December 2003
UMC - Poland
UMC Poland sp. z o.o. is one of the most renowned factories of LCD TV in Europe. With its long history of LCD TV production starting as Sharp Corporation subsidiary, then regaining the momentum of production capabilities and adding sales function under UMC leadership. UMC Poland is looking forward to fast and dynamic growth being part of Sharp Corporation group again. The company not only manufactures LCD TVs mostly under Sharp and Blaupunkt brands at the highest industry standards but also actively functions as sales entity. With introduction of new Audio and SDA products in the portfolio and ambitious plans for increase TV production we are heading towards higher and more exciting challenges than ever before.
Warehouse construction
Construction timelapse of new 20 000 m2 warehouse facilities.
Warehouse opening
Official brand new warehouse opening.
Factory
Established in 2006 as state-of-the-art. LCD module and TV assembly factory with impressive social facilities located in the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone area two buildings of 40 000 m2 and 12 000 m2 own land of 50 ha.
Certificates
UMC Poland is holder of ISO certificates (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001)
Timeline
Factory opening ceremony
in Nove mesto nad Vahom, Slovakia State of art production facility - greenfield project.
November 2005
Production launch
Launched production of LCD TVs in at own 22000 sq.m. production facility in Nove Mesto nad Vahom, Slovakia.
December 2005
2007
BLAUPUNKT license
Aquired exclusive long term license agreement to use the trusted Blaupunkt brand in Europe.
August 2010
January 2011
SHARP license
Strategic alliance on Sharp branded audio visual products businesses in Europe.
read more ..September 2014
UMC Poland
UMC aquired LCD TV factory in Poland from SHARP with 650 employees and 53,000 m2 factory facility.
December 2014
New line of SHARP AQUOS LED TVs
Launch of seven sizes, five new designs, and nine series – a new SHARP AQUOS LED Full HD product line is on sale in Europe.
read moreFebruary 2015
IFA Berlin – SHARP is Back!
After few years, SHARP is back to largest consumer electronics exhibition in the world, IFA Berlin! UMC showcased complete portfolio of SHARP TVs and audio products at custom made SHARP booth.
September 2015
Production boost
Factory in Poland is running in 2 shifts with cca 180K units per month, staff increased to 1000 people (fixed and temporary).
January 2016
Official partner of Legia Warsaw
UMC became a proud partner of Legia Warsaw the biggest and best Polish football club.
Read moreMarch 2016
Red Dot Award
Prize-winning design quality. Three Sharp AQUOS LED TV designs triumph in Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016
read moreMarch 2016
February 2017
European Logistics Center under construction
20.000 m2 warehouse and logistics center investment started in September 2017. Planned opening in July 2018.
read moreJuly 2018