On a roll
Technohull has expanded its Greek production facility, which opened in 2021, by an additional 20 acres.
08 August 2024
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Technohull has completed the next phase of expansion at its modern boatbuilding facility in Lavrio, Greece.
The new facility features over 25,000 square metres of covered production area, including a new building for GRP production, several automotive-style painting booths, the larger one a 25-metre paint booth, one of the largest in the country, a new space dedicated to CNC machines, and a new carpentry and decking manufacturing building.
The new site will allow the Greek luxury RIB manufacturer to meet growing global demand for its boats and ensure its ability to take on increasingly challenging projects.
Technohull first unveiled its 50-acre factory in 2021. Now, just three years later, Technohull has 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.
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“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, CEO of Technohull.
“This has meant the need for immediate expansion with additional facilities.”
Along with the general expansion, the site boasts advanced production infrastructure, and 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 1,500 sqm 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.”
The facility and construction processes are overseen by a team of design, engineering, and production specialists.
Technohull says its production in 2024 will be 55 percent 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 €10 million 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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