# Vestas to establish turbine assembly plant in Geelong, Australia

Vestas entered a partnership with Marand Precision Engineering to establish a turbine assembly and testing centre at a former Ford Motor factory in Geelong, Victoria. The facility will assemble drivetrains and hubs for wind farm projects, with an investment of around $3.5 million and more than 20 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-02-14
- Where: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Value: $2.50M (3.50M AUD)
- Jobs: 20
- Status: announced
- Products: wind turbine drivetrains, wind turbine hubs
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Vestas](https://endata.com/companies/1364.md)
- [Marand Precision Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/29616.md) (partner)
- [Tilt Renewables](https://endata.com/companies/37322.md) (customer)
- [Global Power Generation](https://endata.com/companies/37323.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [reneweconomy.com.au](https://reneweconomy.com.au/vestas-brings-winds-of-change-to-victoria-manufacturing-with-turbine-plant-in-geelong-12702/), 2019-02-14: "Victoria’s former centre for car manufacturing, Geelong, is set to become an Australian base for global wind energy giant Vestas, after the Danish company inked a deal for a new turbine assembling facility in the south-western port city."
- [smh.com.au](https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/back-to-the-future-old-ford-factory-to-be-recast-as-renewable-energy-hub-20190214-p50xoz.html), 2019-02-14: "Vestas is committed to building new skills in the local workforce in Geelong, and with our wind turbine component assembly and testing capability, we are helping build on Geelong’s background as a heavy manufacturing hub and use that to establish a renewable energy hub."

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