When the first LOM facility, which included 182 moulding
machines in the Moulding Department, was completed in
2009, it was expected that it would meet The LEGO Group’s
capacity requirements for some years to come. However, sales
at The LEGO Group increased so quickly that there was soon
talk about expanding. Another building was available next to
the first facility, in another industrial park. Based on this building,
a new project was started to create a new moulding facility.
At the end of 2009, preparations started and the project was
approved by The LEGO Group Board of Directors in May 2010.
From May to July, a project group was established with
representatives from Facility, Engineering and Production.
Construction work started on July 14th, 2010 and the first
phase of the building was ready for infrastructural fitting in
January 2011. From January to September 2011, construction
and fitting work continued in parallel. After only 14 months of
work, construction ended in September 2011.
On April 1st, 2011, the first of the moulding machines were
commissioned in what is now called Module 2. In the period from
April to the end of June, 336 new moulding machines were installed
in Modules 1 and 2, along with various systems for handling raw
materials, storage, cleaning equipment, etc. The move from the
existing moulding facility with associated workshops and other
supporting functions started in June 2011 and was completed in
September 2011. The factory was officially opened on September
30th, 2011, as originally planned in June 2010.
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