The 3,500 sqm plant will house Marchesini’s logistics unit and is part of a wider strategy to consolidate operations.

The plant features a geothermal heating system designed by Bologna-based eco engineering specialist Airklima which, according to Marchesini, “will ensure a comfortable workplace [that is] warm in winter and cool in summer.”

Group management and production director Marco Marchesini said that the extension will help boost operational efficiency and meet with the firm’s environmentally friendly objectives.

Open house at Paris facility in September

In related news, Marchesini unveiled plans for an open house at its new commercial services and after sales facility in the Parisian suburb of Saint Mesmes.

The three day event, which will take place in September, is designed to showcase the 1,000 sqm unit’s range of services.

Again the facility is part of Marchesini’s consolidation programme, in this case bringing together its French pharmaceutical and cosmetic packaging machine operations and technical support services.