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Where production in the early years was adjusted to four machines per day, this had already been increased to eighteen. Gradually, the company experienced the scenario where the demand for weaving machines began to exceed the production capacity. The average of 140 machines per week was no longer sufficient to meet all of the orders that were coming in. Due to the increased demand, the company was starting to lack sufficient space for assembling the looms. Therefore, it was decided to move to another location. In order to be able to meet the demand for new industrial grounds, a 19-hectare area between the Menensteenweg and Ieper-Roeselare railway line was equipped as industrial ground. Due to the ever present need for employment in the region, the construction and equipping of a new industrial zone had become more than a necessity. Thanks to the efforts of Albert Dehem, the Ieper Mayor, and some industrialists, this new business location would provide a new momentum for employment in Ieper. Approximately 10 hectares of this new industrial zone had been reserved for Picañol. In the spring of 1961, important works were performed on the new industrial zone along the Quarter Kasteelwijk. Cranes hoisted heavy beams for the construction of an impressive assembly hall. And after a few months, the machinery and spare parts of the complex along the Polenlaan could already be taken to the new site.