# Freighter Group invests $50M in Ballarat trailer manufacturing upgrade

Freighter Group is investing over $50 million to upgrade its MaxiTRANS trailer manufacturing site in Ballarat, Victoria, into an advanced manufacturing environment. Installation of new equipment has commenced.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-01-23
- Where: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
- Value: $50.0M
- Status: under construction
- Products: trailers
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [MaxiTRANS](https://endata.com/companies/27620.md)
- [Freighter Group](https://endata.com/companies/75185.md)

## Sources

- [freighter.com.au](https://www.freighter.com.au/news/freighter-group-invests-in-50m-advanced-manufacturing-upgrade-2/), 2024-01-23: "Freighter has today announced that the business is well underway with its preparations for the next phase of its expansion plans, with the company investing over $50 million to grow and develop its Ballarat manufacturing site."

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