RICHRBT is about to start the installation of the first of the four solar power plants in its project pipeline in Romania
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saw in time the opportunity for a bigger piece of the action
active in civil and industrial construction
announced via domestic media outlets that it would begin works in September on the first solar power plant in a portfolio of four units
The facility in the Bolintin-Deal commune in Giurgiu county would have 40 MW
The firm scheduled the start of installation of the three remaining ones for early next year
An 80 MW photovoltaic facility is planned to be built in Joiţa commune
The last solar park would be in Bolintin-Vale
All the sites are in the Giurgiu area in the Muntenia region and are just a few kilometers from each other
RICHRBT pointed to the significance of its project pipeline for the local economy in terms of job creation and attracting investments in renewables
“In the next three years we want to establish another 12 parks
because we want to reach a total capacity of 900 MW by 2027
I hope we have the appropriate support from a legislative point of view and from the Romanian Government,” said Reman Henk Jonah Rutger
He said the firm is committed to continuing to invest in sustainable and innovative projects
As for other developments in the sector in Romania, Greece-based Public Power Corp. (PPC) began the construction of a 140 MW wind farm
There are more acquisitions of mature projects as well
The EUR 3.25 million deal was actually agreed three years ago, Economica.net reported
Earlier, Econergy received the approval for the connection of its solar power project for 34 MW in peak capacity to the transmission grid
The Mircea Vodă site is in Dobrogea or Dobruja
A subsidiary of the Israeli company also got network connection terms for a 27 MW solar park in Dobrogea
It expects it would bring both facilities online next year
Shikun and Binui Energy secured a EUR 49 million loan a month ago for a 101 MW photovoltaic endeavor in the northwest
It also has a new transmission network connection approval for its proposed Gold-Wind wind farm of 376 MW near Constanța
its target completion date is by the end of 2028
recently bought a 46 MW photovoltaic park in Constanța county and obtained the connection approval for a 245 MW solar power plant in Giurgiu county
The latter is called Tălgat and it is slated to be completed by the end of 2028
Bellini has been present in the market since early 1990s
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HOUSTON (May 1, 2025) – Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas
one of the world’s leading manufacturers and providers of material handling
today announced the completion of a major expansion at its Houston manufacturing campus with the 73,500-square-foot electrification fabrication facility
This milestone marks a significant step in the company’s strategic initiative to grow its footprint in the rapidly expanding electric market
The new facility is designed to meet the rising demand for Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas’ Electric Class I and Class II products
It is also designed to significantly enhance production capacity
and lower manufacturing costs to better serve evolving customer needs
“This expansion is a reflection of our continued commitment to innovation and growth,” said Berry Mansfield
President of Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas
“It took a shared vision to bring this expansion to life
This facility not only supports our growth in electrification but also creates a more engaging environment for our employees
We’re excited to start production this year.”
Construction began with a groundbreaking in August 2023 and was completed in spring 2024
including powder painting and robotic welding equipment
culminating in the completion of the new electrification building in 2025
The development aligns with Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas’ long-term strategic goal to grow its warehouse product market share
With electric-powered solutions continuing to outpace internal combustion (IC) vehicles in the market
this facility strengthens the company’s position for sustained momentum
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas has invested nearly $20 million in the new facility to respond to increasing demand while improving lead times
The new facility will help all parties involved by streamlining operations and boosting overall manufacturing efficiency
To learn more about Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas and its network of dealers, please visit www.logisnextamericas.com
a leading provider of intelligent warehouse automation solutions
has appointed Cortney Hunt as Chief Operating Officer
Hunt brings over 25 years of leadership in the strategy
and implementation of warehouse technologies as an end user
ensuring flawless delivery of the company's innovative automation solutions to customers
Hunt served in senior leadership roles during his tenure at McLane Company Inc.
most recently as Vice President of DC Network and Facilities
he has consistently enhanced operational efficiency through the strategic implementation of automation and transportation technologies while building high-performing technical teams to support complex distribution center operations
“Adding Cortney to our leadership team brings a genuine customer perspective to our solutions and implementation
helping us deliver a better product” said Trew CEO
“Cortney will add vast end user experiences to our team and lead driving operational improvements
and helping ensure efficiency and alignment across the organization
"I am excited to join Trew and further strengthen our position as a trusted partner
delivering innovative automation solutions with the highest life-time value to our customers,” said Trew’s new COO
“I am very grateful for my time at McLane Company Inc.
and I look forward to helping them and our clients thrive.”
