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Forklift and tow tractor manufacturer Toyota Material Handling selected Force Construction, a Columbus, Indiana-based general contractor, to build its new $100 million manufacturing facility at its Columbus, Indiana campus. the company told Construction Dive in an email.
Toyota Material Handling, a subsidiary of Toyota Industries, plans to add one 295,000 sq. ft. facility at its existing manufacturing facility on campus.
“Electric forklifts represent 65% of the North American market and this trend toward electrification in the material handling industry will continue to grow,” said Brett Wood, president and CEO of Toyota Material Handling North America. in a press release. “This investment is one of the largest in our history and it means [Toyota’s] commitment to the American market”.
The new plant will specialize in electric forklift trucks and use sustainable technologies. Toyota expects the facility to begin production in June 2026, according to the statement.
Including this expansion project, Toyota has completed more than 15 total expansions in 34 years, with more than $400 million in total investments at the plant, according to the release. Once completed, Toyota’s footprint in Columbus, Indiana will increase to nearly 1.8 million square feet.
“We are excited about this important strategic expansion at our Columbus campus,” said Tony Miller, Toyota Material Handling’s senior vice president of engineering, operations and strategic planning, in the statement. “This new factory will allow us to deliver these electric units to customers faster than we can today.”
