“Our competitors could buy machinery and materials, but the know-how is very hard to acquire.” -chief executive Michal Sterba of GZ Media which it expects to press 30 million this year. From a state run company that started in the 50’s, to a private company after the fall of communism, GZ is the world’s largest producer of vinyl records. What a great story. Read more Below
Play it again: The firm saving vinyl
Whether gathering dust in your loft or currently spinning on your turntable, it’s a fair bet that at least some of your vinyl records came from a small factory in the Czech Republic. The facility in question is the headquarters of GZ Media, based in the small town of Lodenice, 25km (16 miles) west of the Czech capital, Prague.
