Italy’s CMAlifts Undergoing Major Expansion

CMAlifts^®, headquartered in Corato, Italy, is undergoing a EUR42-million (US$49-million), 15,000-m² expansion that will see three new factories built and the company occupying a total area of approximately 60,000 m². In line with CMAlifts’ aspirations to become carbon-neutral, installation of additional photovoltaic panels in the new facilities will increase solar electricity output to 800 kW, compared to 400 kW currently. The new factories will handle automatic steel processing, powder-coating, hinged-door production and warehouse automation with a capacity of 1,500 pallets for storing finished materials. These targeted investments will effectively double CMAlifts’ current capacity. Co-founder Giulio Caputo said, “It’s not just about business expansion, but a challenge that leads us to think bigger, to a new way of doing business.”