Yaskawa lays the cornerstone for the new European headquarters in Hattersheim

Together Bruno Schnekenburger, CEO of Yaskawa Europe GmbH, and the mayor of Hattersheim, Klaus Schindling, laid the cornerstone for Yaskawa’s new European headquarters in the town of Hattersheim am Main near Frankfurt: During the ceremony on 22 September, they took the traditional and symbolic act of encasing a time capsule in the foundation of the building shell. The new building is set to open in 2023.

 With an investment cost of around 23 million euros, this ground-breaking new building will be used for a variety of purposes: The 8,322 m² site will contain a four-storey office complex with 4,220 m² of office space for around 220 employees. 1,150 m² on the ground floor will be reserved for the European Yaskawa Academy along with the future innovation centre and attached showroom.

Yaskawa Europe GmbH chose this new location for the excellent infrastructure of the Hattersheim Technology Park – often referred to as the Digital City – as well as the easy connections to public transport, motorways and Frankfurt Airport.

“We are pleased to add our robots and drive components to the already-vibrant Digital City in Hattersheim. We would like to thank the town of Hattersheim for the warm welcome and their active support for our project”, says Bruno Schnekenburger, CEO of Yaskawa Europe GmbH.

“Our biggest goal was to bring another global player in the digital industry to Hattersheim, and we’ve achieved that in Yaskawa. We are convinced that automation and robotics will be an enormous asset to our technology park”, says Klaus Schindling, Mayor of Hattersheim.