en.Wedoany.com Reported - TVH inaugurated its new facility, Plant T, in June 2026. The facility represents an investment of €85 million, covering approximately 18,000 square meters across four floors, with a total logistics space of 54,000 square meters, including 2,000 square meters of office space. Plant T will serve as the central hub for all inbound goods, aiming to enhance data and product quality, shorten delivery lead times, and enable new process transformations, allowing employees to develop technical knowledge and evolve from generalists to product specialists, thereby creating greater value for customers.
The building represents a significant expansion of TVH's total footprint at its Belgian headquarters, which now spans 215,000 square meters including Plant T. The new facility features 17 loading docks and is connected to a warehouse across the street by a striking 600-ton bridge. Patrick Lecluyse, Executive Chairman of the TVH Board, stated that this is an investment in future growth, emphasizing that as an international company, TVH remains deeply rooted locally.
Plant T will function as a central hub, prioritizing inbound goods. Tom Verbeke, TVH's Director of Receiving, explained that by distinguishing between a "happy flow" of goods that can be directly stored and items requiring additional technical inspection or proper packaging, products needing special handling can be separated from those ready for immediate storage, leading to a more efficient logistics system.
Tanja Dysli, TVH's Chief Operating Officer, noted that Plant T is not an ordinary warehouse but a crucial link in the logistics process, designed to reduce processing times and provide shorter delivery lead times for global customers and other branches. The warehouse section of the facility is used for temporary storage before goods are inspected and packaged, serving as the first buffer against fluctuations in inbound volume. She cited an example: today there might be 150,000 inbound items, while tomorrow could see around 400,000; Plant T will play a key role in mitigating these volume variations. Currently, traditional temporary storage uses 33-foot (10-meter) high racks, with the potential for future investment in fully automated buffer storage.
This expansion will improve internal logistics efficiency. After receiving, products will be sent to product specialists focused on specific categories, such as engine pistons and gaskets being handled together with valves, while electronics, hydraulics, and braking systems each have their own specialization. Tom Verbeke explained that this helps improve quality inspection and data enrichment, creating synergies between departments and strengthening technical knowledge, thereby enabling better assistance and advice to customers.
Plant T consists of four working floors and three high-bay warehouse blocks. The ground floor is used for receiving, sorting, and buffering inbound goods, while the second floor houses the quality department. The facility achieves efficient goods movement through conveyors, lifts, robots, and autonomous mobile robots. All parts can be sorted, buffered, and moved to the correct workstation, or even directly to the shipping warehouse across the street via the connecting bridge.
Sustainability is at the core of Plant T. The roof is equipped with 2,266 solar panels with a total capacity of 1,472 MWp, which will generate approximately 1,250 megawatts of electricity, equivalent to the consumption of 350 households. TVH aims to achieve BREEAM "Outstanding" certification and features an advanced waste recycling area for sorting waste streams such as wood and plastics. Additionally, well-being and ergonomics are key focuses of the building design, including the addition of showers, changing rooms, comfortable dining areas, and a climate control system.
