The Joskin Group, who are based in Soumagne, 20 km from Liège in Belgium, has announced a new factory to be based in Luxembourg.

The company manufactures agricultural machinery which it distributes in over 60 countries on 5 continents. It specialises in all trailers for transporting and spreading farm products. The Group has factories in Belgium, France, Poland, and soon the new brand-new unit which will cover 15,000 m² on a 6 ha site in Sanem / Esch-sur-Alzette in Luxembourg.

Victor Joskin, CEO and founder of the Group said of the new development, "Joskin's current main challenge is the production capacity: the Group must be able to produce more. The aim is not only to be able to supply more of the existing models, but also to make room for new equipment under development, so that we can serve an ever-increasing number of customers.

"This objective requires an increase in production space and a rethinking of the production flow. Our factory project in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is the first of a series of similar projects."

Victor went on to explain that the Luxembourg project is specifically designed for the assembly of large agricultural trailers with a monocoque body - i.e. welded in one piece. "We will start with tipping trailers and will rapidly launch muck spreaders as well," he said.

The company expects to break ground on the project in January 2023 and anticipates the construction to be completed quickly, so that the factory can start operating in the fourth quarter of 2023, ideally in October.