Date: November 2, 2007 (13:02)

Largest leather manufacturer in the Balkans region

Leather factory Prevent Leather from Visoki, operating within Sarajevo-based Prevent Group, marked yesterday the second year since its first products were exported. The factory which started off with only 50 employees currently employs 400 people. ''We have the state-of-the-art technology and are the largest company in the Balkans '' said the Director of Prevent Leather Admir Pejkusic, giving a tour of the plant. According to the CEO of the Prevent Group, Adnan Smailbegovic, the plant in Visoki, together with Prevent Cutting, where material cutting is carried out and Prevent sewing plants employ over 2,700 people. This is the market leader in manufacturing textile and leather goods for the needs of car industry in the country and one of the largest manufacturers in the South-East Europe.    
(Biznis ba)