LEONI Beiuș consolidates LEONI Romania's position as a pole of excellence in the production of automotive wiring systems.
Globally, LEONI is one of the leading manufacturers of wiring systems and components for the automotive industry, with operations in 28 countries and over 95,000 employees. More than 10% of the group's total workforce is located in Romania, where LEONI started its activities in 1999.
In over 24 years of presence on the local market, LEONI Romania has become one of the main exporters in the automotive industry and a major national employer, distinguished by quality and production excellence recognized by its customers.
The Beiuș factory is dedicated to the production of classic automotive wiring systems. The investment in the factory is €17.5 million and represents the cost of rehabilitating a building that has been put back into production and the cost of the state-of-the-art equipment used. LEONI renovated and refurbished the premises to international standards.
Equally important is the investment made in training people - production operators, technicians and engineers - an investment that will make the region's workforce better trained and more integrated into today's labour market landscape.
"LEONI is investing in plans to strengthen the company's presence in Romania even in times of high socio-economic unpredictability. By developing production capabilities and stabilizing operations for the long term, LEONI remains committed to maintaining our country as a hub of talent, innovation and expertise in wiring systems manufacturing." - says Andrada Verdeș, Country Manager LEONI Wiring Systems Romania.
The economic impact of LEONI in Romania
LEONI Romania is one of the largest exporters in Romania and in the top 10 component manufacturers nationwide. The company is the largest employer in Bistrita-Nasaud and among the largest employers in Romania.
LEONI has a strong regional coverage with 10 plants in six counties: Arad, Argeș, Bihor, Bistrița-Năsăud, Gorj and Mureș, with 180,000 m2 of production space.
In 2022, the consolidated turnover of the three LEONI legal entities - LEONI Arad, LEONI Pitesti, LEONI Bistrita - is 640 million euros. The contribution to the state budget in 2022 is more than 70 million euro.
LEONI has more than 2900 local suppliers out of a total of 4500, generating a turnover of 93 million euros in 2022, an increase of 35% compared to the previous year.
Social Impact of LEONI in Romania
ReWire's global sustainability strategy is based on three strategic directions: people, environment and resources. It integrates solutions to identified environmental challenges through clear standards for material suppliers, environmental standards applied in over 80% of our locations, increasing the number of recycled materials used year on year, increasing production and use of green energy, improving workplace safety in all our locations and awareness and engagement activities in local communities.
LEONI constantly invests in education, through partnerships with universities, high schools and associations for education programs in Arad, Argeș, Bistrița-Năsăud, Bihor and Cluj-Napoca counties. The automotive wiring harness manufacturer supports the inclusion of vulnerable people and facilitates the inclusion of people with disabilities.
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About LEONI Group
Leoni is a global provider of products, solutions and services for energy and data management in the automotive industry. The value chain ranges from standardized cables and special and data cables to highly complex wiring systems and related components, from development to production. As an innovation partner with distinctive development and systems expertise, Leoni supports its customers on the path to increasingly sustainable and connected mobility concepts, from autonomous driving to alternative drives as well as charging systems. To this end, Leoni is developing next-generation cable solutions and wiring systems that reduce complexity and enable higher levels of automation, for example through zonal architecture. The market-listed group of companies employs about 95,000 people in 27 countries and generated consolidated sales of EUR 5.1 billion in 2022.
About LEONI Romania
The LEONI Group has been present in Romania since 1999, with almost 12,000 employees (more than 10% of the group's global workforce), three main plants (in Arad, Bistrita and Pitesti) and several other production satellites.
