How We Make Outsourcing Executable

Nearshoring and Contract Manufacturing in Central & Eastern Europe for DACH and EU Partners

With over 30 years of experience in manufacturing relocation and operational transitions, VIDEOTON is a proven partner in building efficient and flexible European manufacturing footprints.

Optimizing Your European Manufacturing Footprint and Supply Chain by VIDEOTON

For VIDEOTON, the relocation of manufacturing and assembly projects - including complex production operations - is a well-established capability. Over the past 30+ years, we have built extensive experience in managing production transfers, scale-ups, and operational transitions across multiple industries.

Current labour cost differentials within Europe continue to make nearshoring and production relocation economically viable. Within this optimization process, VIDEOTON acts as a reliable, long-term manufacturing partner, supporting customers in improving cost efficiency, supply chain resilience, and operational flexibility.

Source: Eurostat, 2025 – Labour Cost Index (LCI) in Manufacturing

Why Choose Us as Your Nearshoring Partner in Central & Eastern Europe

Strategic locations in best-cost EU countries

VIDEOTON operates manufacturing facilities in strategic, best-cost EU locations, with established production capacity in Hungary and Bulgaria, supporting efficient and resilient supply chains for DACH and EU partners.

Broad manufacturing know-how as a contract manufacturing and EMS provider

As the VIDEOTON Group, we bring decades of end-to-end manufacturing expertise, combining contract manufacturing and EMS capabilities to support complex production needs across multiple industries and various production capabilities, such as:

  • One-stop-shop: PCBAs, plastic and metal components
  • simple mechanical assemblies to complex fine-mechanical products
  • simple BOM structures to highly complex, multi-level assemblies
  • production automation capability
  • open to host new technologies
High flexibility

VIDEOTON can offer high flexibility in project size, required space, technology level, and product complexity, enabling scalable contract manufacturing, nearshoring solutions, and customized EMS services for diverse industrial, automotive, electronics, and OEM production requirements across Europe.

Proven experience in supply chain optimization

Thanks to numerous successfully executed projects, VIDEOTON has proven track of record in supply chain optimization, including:

  • best-sourcing strategies balancing cost efficiency, quality, and supply security
  • selective insourcing of components where in-house manufacturing provides clear cost or technical advantages
  • localization of qualified local suppliers where external sourcing is more effective, while fully respecting the customer’s procurement strategy and nominated key suppliers
  • our partner has access to the potential savings arising from VIDEOTON Group's purchasing power and best-cost overhead.
Strong financial stability

VIDEOTON Group's strong financial stability, proven over more than 30 years of operation ensures reliable long-term partnership security and sustainable support for complex manufacturing programs

Fast and efficient decision-making

VIDEOTON is capable of fast and efficient decision-making, driven by a flat organizational structure, short decision-making processes, and high operational flexibility to respond quickly to customer and market needs.

High customer proximity

VIDEOTON Group is a potential global manufacturing partner, capable of following its customers into multiple regions.

  • The Group has a global manufacturing footprint, with sites strategically located in Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the USA, while most overhead functions are based in best-cost European locations.
  • VIDEOTON is close to its customers’ main European markets and is also proactively responding to the changing geopolitical environment through its US-based manufacturing site.
  • The Group brings strong multi-market experience, ranging from the automotive industry to industrial appliances and smart home solutions.

Spectrum of VIDEOTON's Production Transfer References

VIDEOTON Group has extensive, hands-on experience in production transfer and nearshoring projects across Europe, serving companies of various scales.

Our partners range from:

  • industrial scale-up companies
  • to large multinational corporations

Product and project characteristics include:

Diverse project profiles, such as:

  • complex products with 100+ key components manufactured in-house
  • complete final assembly projects combined with the takeover of injection moulding shops operating 20+ machines
  • relatively low-headcount operations combined with extensive warehouse and inventory space requirements

Production scopes ranging from high-volume products to low- and mid-volume complex (fine-) mechanical assemblies

Illustrative product examples across various industries, including:

  • floor cleaning machines, irons
  • sensors and fume extraction units
  • powertools
  • domestic hydrogen (H₂) energy modules
  • letter folding machines
  • etc.

 

Learn More of VIDEOTON's Previous Project Transfers

Are You Interested in VIDEOTON's Services? Contact Us!

So if the logic is clear, but execution or ROI remains a concern, please contact to VIDEOTON headquarters and let us discuss how VIDEOTON may help you move on and focus on your true core activities.

Dávid Schnaider

Business Development Director
VIDEOTON Group
Péter Lakatos

Co-CEO
VIDEOTON Group
Dr. Anjou Appelt

Managing Director
Limtronik GmbH