US-based Leyard, a global leader in visualisation products, is planning to open a new factory and showroom near Prešov, Slovakia, aimed at serving Middle Eastern and European markets.

The 3,119-sq-m building, slated for completion in early 2017, will enable Leyard to meet the growing demand for its digital displays and video walls from European customers, especially those who prefer to purchase digital display solutions built in the European Union (EU), said a statement from the company.

The new factory will supplement Leyard’s existing facilities in Albi (France), Shenzhen and Beijing (China), and Beaverton (US), it said.

“Europe is a critical market for us as we expand our global presence,” said Robert Stewart, executive director of Leyard Europe.

He said: “The new factory will bring us even closer to our European, Russian, Middle Eastern and African customers while enabling us to extend high-quality manufacturing into a key region of the world.”

Located on a 10,000-sq-m (2.5-acre) parcel of land in an industrial park in the town of Záborské near Prešov, the new facility will consist of a factory, office space, conference rooms and a cafeteria.

It will also include a showroom displaying Leyard’s groundbreaking LED video walls, award-winning Planar display solutions and other advanced technology for customers and partners, it added. – TradeArabia News Service