E-ONE, Inc.® kicked off the $23.5 million expansion of its aerial manufacturing campus with a special program and a ceremonial groundbreaking by company executives, area firefighters, local dignitaries and members of its dealer network. This 80,000 sq. ft. expansion will increase the company’s aerial production capacity by approximately 35 percent and help reduce lead times for E-ONE’s products.
“This is a big day for E-ONE and for all the customers we serve,” said Mike Virnig, President, Specialty Vehicles segment at Terex Corporation. “We are excited to break ground on this expansion to our aerial campus which is expected to increase production by approximately 35 percent. This investment reflects our unwavering commitment to the firefighting industry.”
Benefits of E-ONE’s facility expansion include:
- Expand manufacturing: The project includes expansion of the existing assembly, fabrication and paint facilities, as well as new construction to support ladder manufacturing and assembly operations.
- Improve and expand paint facility: Doubling the size of paint operations will enhance production throughput, improve quality and increase overall efficiency.
- Establish a ladder build center of excellence: A dedicated ladder manufacturing facility will address current production constraints and support future capacity expansion.
- Focused aerial body assembly and completion: Construct a new, focused facility to allow increased assembly capability, flexibility, and line rate output within the aerial complex.
- Reduce testing bottlenecks: Construction of a second test pit at the Ocala campus will reduce a single point of failure and improve product flow across all E-ONE product lines.
Construction is expected to be complete by Spring 2027 and will be done in four phases; starting with expansion of the current building, construction of a new paint facility and construction of a new four-bay test pit.
In addition to Virnig, other speakers at the event included E-ONE Vice President/General Manager Gary Feldmann, Ocala Mayor Ben Marciano, Matt McCormick, CEO of Ocala’s Metro Chamber and Executive Partnership, and St. Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles, whose department had E-ONE’s very first aerial, a 110’ Stratosphere ladder truck built in 1981, in front line service for more than 30 years.
