lOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Over the last ten years, BITZER has invested $90 million in its Rottenburg (Germany) Screw Compressor plant, which currently has 543 employees. The town of Rottenburg is now honoring the exceptional entrepreneurial achievements of Peter Schaufler, Senator h.c. and Chief Executive Officer of BITZER SE, by naming a street after the long-standing head of the company.
Peter-Schaufler-Strasse [Street] branches off from Mercedesstrasse and leads directly to the compressor plant. Over the past year, the factory has been expanded by 9,000 square meters of production and warehousing space. Peter Schaufler explains: “Our primary focus during the planning phase was to maintain the level of BITZER quality our customers have come to expect and continue to fulfill their requirements in the future. For me, it was important that the BITZER Group continues to develop over the long term and reconciles economy, ecology and social responsibility, whilst ensuring that employee appreciation, efficient operations and eco-friendly production are not mutually exclusive.”
Following the successful completion of the factory expansion, BITZER is already planning the next phase of construction: an international training center will be built on Peter-Schaufler-Strasse, costing around $7 million. Construction is set to begin in March 2014.
