Masats has announced an expansion of its facilities up to 25,000m2, to increase its production capacity, thanks to a new building that will be used for the manufacture of aluminum doors for urban vehicles.

The expansion is happening “In order to meet growing market demand and strengthen its position as a benchmark in the public transport sector”, Masats states. , Masats has taken over a building located next to its current facilities, which now total 25,000m2, in Sant Salvador de Guardiola.

Masats expansion facility

This new area will also allow the company, which is active in areas from automatic door systems for buses, coaches and trains; to ramps and lifts for access of people with reduced mobility to public transport vehicles, until platform doors to improve security in railway and metro stations, to rationalize the workflow between other production sections, and add a 3rd production line for aluminum doors.

In the coming months, the company will carry out works to adapt the building, with new investments to allow for greater efficiency in production, and the implementation of more advanced technologies to maintain the highest quality standards, the supplier adds.

“We are pleased to have new facilities strategically located, which will allow us to improve our logistics and production operations, and to undertake the growth planned for the coming years,” said Masats CEO, Ignacio Elburgo.

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