Dutch Firm VDL Groep to Invest $77 Million Expanding Hall County Plant, Adding 120 Jobs
Gov. Brian Kemp announced Oct. 13 that VDL Groep, a Netherlands-based mechanical engineering and equipment manufacturer, will invest an estimated $77 million over the next several years to expand its Hall County operation, creating about 120 new jobs.
VDL Industries Gainesville, located at 5459 Aloha Way in Oakwood, currently employs about 70 people in Hall County. The company performs sheet-metal fabrication, welding, machining and cleanroom system integration for the semiconductor, food technology, mobility and infrastructure sectors, and plans to buy and expand the facility it now leases, adding large-milling capacity and more cleanroom space.
Local reports said construction is expected to finish in 2028, with hiring to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026 for positions in machining, welding, engineering, administration, maintenance and management.
Kemp said companies keep expanding in Georgia because of its business climate and workforce. VDL Groep President and CEO Willem van der Leegte said Georgia's connectivity to the entire U.S. market makes it an attractive base for high-tech companies.
VDL Groep is an international industrial family business headquartered in the Brainport Eindhoven region of the Netherlands, founded in 1953 and led by the third generation of the Van der Leegte family since 2017, with roughly 14,000 employees across 22 countries.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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