The opening of a European competence centre of about 1,000 m2 and a third factory of 25,000 m2 marks the further expansion of the Danish pump group Grundfos in Hungary. After the opening of the factory on September 18th and the Competence Centre on September 19th, Grundfos has 1,500 employees in Hungary.

The competence centre will be used to strengthen and develop the partnerships with primarily European customers, who use Grundfos pumps and pump systems in for example industrial buildings, schools, hospitals, hotels and blocks of flats, reveals the company’s press release. Both customers and leading salespersons from first and foremost Grundfos’ European companies will be trained in the locations with the latest high-tech equipment for, among other things, 3D presentations. Head of the Competence Centre, Mr Ole Tangsgaard, explains that the new thing about Grundfos City is that customer visits in a professional way can be combined with factory tours and training.

Mr Lars Fournais, Group Senior Vice President, Grundfos Building Services, who has been the head of the establishment of the competence centre, explains why Hungary has been chosen as domicile of the competence centre. ”The placing next to the factories in Tatabanya has been chosen because many visitors already come to see the production of the pumps they buy, because Hungary has a central geographical position in Europe, and because Grundfos wants to shows the customers that we have competences in other places than in Denmark”, Mr Fournais says.