“The investment of nearly EUR1 million will create approximately 25 new jobs in Remetea commune, Harghita county. The number of workers will increase alongside the expansion of the production lines. The factory will have a surface area of 2,400 square meters, offering enough storage space. After nearly 20 years on the Romanian market, Antares group is increasing its activity in order to boost the annual production capacity by 60% and extend the range of office chairs, conference chairs, ergonomic operational chairs, managerial armchairs, chairs for public spaces and auditorium chairs,” Antares said in a statement Wednesday.
So far, the company sold nearly 500,000 ergonomic chairs and managerial armchairs per year, namely one quarter of the demand on the Romanian market.
In 2016, Antares reported a 10% turnover growth, versus EUR8.5 million a year before.
The first ergonomic chair factory was opened in Cluj county in 1998, when Antares International group entered the Romanian market.
Antares International Group was founded in 1992 in the Czech Republic and has branches in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania. The group manufactures more than 1 million managerial chairs per year.