A Johnson Electric factory, employing 250 workers, has been opened in Nis, southern central Serbia, and the investment is worth 20 million euros. The plant was opened by the company’s president and CEO, Patrick Wang, and Serbian Economy Minister Željko Sertić. Sertić said that only a year had elapsed since the decision on the opening of the plant was made, assessing that as a record period for opening such a large factory. Serbia is often criticized for its slow administration procedures, but here we have proved to be most efficient, he said.
Johnson Electric is a global electric engine factory, with the head office in Hong Kong. Patrick Wang said that, having arrived in Serbia, that company had shown that it could serve both local and global clients. He stressed that the company had transformed in the past ten years into a multinational one, which adapts to users’ needs.
For the opening of this factory, the city of Nis has provided all the necessary permits for construction and work and also lent the city construction land free of charge, whereas the Serbian government has granted subsidies for each position. By the end of 2016, the factory is planning to employ 1,050 people, mostly experts in the field of electronics, whereas electric engineers have already undergone several months’ training in China. Johnson Electric has been employing more than 30,000 people in 30 countries all over the world.
Source Radio Srbija
