Leading global industrial drives manufacturer SEW-Eurodrive is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of a new building
to house their Industrial Gears division.
Situated adjacent to their existing 27 and 29 Beverage drive headquarters, the new addition at 31-33 Beverage Drive, measuring
10,000 square metres, will be fitted out to produce and service the largest drives available in Australasia. The $10 million
investment will be further complimented with a state of the art fit out including cranes capable of handling 50 tonne loads,
automated two-pack paint line and storage capacity for in excess of 3000 pallets.
SEW-Eurodrive Managing Director, Robert Merola, stated 'The company is very upbeat about the future and this investment will
consolidate our future growth expected within the heavy industrial drive sector.'
'Stocks will be increased therefore reducing time to market,' said Merola. He claimed that reducing lead time by weeks or
even months allows their customers to become productive much quicker than in previous times. 'You can imagine two months production
in a mine is a significant amount,' he said.
The philosophy of centralised assembly and decentralised service will be rolled out over the next 12 months. 'Our goal is
to officially open the new complex in conjunction with the 30th anniversary next year,' Merola said. 'We can celebrate two
magnificent milestones in Australia.'
The company says that progress press releases will be posted on a regular basis to keep the market informed.
