RMF, one of the largest electroplating and electrocoating jobshops in the Southeast, announced Wednesday it plans to build a new facility in Piedmont, expanding it's Greenville County operations.
The company said it plans to build a 85,000 square-foot facility in the Matrix Business & Technology Park. The site can be expanded to more than 200,000 square feet if needed, company officials said.
The $13 million investment is expected to generate at least 20 new jobs over the next three years at RMF.
RMF currently operates two facilities in Greenville County, and may ultimately combine all operations at the new Matrix facility.
RMF’s two current facilities serve many of the Interstate 85 corridor’s 200-plus automotive, heavy truck and industrial equipment suppliers and “many of the nearly-1,000 related suppliers located within 400 miles of this region,” said RMF CEO Cliff Roy.
“Manufacturing in the Southeast has rebounded recently with the U.S., German, Japanese, and Korean automotive assembly plants all doing well," Roy added. "We also are seeing opportunities within the heavy truck and industrial equipment markets. This new facility will also allow us to increase our presence in the growing aerospace industry. Our strategy is to reach out into new arenas, and this expansion will certainly enable us to do so.”
Construction on the new Matrix facility, to be located at 1515 Old Grove Road in Piedmont, is under way and is expected to be operational in June, 2013.
“South Carolina continues to see its reputation in the automotive club grow. When companies like RMF expand, it strengthens our state’s manufacturing renaissance and helps create wealth in our communities. Every one of these new jobs will have impact in Greenville County,” said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt.
Persons interested in being considered for jobs should contact Kristen Beddingfield of Spartan Staffing at 864-553-7073 or via email at kbeddingfield@spartanstaffing.com.