New USA production location
On course for growth in North America
Attendorn/Broomfield, 26. September 2023
Viega, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of installation technology, is continuing its path of expansion in the USA: Viega LLC, a Viega Group company, is investing around 200 million dollars in constructing a new production site in Shalersville, Ohio. Through the investment, Viega is hoping to strengthen its presence in North America. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for November 2023, with the site then due to commence operations in early 2025.
The Viega Group is continuing to invest worldwide despite the challenging economic climate in which it is operating. First, the company announced the news of its site development in Grossheringen – located in the German state of Thuringia – in early September: over the coming five years, the plant there will receive around 150 million euros for modernisation and expansion purposes. Now, the Attendorn-based group has stated that it will be constructing a new production site in Shalersville, Ohio. Viega LLC already operates a plant in McPherson, Kansas, producing piping systems used in the plumbing and heating industry for the North American market.
North America: a growth market
“North America is our strongest overseas market”, says Walter Viegener, Chair of the Viega Group Shareholder Committee. “We made the decision to construct a second plant in the USA in order to respond to growing demand for our products more flexibly and quickly in the future.” Since as far back as the late 90s, Viega has had a presence on the American market in the form of its own subsidiary. Viega LLC’s headquarters are located in Broomfield, Colorado, and alongside its production site in McPherson, Kansas, it operates distribution centres in Reno, Nevada, and Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Climate-neutral operation and production
Anna Viegener, also Chair of the Viega Group Shareholder Committee, states that building a second production site in the USA dovetails perfectly with the Group’s other investments: “The new construction project isn’t just an important milestone in our efforts to expand in the USA market – it also represents a key element of our sustainability strategy”. Both the building and the production processes will be climate-neutral, and Viega is aiming to achieve climate neutrality at all its sites by 2035 at the latest.
Kontakt
Katharina Schulte
Senior Manager Corporate Communication
Telefon: +49 (0) 2722 61-1545
Email: medien@viega.de
Über Viega
Viega ist Experte für gesundes Trinkwasser im Gebäude und zählt zu den Weltmarkt- und Technologieführern der Installationsbranche. Als qualitätsorientiertes Familienunternehmen mit international fast 5.000 Mitarbeitenden verfügt das Unternehmen über mehr als 120 Jahre Erfahrung in der Gebäudetechnik. Kernkompetenzen sind der Erhalt und die Weiterentwicklung von Trinkwasserhygiene, Energieeffizienz, Komfort und Sicherheit im Gebäude. An zehn Standorten weltweit entwickelt und produziert die Unternehmensgruppe über 17.000 Produkte und Systeme.