Hunt holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from the University of Oklahoma
He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and former member of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor College of Business Advisory Board
makers of a Warehouse Management System (WMS) and AI-Powered Slotting Solution
The acquisition will provide a strong technical foundation that enables Fidus to expand beyond equipment control into broader warehouse management
accelerating progress to create the industry’s first truly open-architecture automation suite that is poised to revolutionize the future of warehouse automation
Fidus will gain key assets from Fulfilld—a WMS system and an AI-powered slotting solution—that accelerate progress toward Fidus’ own open-architecture solutions that aim to provide customers true ownership
and long-term control over their warehouse automation technology
several key engineers from Fulfilld will join the Fidus team
“Our core philosophy at Fidus has always been that technology should adapt to how people work
not force people and businesses to adapt to the technology,” remarks Aarron Hale
“and now with the integration of sophisticated core assets from Fulfilld
we are able to take meaningful steps to create a comprehensive approach that ultimately frees businesses from the limitations of closed
vendor-controlled systems across their entire warehouse operation
We are excited to welcome our new team members from Fulfilld
and plan to make significant strides towards an unrivaled open-architecture Enterprise Control Platform.”
Fidus Global is committed to building the industry’s first truly open-architecture Enterprise Control Platform (ECP)—a comprehensive automation suite that will give operators control over every aspect of their material handling ecosystem
Fidus Global is a warehouse software solutions firm and a full-service controls engineering firm with a diverse range of expertise that spans across retail
Fidus provides clients with exceptional solutions in industrial automation with a team composed of seasoned engineers from leading corporations including Amazon
Through the launch of Pontem (Best IT Innovation Award 2025
the industry’s first open architecture Warehouse Control System (WCS) that puts the customer back in control with both flexibility and scalability
Fidus Global is reshaping the future of warehouse automation
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systems and services for supply chain automation technology
announced today important changes to the company’s leadership structure to build on an impressive growth history and to continue increasing market share
will take on newly created roles on the company’s leadership team to better align the organization around demand generation and operational execution
Johnson and Bruner have built Hy-Tek into an industry leader and successfully led multiple acquisitions
“We are excited to take on these new roles and contribute to helping accelerate our growth by focusing on the customer and working with a talented group of people
The future at Hy-Tek could not be brighter,” said Johnson
“The growth of Hy-Tek has been amazing and it has been great to be a part of that
We are looking forward to continuing to help shape the future by focusing on mission critical projects while mentoring our future leaders
We will continue to push ourselves to operate at an ever-increasing level of high performance.”
Using a strategy of organic growth and targeted acquisition
Johnson and Bruner have been cornerstones in the exceptional growth of Hy-Tek and have led the Hy-Tek expansion into new services and vertical markets while successfully integrating multiple companies into the market leader Hy-Tek is today
Johnson will now become Chief Customer Relations Officer for Hy-Tek Intralogistics
Integrated Systems Division for Hy-Tek Material Handling
Donnie will focus on strengthening relationships with customers while also mentoring the next generation of sales leaders at Hy-Tek to provide the best solutions for material handing needs
Bruner will become Chief Operations Advisor after serving most recently as the Hy-Tek Intralogistics Chief Operating Officer
troubleshooting and continuous improvement
“Donnie and Mark have been the driving force in our business for many years and are recognized across the industry as leaders
partners and friends,” said Hy-Tek Intralogistics CEO Kevin Viravec
they will help us strengthen our enterprise account strategy and reach new levels of growth and strategic alignment with our partners
We are excited to have them continuing with us on this journey.”
