EuroWire January 2025

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Niehoff to expand German manufacturing facilities

100 per cent of the electricity in both the Schwabach and the Leuterschach factories has been generated from CO 2 free hydropower. With more than 70 years of experience in the manufacture of machinery for the production of non-ferrous wires and their processing into automotive, power, data and special cables, Niehoff attaches importance to the long-term durability of its products. Its machines are designed for reliability, process stability, high productivity, reduced CO 2 emissions, and energy and material efficiency. Niehoff is certified by the German Envi ronmental Auditors Board EMAS; belongs to the Blue Competence sustainabil ity initiative of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA); and cooperates with the EcoVadis international platform for sustainability ratings. Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG www.niehoff.de

company’s headquarters in Schwabach and at its branch plant at Leuterschach. The factory in Schwabach will be expanded by a manufacturing hall and a logistics hall, which are scheduled to go into operation in August 2025. As with the existing halls of the factory, opened in 2015, the two new buildings will have a photovoltaic system on the roof and will use geothermal energy for heating and cooling technology. At Leuterschach, Niehoff has acquired a further 3,500m² of factory premises and will build another hall and outdoor facilities there, expanding the production area by 1,700m 2 for storage, assembly and testing. The new hall will also be equipped with a photovoltaic system and will use geothermal energy. The infrastructure projects represent an investment of €15.5mn, made possible by the owners of the family business putting most of the profits back into the company. Since the beginning of 2021,

Maschinenfabrik Niehoff, a manufacturer of machinery for the wire and cable industry, is expanding its production capacities in Germany in order to meet growing order volumes. The start of the construction work was marked by two ground-breaking ceremonies, at the

The first walls of the new factory in Schwabach being erected

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