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Lacroix Group expansion in Poland

Growth in demand in its Eastern European market has led French electronics specialist Lacroix Group to enlarge its factory in Kwidzyn, Poland. The new factory will be inaugurated on 12 May and will be home to the company’s electronics division, as well as Lactoix Sofrel, specialising in remote monitoring of technical facility networks, and Lacroix Signalisation, which provides traffic management and control, traffic signs and street furniture for the transportation market.
April 30, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Growth in demand in its Eastern European market has led French electronics specialist 7616 Lacroix Group to enlarge its factory in Kwidzyn, Poland.

The new factory will be inaugurated on 12 May and will be home to the company’s electronics division. Lacroix Trafic will also be present to demonstrate new products and strengths for the Polish market.  Lacroix Trafic, part of Lacroix Signalisation, specialises in the design and manufacture of variable message signs, traffic controllers, aluminium signals and aluminium gantry and cantilever structures for the transportation market.

A showroom and a plant tour will provide guests with an insight into the range of products offered by this fast growing group, well established in Eastern Europe. The site currently employs more than 1,100 people, ranking Lacroix among the major employers in the area.

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