# Wanzl expands production plant in Hněvotín, Czech Republic

Wanzl will invest nearly 200 million CZK to expand its plant in Hněvotín, Czech Republic, adding a 6,500 m² hall and creating about 140 jobs. Construction has started and completion is expected in summer 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-06
- Where: Hněvotín, Olomouc Region, Czechia
- Value: $7.80M (200.0M CZK)
- Jobs: 140
- Starts operating: Q2 2017
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 6500 m²
- Products: shopping carts, wire mesh products, handling equipment
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Wanzl](https://endata.com/companies/16853.md)

## Sources

- [strojirenstvi.cz](https://www.strojirenstvi.cz/wanzl-v-hnevotine-rozsiri-vyrobu-vznikne-140-pracovnich-mist/), 2017-03-06: "V následujících dvou letech bude v Hněvotíně koncentrována veškerá evropská výroba drátěných roštů určených pro výrobu nákupních vozíků koncernu Wanzl."

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