IST Metz to open new headquarters

IST Metz has been headquartered at a site in Zizishausen, Nürtingen for 30 years but the new building on nearby Fabrikstrasse has been brought about by the company’s continued expansion over the years.

In November 2013, a start was made on demolishing the old factory on Fabrikstrasse, which used to be a warehouse for local members of the IST Metz group, with the aim to construct a larger and more modern building in just 18 months.

The Fabrikstrasse building is now complete and, coinciding with the in-house UV Days exhibition on June 15-18, the factory will officially be opened.

The building will host UV Days 2015, with 2,000 sq m of exhibition space dedicated to the in-house exhibition covering UV technology, which is expected to attract around 700 international guests.

Group companies S1 Optics and gerhard metz metallbau are also to move into the three-storey, 4,900 sq m building to increase their production areas, along with IST Metz.

The new building features a number of elements related to increased energy efficiency, including a photovoltaic array on the roof to generate solar electricity that was used in the final stages of construction and will supply the plant with electricity in the future.