Leadec Reaches Milestone: 500,000th Wheel Assembled for MAN Truck Plant

In the photo from left to right: Marian Hodulik, Head of Logistic MAN Niepołomice, Paweł Garbicz, Project Operations Coordinator MAN Niepołomice, Przemysław Pendrowski, Managing Director Leadec Poland, Marek Warda, Director of the Gliwice site and Project Manager Krzysztof Pałka from Leadec.

(IN BRIEF) Leadec, a service specialist, has celebrated a significant milestone by assembling its 500,000th wheel for the MAN truck plant in Niepołomice, Poland. This achievement, marked by a ceremony, underscores Leadec’s seamless collaboration with MAN in operations, quality, and logistics since taking over wheel and tire assembly in August 2022. With a team of 112 employees, Leadec assembles 40,000 wheels monthly at its Kokotów assembly shop, ensuring the production of approximately 240 trucks per month. The company, operating in Poland since 1998, offers a range of services beyond wheel assembly, serving industries such as automotive, aerospace, and food.

(PRESS RELEASE) STUTTGART, Germany/ GLIWICE, Poland, 9-Apr-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Leadec, the world’s leading service specialist for the entire life cycle of a factory and the related infrastructure, proudly announces the assembly of its 500,000th wheel for the MAN truck plant in Niepołomice, Poland. This milestone achievement was commemorated in a ceremony held at the end of January, where the wheel was officially handed over and will now be showcased at the plant. Since assuming responsibility for wheel and tire assembly in Europe’s largest truck assembly plant in August 2022, Leadec has maintained a steadfast commitment to excellence.

Przemysław Pendrowski, Managing Director of Leadec Poland, expressed his gratitude, stating, “The 500,000th wheel is proof of the excellent cooperation with MAN in all areas, be it operations, quality, or logistics. My thanks go to the entire team, who do an outstanding job of delivering all the wheels to the plant just in time and just in sequence.”

The wheels are assembled at Leadec’s assembly shop in Kokotów, situated in close proximity to the Niepołomice plant. With a dedicated team of 112 members, Leadec assembles an impressive 40,000 wheels per month, facilitating the production of approximately 240 trucks monthly through a rigorous 3-shift operation. Adhering to the MAN production sequence system, production is meticulously organized with a 24-hour buffer. Each day, ten trucks transport the fully assembled wheels to the plant, primed for immediate integration into production processes.

Since its inception in 1998, Leadec has been a prominent presence in Poland, operating across multiple sites including Gliwice, Polkowice, and Poznan, as well as at customer facilities. In addition to its wheel and tire services, Leadec specializes in automation solutions, installations, production equipment maintenance, technical facility management, and cleaning services. Beyond its stronghold in the automotive sector, Leadec also serves the aerospace and food industries, demonstrating its versatility and expertise across diverse manufacturing domains.

About Leadec
Leadec is the leading global service specialist for factories across their entire life cycle and related infrastructure. The company, which is headquartered in Stuttgart, generated sales of EUR 1.24 billion and employed around 23,000 people worldwide in 2023. Leadec is based at more than 350 sites, often directly at the customers’ plants and facilities, supporting them along the entire production supply chain with more than 60 years of experience.

Leadec’s global services comprise: Engineer (Production Planning & Optimization, Automation and Production IT), Install (Electrical Installation, Mechanical Installation and Relocation), Maintain (Production Equipment Maintenance and Technical Cleaning), Support (Technical Facility Management, Infrastructural Facility Management and Logistics) as well as other local services. The digital business platform Leadec.os offers an end-to-end solution which digitizes all service processes across systems.

For more information about Leadec go to: https://www.leadecservices.com

For more information about Leadec Poland go to: https://poland.leadecservices.com

Contact for press and media
Dr. Marion Hebach
Head of Global Communications
Leadec Holding BV & Co. KG
Meitnerstraße 11
70563 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel. +49 711 78 41-174
marion.hebach@leadec-services.com
www.leadec-services.com

SOURCE: Leadec Holding BV & Co. KG