Leybold Optics will officially move into its new corporate headquarters at Alzenau, Germany, approximately 15 km from its current headquarters at Hanau, Germany, on 1 February, 2002. Following its decision nearly two years ago to build the new facility, which has recently been completed and will house both its administrative offices and manufacturing operations, construction work got underway in March, 2001. The new facility will allow streamlining its operations and provide its employees and customers with ultramodern work and applications areas.
At its current location, its various departments were housed in several buildings scattered over a large area, which is why it decided to move to a new facility tailored to suit the needs of a high-tech equipment manufacturer.
Around 15,000 sqm of the new facility's total of 21,000 sqm floor space will be devoted to administrative offices and the company's manufacturing operations and modern logistics operations. The new facility and grounds have been leased from RWE Systems Immobilien GmbH u. Co. KG, Essen, Germany, under a long-term agreement.
Leybold Optics GmbH is a market leader in the field of systems for vacuum coating ophthalmic and precision optics and vacuum deposition of reflective and protective coatings. Its extensive investments in R & D and close collaborations with its customers pave the way for its innovative problem solutions in all areas related to thin-film optical coatings for, e.g., camera lenses, laser optics, components of fiberoptic communications networks, automobile headlights, or eyeglass lenses.
Leybold Optics currently has approximately 420 employees worldwide and ten subsidiaries throughout Europe, the USA, and Asia, which provide for the necessary close contacts with its customers, worldwide service support, and expert customer counseling.
Leybold Optics, a high-tech company with stringent quality standards that prides itself on its innovativeness, is DIN/ISO-certified and has optimized its operations under a proprietary total-quality-management program that has received a European Quality Award.
For further information, visit www.leyboldoptics.com.