The German scaffolding systems manufacturer Layher will soon open a commercial site for renting scaffolding for Ukrainian customers and begin design preparations for full-scale production of equipment in the Chortkiv West industrial park (Ternopil region), according to Chortkiv Mayor Volodymyr Shmatko.
“Layher, a German company and world leader in the production of scaffolding systems, is entering Ukraine. Foreign investors have decided to start their operations in Ukraine from the city of Chortkiv,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
According to his information, Ivan Batryn, a resident of Chortkiv, became the company’s director of operations in Ukraine.
As reported, Chortkiv-West, registered in October 2019, was created on a land plot of 87.684 hectares, with a declared term of operation of 30 years.
The functional purpose of the park is metalworking and machine building, including the production of automotive components, electrical engineering and instrumentation, woodworking and furniture industry.
Up to 7,300 jobs can be created in the park.
According to opendatabot, LAYER Ukraine LLC was registered in Kyiv in early 2023, with the main activity being the production of building metal structures. The founder and 100% owner of the company is the Lithuanian company UAB Leyer Baltic.
LAYHER is a global leader in scaffolding for construction, public events, aviation and chemical industries, producing, among other things, facade and modular scaffolding, Keder XL temporary roofs, specialized stages and stands, and aluminum beams.
