Italian Company Progetti Starts Building Footwear Factory in Knjazevac – Jobs for 150 Workers

The Italian company Progetti, which bought part of the municipal land in the Knjazevac Industrial Zone in 2017, has started building a footwear factory, where, according to the announcements, it will employ 150 workers.

– We already have 700 workers and the plan is to employ another 150 at this facility. If the Serbian economy continues to grow, we will be able to employ even more. The help of Knjazevac and the state will be crucial for the realization of everything we've planned – said Enrico Rossi, a co-owner of Progetti.

The foundation stone for the new factory was laid down by Rossi and Milan Djokic, the president of the municipality of Knjazevac, as said on the official Facebook profile of the municipality.

The land purchase agreement was signed in August 2017, when it was announced that the factory would be built by 2019.

– By signing this agreement with the Municipality of Knjazevac, we have obliged to raise a new factory here within 24 months. So far, there are no subsidies from the Republic of Serbia, but we hope for them, as they would help us a lot – the other co-owner, Romano Rossi, said at the time.

Progetti was founded in 2001, at the initiative of the Rossi brothers. Enrico and Romano Rossi have been present in the footwear industry for a long time, and the company's core activity is the manufacture of semi-products (upper footwear components) and finished footwear, according to the company's website.

Progetti already has three factories in Serbia – in Sombor, Vladimirci and Vrsac.

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