Technohull expands site in Greece as demand rises
Technohull has completed the next phase of expansion at its boatbuilding facility in Lavrio, Greece.
The Greek RIB manufacturer says the new site will allow it to meet growing demand for its boats and allow it to take on increasingly challenging projects.
Technohull first unveiled its 50-acre factory in 2021. The site cost €20m to build, according to Technohull. The firm has since added a further 20 acres to make 70 acres in total, while the covered manufacturing area has more than doubled from 12,000 square metres to over 25,000 square metres, with two new buildings also added.
The new Technohull facility includes a new building for GRP production, several automotive-style painting booths, the larger one 25 metres long, a new space dedicated to CNC machines, and a new carpentry and decking manufacturing building.
“After three years in our new facility and as our range develops – including new, challenging projects we are undertaking – our production needs are continually increasing,” says Gerasimos Petratos, chief executive of Technohull. “This has meant the need for immediate expansion with additional facilities.”
The firm says the site is “one of the most modern and technologically advanced shipyards in the world” for this market category.
Complementing the range of industrial equipment, spanning everything from small-scale milling machines and 20-metre-long 5-axis CNC unit to fully controlled spray booths and post-curing ovens, the expanded facility now includes another 6.500 sqm building for GRP production, automotive-style painting booths, a 25-metre painting booth, a building dedicated to carpentry and decking manufacturing and 1,500sqm dedicated space for new CNC machines.
“The whole production site is perfectly organized for every step of the production process from concept development, design and prototyping to final production, engineering and fitting,” says Petratos.
“This enables lean and environmentally friendly production processes to ensure the highest boatbuilding quality and, most importantly, the capacity to complete even the most demanding projects.”
Technohull says its production in 2024 will be 55 per cent higher than in 2022, with 155 units built. The number of employees has increased from 120 to more than 220 over the same period, and the firm’s turnover has increased by approximately €10m each year.
“As the brand evolves and we move towards a more demanding future, we are constantly challenged to become stronger in so many ways,” says Petratos.
“The shipyard’s expansion not only allows us to increase our production capacity further but also to undertake bigger, more complex, and more challenging projects and, without a doubt, enhance our presence further in the global arena.”
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