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He stressed that the Hungarian company in Ózd will take the place of a foreign company leaving the area with government support, the Swiss-owned ABB announced in February that it would shut down its economic activity in Ózd, close its factory there and lay off more than 900 employees.
Wellis bought ABB’s abandoned Ózd site, is bringing new machines to its 29,000-square-meter factory, and is building a 20,000-square-foot logistics center. With the investment, it will create one of the world’s largest swimming pool manufacturing capacities, he added.
The Minister emphasized that the Hungarian-owned Wellis produces Hungarian products in Hungary with Hungarian development, the company has now become the largest manufacturer of hot tubs in Europe and is among the five largest pool manufacturers in the world.
Zsolt Czafik, CEO of Wellis Magyarország Zrt., Said that his company was founded in 2003, they have been manufacturing massage pools since 2010 and by 2020 they have become the leading manufacturer of massage pools in Europe. They employ 600 people at their Dabasi site. They also appeared on the US market last year, opening warehouses in Miami and New York, and 50 stores selling Wellis hot tubs on the East Coast.
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