Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe holds groundbreaking ceremony for €30mn HQ

RSS429 Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe (HHIE) is investing in its European operations with work starting on a new headquarters. The facility will be located in Tessenderlo, Belgium and HHIE is spending some €30 million on the project. The new headquarters facility comprises a new, three-story, 5,400m2 office building, a 13,000m2 warehouse, a European training facility, an event hall and a showroom. The construction work is scheduled for completion by the end of 2016. Infrabo, a well-known Belgian architecture and design firm has designed the new building.

JC Jung, managing director of Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe (HHIE) commented, “Our solid investment in this region to grow our facility is a condition for increasing our success in Europe. The new facility is an excellent step forward for our European division. On the 81,000m2 of new land we can double the capacity of our machine parts supply, welcome our customers and intensify the commercial and technical training of our dealer network. The premises are ideally located alongside the E313 highway offering good accessibility.”