Johnson will hand off systems leadership responsibility to Billy Carter
Bruner will pass day-to-day operational and execution leadership to Brian Craft
who has been promoted to SVP of Operations and will assume responsibility for engineering
Johnson and Bruner will immediately begin working with the new senior leadership group on detailed plans to support their respective teams well into the future
These moves are expected to increase Hy-Tek market share and customer satisfaction in the software and services sectors of the industry and will utilize cutting-edge technologies to match existing market leading sales
design and engineering to produce the most effective one-stop shop for all
The two companies are also gearing up for the launch of their first joint product
“We are excited about the partnership with GreyOrange
It allows enVista to have a single warehouse orchestration system provider to complement our automation and robotic systems integration business
GreyOrange has the only warehouse orchestration platform in the market that optimizes independent robotic multi-agents within a facility
regardless of the manufacturer,” said Jim Barnes
“GreyOrange’s flexibility of integration supports one of enVista’s key differentiators
which is to design and integrate automated facilities with any variety of autonomous robots
This partnership further enables enVista to provide a unique level of innovation and creativity within our clients’ facilities
facility optimization is about balancing the art of possibility with data science to create expansive operational excellence.”
GreyOrange’s AI-powered software has enabled dozens of major retailers and logistics providers to embrace automation and ensure every aspect of the fulfillment process runs seamlessly
inventory and people in warehouses and retail stores
“As global supply chains become increasingly complex and expensive
organizations are under growing pressure to automate and optimize their processes
GreyMatter and gStore are harnessing the power of AI to perform more than a million optimizations every minute for customers across four continents
increase revenue and deliver exceptional customer experiences,” said Akash Gupta
“We invited enVista to join our Certified Partner Network based on its proven implementation methodology and decades of expertise as a trusted system integrator
We look forward to supporting enVista and its clients with warehouse automation and store solutions powered by our software.”
Dunapack Rambox started construction on its new packaging plant in Romania in October 2018
Dunapack Rambox started construction on its new packaging plant in Romania in October 2018
The new plant will develop corrugated boxes
The facility is being developed with an investment of €45m ($55m) and will employ 150 people
Packaging operations at the new plant are expected to begin in June 2019
Dunapack Rambox is also upgrading its Sfântu Gheorghe corrugated packaging plant
which will increase the combined annual capacity of the two plants to approximately 300 million square metres
The new packaging plant is being built on an 11.5ha site in Bolintin-Deal commune of Giurgiu County
The site will feature 5.85ha of open green area
It is 20km west of Bucharest and roughly 200km from the company’s Sfântu Gheorghe corrugated packaging facility in Covasna County
The new packaging plant will have a gross building area of 31,345.80m² with parking spaces for up to 182 vehicles of various types such as trucks
The plant will use a 2.8m-wide Fosber high-speed corrugator
and a multi-colour converting machine with high-precision for the production of corrugated boxes with maximum flexibility
Multi-colour printing and die-cutting machines will also be installed at the plant to line up the colours and to die-cut the corrugated cardboard
The annual production capacity of the plant will be 180 million square metres
Dunapack Rambox’s manufacturing process includes preparation of starch glue
and making of boxes from the corrugated cardboard
and top linerboard obtained from specific factories
The corrugated cardboard packaging products are produced at a dedicated corrugated cardboard confection area
Printing is carried out before gluing or punching of the cardboard by incorporating flexography, which provides better stability than corrugated cardboards and reduces dust produced during printing
Water-based inks needed for a variety of packaging designs are prepared at Dunapack Rambox’s own station
The company also offers warehousing facilities to its customers through its 7,000m² storing capacity equipped with dust removal and insect repellent techniques
a design and construction management company based in Romania
Romanian company Optim PM was appointed general designer and also responsible for project management
Romanian communication and public relations agency TotalPR organised the ground-breaking event of the new packaging plant along with press conference and logistics management
Italian corrugating machine manufacturer Fosber will deliver high-speed corrugator
