Leuven, Belgium - June 27, 2024. GC Europe has commenced construction on a cutting-edge production facility, marked by a traditional Japanese groundbreaking ceremony. The event, held in the presence of GC’s global management team and Takenaka, the construction company, anticipates project completion by the end of 2025. This new 4,200-square-meter facility will boost GC Europe's production and logistics capabilities.
The ceremony, known as "Ji Chin Sai," featured Shinto rituals to purify the land and ensure the project's success. Key rituals, including the Ji Chin no gi (Spading Ritual) and Tamagushi Hoten (Dedication of Green Branches), were performed by:
- Mr. Makoto Nakao (Chairman, President, CEO of GC Holding AG)
- Mr. Josef Richter (President, COO of GC Europe AG)
- Mr. Ludo Rits (Deputy General Manager of Takenaka Europe GmbH)
The new three-story building will house manufacturing, assembly and warehousing areas, this way further increasing global ceramic, composite as well as digital material and equipment capabilities. Future plans include a direct connection to the existing logistics building to optimise workflow and efficiency.
This new facility reinforces GC Europe's commitment to growth and excellence in the dental industry. The Leuven site, central office of GC Europe's operations covering European, Middle Eastern and African markets for decades, includes various production, logistics, and training facilities.
Since the opening of its first office in Kortrijk, Belgium in 1972, GC Europe has expanded in the region through the decades with factories, offices, warehouses, and training centres. Today, it operates under a robust management system that upholds the highest industry standards.
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