INDIA – Recently, Suresh Balakrishnan, Managing Director of Leitz India, and Jürgen Köppel, CEO of the Leitz Group, inaugurated the eighth service center in Ahmedabad, India.

This new center is part of an emerging cluster for wood processing in the rapidly growing region. With this facility, Leitz can now enhance its service in the Gujarat area, offering comprehensive support for diamond and carbide tools with state-of-the-art machinery.

Leitz supports customers worldwide as a manufacturing service provider, optimizing the use of cutting tools through its extensive range of services and advice.

Leitz products are utilized daily in over 150 countries. By continuously expanding the number of production and service locations globally, the service network—and thus customer proximity—is constantly improved.

The Leitz Group is a leading global manufacturer of tools for the professional processing of solid wood, wood-derived materials, plastics, non-ferrous metals, and composite materials.

Jürgen Köppel, CEO of Leitz, stated, “We will continue our growth in India and Asia while maintaining our focus on our crucial home markets. These markets provide the solid foundation for our global growth strategy, which is especially vital in these times.”