# Viridi Parente expands to manufacture Green Machines in Buffalo, New York

Viridi Parente is expanding its facility in Buffalo, New York, to manufacture Green Machines, battery-powered construction equipment. The expansion involves renovating 70,000 square feet of the plant, with a target of 1,000 machines in the field by end of 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-09-03
- Where: Buffalo, New York, United States
- Value: $20.0M
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 70,000 square feet renovation; target of 1,000 machines by end of 2022
- Products: battery-powered construction equipment, Green Machines, battery pack systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Viridi Parente](https://endata.com/companies/57510.md)
- [Grand Oaks Capital](https://endata.com/companies/58284.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [btpm.org](https://www.btpm.org/business-economy/2021-09-03/buffalos-viridi-parente-expanding-to-manufacture-green-machines), 2021-09-03: "Green Machine is the largest OEM for electrified construction equipment in North America, maybe the world."
- [viridiparente.com](https://viridiparente.com/at-green-construction-equipment-maker-new-leaders-move-on-from-fossil-fuel/), 2021-10-08: "There's going to be more electrification in the future than there is today, and how do we start moving our manufacturing processes in that direction?"

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