The fourth Pöttinger production plant was officially opened on 11 June 2021.

Together with the company owners, the management team, employees and a small gathering of invited guests attended the handover of the new plant in St. Georgen near Grieskirchen, Austria.

The first expansion phase was completed in just one year at an investment of EUR 25 million. The company says that a strong order book and limited space available at the main plant mean that construction needs to continue quickly - hence a groundbreaking ceremony for the next phase, also took place at the same time as the opening.

The company says that round balers and large rakes will be manufactured at the new plant.

The first phase - which provides 6,300 m2 of production space on a site of 17 hectares - was completed in the record time of just one year. In order to be able to support the ongoing growth of the company, Pöttinger designed the new production plant in such a way that, when completed, it will offer a production area similar to the manufacturing plant at headquarters.

The groundbreaking ceremony held during the official opening marked the start of construction on the second expansion phase. This new stage means an expansion of about twice the current production area and an investment of around another EUR 45 million. In future, the paintwork of the machines will also be carried out at the new plant.

"We are pleased with the positive development of our business and want to use the momentum of current demand to achieve sustainability by expanding distribution and introducing new products. This development will be supported in the best possible way by these expansion phases," said Gregor Dietachmayr, spokesperson for the management team.