Groundbreaking: GF site Hassfurt is expanded into a central European warehouse for Building Flow Solutions products

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18/06/2025 - 07:00 (Central European Time)

The first step has been taken: On 17 June 2025, GF and the partner companies involved in the construction celebrated the official start of construction of the new logistics hall at the GF site in Hassfurt, Franconia (Germany) with a groundbreaking ceremony. The GF management underlined the strategic importance of the production site Hassfurt and its expansion into a central European warehouse and distribution center for the GF Building Flow Solutions portfolio.

The new logistics hall comprises around 9,500 square meters of storage space plus an outdoor storage area of a further 2,500 square meters. With a height of 16 meters, it is designed for semi-automatic narrow-aisle racking with forklift trucks and approx. 20,000 new pallet spaces. Here, the products produced in Hassfurt such as the Uponor Ecoflex VIP pipes for energy-efficient local heat distribution network applications or Uponor S-Press PLUS fittings stored and distributed in over 70 countries around the globe. With the increase of the logistics capacities of now about 3,000 to later over 6,000 stored products, the location is expanded into the European storage and distribution center for the entire GF Building Flow Solutions portfolio, which includes safe solutions for hot- and cold-water supply and control, noise-reducing wastewater systems, energy-efficient heating and cooling, and multipurpose applications. Commissioning of the new hall is planned for the second quarter of 2026.

“With the new logistics hall, we are making our product distribution towards our customers even faster and more efficient,“ says Thomas Fuhr, Chief Technology Officer, GF Building Flow Solutions. “We are very pleased that we can rely on our long-standing logistic investment partner LIP Invest for this as well, who will – together with the general contractor Goldbeck and project developer bauwo – support us with his expertise in expanding the location into the hub for our entire portfolio. A big thank you to everyone involved in the project at the Hassfurt site, throughout the organization, and to the town of Hassfurt with its mayor Günther Werner and the district of Hassberge, represented at the ground-breaking ceremony by Deputy District Administrator Michael Ziegler.“

The ceremonial groundbreaking was performed by (from left to right): Raik Grimm from Goldbeck, Alexander Decker from LIP Invest, Michael Ziegler, Deputy District Administrator of the Hassberge district, Ralf Kettner, Managing Director GF Building Flow Solutions Hassfurt, Günther Werner, Hassfurt’s First Mayor, Andreas Müller, Chief Executive Officer GF, Michael Rauterkus, President GF Building Flow Solutions, Thomas Fuhr, Chief Technology Officer GF Building Flow Solutions, Alexander Taft from bauwo, and Jean-Sebastian Weber, Senior Director Supply Chain GF Building Flow Solutions. Photo: Volker Martin The ceremonial groundbreaking was performed by (from left to right): Raik Grimm from Goldbeck, Alexander Decker from LIP Invest, Michael Ziegler, Deputy District Administrator of the Hassberge district, Ralf Kettner, Managing Director GF Building Flow Solutions Hassfurt, Günther Werner, Hassfurt’s First Mayor, Andreas Müller, Chief Executive Officer GF, Michael Rauterkus, President GF Building Flow Solutions, Thomas Fuhr, Chief Technology Officer GF Building Flow Solutions, Alexander Taft from bauwo, and Jean-Sebastian Weber, Senior Director Supply Chain GF Building Flow Solutions. Photo: Volker Martin
Thomas Fuhr, Chief Technology Officer, GF Building Flow Solutions, says: "With the new logistics hall, we are making our product distribution to our customers even faster and more efficient. We are very pleased to be able to rely on our long-standing logistics investment partner LIP Invest, who, together with the general contractor Goldbeck and project developer bauwo, is supporting us with its expertise in expanding the site into a hub for our entire portfolio. A big thank you to everyone involved in the project at the Haßfurt site, the entire organization and the town of Haßfurt with its First Mayor Günther Werner and the district of Hassberge, represented at the ground-breaking ceremony by Deputy District Administrator Michael Ziegler." Photo: Volker Martin Thomas Fuhr, Chief Technology Officer, GF Building Flow Solutions, says: "With the new logistics hall, we are making our product distribution to our customers even faster and more efficient. We are very pleased to be able to rely on our long-standing logistics investment partner LIP Invest, who, together with the general contractor Goldbeck and project developer bauwo, is supporting us with its expertise in expanding the site into a hub for our entire portfolio. A big thank you to everyone involved in the project at the Haßfurt site, the entire organization and the town of Haßfurt with its First Mayor Günther Werner and the district of Hassberge, represented at the ground-breaking ceremony by Deputy District Administrator Michael Ziegler." Photo: Volker Martin
With the expansion of capacity from around 3,000 to more than 6,000 stored products, the Haßfurt site will become the European warehouse and distribution center for the entire GF Building Flow Solutions portfolio. The new logistics hall offers around 9,500 m² of storage space as well as a 2,500 m² outdoor warehouse. With a height of 16 m, it is designed for semi-automatic narrow-aisle racking and around 20,000 pallet spaces. From here, the products are shipped to over 70 countries worldwide. Photo: Volker Martin With the expansion of capacity from around 3,000 to more than 6,000 stored products, the Haßfurt site will become the European warehouse and distribution center for the entire GF Building Flow Solutions portfolio. The new logistics hall offers around 9,500 m² of storage space as well as a 2,500 m² outdoor warehouse. With a height of 16 m, it is designed for semi-automatic narrow-aisle racking and around 20,000 pallet spaces. From here, the products are shipped to over 70 countries worldwide. Copyright: emce architekten
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With a rich history in industrial innovation since 1802, GF is actively reshaping itself to become the global leader in Flow Solutions for Buildings, Industry and Infrastructure. GF delivers Excellence in Flow through essential products and solutions that enable the safe and sustainable transport of fluids worldwide. As part of its strategic transformation, GF divested GF Machining Solutions on 30 June 2025 and has signed an agreement to divest its GF Casting Solutions division. Headquartered in Switzerland, GF employs about 15’700 professionals and is present in 46 countries. GF generated sales of CHF 4’776 million in 2024. GF is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

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