ERNI Electronics Chooses Chesterfield County for New Production & Distribution Facility
The company will invest $25 million and create approximately 105 new jobs
ERNI Electronics, Inc. announced today that it plans to build a state-of-the-art production and distribution facility in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
ERNI Electronics Inc., a leading international manufacturer of electrical connectors, will significantly increase its U.S. based manufacturing presence with a new facility in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The company plans to invest about $25 million and create approximately 105 new jobs within the next five years.
The facility will house the American headquarters for ERNI Electronics in a newly, purpose-built complex in the Waterford Business Park that incorporates manufacturing, workforce training and office uses on a new 11-acre campus. The company is a key supplier to the automotive and industrial automation industry of high-performance electrical connectors.
“We are excited to welcome ERNI Electronics as another member of Chesterfield County’s fast-growing international business community,” said Christopher Winslow, Clover Hill District, Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors. “I am proud of Chesterfield’s continued success in attracting investment and happy that, with their new facility in Waterford, ERNI Electronics is poised for future growth.”
Waterford Business Park
“We’re very proud of the growth we’ve been able to achieve in recent years and we’ve simply outgrown the space we are in today,” said Bill Knable, ERNI Electronics, Inc., Managing Director, and President. “ERNI has been a staple in the Virginia economy for some time now and after much deliberation, we’re proud to announce our decision to expand the American manufacturing and distribution footprint for ERNI right here in Chesterfield County.”
ERNI Site Location in Waterford
“As an organization, we’re faced with a rapidly growing market with increasingly complex requirements, so we need to be positioned to respond to changes quickly and flexibly,” said Knable. “We know we need good infrastructure that will enable us to reach both customers and our nicely developed American supply base with ease; we need a good space to grow; and we need to be near quality schools that will be educating our future employees. After much analysis, we are confident in Chesterfield County meeting these criteria and more to support our continued growth.”
Bill Knable, Managing Director (r) and Jason Roe, Technical Director (l), in front of production line at ERNI Electronics in Richmond, VA.
Chesterfield Economic Development worked with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and the Greater Richmond Partnership to secure the project for Chesterfield. The company will receive benefits from the Economic Development Road Access Fund.
“I am thrilled that ERNI has chosen to locate their U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility expansion to Chesterfield County,” said Chair of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors Leslie Haley. “The new, skilled jobs that ERNI plans to create will continue to help make Chesterfield a great community to live and work.”
ERNI will be releasing information later in the year related to hiring for the new facility.
About: Established in 1947, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and privately held, ERNI Electronics is a market leader in the development and production of electrical connectors, central electric units, and cable housings and enclosures. With locations in over 40 countries, ERNI is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of quality connectors for the automotive, medical, and communications fields, among others. For more information about the company, please visit www.erni.com. Please send PR related topics directly to our Public Relations partner, C Things Differently, info@cthingsdifferntly.com.
Contacts:
ERNI Electronics, Inc.
Ray Meyers, Project Manager
Email: ray.meyers@erni.com
Mobile: 804-228-4100
Chesterfield Economic Development
Matt McLaren, Senior Project Manager
Email: McLarenM@chesterfield.gov
Phone: 804-318-8550
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