Walton starts exporting TVs to Poland

Bangladeshi electronics brand Walton has started exporting televisions to the European country Poland.

The first consignment of Walton televisions with ‘Made in Bangladesh’ tags have already been sent to Poland, said a press release on Wednesday.

Recently an agreement was signed between Walton and Opticum in a video conference in this regard, said Walton’s EU business unit head Tauseef Al Mahmud.

“Poland is an important and dynamic market in central Europe. Walton televisions will be available in the Poland market by the end of September.”, he said.

Walton television Division CEO Mostafa Nahid Hossain said Walton plans to export 1 lakh units of televisions to European market by next year.

Walton’s International Business Unit (IBU) President Edward Kim said “Currently we are building up our presence and acceptability in the EU market and going to use Poland as a bridge to enter into all of the markets there. Other Walton products will be available in the European market soon.”

Earlier, Walton signed business agreement with Google to produce smart TVs for western countries. Walton received license from Dolby, a US company, as the only manufacturer in Bangladesh.

(Source: UNB)