#Textile processing

2023-03-02

Purchase of the optional ground in Stubenwald II in Bensheim by Dürkopp Adler

© 2023 PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH

The shareholder of PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH, Dürkopp Adler GmbH from Bielefeld, buys the optional ground in Stubenwald II in Bensheim on Tuesday 28.02.2023 in the presence of the Chinese shareholder of ShangGong Group, Mr. Zhang Min. This expands the company premises of PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH from 16,000 sqm by another 14,000 sqm to a total of 30,000 sqm.

PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH as well as Dürkopp Adler GmbH are members of the ShangGong Group from Shanghai/China, a leading group for industrial sewing and welding technology with an international sales and service network and a total of 4,000 employees worldwide.

The option property purchased today represents an expansion of the PFAFF site in Bensheim and will be built on with an extension building. This represents a clear commitment by Pfaff Industrial to the Bensheim site, where further jobs will be created in the medium term. The PFAFF site in Bensheim mainly develops and manufactures automated sewing solutions for the automotive, environmental and filter technology sectors, as well as for the aviation and home textiles sectors.

The ShangGong Group invests through its president, Mr. Zhang Min consciously because of the good general conditions, the dynamic industrial environment and the particularly favorable traffic connection and thus the accessibility for the international customers to the location in Bensheim.

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