Construction is underway on Eaton's newest production facility in Sarbi, Maramures County, with Optim Project Management directing the build from the ground up. The 4,936 sqm GBA plant marks Eaton's continued investment in Romanian manufacturing and a new addition to Optim's growing footprint across the country's industrial sector.
Groundbreaking took place on 8th July 2026, with construction scheduled to run 8 months. Once complete, the plant will bring together:
- 2,601 sqm of production space
- 1,008 sqm of warehouse space
- 1,035 sqm of technical and support space
Sustainability is built into every layer of the design. The plant will run on energy-efficient heat pump technology, operate under a smart building management system and meet full EU and Romanian compliance standards, backed by an advanced fire protection system throughout.
Optim's scope spans the entire build: project management, cost management, site inspection and health and safety coordination, the oversight needed to keep a project of this scale on time, on budget and safe from first excavation to final walkthrough.
TREE Company leads the architectural design, with Wincon serving as general contractor.
“Every production facility we help build is proof that growth and sustainability aren't trade-offs, they're design choices. We've spent 17 years delivering industrial projects across Romania and Southeast Europe and that experience shows up in the details here: how the fire protection systems are sequenced, how the heat pump technology ties into the building management system, how the schedule holds even as the scope gets more technical. Eaton's Sarbi expansion is exactly that kind of project, engineered from day one to perform and built to last.” – David Evans, CEO and Founder, Optim Project Management.
