# Bell Equipment opens expanded dump truck plant in Eisenach

South African dump truck specialist Bell Equipment commissioned its new manufacturing complex at Eisenach-Kindel, Germany, tripling production and storage space to 18,000 m². The expansion includes a new dump body production line and equipment.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-09-30
- Where: Eisenach, Germany, Germany
- Value: $14.3M (13.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: 30 Sep 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: up to 30 dump bodies per week in three-shift operation
- Products: articulated dump trucks, dump bodies
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [protrader.one](https://www.protrader.one/newsticker/bell-equipment-investiert-in-eisenach), 2019-10-07: "Ende September nahm der südafrikanische Dumper-Spezialist Bell Equipment seinen neuen Fertigungskomplex Muldenkipperwerk Eisenach-Kindel in Betrieb."
- [baunetzwerk.biz](https://baunetzwerk.biz/bell-equipment-baut-produktion-in-eisenach-kindel-aus), 2019-10-18: "13 Mio. Euro wurden investiert. Nun hat Bell Equipment die neue Fertigung in Eisenach-Kindel in Betrieb genommen und 60 neue Arbeitsplätze geschaffen."
- [baumagazin-online.de](https://www.baumagazin-online.de/d/bell-equipment-erweitert-seinen-standort-eisenach-kindel/), 2019-11-05: "Die Eröffnung des neuen Werkskomplexes bildet den Abschluss einer weiteren Phase der internationalen Wachstumsstrategie von Bell Equipment."
- [bellequipment.com](https://www.bellequipment.com/momentous-occasion-as-bell-becomes-a-global-manufacturer-2/), 2019-11-11: "This, our third project here, is a significant capital investment for the Bell Equipment Group and completing the project in just over 12 months is a tremendous achievement that demonstrates our commitment to grow as a global manufacturer."

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