Production locations

LOWA Production is the second largest shoe factory in Slovakia. Shoemaking has a long tradition in the region around Bošany. The municipality of Bošany is located on the Danube hills in the north-west of Slovakia and has a population of around 5,000. LOWA Production is one of the largest employers in the region. For the approximately 1,900 employees, health and social insurance is a matter of course, as are bonuses for shift and night work. As a special feature, the company finances 13 bus routes, which employees can use free of charge. LOWA Production also owns 3 stitching plants: in Handlová, Nitrianske Pravno and Klenovec.

LOWA R&D has its administrative headquarters in Caselle die Altivole in the Italian region of Treviso. A small sample production facility with almost 70 employees is located here. The actual production site is LOWA Production s.r.o. in Slovakia (Bošany).

GARDEN SPORT is the smallest company in the European LOWA production network. The company was founded in 1963 by the father of the current CEO Giuliano Deon. The region around the city of Montebelluna in the northern Italian region of Veneto is a traditional production location for the footwear industry and, together with the metropolis of Milan, forms the economic centre of the country. The LOWA production site in Italy mainly manufactures mountain and hiking boots and currently employs 16 people. A further extension was added in 2015. GARDEN SPORT uses photovoltaics.

LORA is located in the town of Križevci, north-east of Zagreb, and was founded in 1998. In the early days, the company employed around 75 people. Today, the workforce numbers around 150 people, 80 per cent of whom are women. This makes LORA one of the most important employers in the region. In 2007, the company moved into the factory buildings on the outskirts of the town. LORA works in two shifts and specialises in the production of shafts. The company also covers the travelling and meal costs for its employees.

ŠKREBIĆ was founded in 1997 and today employs around 470 people. 230 of them work for LOWA. The shoe factory is located in the small town of Teslić in the north of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most important employers in the region. Due to its size, the company is categorised as a large enterprise in Bosnia-Herzegovina and as such is subject to special state supervision. ŠKREBIĆ provides six to seven bus routes and a number of minibuses to transport employees from distant parts of the city to the factory and back home again. As in other LOWA partner companies, meals in the company canteen are free for employees. ŠKREBIĆ also owns a stitching plant in Boljanic.

The BEMA shoe factory is also located in the north of the country, in Banja Luka, the second largest city in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The company emerged from the BOSNA shoe factory and now operates in part of the old factory facilities, which are constantly being modernised. BEMA is one of the largest employers in the region. In Banja Luka, the shoe factory pays for ten bus routes for commuters. Those who live outside the catchment areas of these commuter lines are reimbursed for the cost of travelling by public bus. The canteen meals are free of charge. BEMA also owns a stitching plant in Mrkonjić Grad.