Systems Engineering division lays foundation for new business
As an independent company within the Handtmann Group of Companies, Handtmann Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG in Biberach develops, tests and assembles components and entire systems primarily for major brands in the automotive industry.
With a 3,500 m2 expansion of the production area, the Systems Engineering division of Handtmann intends to lay the foundations for new projects at the Arthur-Handtmann-Straße location in Biberach, in order to supply the plant with new business for the coming years. The demolition of existing buildings last year made room for the construction of the new extension with an assembly and logistics hall for Handtmann Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG. The construction project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2023. The hall is expected to start operations at the beginning of 2024.
“The new building had become necessary due to a customer order that Handtmann successfully acquired last year”, explains Dirk Seckler, Managing Director Handtmann Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG. “The order secures the employment of the existing employees at the site in the longer term and enables us to create additional jobs. As a reliable development partner to the automotive industry, we are also implementing high-voltage test stand areas in the new building so that we can provide powerful research and development support to our customers in the transformation towards electric mobility.”
Markus Handtmann, member of group management, adds: “With this building project, the usable space for construction at the Arthur-Handtmann-Straße location has now largely been exhausted. It is important for us that space resources are available at short notice so that we can generally plan and implement new infrastructure and start production within less than two years when we win customer orders.”
Sustainable building
Sustainable action is firmly anchored as a corporate value at Handtmann and receives appropriate consideration in both construction projects. In addition to the installation of a photovoltaic system and extensive green roofs, investments will again be made in the expansion of the utility infrastructure. In-house use of the solar power generated will be boosted by an integrated medium voltage network within the group of companies, just as the waste heat from the production process will be used to heat all of the group’s properties via an integrated heat network. This effectively reduces the use of fossil primary energy and thus the company’s carbon footprint.