TAICHUNG, Taiwan - To offer more flexibility and to increase its service level to customers, saddle manufacturer DDK has announced the opening of a European factory in Romania. Gift article Share “We’ve been considering expanding into Europe for a long time,” explains DDK’s Global Marketing Director Joy Sung. “A European factory is the first part of a strategy which will eventually lead to the opening of a full-fledged European production base.” The opening of this factory is seen by many as a first logical step for Taiwanese company to start production in Europe. Joy Sung emphasizes that “opening a production facility in Europe will never replace our existing Asian factories but it will increase our overall capacity and our ability to quickly service our European customers.”
Step-by-step development program
In the first stage, DDK will open a local warehouse to support sales and service. It will handle logistics for finished saddles and grips made in their Asian facilities for European customers. Depending on the evolving market situation, DDK will decide when to begin production in Europe. The final step would be the start of mass production. Joy Sung emphasizes that before DDK will take the next steps, the company will carefully consider the market conditions.
Expanding its business
DDK is currently manufacturing saddles and grip in Taiwan, Vietnam and China. Recent investments include €7 million in automatic injection and Vacuum Fitting Technology in its Vietnam facility and €3 million to raise capacity in the factory in China. To re-start its grips business, DDK decided to cooperate with Oxo-Pro, which was announced at Taipei Cycle Show earlier this year.
https://www.bike-eu.com/45831/ddk-to-open-european-factory-in-romania.
DDK設廠羅馬尼亞
台灣，台中－為增加靈活性並為顧客提供更優質的服務，自行車座墊製造商DDK發佈設廠羅馬尼亞的消息。
DDK全球行銷總監Joy Sung：「我們已經考慮擴廠歐洲有好一段時間了。設置歐洲工廠是策略的第一部分，最終會實現建立一座完善的歐洲生產基地。」多數認為DDK以這座工廠作為歐洲生產計畫的開始是合理的一步。Joy Sung強調：「在歐洲開設工廠不會取代現有的亞洲廠，不過可以增加我們整體產能，也讓我們能更快服務到歐洲的客戶。」
逐步開發計畫
DDK在第一階段將會設一間當地倉庫支援銷售與服務，處理亞洲廠輸往歐洲市場的座墊及手握相關物流。該公司也會根據市場情勢來決定歐洲廠開始生產的時間點，最後階段便是投入量產。Joy Sung強調公司在採取下一步之前會審慎思考市場狀況。
擴展業務
DDK目前在台灣、越南及中國生產座墊及手握，近期於越南廠的自動射出及真空管件（vacuum fitting）技術投資700萬歐元，並於中國廠投入300萬歐元提高產能。為重啟手握業務，DDK在今年台北國際自行車宣佈將與Oxo-Pro合作。
https://www.bike-eu.com/45850/ddk設廠羅馬尼亞