27 September 2024
As one of the globally leading manufacturers of machinery for the wire and cable industry, Maschinenfabrik Niehoff is expanding its production capacities in Germany in order to meet the growing order volume.
Two ground-breaking ceremonies at the company’s headquarters in Schwabach and at its branch plant at Leuterschach marked the start of the construction work.
The factory in Schwabach will be expanded by two halls, a manufacturing hall and a logistics hall, which are scheduled to go into operation in August 2025.
Like the existing halls of the modern factory opened in 2015, the two new ones will also have a photovoltaic system on the roofs and use geothermal energy for heating and cooling technology.
At Leuterschach, Niehoff has acquired a further 3,500 m² of factory premises and will build another hall and outdoor facilities there expanding the existing production area by 1,700 m² for storage, assembly and testing. Simultaneously, the new hall will likewise be equipped with a photovoltaic system and will use geothermal energy.
All of the infrastructure projects represent an investment of €15.5 million. The owners of the family business make these investments possible because they put most of the company´s profits into the company, for example in state-of-the-art, energy-saving production facilities. Since the beginning of 2021, 100% of the electricity in both the Schwabach and the Leuterschach factories has been generated from hydropower and is therefore CO2-free.