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Dec. 6, 2023 - Faymonville first set foot in Luxembourg in 1990 when it established a sales company there, and it has been manufacturing there since 2003.
The trailer manufacturer is now celebrating its 20th anniversary of manufacturing there.
The first groundbreaking ceremony in Luxembourg was an historical milestone for the family business. The main plant in Büllingen needed support. More capacity was needed, and so the FEL I - Faymonville Engineering Luxembourg – production halls were built on a 9,000-sq.-meter (96,875-sq.-ft.) site.
Continuous Expansions
"At that time the factory had two different production lines which allowed us to manufacture 150 inloaders as well as 300 MultiMAXs and TeleMAXs per year", says Alain Faymonville, recalling the beginnings.
In 2022, that production had grown to about 1,250 vehicles, which represents the development the location has undergone since the beginning.
Other production halls were built over the years.
In terms of the efficient design of the value chain and the technologies used, Faymonville says its FEL II complex is considered the benchmark for the entire industry.
In addition to production facilities, the site also has seen construction of the FEL III administration building. The production area now amounts to 40,000 square metres (430,556 sq. ft.).
From Factory to World
At the beginning in 2003, 50 employees worked at FEL in the north of Luxembourg.
Currently, a total of 450 people work in the factory and administration. All are the heart and backbone behind the company’s success.
Thanks to hard-working hands and clever minds, 18,000 vehicles were produced in Lentzweiler over the years. This corresponds to the processing of no less than 165,000 tonnes (181,881 U.S. tons) of steel and the assembly of around 67,000 axles installed in MultiMAX, TeleMAX, and FloatMAX. The motto is "From the factory to the world", as vehicles from Luxembourg are used in over 100 countries around the globe.
Growth Continues
Year after year, targeted investments create new opportunities. To date, Faymonville has invested around 100 million euros in infrastructure, machinery, and the working environment of its employees in Luxembourg.
The company regularly buys new welding robots, milling machines, clamping benches, lathes, presses and plasma and flame-cutting systems. And for the future, the invested capital will also help us to strengthen and develop our cutting-edge production expertise. For example, there are already plans to extend the delivery halls in 2024.
Loyalty and affinity
Two decades of continuous and, above all, sustainable growth have established the Lentzweiler location as an integral part of Luxembourg's industrial landscape.
Faymonville stands on a solid footing in a financially and politically stable country, where the headquarters of the Faymonville Group are located.
Faymonville thanks its employees, many of whom have witnessed and driven the development from the very beginning.
The company says that flexibility, productivity, quality, and innovation are the four pillars on which the entire Faymonville Group team works day after day, across all sites.
Recently, more than 2,000 visitors composed of staff, friends, and families celebrated "20 years of FEL" at the company’s facilities.
The most important milestones at a glance
2003: Construction of the first FEL I buildings on a 9,000 square metre site
2007: Enlargement of the production area to 17,000 square metres
2008: Extensions of new warehouse capacities by around 1,500 square metres
2009: Expansion of the production building by a further 2,500 square metres
2016: New FEL II building complex with production lines, the logistics centre of the entire group, the delivery centre and surface treatment facilities on an area of 16,000 square metres
2023: Completion of the FEL III administration building
2024: Building extension for deliveries and steel warehouse, new welding robots
