With 2,400 m² of additional floorspace currently in the final construction phase, WILD Technologies is laying an important cornerstone for future growth.

A significant enlargement of the manufacturing area, optimised storage equipment, and additional meeting, office and social space: The WILD Group is significantly upgrading its Trnava production site in Slovakia by introducing a series of measures designed to expand capacity in the production process for the long term.

”In order to be best prepared for growing market and customer requirements, we primarily need the corresponding production and storage space. Following completion of the first of three stages, 600 square metres are now available. The expansion by an additional 1,800 square metres from May 2023 will help reduce our office space bottleneck,“ Managing Director Tobias Knoop explains. ”Not only do we want to make use of the entire space of 4,800 square metres by 2027, but we also want to double turnover compared to 2021 by then.“ Until then, the number of staff members is expected to grow from currently 98 to 150-170. At the same time, the company is addressing the issue of energy efficiency and resource conservation. For instance, the entire lighting system in the production hall has been converted to LED. 

COMPETENT AND WITH AN ATTRACTIVE COST STRUCTURE
In recent years, the Trnava site has developed into a competent production partner and an important complement to the WILD Group‘s sites in Carinthia. ”We succeeded because our main focus was on expanding and strengthening the
technical expertise available. This is the requirement for managing the challenge of manufacturing a large share of the WILD Group‘s product portfolio,“ says Knoop. Therefore, in addition to the building infrastructure, we are also investing above all in the individual production lines. ”This is done on a product-to-product basis, depending on how the devices or assemblies can be manufactured in the best possible manner,“ Knoop explains.

A technologically competent site with lower wages is definitely relevant to the group‘s sustainable growth strategy. After all, today many customers are subject to increasing cost pressure.