More than 5 million euros invested for expansion of the plant in Bad Marienberg : Vecoplan expands with new heavy machinery assembly facility

More than five million euros is being invested by Vecoplan AG, a company specialising in machinery and plants for shredding, conveying and processing, to expand its main site in Bad Marienberg. Plant I has been enlarged by a total of 1,900 m², and new production equipment has been installed. The engineering company is preparing to meet steadily increasing demands for production and logistics by increasing assembly capacity and establishing an ultramodern warehouse for long-span goods.

“We are continuing to witness a high level of demand,” says Vecoplan’s CEO Werner Berens. “We’ve had to create additional space, especially in preassembly, to meet the growing need for our heavy machinery.” The expanded warehouse will offer an additional 1,900 m² of floor space, 850 m² of which will be devoted to preassembly. The existing warehouse concept has been completely revised to ensure the new space is used efficiently. In previous years, Vecoplan had already invested in new machinery for material preparation. A key element of the restructuring is the new warehouse for long-span goods, which will be directly connected to the internal ERP system in future to ensure continuous, digitalised product flow. The covered delivery area will also ensure that trucks can be unloaded safely and protected from the weather.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new warehouse complex took place in the spring of 2025. Completion is planned for the second quarter of 2026, and the work so far has been right on schedule. “The biggest challenge will be to implement the expansion during ongoing operation – it will be a bit like open-heart surgery,” says Daniel Dittmann, Director of Operations at Vecoplan. “Good communication will be required with all of the interfaces involved in order to minimise interference with production. So far, everything has gone very well.” Dittmann says that the supply of parts has continued almost without disruption. 

Once the new warehouse is complete, Vecoplan will have created space for assembling larger machines, while also ensuring more efficient warehouse operations to meet continuously growing demand. ‘We’re well positioned for the years ahead,’ concludes Werner Berens. ‘This investment gives us the flexibility we need to grow efficiently.’