while Swiss packaging equipment supplier Bobst will supply for the plant’s converting machine
Dunapack Rambox is the Romanian subsidiary of Austria-based Dunapack Packaging
Dunapack Rambox develops 100% recyclable packaging products including corrugated cardboard packaging
The company manufactures three and five layer corrugated boards and boxes for the food and drinks industry
It also provides technical consultancy and design services for corrugated cardboard packaging
as well as recovery and recycling of paper waste
Dunapack Rambox’s first facility in Romania was developed in Sfantu Gheorghe
It manufactures corrugated and micro-corrugated cardboard packaging products
the company produces nearly 90 million square feet of corrugated cardboard annually
The packaging products are supplied to Dunapack Rambox’s customers in Romania and rest of the world
The parent company Dunapack Packaging employs 4,236 people at its 20 box and sheet manufacturing facilities across Austria
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a UK startup established by three Romanians
will deploy robots in a Maersk-operated warehouse
The startup has unveiled its autonomous robots in a Romanian logistics center
and employs AI to optimize resource planning and workforce management
Dexory’s NEO robot scans over 10,000 pallet locations per hour (previously 150 locations per hour with manual processes) in the Bolintin-Deal (Romania) centre
employing “digital twin” technology for real-time data access
It covers wide aisles as well as very narrow and difficult to navigate aisles
and keeps track of both full pallets and boxes left in pick-up areas
“We are delighted to partner with Maersk and iB Cargo and bring the power of real-time data and information to this impressive hub in Romania
supporting a strong furniture and interior design company
Multiple teams have already started using Dexory technology
our solution based on digital twins helping them make more informed decisions and work more efficiently”
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder of Dexory
was founded in London in 2015 by Romanians Andrei Danescu
Its innovative solutions are aimed at capturing real-time information related to warehouse operations using autonomous robots and artificial intelligence
The startup has recently announced raising $19 million series A funding
The investment will be used for international expansion in key markets such as the US
with aims to double Dexory’s workforce by the end of the year to support unit deployment functions and increased production
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An interview about the Hadareni Pogrom with human rights activist István Haller - 10 years from the ECHR judgment and 22 years from the pogrom
Today we remember the European Court of Human Rights decision in the Moldovan and others case.
2005 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Romania violated multiple articles from the European Convention on Human Rights for failing to provide justice in connection with a 1993 pogrom.
2 people were brutally killed while trying to escape and a third one burned to death in the house
14 additional houses were burnt and the property was damaged
the local community is still struggling with the memories
we take the opportunity to ask the person who maybe has the deepest knowledge about the case and who has supported the cause of Roma rights from the beginning
Istvan Haller was among the first ones to arrive at the scene of the events
he decided to go on hunger strike as a form of protest against the Romanian government for not complying with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights. But he had some other reasons for this form of protest as well
He felt that the Council of Europe is not monitoring the implementation of the judgment and he noticed that the NGOs have lost interest in the case and they need to be mobilized
As a result of his hunger strike NGOs came together and wrote a report about the implementation of the judgment and Council of Europe started to regularly ask the Romanian government for reports on the progress of the implementation
Back then how did human rights NGOs operate in Romania?
IH: On October 01, 1993, the Pro Europa League set up its human rights department, which later supported the Moldovan and others case
which set legal precedence for Roma rights in Europe
I worked as an investigative journalist analysing the causes of collective violence against Romani communities (the case of Mihail Kogalniceanu
Bolintin Deal or Upper Plaiesii (Plaiesii de sus))
The main source of funding for the Pro Europa League came from American foundations
not specifically for project work but general operational activities and to support the organisation in achieving its objectives
whether it was promoting democracy and the rule of law or human rights of vulnerable people
I gained a huge amount of insight into litigation work from Ivan Fiser
then of the International Secretariat of Amnesty International.
