Subsequent jobs in Szczecinek Cluster furniture
February 7th , this year, in the presence of representatives from the media and the authorities of the province, the county and the city of the German company BHK Holz und Kunststoff KG, H. Kottmann signed a declaration of accession to the Kronospan Szczecinek Furniture Cluster. Between the parties it has also concluded a cooperation agreement, under which the BHK will soon begin production of components for furniture production in Szczecinek. The company will employ 50 workers.
After the presentation, Krzysztof Aleksandrowicz officially welcomed the German investor: “Welcome BHK Company in Szczecinek. I am happy for those people who at any moment will be employed here. Soon we begin to build the next hall, which will accommodate new investors. Then the snowball that starts to spin becomes a fact.”
The Mayor Jerzy Hardie-Douglas spoke as well: “I am extremely pleased that another plant joins the SKM. Kronospan factory is practically the largest manufacturer of wood-based particleboards in the world. Many people complain that we praise the factories, which employ 50, 60 people. Such diversification of workplaces is the best thing that could happen to us. There is no danger that the huge factory, which employs 1,200 people, is suddenly closed. I have no doubt that the mentioned snowball will spin faster in the moment we have another factory in Szczecinek.”
BHK is a German family-owned company with 40 years of history. It was founded in 1971 in Büren by Heinrich Kottmann, William Vogt and Elisabeth Willemsen. It is conducted in the next generation by Peter and Heinz Kottmann. The company produces parts for furnishing components for the furniture industry (furniture doors, parts for beds, etc.) as well as systems for renovation of stairs. Under the brand name Moderna it also produces modern flooring.
“The new plant in Szczecinek is a big challenge for us, but of course up to the task” - said among others Peter Kottmann. – “Decided that Szczecinecka Company will be completely Polish company, the Polish leadership and Polish workers. We are already recruiting. At the beginning we employ 50 people, we will eventually create over one hundred new jobs. Equipment installation will begin in May, production will start later this year. The second rise in the next year. There will also be a third. Our products will go to the Polish companies and will generate new jobs."
Szczecinecki Meblowy cluster has been created and is coordinated by Kronospan, which owns fully prepared areas (44.18 ha), with a well-developed technical infrastructure. In these areas there is a facility production - Warehouse of the area. 36 600m2, where production takes Danish furniture manufacturer Tvilum, and will soon join him BHK. The SKM also works Polish manufacturer of forms for the production of furniture, STOL-TAP, and in the newly built hall at ul. Pila later this year, creating 50 jobs, will start production of a Polish company FHU Grześkowiak, producing furniture components, made from wood-based panels.
More information about BHK: https://www.bhk.de/en/company.html