Marion Body Works has plans for expansion, a milestone that marks “an exciting new chapter” in the cab and truck-body builder’s 117-year history of family ownership.
As of May 1, Marion Body Works acquired additional manufacturing space located in Shawano, Wisconsin, just 22 miles east of their main headquarters. The building encompasses 113,000 square feet of manufacturing space and the adjacent 7,000 sq. ft. office includes two training rooms, an employee lounge, and numerous meeting/conference rooms. The next few months will involve the transition the commercial truck body product line to the Shawano facility; the company is targeting full production at the new location by this fall.
“It is an undisputable fact that our customers’ need for commercial truck bodies has increased and so has our market share of the product. This new manufacturing space will allow us to continue serving our customers while also acting as a catalyst for continued growth of the product line at Marion Body Works,” said Curt Ignacio, president and CEO of Marion Body Works. “It is important that our employees at Marion Body Works are given the tools they need to meet and exceed customer expectations. This new facility is a tremendous space addition that will enhance operations and throughput.”
Marion Body Works will maintain its headquarters at 211 W. Ramsdell Street in Marion, where the company will continue to grow the product lines being manufactured at the main campus.
“The new commercial production facility is not just to help maintain and grow our market-leading presence in this industry, but to make Marion Body Works a market-leading employer in this new community and throughout Northeast Wisconsin.” Ignacio said. “Regardless of their facility of origin, all products with the Marion Body Works name will bear the same high quality our customers have come to rely on.”