Expansion of headquarters into Pilz Campus - Renate Pilz: "Values create our future."
The automation company Pilz has opened the Peter Pilz Production and Logistics Center at its headquarters in Ostfildern, Germany. The new building covers a total area of over 44,000 sq. ft. and at $22 million, is the largest single investment in the history of this family business. As a result, not only is the company enlarging its production area by 50 percent, it is also expanding its headquarters into the Pilz Campus.
The Peter Pilz Production and Logistics Center was built in just 16 months. With a 22,600 sq. ft. production area, around 13,100 sq. ft. of office space and 8,500 sq. ft. of ancillary areas, the building provides space for 390 employees. In addition to production and logistics it will also house all the departments related to production, including production technology, information technology, quality management and purchasing.
"We are delighted to be able to invest right here at our headquarters and so continue our growth. Firstly, because we have deep roots in this region. Secondly, we are expanding our headquarters into the Pilz Campus, in which all departments will be able to work closer together for our customers' benefit. This collaborative spirit is important for the success of our family business", said Renate Pilz in front of around 200 guests at the official opening.
"The Campus makes it clear that values create our future", Renate Pilz is keen to stress. "Trust, reliability and the courage to innovate are key success factors for Pilz." The official opening was preceded September 26, 2015 by a staff party for the building's dedication.
In the new production site, Pilz will be manufacturing relays, control systems, sensors and drive technology for safety and automation. These will be used not only on factory floors, on presses, machine tools or industrial robots for example, but also in railway technology, for building automation or to control cable cars, such as the Sugar Loaf cable car in Rio de Janeiro for example, and on fairground rides such as those in Vienna's Prater Park.