logo Bang and OlufsenBang & Olufsen

This Danish company, whose name has become a worldwide synonym for top-quality consumer electronics, picked the town of Koprivnice in North Moravia from among 40 sites in three countries for its first expansion outside Denmark in early 2004. The company’s Czech branch currently employs over 200 people in its brand-new facility, which is became the main production plant for unique audio systems and speakers of the Bang & Olufsen brand. The company has also set up an R&D facility which closely cooperates with the local Technical University in Ostrava.

“From the beginning it was our goal not only to establish a production facility, but also to include a fully integrated development department. Therefore, we conducted our search carefully, over a long period of time, before deciding to locate our only foreign branch in the Czech Republic.”

  • Michael Jensen, General Manager of the Czech Bang & Olufsen plant

logo EraEra

With more than 130 customers all over the world, Era is the clear global leader in next-generation technologies for aircraft tracking and identification for air traffic control and military applications. For the world’s air traffic control organizations, Era technologies are used to maintain safe aircraft operation on runways, during approach and departure, and during the en-route phase across whole countries. For military customers, the VERA passive radar technology is the latest generation of the widespread and famous TAMARA technology developed during the cold war. Era was founded in 1994 by former employees of Tesla Pardubice and now employs around 220 people at its facility in Pardubice, half of whom are qualified engineers. Now part of US-based SRA International, Era’s tradition, experience and resources will ensure that the Czech Republic has a leading role in a world “Beyond Radar”.