MSPO 2015: NFM’s Work with Polish Partners: Fruitful

On 10 June 2015, NFM Production officially opened its second Poland-based facility. According to Walter Øverland, CEO NFM: "This was an opportunity to look back at how far we had come since we opened for business in 2001 in a former furniture shop in outskirts of Gdansk, with a just few sewing machines. Since then, our factories have evolved into one of the largest and most modern production facilities of its kind in Europe and internationally, covering an area 6,500sqm and employing over 200 people. Due to the high standards of quality and efficiency of the Polish textile industry, NFM has been bucking the trend of looking to the Far East, and instead, has been increasingly sourcing fabrics and accessories from local suppliers, as well as using Polish universities’ laboratories for testing ballistic and textile innovations. NFM made a conscious decision at its inception to make Poland its base of operations, due to the high quality of goods and services, and well-educated population, at a lower cost than other European countries. In other words, Poland was, and still is, a good value proposition. We have not been disappointed. NFM’s work with its Polish partners, largely in the Textile Industry, has been very fruitful. In the time we have been working together, thanks to the input from our local partners, NFM has developed into the leading company in bullet-proof protection in Europe. We look forward to many more years of co-operation and success with our Polish hosts."