EGGER Breaks Ground on U.S. Corporate Office Building in North Carolina

Furniture World News Desk on 3/19/2018

EGGER, a wood-based materials suppliers for the furniture, wood construction and flooring industries, recently broke ground on its North American corporate offices in North Carolina’s Davidson County. This is a critical step for the company in expanding its U.S. presence to better serve North American customers.

The office building, which is scheduled for completion in early 2019, will house EGGER’s North American future office staff. This building also lays the groundwork for future plant operations, which includes an ultramodern particleboard manufacturing plant.

“This groundbreaking is a key first step in the plans we announced last year, designed to help us better serve our North American customers and bring economic and employment opportunities to Davidson County, which is the heart of the furniture industry,” said Karl Grasser, responsible for finance and administration for the EGGER Group’s Lexington project. “We are very appreciative to Davidson County, including the Economic Development Commission, county stakeholders and the community as a whole for their continued support.”

EGGER remains on track with project development for the manufacturing facilities. Construction of the plant is expected to start at the end of 2018 and production at the future facility is slated to begin in 2020. The company also plans to establish a training center at this location to train and grow skilled workers in the region.

“Today, we celebrate a significant milestone for EGGER’s presence in North America,” said Bernhard Vorreiter, EGGER’s technical project manager. “This groundbreaking is an important moment as we work to become a leading resource for wood-based solutions in North America.”

The office building will house approximately 80 work places and improve access for architects, designers, wholesalers and furniture industry customers to EGGER’s wide range of wood-based products and cutting-edge designs.

EGGER’s goal with this new location is to tap into the U.S. market and become a significant industry leader through the growing demand for wood-based material products. The North Carolina facility will be a state-of the-art particleboard manufacturing plant and EGGER’s first U.S. manufacturing operation. The facility will also benefit the greater Piedmont Triad region by working with local wood suppliers, acquiring wood byproducts from regional sawmills and working with a wide range of suppliers for additional services

More about EGGER: A family-owned company based in Tyrol, Austria, EGGER is a global leader in decorative surfaces using wood-based materials. EGGER is committed to its workforce and is proud of its company culture that drives extremely high employee loyalty. In addition to product quality, the company stands for the responsible use of raw material wood, using sustainable forestry and recycled materials to optimize the use of wood.

The EGGER Group, headquartered in St. Johann in Tyrol, Austria, is a leading international wood-based materials manufacturer. Founded in 1961, the family-owned company has 17 production plants with approximately 9,000 employees worldwide. Customers include those in the furniture, wood distribution, building and do-it-yourself (DIY) industries.

More about EGGER in the USA: The Lexington, North Carolina, facility will be the company’s first manufacturing plant in the U.S. This facility will be a state-of-the-art particleboard manufacturing plant with the best available technology. Development and construction of the plant is expected to start at the end of 2018, and production at the future facility is slated to begin in 2020.

The project implementation is scheduled to take place in several stages, the first being the construction of a particleboard manufacturing plant with lamination capacities. The first project phase involves an investment volume of approximately USD 300 million and will create 400 direct jobs over the next six years.

EGGER also has a distribution center near Detroit, Michigan, which opened in late 2017.

More information on the project: www.egger.com/lexington