The world is going electric. The expansion of renewable energy, the rapidly increasing number of data centers worldwide, and the growing connectivity of buildings make the electrical industry more crucial than ever. Alongside Asia and the USA, the European market is vital for DEHN. In spring 2023, the Neumarkt-based family-run company commissioned a new production facility at its Mühlhausen site. To enable greater prioritisation there and, at the same time, respond more flexibly to customer enquiries from across Europe, the company also set out to seek an additional foothold in Europe. In July 2026, productive operations commenced at the new multi-functional site in Piteşti, Romania, north-west of Bucharest. The plant focuses on the manufacture of surge protective devices, which require a high degree of manual assembly work.
Start of Production in Piteşti – DEHN Expands Capacity for the European Market
The newly built plant in Piteşti is the perfect addition to the existing plants in Neumarkt and Mühlhausen. Whereas high production volumes and highly automated processes dominate at those sites, the Romanian site primarily manufactures small batches of products requiringa high level of manual assembly. Just under a year after the official ground-breaking ceremony, the first surge protective devices have now rolled off the production line.
Multi-functional site
Following an extensive search for a suitable location across Europe, Romania ultimately ticked most of the key boxes for DEHN. This south-eastern European country offers ideal location characteristics, such as good infrastructure and a ready supply of well-trained skilled workers. In future, up to 150 employees will work at the site. In addition to production and logistics, staff in HR, marketing, IT and other “shared services” will round off the multifunctional site.
Strengthening the global manufacturing network
Piteşti joins the company’s global manufacturing network. Only last year, the specialist in lightning protection, surge protection and safety equipment opened a production facility in Mooresville, North Carolina, to better serve the American market from there. The new European operating location represents a key component of the company’s international strategy and enables it to respond flexibly to rising demand from European countries.
Simon Thaler ⎟ Head of Corporate Communications
Daily and Business Press