Wallenius Wilhelmsen's Brunswick Facility Welcomes NACUP, Expanding Equipment Processing Services
Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s expanded Brunswick, Georgia, port facility is now home to Develon and Hyundai Construction’s North American Customization Plant (NACUP). Following the move from Savannah, the new NACUP marks the next chapter in the more than 2-decade long partnership between the three organizations.
Expanded facility with new enhanced capabilities
The move from Savannah to Brunswick allows the NACUP to increase in size by more than 50 percent, bringing the total production lines and parts storage to 95,000 square feet. This facility is one of Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s five new high and heavy equipment processing buildings located at Brunswick GA. The customization plant provides the platform for assembly, customization, fabrication, inspection, and paint work of a variety excavators, wheel loaders and other construction equipment.
“Our new customization plant in Brunswick will allow us to expedite our services for our dealers and our customers,” says Chris Jeong, President and CEO at Develon. “It’s a much larger facility than the previous customization plant, with dedicated space for our machines, and will better meet the custom needs of our dealers and our customers with an array of final assembly options."
“NACUP represents new capabilities and services that were previously not available for equipment manufacturers anywhere in the Southeast,” says Mike Rye – SVP High & Heavy Services Americas. “This new state-of-the-art facility complements our existing Brunswick marine terminal, as well as our ocean and inland transportation services through Wallenius Wilhelmsen group vessels and Keen Transport.”SVP High & Heavy Services Americas
The factory-like conditions, equipped with six assembly areas, 11 overhead cranes and robust parts storage ensure high quality and safety standards are met. Coupled with Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s proprietary inventory management system, each part and machine’s lifecycle is accurately documented from receipt, assembly, inspection, and release from the facility.
“This world class assembly facility is built upon and operates according to our safety and efficiency Way of Working principles,” says Tommy Sidener – EPC General Manager, Southeast.
Representatives of Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Hyundai and Develon celebrating the NACUP opening on September 4.
Improved equipment distribution
NACUP’s primary purpose is to streamline the machine delivery process while maintaining adequate inventory for dealers. Both containerized complete and semi-knockdown units can be assembled to dealer and end-user custom specifications.
For example, excavators are assembled with unique boom and arm components, couplers, and buckets, as well as custom accessory items such as thumbs, upgraded lighting, beacons, cameras and sensors to assist operators. As a result, dealers and end customers can receive new machines built to their speciation’s in 30 days or less within the continental U. S.
“With this new facility, we will be better equipped to meet dealer needs for complete configurations and advanced hydraulic modifications,” says Stan Park, president and CEO, HD Hyundai Construction Equipment North America. “This state-of-the-art facility will help us reduce the lead time needed to get fully assembled machines to our customers.”
NACUP’s location on the South side of Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Brunswick terminal facility is close to Interstate-95, allowing for convenient arranging of inland distribution and optimal delivery times to dealers across North America.
