Brevini Still Plans to Begin Production in 2010
Brevini Wind USA says it remains on track to begin production at its Delaware County facility in the fourth quarter of this year. The company says it will need to fill 450 jobs as construction is completed. The founder of parent company Brevini Group, Renato Brevini, says he is confident the U.S. wind market "will be the biggest in the world."May, 20th 2010, Yorktown/Indiana (USA). Brevini Wind is achieving its publicized goals for the United States wind market. The start of production will be in the 4th quarter of this year. As construction is completed, Brevini is seeking new employees: A total of 450 jobs must be filled.
450 New Jobs for Indiana
Brevini Wind at its new operation located in Yorktown, Indiana offers many different job opportunities. The company has announced it will hire 450 people during 2010, 2011, 2012 and beyond – managers and skilled workers as well as young professionals. “We offer outstanding development prospects on all levels and individual training in our Brevini companies in Germany and Italy”, says President Jacopo Tozzi. The search for key management positions is underway with the hiring of skilled workers and others to begin soon. “So this will be a gradual build up of employees that will last for the next three or four years,” Tozzi explains.
Brevini Wind’s Bullish Outlook on the United States Wind Market
Renato Brevini, President and founder of Brevini Group, is convinced of the outstanding opportunities in the North American wind business: “We are preparing ourselves for a robust market around the corner. We have the wind, we have the technology and, thanks’ to the support of the State of Indiana the Local Authorities and the U.S. Department of Energy we have the opportunity. That is why I am absolutely confident that the US wind market will be the biggest in the world, and Brevini Wind will be a major player.”
Brevini: 15 years of experience in the wind power industry Brevini in not new in the wind power industry: more than 60,000 pitch and yaw systems made by Brevini Power Transmission, a sister company of Brevini Wind, have been installed all over the world for wind turbine OEM’s. Brevini Power Transmission is a growing organization with 150,000 gearboxes produced per year and a direct network of 24 subsidiaries around the world.
Brevini at AWEA’s WINDPOWER 2010,
DALLAS TX
Brevini is exhibiting in the USA from May 23rd through May
26th 2010 at the American Wind Energy Association 2010 Wind Power
conference in Dallas. Besides displaying the portfolio of pitch and yaw
drives and glimpses of the main drives under design this exhibition
offers the opportunity for personal meetings with the experts from
Brevini.
Brevini Wind – Company Profile
Brevini Wind is a
part of Brevini Group; an industrial group that includes the Brevini
Power Transmission (mechanical transmission) and the Brevini Fluid Power
(hydraulic and oil-pressured transmissions) divisions. Brevini Wind is
investing over $50 million for the new production plant in Yorktown,
Indiana, enabling the manufacture of a complete range of reliable and
innovative main gearboxes for wind turbines ranging from 0.9 MW to 3.5
MW. In phase one the production capacity will be 1000 main gearboxes per
year and can be expanded up to 2000 main gearboxes/year in phase two.
Brevini Group - Company Profile
The group is headed by Renato Brevini who company started the company in 1960 in Reggio Emilia (Italy), which is still its headquarters. Today the Brevini Group is an international player in the Power Transmission sector through Brevini Power Transmission in mechanical power transmission, Brevini Fluid Power in the fluid power sector and Brevini Wind in the wind power sector. In 2009 Brevini Group had a consolidated turnover of roundabout $380 Million and employs a total of 1700 persons around the globe doing business in 21 countries and in the major markets of the world with its 11 product lines.