November 25, 2019

Marel opens production center in the Netherlands

On November 20, Marel officially opened its new production center in Dongen, the Netherlands.

All production and office activities will now take place in the state-of-the-art building at the Tichelrijt II business park.

For 60 years, Marel's production site in Dongen has been manufacturing machine parts for Marel Poultry, the poultry branch within the world-leading company Marel. The end products, high-quality food processing systems, are assembled in collaboration with the Marel site in Boxmeer.

Since the original location in Dongen no longer met contemporary standards, realisation of a new production center was a logical step, Marel said.

The new building basically accommodates the same activities in the past. It features 40 production places as well as eight office places, now in a setting that is completely up-to-date. Relocation of massive production machines was organized gradually over the past months and went very smoothly without disrupting customer deliveries.

The official opening ceremony of  the center was officiated by Marina Starmans-Gelijns, mayor of Dongen, in the presence of a large Marel delegation, including CEO Árni Oddur Thórdarson.

All equipment, services and logistics of the production center perform at the highest levels of quality, safety and ergonomics, according to Marel. The company is convinced that this new, inspiring environment will lead to an innovative and successful business, Marel said.

- Marel