O.ME.PS transfers part of production to Romania

The management of O.ME.PS. Romania, the local branch of the Italian silo trailers producer, intends to produce its first silo trailers in the Romanian city of Cluj by the end of this year. The company has acquired a 4,000 square-metre plot of land just outside the city and O.ME.PS. Romania representatives estimate investment in the first stage of building the production and service facility will amount to about 1 million euros. “We want to build a hall that will cover approximately 1,500 square-metres. Also, we intend to expand the facility in stages over the next few years. Only the assembly and the painting of the silo trailers will be done in Romania, while the actual manufacture will continue to be done so in Italy, as it requires more advanced technology,” Liviu Birleanu, general manager of O.ME.PS Romania told ZF Transilvania. O.ME.PS Romania representatives estimate an approximately 4 million-euro turnover for this year, up 35% against 2006. “Last year our market saw a spectacular surge, mainly as a result of investments in infrastructure”. “These investments led to 200% increase in 2006 against 2005, our first year on the Romanian market,” added Liviu Birleanu. According to him, last year O.ME.PS Romania also started delivering to Eastern European markets such as Ukraine, Russia and Hungary.