With the official opening of the new steel plant of Termelés-Logistic-Centrum GmbH in Litér (Hungary), material handling equipment and cranes manufacturer, Sennebogen, is continuing its growth strategy while expanding its capacity for steel assemblies and welded constructions.
In attendance at the ribbon cutting ceremony were shareholder Walter Sennebogen and the managing director of the site, Michael Seiferling, together with the Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó and MP, Károly Kontrát.
This 315,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility and modern office complex was built on a 32 acre site about half an hour’s drive from the first Sennebogen steel plant in Balatonfüred.
Walter Sennebogen, representing Sennebogen, outlined their strategy, “Termelés-Logistic-Centrum GmbH is our most important supplier of steel assemblies. With this greenfield investment in Hungary, we are not only expanding our capacities to meet the growing demand, but also building reserves for the future.”
Designed for handling large and heavy components up to approximately 98 ft. long and weighing in at 50,000 lbs., this production facility will produce 40,000,000 lb. of steel structures per year in its current configuration. Its warehousing, work preparation, and intralogistics are optimized and geared towards the particularly large components and will deliver increased capacity. Significant investment was also made in modern machine tools and machining centers for mechanical processing as well as flame and laser cutting.
Sennebogen’s investment and greenfield approach in this growth strategy, while securing Sennebogen’s supply chain, created 80 new skill jobs for construction mechanics and welding technology specialists.
According to Sennebogen, the sustainability aspect also played a key role in the design of the new location: “The plant is equipped with a photovoltaic system with an output of 2.4 megawatts so that it will be energy self-sufficient with the electrical power generated from its PV system. The office building is also heated with energy-efficient underfloor heating and the production hall with low-temperature heating via concrete core activation.”