How did you hear the news about the pogrom in Hadareni
and the following day I was in Hadareni talking to the Roma people of Hadareni but also to the local and county level authorities as a journalist
IH: Destroyed houses and a lot of confused people
Roma were being expelled from the village when I was there so I did not have the opportunity to talk to them
Local people reacted in different ways to the outcome of the pogrom
some were proud of their actions and some ashamed distancing themselves from the grim reality
Immediately the authorities took the side of the arsonists’
justifying the pogrom by blaming the behavior of Roma rather than admitting their own prejudices
It was not unusual nor unfamiliar that the authorities’ condoned this violence against Roma
I had witnessed this on other occasions too
When I finally managed to talk to the Roma villagers
who were terrified by the open displays of violence and aggression from their neighbours
they told me that they hid their children in their houses so that they would not get hurt
There was one exception amongst the authorities
who gathered 20-30 suspects from eyewitness testimonials within a few days of the progrom
However he was replaced shortly after with a successor
How did you contact the victims and what was your first impression of them
where we managed to locate the first Roma people who had enough courage to return to Hadareni after the pogrom
We talked with the returned Roma about their future plans and how we could best support them
There were divisions amongst the Roma in terms of their immediate focus
those with families were concentrating on the well-being of their children but the majority of others wanted justice for the violence and upheaval they experienced
Some Roma even began blaming other Roma for what had happened
Due to this blame game the Roma community was unable to recognise themselves as the victims
Those that should have been held to account appeared to have evaded justice for carrying out this racially motivated arson attack
sympathies which were shared by the authorities
Nicolae Gheorghe decided not to get directly involved in Hadareni due to the level of fragmentation amongst the Roma community but moreso acknowledging the overwhelming reluctance of the authorities in holding the perpetrators to account.
What general feelings did you sense in the community
IH: The reaction of the non-Roma people differed greatly
I detected some pride in their voice
The Romani community was finding excuses to blame one and other
hoping to be accepted back to Hadareni by some of the non-Roma villagers
The people in Hadareni held meetings where they discussed who could and who could not return to the village leading to selfishness desires amongst the expelled Roma
Do you believe that the Romanian authorities did everything possible in order to compensate the victims
IH: The authorities did everything possible to hinder Roma for accessing compensation they were not viewed as victims in any sense of the word
Do you believe that the Romanian authorities did everything possible in order to create a peaceful environment in Hadareni
the authorities tried everything to expel the Roma from Hadareni
this was their notion of how to achieve peace
Once under scrutiny from abroad and in particular from EU institutions
expelling Roma stopped and the authorities started terrorising Roma to appease the non-Roma population in Hadareni
always ready to run if a pogrom started again
After the change in the political climate in 1998 and related court proceedings
the police received orders to prevent any attempt of a violent clash
For the first time the police had to protect Roma along with the majority population
Prevention of any future conflict was a priority for the police at this time
After the decision from the European Court of Human Rights in 2005 (Moldavan and Others V
without any intervention from the authorities
Do you believe that the Romanian authorities would be able to prevent such a pogrom nowadays
IH: There have been several near-incidents in Romania in which the authorities managed to intervene and stop the escalation of violence
There were also some failures on the part of the authorities
when they intervened too late in an incident where some Roma houses were partially destroyed (2008-2009)
Once again the Roma were vilified and the actions were justified
they did not receive any compensation for the damage to their properties and the perpetrators were not held accountable
authorities accept that Roma people need to be taught 'lessons' sometimes therefore the aggressors should not be punished for their actions in their eyes
in particular from those with decision-making powers and authority
creates an environment for such violence against minorities with serious consequences for wider society
Roma who do not feel accepted in their own communities are more likely to emigrate also
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KLG Europe Logistics Romania will invest EUR 5.6 million in an expansion for its central hub logistics platform
The new Cross-dok terminal will allow the company to increase by 20 percent its storage and transit capacity in Romania
KLG Europe Logistics Romania, part of dutch group KLG Europe, is estimating a business increase of 11 percent, after registering a turnover of EUR 21 million last year. The logistics company is looking to increase its client portfolio, extend its depositing capacity, develop the value and complexity of its service.
Romania has all the potential to become one of the most important logistical hubs in the European Union
given the two naval gateways to Europe: the Black Sea and the Danube”
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