Gerry Weber expands in Romania

Germany-based Gerry Weber, dealing in the textile industry, last year made approximately 10.5 million euro investments, most of which aimed at expanding the productive facilities in Romania. “We invested 10.5 million euros from our own resources. Most of the money was aimed at developing the productive facilities in Romania, opening a showroom in Dusseldorf and upgrading our IT Systems,” Gerry Weber specified. The German group said the expansion was due to the relocation of its operations from Halle, Germany and Portugal to Romania. This change has created 250 jobs, so that the group is currently employing 2,000 people. Gerry Weber began producing women’s wear in Romania in May 2000, following a four million euro start-up investment made in Santana de Mures. The German company, however, has been operating in Romania since 1994, when it started working with domestic companies through outsourcing contracts. ZF