Lowa, which is engaged in the production of sports shoes, will end its production in Handlová on 31 August. The company confirmed this for TASR, justified its decision by optimizing production capacities.
“Lowa, part of the Tecnica Group, It is reviewed by its industrial structure to increase production efficiency and strengthen synergy between different companies within the group. In this context, the Handlová plant will end its activities as for 31 August 2025, ”said the company in its opinion, under which President Tecnica Gropa Alberto Zanatta and Lowa Production director Branislav Bernát is signed.
According to her, this decision is part of a wider strategic plan that aims to optimize production between plants, To reconcile technologies and know-how to respond best to the requirements of the global market.
The Company did not specify how many employees will affect its decisionhowever, she pointed out that “in close cooperation with partners she is actively working to ensure the best possible support for the employees concerned, including the opportunity to move to other positions and the responsible transitional process with respect to the workers”.
The Central Office of Labor, Social Affairs and Family for TASR stated that it has not registered mass redundancies at the Labor Office, Social Affairs and Family of Prievidza for the past week since the beginning of 2025.
The company is engaged in the production of sports shoes, it belongs to the holding Tecnica Group, which in addition to sports shoes also produces ski equipment, roller skates and snow. On her website she explained that in addition to Handlová, she has her factories in Slovakia in Nitra Pravna in the district of Prievidza, Bošany in the district Partizánske and Klenovec in the district of Rimavská Sobota. It exports its products to more than 80 countries in the world.
