Dell is expanding its manufacturing operations in Europe
by building a $200m (£108m) facility in Poland, which will
initially employ 1,000 people.
Dell’s main European manufacturing facility is in Ireland, and
there have been fears there that Dell could be tempted to scale
down its facilities in Ireland in favour of lower cost
manufacturing regions.
Dell says the new Polish facility, scheduled to open in autumn
next year, will support increased demand in the Central and Eastern
Europe regions.
Dell said the new factory in Poland will be among the most
advanced worldwide, offering improved flow of materials and
newly-designed ergonomic manufacturing cells.
Once the new facility is operational, Dell's Central, Nordic and
Eastern European customers can expect a reduction of at least two
days over current system delivery times, Dell said.
Dell said that the polish plant would “complement the successful
Ireland-based manufacturing operation”.
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