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ChainMaster Expands Production and Training Capacity
ChainMaster is adding new production, presentation and training facilities to its premises in Eilenburg in Germany. The new buildings are needed to keep pace with the expanding worldwide demand for ChainMaster products whilst maintaining the shortest possible lead times.
The first phase of the project, which will see the production area expanding by a further 350 square metres, began on the 3rd November. The shell of the building should be in place by the end of the year; the scheduled completion date is the 31st March 2009. During this phase, eight new jobs are being created and two new test beds, each with a well 6.5 metres deep, installed.
The second phase of construction will begin in the spring. When complete, it will add a further 400 square metres to the production and presentation areas. During this phase, a training facility will also be created, which-at a height of over 10 metres-will provide a highly realistic environment for participants in training courses. The planned completion date for this phase of the project is the 3rd quarter of 2009.
ChainMaster of Eilenburg has been producing chain hoists and controllers for theatrical and show stages since 1990, references including the Pentagon Museum, the Kremlin and the international tours of acts like Metallica, Paul McCartney and U2. The Saxony-based firm is now one of the leading suppliers of chain hoists and chain-hoist controllers in the world. Among ChainMaster's greatest successes has been the development of the VarioLift. As the new products multiply, the company, too, is expanding to meet increasing demand. Currently it employs some 20 workers in its own hi-tech production facility in Eilenburg. As well as developing a powerful distribution network inside Germany, ChainMaster has been particularly successful in the export market, exports currently accounting for around 60 per cent of the company's turnover.
1st December 2008
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