The North American headquarters of a machine-manufacturing company based in Germany is set to begin construction on a 55,800-square-foot addition to its Farmington campus on Johnson Road.
The company, Trumpf, is expanding its 135,702-square-foot production facility on the west side of the property, which is part of Farmington Industrial Park. The project will be completed in May  2024, a spokeswoman said.
Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to speak at a groundbreaking ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday.
The 58-acre property contains a series of buildings and intertwined parking lots. In addition to the manufacturing facility, there are two office buildings, which are 76,200 square feet and 32,032 square feet.
Trumpf currently employs 479 people at the facility. The addition is expected to add 15 positions.
Trumpf produces sheet metal fabrication machinery and industrial lasers. The privately-held, family-owned company was founded in 1923 and has locations worldwide. The Farmington location is the company’s second-largest and serves as its U.S. headquarters.
In September 2021, a plane crashed into a building on the property, killing all four people on board and injuring two Trumpf employees.Â
