The new center is where the research and development and design specialists of the paint (residential and industrial) and heating equipment (Motan central heating boilers), the company officials said.

Köber has long-term development plans and no intention to change the owners of the group, they added. The company bought a 20,000 square meter plot in the industrial area of Deva to develop a regional logistics hub there.

Köber representatives did not say provide details about the 2022 revenue, merely saying the year was good and the company attained its targets. The latest public data from the Finance Ministry show it to have posted RON440 million revenue and RON60 million profit in 2021.

(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)