# Bell Equipment to expand German plant, start Kamaz assembly in South Africa

Bell Equipment will expand its German manufacturing plant to 15,000 m² with an investment of about €15 million, and will start assembling Kamaz heavy-duty trucks at its Richards Bay facility in South Africa early next year, creating additional jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-03-19
- Where: Germany, Germany
- Value: $18.5M (15.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 15000 m²
- Products: heavy-duty trucks, construction and mining equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Bell Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/15161.md)
- [KAMAZ](https://endata.com/companies/9034.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [iol.co.za](https://iol.co.za/business-report/companies/2018-03-19-bell-equipment-will-start-assembling-kamaz-range/), 2018-03-19: "Bell said the expansion of its German factory to 15000m² was the first phase, involving an investment of about 15m and would be completed early next year."

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