Mecalac is leaving the Prologis Park facility that it has occupied since acquiring Terex鈥檚 legacy Fermec and Benford brands in 2017.
鈥淭he site no longer fits our requirements,鈥� said general manager Heath Davies.
The new factory in Coventry will house Mecalac鈥檚 site dumper and compaction roller operations, with the move set to be complete by the end of this month.
The 81,000 sq ft facility will be the most environmentally-advanced development in the Mecalac group, the company said, with air source heat pumps, internal and external LED lighting, a rooftop solar array and rainwater harvesting.
鈥淎s a global leader in the design and manufacture of compact machinery, we鈥檙e committed to investing in our future,鈥� Heath Davies said. 鈥淚n the past few months alone, we鈥檝e revealed an increase to our UK production capability with Revotruck 鈥� a pioneering addition to our range 鈥� and ED6, our 6-tonne electric dumper, demonstrating our commitment to embracing alternative fuels and decarbonising the sector.
鈥淗owever, to maintain this progress, it鈥檚 important that we have the right facilities and processes in place. Whilst our new UK headquarters is just a move a few miles away, the new facility is modern, sustainable, purposely designed for the change in our product mix and therefore perfectly suited to our future manufacturing operations.
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