Faymonville Group is a seventh-generation, family-owned company of 1,400 people across four locations in Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, and Italy, It produces three vehicle brands—MAX Trailer, Faymonville, and Cometto—making it one of the largest global manufacturers of vehicles for heavy load and special transport.
It has recently selected a site in Little Rock, Arkansas, for its first United States production facility.
The 54-acre site, located at the Port of Little Rock, will have a production facility that covers 409,000 square feet in Phase 1. In Phase 2, the area will expand to 624,000 square feet. Once fully developed, the project will create 500 jobs. The Faymonville Group intends to invest more than $100 million, and expects to create 389 indirect and induced jobs in Little Rock and surrounding communities, generating a $239 million economic impact.
The company' manufacturers semi-trailers, low-loaders, modular vehicles, and self-propelled trailers, which can be used to transport anything exceptionally heavy, long, wide, or tall. Its portfolio includes payload solutions from 16.5 US tons to 27,500 tons, and beyond.
Via its European manufacturing facilities, it produces approximately 3,000 units annually, delivering to 125 countries and generating a revenue of around $500 million in 2023.
Trailers with the “Made in America” label
“We don't just supply special vehicles; we provide comprehensive transport solutions,” said Alexander Fickers, the Chief Executive Officer of the Faymonville Group. "We proudly delivered our first vehicle to the US in 2016. What we particularly value about the US market is its enormous potential, its practical, solution-driven mindset, and the much simpler administration compared to Europe."
Currently, a team in Luxembourg is working on new products that will bring significant added value to the US market. During the first phase, individual components will be manufactured in Little Rock while preparations for in-house production are made. Service and spare parts support for Cometto-branded vehicles will also be strengthened at this time.
Yves and Alain Faymonville, company owners, agreed: “By early 2026, the production will be operational, and the vehicles will proudly bear the ‘Made in America' label, with the goal of long-term success in the US market.”
Company information may be found at www.faymonville.com.