Lenovo opens European in-house manufacturing facility in Üllő , Hungary
NEWS enovo has officially opened the doors to its first in-house
L manufacturing facility in Europe . Based in Üllő , Hungary , the factory focuses primarily on building server infrastructure , storage systems and high-end PC workstations used by customers throughout the Europe , Middle East and Africa region .
Extending Lenovo ’ s international manufacturing operations , the investment represents significant economic potential for both the private and public sectors in Hungary , with increased production capacity , greater potential for collaboration with local vendors and the creation of new job openings . The site already employs over 1,000 full-time staff in a variety of engineering , management and operational roles , with numbers continuing to increase as the facility moves towards full capacity .
Strong infrastructure , skilled labour and a location at the centre of Europe made Hungary the natural location for Lenovo ’ s first European in-house manufacturing facility . In addition , part of Lenovo ’ s investment has been supported with local government incentives through the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency ( HIPA ).
“ With our manufacturing facility in Hungary officially open , we ’ ve reached a profound milestone in our global manufacturing network optimisation and evolution ,” said Francois Bornibus , Senior Vice President and EMEA President , at Lenovo . “ Hungary ’ s well-connected location puts us much closer to our European customers so that we can fulfil and sustain their needs while remaining at the forefront of innovation .”
Vantage Data Centers opens Berlin and Warsaw campuses to customers
antage Data Centers , a leading global provider of hyperscale
V data centre campuses , has announced that two greenfield campuses in Berlin and Warsaw are now operational . The opening of a Warsaw campus marks the company ’ s first facility in Poland , while the development in Berlin marks the company ’ s second campus in Germany . The new sites are part of Vantage ’ s
US $ 2 billion European expansion to offer hyperscalers and cloud providers best-inclass data centre campuses in two sought after markets . Among Vantage ’ s portfolio of nine campuses in EMEA , five of them are now operational ( Berlin I , Warsaw , Frankfurt I , Zurich and Cardiff ).
Vantage has completed the first data centre on its 13-acre ( five-hectare ) twobuilding campus , located near the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport . Once fully developed , the campus will feature 32MW across 250,000 square feet ( 24,000 square meters ) and be home to some of the world ’ s leading technology companies .
In addition to its well-connected location and scalable expansion capabilities , the campus stands out for its sustainable construction offering customers hyperefficient cooling through outside air economisation using minimal water . The campus ’ non-critical areas , such as office space , will be partially powered by solar energy while waste heat will be repurposed and made available to the local community .
Vantage has also completed the first facility on its 12-acre ( five-hectare ) Warsaw campus . Once fully developed , the twodata centre campus will offer 48MW of critical IT capacity across 390,000 square feet ( 36,000 square meters ). www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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