Storz Medical expands company headquarters with two new buildings
Storz Medical has started the construction of two new buildings. The globally active manufacturer of medical devices is growing and therefore needs more space at its headquarters in Tägerwilen. A warehouse and an office building are to be built.
Storz Medical broke ground for two new buildings at its headquarters in Tägerwilen on 21 April. The manufacturer of devices for shock wave therapy is on a growth course. Therefore, it needs a new warehouse and a new administration building, according to a media release.
Accordingly, a storage capacity of 30,000 cubic metres will be built on a gross floor area of 3848 square metres. The office building will be 2390 square metres in size and three storeys high, just like the existing building. Both new buildings will have an “extremely high standard with aesthetically high-quality architecture in a timeless design”. The façade of the office building, for example, will be made entirely of glass.
The designs come from the architectural firm Günter Hermann Architekten from Stuttgart. The construction is being carried out by the total contractor Methabau from Amriswil TG.
A heat pump is also planned, which can also cool the offices in summer. A new photovoltaic system will add another 1600 solar modules to the existing 648. The plant will generate 1000 megawatt hours of electricity per year. Of this, 700,000 kilowatt hours are expected to be fed into the local grid.
As a result, according to Storz Medical, it will provide electricity for at least 155 households and “is expected to be one of the largest private producers of sustainable energy in the canton of Thurgau”, the media release states.
Storz Medical produces and distributes medical devices for shock wave therapy in more than 130 countries. The devices are used in the fields of orthopaedics, urology, dermatology, neurology, cardiology and veterinary medicine, for example to break up kidney stones. The company employs 259 people worldwide, including 176 at the Tägerwilen site.