In 2019, the company Weld acquired a degraded building in Daugavpils, which once was a chemical fibre factory and the largest factory in the city. Over the last five years, the company has renovated and improved the building, and currently it accommodates a modern and sustainable metalworking plant. Thus not only a degraded territory has been improved in the city, but also an environment-friendly and “green” building has been created – thanks to the solar panel park installed on the roof, the plant does not consume additional energy, as the self-generated amount of the renewable electricity is sufficient for the plant.
 
“We are pleased about such long-term customers capable of development as Weld, which we can support in their way to achieving their goals. Our cooperation is already long-standing, and since 2019 we have provided funding to the company amounting to almost 4.6 million euro, majority of which is invested into acquisition and reconstruction of the building. A part of the funding granted this year is invested to make the plant even more nature-friendly by constructing the second round of solar park and also continuing reconstruction of the 100 thousand square metre building. Exactly such companies – enterprising, persevering and determined – are those which can help to accelerate the growth of Latvian entrepreneurship and will allow the national economy to achieve long-term improvement,” states Ilze Zoltnere, Head of Corporate Department at Luminor in Latvia.
 
“Weld and Industrial Welding are INDUSTRIAL HOLDING group companies. The strategic goal of INDUSTRIAL HOLDING group companies is dynamic, sustainable development, raising of efficiency and competitiveness according to the best indicators in the sectors. Within the framework of development of the principal activity, Industrial Holding group companies, including Weld and Industrial Welding, continue to ensure high-quality services and safe environment. Over the last five years, Weld has managed to do a great job, which still continues for the company to be able to grow and develop. At the present moment, the plant building in Daugavpils, although partially still under reconstruction, already operates properly and allows the company to continue cooperation with our long-term export partners. The plant building is sustainable and nature-friendly – the solar batteries installed on its roof generates energy at least in the amount consumed by the plant itself. The given plant building also has an insulated roof, installed energy-saving lighting and equipment, as well as renovated facade. Based on our experience, one of the reasons for achieving such considerable improvements is cooperation with such a stable and reliable long-term financial partner as Luminor,” emphasises Māris Gabrāns, the Head of the production company Weld, and Aleksandrs Vasiļjevs, Chairman of the Board of the leading company. 

About INDUSTRIAL HOLDING companies – Weld and Industrial Welding:
Wide spectre production company based in Daugavpils and with experience in the metalworking sector since 2014. The main area of operation – production of metal parts and structures of various degrees of complexity, main customers – well-known Western European mechanical engineering companies. The main driving forces that have allowed to achieve improved performance indicators over the past years are the recently made investment in automation (robots integrated in welding processes, which replaces manual work), as well as successful long-term cooperation partners that are Western European manufacturers of agricultural machinery and specialised road transport and platforms.
About Luminor
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