Lumberg Plans Expansion

German-based electronics manufacturer Lumberg Inc. has announced they will expand its sales and distribution center in Chesterfield County.

According to a statement released by Gov. Jim Gilmore, the $2.5 million expansion will create 100 jobs during the next two years.

“This decision by Lumberg Inc. proves that Virginia is a great place to grow a business,” Gilmore said. “Our dedicated work forse and pro-business climate have persuaded this respected European manufacturer to re-invest in” Virginia.

Lumberg Inc. is the U.S. sales and distribution center for the 60-year-old Karl Lumberg GmbH & Co. The company makes electrical and electronic component connectors for a variety of products such as mobile phones, medical laboratory equipment, welding robots and high-density television sets.

The new 35,000-square-foot facility will serve as the company’s U.S. headquarters and will include engineering and light manufacturing operations as well as a warehouse.

Chesterfield Economic Development Director Gary L. McLaren said the company, now in the Branchway Business Center, will open its new facility in the Summerville Industrial Park off Midlothian Turnpike.

“They see their business growing quite dramatically over the next few years,” he said. “It’s a good expansion for Chesterfield.”