BERGAMO, Italy—The new corporate offices of MEI, a manufacturer of machinery for processing ophthalmic and sunglass lenses, officially opened the weekend of Sept. 24, 2016.

The new headquarters are located in Ponte San Pietro (Bergamo), a few kilometers from the MEI former corporate offices in Valbrembo, and consists of 10,500 square meters of covered space, 8,000 of which are dedicated to production and warehousing, and 2,500 set aside for offices, demonstration labs and training rooms.

The project for the new headquarters grew out of the need to address the company’s constantly growing manufacturing output and the number of company employees—currently 85—who required more space.

“Above all, the focus of the new headquarters is to ensure even greater production and therefore to be able to offer even faster delivery of the machines on order,” said Stefano Sonzogni, MEI president and technical director.

MEI’s new facility features a solar PV plant, a system of self-adjusting LED lights, in-floor heating, its own restaurant and a 10,000-square meter outdoor parking area.