“Draugiem Group” company “Printful“Two more production centers in the United Kingdom and Poland are planned as it continues to expand in Europe.
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They will be located in Wolverhampton, Birmingham (Great Britain) and Łódź (Poland).
The total area of these centers will be about 200 thousand. m2, and these plants are expected to create more than 100 new jobs in their first year of operation. With the opening of the new production facilities, Printful will have 10 production centers around the world. Currently, three of its plants are located in Europe, two in Latvia and one in Spain, which will be supplemented by plants in Great Britain and Poland. It is planned that the new plant will start operating by the end of this year.
Initially, the company plans to invest almost 2.5 million euros in the new plant in Great Britain, where there will be equipment for printing, sewing and later also other “Printful” services. Deliveries in the UK will take place in two days, which is a good indicator to attract new business customers targeting the UK.
“We chose the UK as our next location because it is the largest e-commerce market in Europe. We believe that the UK could become the second largest Printful market after ASV. Poland, on the other hand, has increased its exports of fashion and clothing by 104% in the last three years, so to keep pace with growing demand, we decided to set up a plant in Poland as well, ”explains Dāvis Siksnāns, CEO and co-founder of Printful. in time for Britain and Central Europe.
In Poland, the company plans to invest about 1.7 million euros in the establishment of a factory that will mainly provide sewing services, creating active leisure clothing that will be exclusively available to Printful customers.
In addition, in May of this year, the company signed an agreement with cooperation partners in the two largest plants Brazilian cities: Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
“Printful” is the first “unicorn” in Latvia and a company that provides printing and sewing outsourcing services. It automatically receives, manufactures and delivers orders on behalf of online stores to offer customers worldwide more than 270 different products. “Printful Inc.” In 2020, the subsidiary “Printful Latvia” had a turnover of 47.2 million euros, as well as paid taxes in the amount of 5 million euros. “Printful” offices in Riga, Cesis and factories in Marupe employ more than 590 professionals. The Printful team employs more than 1,800 people worldwide.
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