Louvrette has had a brand new 1,000 m2 storage space since the end of last December. And the German SME is now waiting for the delivery of its production site extension: an additional space of 800 m2, whose construction should be completed by May 2015. This extra surface area will first enable to use seven new injection machines - most of them will be operational in June 2015.
5.5 million euros invested
These investments will make it possible for the company to double its production capacity on the airless packaging segment and get an additional margin of over 30% for the production of thick-walled jars and their caps. “This building work also represented an opportunity to restructure our whole site,” explains Lyne Hélène Bouchard, Sales and Marketing Director. It should be noted that the company manufactures and maintains a large part of its tools itself; therefore it must have specific areas dedicated to these activities.
All in all, almost 5.5 million euros were invested (2.5 million euros apart from the acquisition of the machines, periphery, and tools). “Increasing our production capacity will help us better meet the growing demand for high quality jars and packaging from mass market brands that tend to premiumize their offers,” Mrs Bouchard concludes.
The German company is planning new extensions, in particular with a view to integrate decoration lines as from 2016.
