THE renovation and rebranding of the Doosan Bobcat facility in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, has been completed.
The manufacturer announced that the office area has been completely revamped, modernised and furnished in the characteristic Bobcat house-style, while the technical buildings with workshops for inspection, machine modifications and repairs have been equipped with new lifting bridges and an overhead crane.
The renovation and refurbishment of the buildings at Europapark-Noord involved an investment of two million euros.
The two-storey office building, where around 60 people work, has been adapted in line with the other European Bobcat locations in Dobris in the Czech Republic, Pontchateau in France, and Halle in Germany.
The space was converted into an open office to improve mutual cooperation and the renovation took into account the increase in the number of days spent working from home. The office space now largely consists of flexible workstations for both employees and guests, and plenty meeting spaces.
The workshops have been equipped with an overhead crane and new lifting bridges, so that the forklifts delivered in Sint-Niklaas can be adapted to the specifications of customers. Facilities such as a new canteen, sanitary facilities and showers, a bicycle shed and charging points for electric bicycles and cars have also been created for employees.
Gary Hornbacher, president of Doosan Bobcat EMEA, said, “We are not only celebrating the opening of this fantastic new facility, but also the integration of the material handling division into Bobcat, which means an important addition to our portfolio of compact machines. The completion and delivery of the renovated buildings is the start of a new chapter for our material handling team. We have the ambition to further expand these activities and the location in Sint-Niklaas will play an important role in this.”
