LODENICE, Czech Republic—As vinyl records make a global comeback, a little-known Czech company is riding the market surge to establish itself as the world’s biggest record manufacturer, with plans to expand in North America and Asia.
GZ Media, based in a small town southwest of the Czech capital, has made deals with all the major music labels and is running its plant day and night, every day of the year—even on Christmas—to satisfy booming demand.
This summer, in an effort to get closer to the growing American market, it is due to open a new plant in Canada and is finalizing a deal to acquire a majority stake in a factory in the United States.
“Nobody expected the vinyl records production to come back in such a strong fashion,” Michal Sterba, GZ Media director general, told The Associated Press in an interview.
