# Hiab to build €50 million forklift factory in Dundalk, Ireland

Cargotec subsidiary Hiab plans to invest over €50 million in a new factory in Dundalk, Ireland, to manufacture Moffett truck-mounted forklifts, creating 100 manufacturing jobs. Production is expected to begin in 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-09-01
- Where: Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
- Value: $59.0M (50.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: Moffett truck-mounted forklifts
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Hiab](https://endata.com/companies/17730.md)
- [Cargotec](https://endata.com/companies/1832.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [irishtimes.com](https://www.irishtimes.com/business/manufacturing/forklift-maker-hiab-to-spend-50m-on-new-dundalk-factory-1.4662069), 2021-09-01: "When completed our new facility will have world-class manufacturing capacity to service all markets globally."
- [lpgasmagazine.com](https://www.lpgasmagazine.com/hiab-to-add-production-facility-in-ohio/), 2021-09-01: "When operational in 2023, the new facility will replace Hiab’s existing Dundalk facility."
- [hiabgroup.com](https://www.hiabgroup.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/hiab-developing-factory-of-the-future-in-dundalk/), 2021-09-02: "Hiab’s operation in Dundalk is a key part of the company’s global success story."
- [forkliftaction.com](https://www.forkliftaction.com/news/hiab-plans-new-dundalk-factory.aspx?n=25232), 2021-09-09: "When completed, our new facility will have world-class manufacturing capacity to service all markets globally."

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