Kellve U.S., Inc. will open a facility in Lee County, S.C., to manufacture belt conveyors for customers in North America. The company expects to employ up to 50 associates by the end of 2008. Kellve U.S., Inc. is a subsidiary of Kellve Group, headquartered in Sweden, with offices and four manufacturing plants in India, Sweden, and now the USA.
The Lee County plant is part of the company’s growth strategy and its first facility located in North America.
“We are excited about our growth strategy in the U.S., and we are pleased to establish a facility in South Carolina, particularly in Lee County.,” said Daniel Martinwall, president and CEO of Kellve. “We have found the economic development team in South Carolina and Lee County to be very cooperative. We have named a Director for our U.S. Operations and he will begin the process of developing the company’s operations in Lee County.”
The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Lee County Economic Development Group, and Central Carolina Technical College in conjunction with readySC™ – the state’s worker-training program – collaborated to bring Kellve US, Inc. to Lee County.
Kellve U.S., Inc was established with an initial goal to start-up a manufacturing facility for belt conveyors. The plant is situated in Bishopville, S.C., and is estimated to be in full operation by April 2008. Responsible for Kellve U.S., Inc. is Mr. Todd Tyner, Director.
Kellve was founded in 1890, and today the Kellve Group employs approximately 250 associates and operates within Bulk Material Handling Solutions. Kellve has been a very fast growing company during the last four years and has a growth strategy that includes the Europe, Asia, and American markets.
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