Hansgrohe Group has completed a major €5m investment into its German manufacturing site, increasing its production capacity for finishes on Axor brand products.
The investment has enabled a major expansion project at the Axor Centre of Excellence and Offenburg production centre in Schiltach, Germany. This includes the introduction of into three new PVD chambers used to apply product coatings to its Axor products.
In addition to enhancing the company’s physical vapour deposition (PVD) team by as much as 50%, Hansgrohe says it has also increased its brushing capacity by 60% too, allowing it to meet escalating market demand for metallic finishes in recent years.
As well as these increases to capacity, the company’s investment has also seen it streamline several other production processes, which it says will help to improve lead times for retailers.
Jay Phillips, Hansgrohe Group managing director for the UK & Ireland, explained: “Through continued strategic investment in production improvements to grow our capabilities, we will secure long term groupwide benefits as we focus on leading the market in support of our retail partners and their clients.”
“The additional production capacity will optimise our innovating design and manufacturing strength as part of an ongoing groupwide commitment to prioritise our retail partners and we thank them for their ongoing support.
“We’ve had a fantastic year for AXOR and market demand for design-led solutions, such as the AXOR FinishPlus special surface finishes, continues to grow. In line with our growth, it was the right time to invest in our production facilities. We are certain that the significant investments made in our manufacturing capabilities will ensure that retail partners can confidently continue to promote special surface finishes and capitalise on business building opportunities.”
Last year, Hansgrohe also made a significant investment into opening a new UK HQ. Located in Warwick, the new site is said to have significantly increased the company’s capacity, being twice as large as its former premises in Surrey.
