RALEIGH, N.C. — Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina announced today that Burkert Contromatic Corporation plans to expand in Mecklenburg County and create 61 new jobs. Over the next three years the company plans to invest $22 million in the Huntersville area.
A world leader in the manufacturing of measuring, controlling, and regulating systems for fluids and gases, Burkert products are used in numerous applications. Those applications include food and beverage processing, breweries and wineries, gas handling operations, water treatment facilities and pharmaceutical plants.
Burkert is a family owned company headquartered in Ingelfingen, Germany. The company currently employs over 2,500 people worldwide with 66 employees already in Mecklenburg County.
“Burkert knows first-hand the benefits of being located in North Carolina,” said Secretary Decker. “The decision to expand its operations here continues the message that North Carolina is a great state for business.”
The annual pay roll for the jobs created by the expansion is just under $3 million.
“Burkert is excited to expand within Mecklenburg County”, said Harm Stratman, president and director of global sales for Burkert. “We have a strong, experienced staff ready to take ‘The Next Step’ to move to a site with long range growth opportunities in Huntersville that offers quality of life, area schools and location close to Charlotte and the airport. We currently have staff in five local locations and look forward to all being under one roof.
“Our plans for a campus-setting include wellness opportunities for employees and families in the form of walking and bike trails, picnic areas and sports facilities,” continued Stratman. “We appreciate the ‘warm welcome’ from Huntersville and look forward to becoming involved in local education and conservation projects. We also plan to incorporate ‘green’ as well as renewable energy opportunities, such as solar and thermal when possible, into our future building designs. Our staff is our greatest asset, which we need to continue to be a ‘fast-growing’ company in the USA!”
A performance-based grant from the One North Carolina Fund of up to $110,000 helped make this project possible. The One NC Fund gives financial aid, by way of local governments, to bring business projects as a means of economic stimulus and job creation to the state. Companies do not receive money up front and must meet certain job creation standards and investment performance in order to qualify for grant funds.
