Post Time：Oct 13,2022Classify:Industry NewsView：1070
Specialty glazing manufacturer AGP Group is investing $3.3 million in new Lexington County operations expected to create 35 jobs.
AGP eGlass, headquartered in Belgium, provides high-tech automotive glazing to more than 20 automotive brands worldwide.
“As a leader in the industry with operations all over the world, we are very happy AGP Group chose to establish their latest operations in Lexington County,” Lexington County Council Chair Scott Whetstone said in a news release from economic development organization Central South Carolina Alliance. “This investment in our community will help create jobs for Lexington County residents and create more opportunities for growth moving forward.”
The new facility will be located at 423 Foster Brothers Drive in West Columbia. It will be the company’s newest operations satellite plant and feature a highly automated manufacturing model for direct assembly of glass parts.
“We are very pleased to open a new AVO facility in Lexington County,” said Arturo Mannheim, AGP Group CEO and board chair. “This will support our global expansion strategy. Thanks to its high level of automation and state-of-the-art capabilities, it meets even the highest quality standards of our customers and the industry to enable the vehicles of today and tomorrow.”
Operations are expected to be online in November. People interested in applying for jobs with AGP eGlass should visit the company’s careers page.
Reach Christina Lee Knauss at 803-753-4327.
Source: https://columbiabusinessreport.com/Author: shangyi
