Strategic settlement in Pasewalk

Official opening of our new warehouse and production facility

In sunshine and an exuberant mood, the festive opening event of our new warehouse and production facility in Pasewalk took place on the afternoon of August 11, 2022, and was attended by numerous guests. More than 15 million euros were invested in the new site and the state government subsidized this with 3.9 million euros. Less than two years passed between the signing of the contract and its completion. From now on, storage and dispatch of goods as well as finishing of TOPREGAL heavy-duty racks will take place on more than 20,000 square meters and in four halls. The choice of location brings important strategic advantages, as the storage and production facility is located close to the federal highway 20. 40 percent of the deliveries go to other European countries and thus the transport route to countries such as Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Poland can be shortened. "On top of that, we are not too far from port cities and use them for our shipping via sea routes," reports Jürgen Effner, Managing Director of TOPREGAL GmbH.

New standards in energy efficiency

TOPREGAL had the 5,000 square meter roof area of its first warehouse equipped with a photovoltaic system. 1,680 solar modules convert sunlight into electrical energy and thus generate enough power for the halls' daily requirements. On a sunny day, the systems produce 3,000 kilowatt hours - by comparison, a family of four typically consumes an average of 4,500 kilowatt hours a year. "We are heading toward the goal of equipping all trucks with economical and modern combustion engines and using e-cars," reports Effner, adding, "All vehicles are to be powered by our own electricity in the future." Furthermore, TOPREGAL uses electric motors instead of combustion engines as drive systems for its motor-driven industrial trucks. A special feature of the energy system: a battery with a capacity of 200 kilowatt hours stores surplus energy and software controls the charging processes. "If there is ever insufficient energy available, selected processes stop to prevent external power from being used. Only when enough capacity is available again does the software restart all processes accordingly," Effner explains. However, it is more likely that there will be a surplus of energy that TOPREGAL will feed into the regional energy grid. The company will also provide extra areas for long-distance truck and freight drivers to rest. The company plans to hire 30 employees by the end of the year and 100 employees in the long term.

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