Montabert expands workshop in Illinois

The Montabert USA business unit of France-based hydraulic and pneumatic demolition and drilling equipment maker Montabert has expanded its distribution and rebuild facility in Nashville, Illinois.

The equipment firm now has 50,000 square feet under roof. Plans for the expansion began late last year and construction on the expanded facility began in March. Montabert says the expanded facility will officially open in late September.

Prior to the Nashville facility expansion, rebuilds and repairs of Montabert breakers in the United States were handled at a partner facility in Tennessee.

“We now have the capability of lowering breakers up to 15,000 pounds into a pit for safe extraction of power cells and to perform inspections and maintenance,” says Amanda Carpenter, warehouse and distribution manager for Montabert USA.

“We have also added a factory-trained breaker technician who is dedicated to working on Montabert equipment. The in-house rebuild center offers more visibility into scheduling, allowing accuracy of quoting and timely completion of customer rebuilds."

Aaron Scarfia, general manager of Montabert USA, adds, “With the addition of a rebuild and repair center strategically located within our existing U.S. distribution facility in south central Illinois, we are now taking our already industry-leading product support capabilities to the next level. This expansion will enable us to more efficiently support our customers with preventive maintenance of their Montabert products, protecting their investments into the future.”

Scarfia says other capabilities of the facility include in-house rebuilds of Montabert’s line of hydraulic breakers. Soon, the company will offer rebuilds for Montabert drifters and its Silent Demolition line of equipment.

New equipment at the facility includes a 10-ton crane, the pit with a lift table and a hydraulic power unit for breaker testing prior to shipping.

Future plans include adding an industrial parts washer, a paint booth and second lift table, according to Montabert USA.