Sucharda (right). Andrej Schvarc (centre), managing director Blumenbecker Prague sro, thanked the company for its good cooperation over the years

a committed team and strict customer orientation.

expanded production facilities in Sibiu and Agnita, Romania, and the newly opened assembly plant in Bydgoszcz, Poland,”Mr Harting added. Marek Sucharda, managing director Harting sro, shared Mr Harting’s enthusiasm: “Here in the Czech Republic, we are expanding our market share with

“Our good market observation and top contact to our customers and users also help us achieve this.” Harting Stiftung & Co KG – Germany Website : www.harting.com

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